March 1, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,

We have school everyday this week and get out at 1 pm on Wednesday. I hope your children are all well enough to return to school. There were 7 students absent on Wednesday. We have ATI testing in Reading and Math to do this week. All students need to complete it this week. Please have your children on time to school and try not to pick them up early unless completely necessary.

Registration packets for next school year were sent home on the 15th of February. Please fill them out now. Many of you completed them and returned them and I thank you for that. If you did not please return them now to save your spot for next school year. If you are do not plan to return for next school year please return the folder with a note telling us that. If you are unsure please complete the forms anyways and then you can withdraw later or you may not get a spot.

This week we will continue SFA Reading oo .We will do the read aloud. We will publish our animal report. In Math, students review counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. We will begin learning to count coins and dollar bills as well as exchange coins for dollar bills. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Science, we will learn about the growth and development of caterpillars to butterflies.

Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. There will be homework of Spelling five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday.
Spelling Words: Bonus Words:
1. very 1. many
2. thank 2. thankful
3. sold 3. soldier
4. form 4. former
5. far 5. travel
6. gave 6. donate
7. alike 7. similar
8. dance 8. dancing
9. dinner 9. supper
10. fruit 10. fruitful
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.

All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm
Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Week of February 22nd, 2010

February 22nd, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,

The Spaghetti Dinner and Love of Reading Night on last Thursday was fun! Thank you Naomi, Sasha, Lalyiah, Gabriel Romero, Rachel, and Emily for coming and reading to you families.

We only have school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week! We have Rodeo Vacation Thursday, and Friday. We return to school on Monday, March 1st, 2010. Have a great few days off.

Registration packets for next school year were sent home on the 15th. Please fill them out now. Many of you completed them and returned them and I thank you for that. If you did not please return them now to save your spot for next school year. If you are do not plan to return for next school year please return the folder with a note telling us that. If you are unsure please complete the forms anyways and then you can withdraw later or you may not get a spot. Open enrollment for new students begins soon.

This week we will continue SFA Reading oa and ur. We will do the read aloud Three Billy Goats Gruff. We will publish our animal report. In Math, students review counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will learn about the Rodeos. We will learn about Human Development.

Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. There will be no spelling homework of Spelling five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and no practice test on Thursday. No Spelling test is on Friday.
Spelling Words: None Bonus Words: None

We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.

Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm


Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Week of February 15th, 2010

February 15th, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,

This week is Love of Reading Week! We will need spaghetti for our Reading Night on Thursday. You can donate $1.00 or a one-pound package of uncooked spaghetti now, or bring a one-pound package of cooked spaghetti that night. Please read the letter about the events on the other side of this paper. Please come Thursday at 5 pm for Love of Reading Night and Spaghetti Dinner. All are welcome!!!!!!!!

Registration packets for next school year were sent home today. Please fill them out now. There will be a prize for those who bring it back in the next few days.

This week we will continue SFA Reading aw and oi. We will do the read aloud Grouchy Ladybug. We will continue an animal report. In Math, students continue Unit 7 with 3D shapes such as cones, cylinders, and prisms. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will learn about the presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We will begin the new Science unit on Plants.

Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday.
Spelling Words: Bonus Words: Only do if told to!
1. find 1. found
2. give 2. given
3. new 3. newly
4. letter 4. postage
5. take 5. taken
6. Mr. 6. Mrs.
7. after 7. afternoon
8. thing 8. item
9. what 9. whatever
10. than 10. compare
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.

All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm

Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Love of Reading Week- February 15th- 19th, 2010

February 8, 2010
Arizona Academy of Leadership
Dear Parents and Guardians;

We are celebrating Love of Reading Week February 15-19, 2010. We invite you to celebrate with us at home and school. We are encouraging your children to shut off the TV and video games for this week in February. We invite them to spend time reading with you and alone. Reading opens so many doors for all of us. At school there will be activities centered on reading each day.

Our schedule is as follows:
Monday/February 15, 2010: Guest Reader Day: We have invited Guest Readers to visit our school at 9:00am. They will read in each class. The guest readers are Councilwoman Mrs. Romero or her Aide, Policeman Sgt. Gallego, Olympian Swimmer Lacey Nymeyer, Director of school Mrs. Strozier, Elementary Principal, Ms. Ayon, and Jr. High Principal Mr. Strozier.

Tuesday/February 16, 2010: Door Judging. Students will illustrate a door with their interpretation of a class selected book. These doors will be judged and prizes given.

Wednesday/February 17, 2010: Read Me Day. Students are invited to wear a shirt, jeans and/or buttons with words on them. ALL clothing will be school appropriate. Only those students participating in this activity are allowed to have an extra jean day.

Thursday/February 18, 2010: Spaghetti Dinner/Registration/Reading Evening. Come join us after tutoring classes for a Spaghetti Dinner and night of reading fun. Your child is invited to read to his/her family in his/her class. We will enjoy milk and cookies as refreshments. You will be able to register your child(ren) for the school year 2010-2011 at Arizona Academy of Leadership. The event will begin at 5:00 pm with dinner followed by reading fun. The evening will conclude at 6:30pm. The Spaghetti Dinner assignments are: Spaghetti: K-1, Spaghetti Sauce: 2-4, Salad and Dressing: 5-6, and Cookies: 7-8. Thank you for your support. See your child’s teacher if there are any questions.

Friday/February 19, 2010: D.E.A.R. Time-Drop Everything and Read. Each class will have a thirty minutes time period after their lunch break to read quietly in their classroom. Students are invited to wear P.J.s to school. We are encourage blankets, pillows and stuffed animals to be left at home. Slippers can be wore IN THE CLASSROOM ONLY.
Reading opens many doors.
Open our door on February 15-19, 2010 and join the FUN!!!!

Sincerely,
Patricia Robson

Week of February 8th, 2010

February 8th, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,

We have school everyday this week and early day on Wednesday as usual. We will need spaghetti for our Reading Night at the end of this month. You can donate $1.00 or a one-pound package of uncooked spaghetti now, or bring a one-pound package of cooked spaghetti that night. Please read letter about the event on other side of this paper.

This week we will continue SFA Reading with -ing and -ed endings. We will do the read aloud Grouchy Ladybug. We will continue an animal report. In Math, students will begin Unit 7 with attributes of shapes and shape identification as well as polygons. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will learn about where goods come from and purchasing them. We will begin the new Science unit on Plants.

Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday. Only do bonus words if told to.

Spelling Words:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm

Thank you,Mrs. Brown