Week of 9/17

This week was our last week of the preliminary lessons for reading and we also have been in week two of our new math series.  I hope you are finding the math homework easy to complete with your child.  I like to include the reteach page on the homework so it is easier for you to be able to help your child if needed.  Please let me know if your child is struggling a bit more than usual with any particular lesson.  Sometimes they leave school looking like they're in good shape but it often happens where the students may forget how to complete something when they get home.  That's alright because we are still learning and practice makes perfect.

Next week we will be in full swing with all subjects.  We are going to begin the reading series and the weekly reading homework.  Your child will be tested on the words that were sent home last week on Monday.

Here is a look at how a typical week will work when reading begins and they start bringing home homework.

Every Monday, I will introduce the story of the week, the spelling words, and we will read the story a few times.  Your child will be quizzed on their understanding of the story on Mondays and will also practice writing spelling sentences and completing vocabulary worksheets in class.

Things sent home on Mondays:
-Spelling list (Your child will be tested on the 10 spelling words and the 5 challenge words on the back-I always tell the students to try the challenge words but they are not included in their overall spelling grades).
-Three times each-Please have your child write their spelling words three times each and send it back to school the next day.

Things sent home on Thursdays:
-Reading Book
-Reading slip (please have your child read the story to you and have them sign it and you need to sign it and return it to school as well)
-Comprehension journal (Please have your child fill out one page every Thursday to go along with this week's story and return it to school the next day).

Fridays are spelling test days.  Please make sure your child studies these and is prepared on Fridays.  They will also be asked to write two dictation sentences using spelling words of my choosing.

Your child's first math test will be on Monday.

We are beginning a unit on animals in Science and a unit on families in Social Studies this week.

I hope your child is enjoying their time in first grade so far!!