September 30

Dear Families,
Today we earned our first class "celebration"! 
We voted for Mrs. Pandov to bring us Popsicles next Friday for our celebration!
It was a great day!

Reminders:
*Please remember we have no school on Monday. 
*Click on the October's Weekly Newsletters tab above to see next week's newsletter! I normally send our newsletters on Monday but I thought since Monday is a holiday it may be helpful to see it before Tuesday. 

September 29

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter i and its sound. (Miriam)
We practiced adding in math. (Timmy)
We went to PE. (Justin)
We tasted different apples today!(Dallin)
More of us picked the green as our favorite!
Have a great night!

September 28

Dear Families,
We talked about a new amazing word (puddle) this morning! (Shubham)
We reviewed the letter g and its sound. (Matilda)
We used counters to add! (Journi)
We went to art. (Addison)
We read a story called A Little Apple and learned how an apple grows on a tree.
We labeled the parts of an apple on a diagram.

Notes/Reminders:
In take home folders you will find a Math in Focus School to Home Connections page for Chapter 2 & 3! I forgot to send these earlier when starting these math chapters! Sorry they are just going home!

September 27

Dear Families,
In reading we are focusing on the plot in our stories! Plot is what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
We reviewed the letter b and its sound! (Matilda)
We went to library! (Robert)
We went to the playground! (Isabel)
We put pictures of Johnny Appleseed in order showing how he grew apple trees. (Magda)

Reminder:
Please return permission slips!
Please send ear buds if you have not done so already :)

September 26

Dear Families,
Due to our 2 hour delay, our day was busy and full! For this reason, I let our kids know I would write to you today!
We will begin exploring different ways to add to 10 in math!
We will read and sing about things we see outside in reading this week!
We reviewed the letter f and its sound.
We talked about Johnny Appleseed!

Reminders:
*Field trip permission slips went home today! Please return ASAP :)
*Web Folders/Word Rings went home today for the first time! Please return daily!
*Click on the September's Weekly Newsletter tab above to see this week's newsletter.

September 23

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter o and its sound. (Malcolm)
We found out an adjective is a describing word!
We took our number bond test in math. (Griffin)
We went to PE. (Jasmin)
We went to sing our songs with the other first grade classes! (Nick)
Have a great weekend!

Reminders:
Don't forget Monday is a 2 hour late start day!

September 22

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter e and its sound! (Chance)
We worked on number bonds for practice in math! (Miriam)
We went to art! (Travis)
We went outside! (Timmy)
We read the story Rainbow Fish and discussed how he was a bucket dipper at the beginning of the story. We were relieved to see him turn into a bucket filler at the end of the story!

Reminders:
Please return your white cardstock with photos/drawings tomorrow if you haven't done so!
If you want to buy pretzels you still have time to order! If interested return order form and money.

September 21

Dear Families,
We talked about the letter n! (Alyssa)
In math we practiced number bonds using cubes and number bond boards! (Julien)
We went to library and got a library book! (Justin) 
Please keep these books safe!
We had extra recess this afternoon. (Dallin)

It was so great to see so many of you last night! I am excited about this year with you and your children!

A couple of things about last night:

• If you would like to help out in NPE's library this year please let me know! I forgot to mention this last night! I will put a handout in your child's folder if you are interested!
• I also forgot to mention EAR BUDS! I checked and a lot of our kids do not have ear buds. Please send in ear buds at your earliest convenience in a baggie with your child's name. We will need these in the coming weeks. 
• About snacks: I talked to Mrs. Pike our nurse about our nut/egg snack question. Please no nuts in our snacks but it is okay for lunch. Our student can be around things with egg in it like muffins or cupcakes but he can not eat it. The only thing of major concern from the family is if someone has a hard boiled egg and touches him. For this reason please no hard boiled eggs. 
• Information about the pretzel fundraiser is going home today! The kids were excited to see they could order pretzels for snack!
• Please take a look at our conference schedule and get back to me if there is a problem! 

September 20

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter p! (Elvis)
In writing workshop we learned when we are done with a story we can begin another one! (Journi)
We went to music! (Jack)
We talked more about number bonds in math. (Addison)
Mrs. DeSanctis came to our class for our first guidance lesson!

Reminders:
I hope to see you tonight at Back to School at 6:30!

September 19

Dear Families,
This week we will read stories and sing songs about our families!
We reviewed that nouns can be places.
We got an ABC chart in our writing workshop folders to help us when we stretch out words to write. (Shubham)
We reviewed the letter c.
We went out for recess this morning. (Timmy)
We learned about number bonds in math. (Robert)
Number bonds show 2 numbers (the parts) that make a number (the whole) when put together.
We went to PE. (Journi)
We ended the day talking about being bucket fillers!

Reminders:

• Read this weeks newsletter to stay informed about homework, events, and other things you need to know for this week! Click on the September's Weekly Newsletters tab above to find it on our website!
• I hope to see you tomorrow at Back to School Night at 6:30!

September 16

Dear Families,
We did our daily fix it this morning. (Nick)
We went to lunch. (Matilda)
We went to art. (Dallin)
We read the book My Teacher is a Monster! (Chance)
We got new folders for our stories in writing workshop today! (Magda)
A piece of white cardstock went home today for you to decorate with photos and/or drawings of your favorite things! Please return by next Tuesday!

Have a great weekend!

September 15

Dear Families,
We learned about the letter a. We call it a vowel. (Julien)
We practiced going to our new Daily 5 called Work on Writing. (Shubham)
We reviewed how to compare numbers in math. (Isabel)
We went to library. (Elvis)
We reviewed what good choices and poor choices look like at the playground.
We ended the day talking about germs and making our last germ puppet!

September 14

Dear Families,
We reviewed the letter t and its sound! (Jasmin)
We went outside. (Malcolm)
We looked to see if a number was more or less in math. (Miriam)
We sorted pictures of good choices and poor choices. (Justin)
Please talk about this at home often.
We went to music. (Addison)

Reminders:
*In folders you will find a "Heart to Heart" page Mrs. DeSanctis sent home today! Please complete and return in folders.
*Some folders are getting really full. Please make sure to clean them out daily!

September 13

Dear Families,
We practiced writing the letter s and finding words that start with s! (Alyssa)
We compared more numbers to each other in math. (Jack)
We talked about reasons authors write stories before we started writing workshop. (Griffin)
We went to PE! (Isabel)
We had extra recess! (Travis)
We read the story No David! and discussed the difference between good and poor choices. 
Thank you for reinforcing appropriate school behaviors at home! It is appreciated!

September 12

Dear Families,
We learned a new song about our homes. (Griffin)
We reviewed the letter m! (Justin) See if your child knows the sound m makes and can write it!
We went to Art! (Magda)
We went to recess! (Julien)
We discussed how germs make us sick!

Reminders:
New math homework today! (2 pages)
There are a lot of things going home today in folders please check them!

September 9

Dear Families,
We heard the story Chrysanthemum. (Robert)
We talked about how special our names are and wrote our names for our word wall!
We put our names in ABC order. (Jasmin)
We practiced Reading to Self. (Travis) 
We are trying to build our reading stamina!
We ended the day at a school assembly. (Nick)
It was a great week!

Reminders:
*We are celebrating PATRIOT DAY on Monday the 12th! Don't forget to wear red, white, and blue to school!
*In folders, you will find a slip asking for Terrific Tickets Reward Suggestions! Please help your child fill this out and return on Monday! (If your child has an older sibling, you may not get one! Feel free to write your suggestion on a blank page!)

September 8

Dear Families,
We read the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books. 
We started writing a new story in Writing Workshop!
We went to recess. (Timmy)
We counted more things in math! (Alyssa)
We went to music! (Journi)
We had a practice fire drill. (Dallin)
We went on a Friend Hunt to get to know our friends better! The kids loved this!

Reminders/Notes:
*New math homework tonight in folders! Please complete and return tomorrow!
*We are celebrating PATRIOT DAY on Monday, September 12th! Please wear RED, WHITE, and BLUE to school on Monday!

September 7

Dear Families,

This morning we wrote our class rules! (Addison) 

In Writers workshop we worked on our stories! (Robert)

We went to PE. (Jack)

We started our math today! It was exciting to see how much our kids love math already!

We counted to 100! (Chance)

It was a good day!

Reminders:

*Your child has math homework today! Please complete and  return it tomorrow in folders!

*Please return slips indicating how you prefer to receive newsletters if you have not done so already!

*I kept your child's transportation tags! Thanks for returning them! If you put the tag on your child's backpack that is fine! I may take it off when I see it :)

September 6

Dear Families,
It was a great first day!
We made a graph to show how we go home everyday! (Miriam) Most of our friends are bus riders!
We toured our school so everybody knows our school better. (Shibham)
We went to Art today! (Matilda)
We read the story First Day Jitters and discovered there are 3 ways to read a book! (Elvis)
We can read the pictures, We can read the words, We can retell the story. 
Reminders:*Please remember to check take home folders! There are things that need your attention!
*Also don't forget nut free snacks. Since we eat our snacks in our room this is very important. Please ensure that your child can open their snacks without assistance.