Weekly letter for September 13-17th

Dear Parents,

            We have been together as a class for 14 days now and we are really enjoying getting to know your children.  In the first few weeks of first grade there is a lot of learning taking place even though the schoolwork and homework at this point may seem very simple to some of your children. Much of what we are doing right now is assessing skills and teaching classroom routines. In the next few weeks the spelling and reading will become more diversified to meet your child’s needs.

            The last couple of weeks we have been talking about what it means to be proactive and what proactive people do. When your child makes good choices at home without being asked, help them to know that you see them as a proactive person too. We really appreciate the families who reinforce their student’s education on the home front.

            We are studying the word families “ap” and “ag” this week. The first five spelling words are taken from the first grade high frequency list, they are: am, all, was, that, and have. The next five spelling words will be taken from your child’s word sort that is coming home with them today.

            Don’t forget that school pictures will be taken on Tuesday the fourteenth.  Whether you want to buy school pictures or not, get your child shined up for Tuesday, because their picture will still go in the class photo. We usually get called down for pictures right after school starts so try to be on time that day.

            We are sending September’s book order home this week.  This is a great way to increase your home library for your young readers at a good price. If you would like to place an order please have it back to us by Friday, September 17^th. Please do not send any cash and make your check out to Scholastic.

            Our poem for fluency practice this week is “Rags”. See how many “ag” words you can find.

        Rags

I have a dog

And his name is Rags.

He eats so much

That his tummy sags.

His ears flip-flop,

And his tail wig-wags,

And when he walks,

He goes zigzag.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Petty, and Mrs. Christensen

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