We just realized that all the entries, photos and updates we’ve been making were stuck unpublished!!! So sorry for that mistake, and lesson learned on how to use weebly! Its been an amazing year in 1-210. And now stay tuned for a barrage of photos of these fabulous first graders from the whole year all at once as we attempt to publish them!
It has been a great few weeks in 1-210. We are solidly into all of our academic areas, most of us have had a chance to try out our classroom jobs, we've had 4 birthdays, on fire drill, and we've had our first assembly as well! We are also(at least Rebecca and Stephanie!) looking forward to our first whole week of school!
Book baggies will be coming home starting next week! The children "book shop" 5 or 6 "just right" books each week and place them into their book baggies. These are theirs to practice all week. It is important that they work on these books- even if the say "I've read them all"- that's sort of the point. We want them to become comfortable with these books, so that they can go beyond figuring out the words, and practice other skills, like reading with fluency, voicing characters, and thinking about what is going on in the story.
Homework will be starting for real next week. There are, at this point in the year, 5 to 7 assignments to be completed each week- roughly 1 or 2 activities each evening- in addition to 10-15 minutes spent reading. This is not meant to be a struggle, a fight, or something that causes stress! Beyond being an exciting piece of independence for your kids, homework is a way for the students to practice the skills we are working on in school, as well as for you to see what we are doing. If homework is the source of any difficulties, please talk to us.
Some reminders....
Remember to check your child's Home/School folder each evening, and remind them to pack their folder back in their bookbag.
Thanks for all the supplies! We are fully stocked for now, but we will most likely reach out later in the year when we start to run low again.
Our Class wish list is up on Amazon, and will be updated throughout the year with items we'd love to have :)
If you have any questions or concerns, specifics you'd like to discuss, please email us! We work hard to respond quickly, and it is the most reliable form of contact we have.