TO ALL PARENTS...
It has certainly been enjoyable getting to know your precious children.Schedules and routines are beginning to mesh.It's exciting to see friendships develope and grow as well.Remember every Thursday there will be a special Gator folder coming home. Please take the time to read and return the important papers and news contained in this folder as it will sometimes be time sensitive.
********BIRTHDAYS***********
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL SUMMER (MOSTLY IN JULY) BIRTHDAYS IN OUR CLASS, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THEM PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
****BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER****
9/1....OLIVIA M. CELEBRATE WED,9/3
9/6....ALEXANDER F.
9/11...THERESA E.
9/29...MICHAEL C.
***A REMINDER WILL COME HOME INFORMING YOU OF THE DATE AND TIME.PLEASE RETURN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SHEET INFORMING ME WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL SEND IN A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SNACK. THE SNACK SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL BEFORE 10:15 AM.
SNACK REQUIREMENTS FOR BIRTHDAYS: MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED.
***A BIRTHDAY BAG WILL COME HOME WITH YOUR CHILD ON THEIR SPECIAL DAY. PLEASE FILL OUT THE JOURNAL PAGE RETURN IT TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY EXPERIENCES.
****IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER***
9/1M .......LABOR DAY SCHOOLS & OFFICES CLOSED
9/5F........SPIRIT DAY
9/29M.......1:OO DISMISSAL
9/30Tu......ROSH HASHANAH-SCHOOLS CLOSED
SNACK PEOPLE
9/1-9/5....GABRIEL B.
9/8-9/12...MICHAEL C.
9/15-9/19..ABIGAL C.
9/22-9/26..PARKER C.
********LET'S HAVE FUN LEARNING********
PARENTS...CONCERNING OUR CLASSROOM....BEGINNING 9/2 YOUR CHILDREN WILL BRING HOME 4 BOOKS AND RETURN THE SAME 4 BOOKS,EACH DAY EXCEPT FRIDAY. THE BOOKS ARE: RED TAKE HOME FOLDER,READING COPYBOOK, MATH COPYBOOK & THEIR SMALL GROUP BOOK. I THANK ALL OF YOU IN HELPING YOUR CHILDREN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BELONGINGS.
READING:
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON MONITORING OUR THOUGHTS & MAKING QUESTIONS DURING READING.SKILL FOCUS:SHORT LETTERS A AND I; HARD C AS IN CAT/CAKE;SEQUENCING;
READING LOGS:
REMEMBER,MANY REWARDS ARE GAINED BY A FULL READING LOG AND REGULAR LIBRARY VISITS. THIS CAN HELP YOUR CHILD WITH VOCABULARY REINFORCEMENT,PAL RECOGNITION,STORY EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS GREAT FACTUAL INFORMATION.
SSR(SILENT SUSTAINED READING):
YOUR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING HOW TO CHOOSE BOOKS ACCORDING TO THEIR LEVELS AND PREFERED GENRES THAT THEY SELF SELECT AND EXCHANGE DURING THE WEEK. WE THEN DISCUSS IF THE BOOKS (THEY SELF SELECTED) WERE GOOD BOOKS THAT HELPED THEM READ BETTER AND WHY. THEY ARE DISCUSSING WHY THEY PICKED THE READING GENRES(TOPICS)AND WHAT TEXT FEATURES THESE BOOKS CONTAIN.
WORD WORK FOCUS: WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING,VOCABULARY WORDS WHILE IDENTIFYING PLANET FACTS. WE WILL ALSO IDENTIFY AND MAKE WORDS USING THE PAL (IGH.
SMALL GROUPS:
WRITING:
WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS. THEN CREATING OUR OWN BOOKS AND BOOK COVERS.Identifying genres. We will introduce students to how writers think, how they work, the kinds of books writers create, and decisions writers make about content and illustrations.
MATH:
UNIT 1 Number writing practice, Identifying one more, one less, Comparing numbers, Recording Tally Counts, The Calendar, Working in Small Groups, Weather and Temperature Routines,and Number Stories. Our unit test should be sometime around September 16th. I will send home a review paper and finalized test date. This reminder will be repeated throughout the year.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
THEME UNIT-I BELONG. WE ARE READING,IDENTIFYING AND DISCUSSING WHERE & HOW WE BELONG WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE DEFINING VOCABULARY WORDS SUCH AS RESPONSIBILITY & CITIZEN.
********SPECIAL NOTES********
PLEASE SAVE AND SEND INTO SCHOOL ANY ZIP LOCK BAGGIES SNACK OR SANDWICH SIZE.
THANK YOU.
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