August 26-September 6, 2013

Dear First Grade Families, Welcome to First Grade! We hope you had a wonderful summer break and are so glad to be your childs new teacher! Each week you will receive this newsletter which contains what we are learning about, important dates, spelling words, and homework. However, since this is our first week and Labor Day will shorten next week, we are going to combine this week and next weeks newsletters into this one. Students are to complete worksheets for homework this week. Starting next week students are to complete their daily homework in a spiral notebook, unless stated otherwise. This notebook will be checked and returned each day. They will take a test on the words every Friday. If you have not done so already, please send in all supplies and lunch forms as soon as possible. We look forward to working with you all this year! Please contact us if you have any questions! Thank you, Ms. Everett and Ms. Keepers

Important Dates September 2: No School, Labor September 6: Lunch Forms Due!

Spelling Words: Aug. 26: am, at, cat, can, ran, man, map, tap, a, the Sept. 2: hat, had , sad, sat, bat, bag, at, can, help, now

Check out what we are learning this week!

Math: We are reviewing counting, how to add/subtract, missing and next number. Please continue to practice these skills with your child as we are also assessing your childs math skills.

Homework
(Aug, 26): Beginning/Ending Sounds Worksheet

Writing: We are learning about the writing process. Over the next few weeks we will learn how to brainstorm, draft, edit and revise, and publish our writing.

Reading: We are currently assessing your students using TRC and Dibels. We are assessing their knowledge of letter sounds, sight words, non-sense words, Aug. 29): Write a complete sentence using your words. Dont forget your capital reading fluency, comprehension, and their letter, space, and punctuation mark. reading level.
(Aug. 27): Counting to 100 Worksheet (Aug. 30): Identify and write one living and nonliving thing in your house. (Aug. 31): Write at least 2 facts about Labor Day. Include an illustration (Sept. 2): No School

(Sept. 4): Fill in the missing number. (Sept. 5): : Name the learning Five Senses Social Studies/Science We are about Labor Day/community helpers and living/nonliving (Sept. things. 6): Book Report