Newsletter 8-25-17

Our Weekly Learning            8-25-17
News and Information READING CHALLENGE-  The 1st quarter reading challenge page came home last week.  Remember, your child needs to read and collect 15 signatures this quarter to complete the challenge.  Happy Reading!!! Grandparents Day is fast approaching.  An invitation is coming home today.  Please RSVP by August 30th! I am working on setting up my classroom blog.  If I have your e-mail address (from the Back-To-School Info. Sheet at Open House), I will be subscribing you to it in the next week or so.  Please be looking for an email from “Feedburner”-- you will need to click on the link in the email to subscribe.  If you checked that you need paper copies, I will be sure to send home all information with your child on paper. Next week we will be NWEA testing.  We will test on chromebooks in our classroom.   ****Each student needs one more composition notebook.  Please send one in as soon as possible.****
Language Workshop We started our Friendship unit by reading “Farfallina and Marcel” and “Help! A Story of Friendship.” We did a lot of practice on capitalizing the beginning of a sentence, the sight word “I” and names. We will continue to practice using capitalizing correctly this quarter.	Math Workshop This week we started our first module on Sums and Differences to 10. We focused on parts of 5, 6, 7, and 8.  We made number bonds and wrote addition sentences to match them.
Writing Workshop This week we practiced writing to a picture prompt.  We also practiced going back and rereading our writing and adding more to it.	Word Study This week we reviewed beginning sounds and assessed on them. Next week will begin our weekly word sorts.
Next Week In language, we will finish up our Friendship unit. We will continue working on our first module for math, Sums and Differences to 10. In reading, we will continue to practice procedures and practice building our reading stamina.	Important Dates 8/28-9/1: NWEA Testing 9/4: Labor Day (No School) 9/8: Grandparents’ Day Breakfast (9-10) 9/11: No School - Greg Tang Parent Night              (Math) 9/12: No School - PD for Teachers

Newsletter 8-11-17

Our Weekly Learning August 11, 2017
News and Information Wow!  What a busy first week we have had!  We had a great first few days and I have enjoyed getting to know all of the kids in my class!  Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest this weekend -- we have another fun filled week of learning ahead! Don’t forget to turn in your child’s information forms if you haven’t already. With the first week under our belts, I have come to realize that the kids are starving by lunch time each day :).  Therefore, I would like to provide the kids with a small snack each day if possible.  I plan to pass out a few crackers or such mid-morning to those who want it--not a designated “snack time”.  If you would like to help out, please feel free to send in the following type snacks: pretzels, cheez-its, animal crackers, goldfish… I am working on setting up my classroom blog.  If I have your e-mail address (from the Back-To-School Info. Sheet at Open House), I will be subscribing you to it in the next week or so.  Please be looking for an email from “Feedburner”-- you will need to click on the link in the email to subscribe.  If you checked that you need paper copies, I will be sure to send home all information with your child on paper.
Next Week Next week we will be focusing on reviewing important key concepts from Kindergarten.  We will also start our “First 20 Days” of Reading and Writing Workshop to help set up routines and expectations for these important learning times in our classroom.  We will also start our first theme: “Friendship”.  Another focus for next week is to start building reading stamina!   Don’t forget to check your child’s blue folder daily for important papers coming home.	Important Dates      August 28-Sept. 1: NWEA Testing September 4: Labor Day (No School) Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Open House.  It was nice to meet my students and their families prior to the first day of school!