Week of August 16, 2010

August 16th, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,

Our first week of school went well. The students learned and will continue to practice classroom procedures so we can have an awesome learning environment. You should receive this newsletter every Monday unless Monday is a holiday. They will also have reading, math, and spelling homework daily with the exception of Friday. Thank you for all the supplies you provided. I will ask for Kleenex tissues, hand soap, and hand sanitizer throughout the year as it begins to be used up.

Please talk to your child about keeping their hands to themselves, and about not using their bodies (hitting, kicking, etc.) to get another students’ attention. No one should be touched or hurt in any way while at school. I will let you know on a daily basis how your child did in their behavior by using a card in their homework folder. Feel free to ask questions you may have about how they are doing academically and behaviorally.

Here is their daily homework. They will write each spelling word five times on Monday. On Tuesday, they will write each word in a sentence. On Wednesday, they will put the words in ABC order. On Thursday, you need to give them a practice test and sign it. On Friday, I will give a test in class. Everyday they will have a math page to do. Also, a reading log will be sent home for the students to record their 20 minutes of reading on. Please also sign the reading log. All homework is due daily. I will return the reading log each day so they can have it for their homework. If they get 100% on their Monday pretest I will give them bonus words to do with their homework and be test on Friday. Only the regular first grade words will be put as a grade in the grade book.

Spelling Words:
1. me
2. do
3. and
4. go
5. at
6. on
7. a
8. it
9. is
10. she



Thank you for supporting your child, the school, and myself,

Mrs. Brown
rbrown_aal@hotmail.com
(520) 807-9668