Week of October 25th

Thank you all for the warm welcome back and to the students for a great week. I'm so happy that things went well while I was gone and it's wonderful to be back.

This week we will have homework 3.6 on Monday, 3.7 on Tuesday, and 3.8 on Wednesday.

We are going to start checking out books during our computer lab time on Tuesdays. Please make sure to return books to school with your child on Tuesdays so that they will be able to check out new books.

Be looking for a note about our Harvest Party in blue folders Tuesday night.

As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you so much :)

Week of August 30th

This week we will not have any math homework.

I did have a few students bring back some math homework this afternoon. Those were old homework pages, we were using the back of them as scratch paper to write some sentences during reading. I am very sorry for the miscommunication, those are homework sheets that we will not be doing until the spring. So for math homework in the future, I will be letting you know which homework page students will need to do and which day to expect it to come home. Every Monday I'll update the blog or send home a note. This note will tell you which days to expect math homework and will also tell you the number that will be on the homework. The number is in the top right hand corner and we will probably start with 1.9 sometime next week.

We will be going to the library this Friday, but I'm not sure yet as to whether students will be checking out books yet. You may want to check backpacks on Friday to see if your child has brought home a library book.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you so much :)

Some Clarification

I sent home some starfall reading and writing journals with students yesterday. We no longer use these workbooks at school, but since I had a lot of them leftover, I thought I would send them home for your use. They are for you to keep at home and use as you like. They are great practice for students with sight words and handwriting skills.

You do not need to send these books back to school.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Welcome to First Grade

Welcome to our classroom blog! I'll be using this blog to communicate what goes on in our classroom throughout the school year. This is where I will post event information, homework assignment information, and general classroom announcements each week.

In maintaining safety for our students I ask that if you ever need to contact me about something you've read in the blog, please contact me at my school phone number or email address rather than leaving a message in the comments section.

I hope that you will find this blog to be a useful tool for classroom communication. I look forward to the upcoming school year!

As always, feel free to contact me at any time.

Week of May 24th

We will not be having anymore homework this school year. Enjoy your evenings and have fun with the activities that your child may be participating in. Please let me know if your child has any dance recitals, t-ball, soccer games etc. coming up. I love to come support students at their events.

Also, we will not be checking-out any library books this week. All library books are due back on Thursday, May 27th.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great, warm week.

Week of May 17th

This week we will have homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Please know that if your child has a practice or long activity the same night that they get homework, that it is okay to bring it back a day or two late. The purpose of homework is to get extra practice so I'm not strict about the deadline. I know that the spring gets busy and activities at night increase, so don't worry if you're late with homework.

We will check-out books on Friday.

Week of May 10

This week we will have homework on Tuesday and Thursday.

We will check-out library books on Wednesday.

Reminder that our Kindergarten/1st Grade music program is coming up this Thursday, May 13th at 2:45. The program will be performed in the gym. If you come for the program and wish to take your child home once it is finished, you may do so. I will have a sign-out sheet that you'll need to initial before you leave.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.