We had two birthdays to celebrate this week! Happy Birthday to both Maile and Darnez! Thank you Darnez for the yummy cupcakes and juice!
Thank you again to LaShane, Tanaja, and Zachary for buying the popcorn party with your behavior punch cards. Thanks to ALL of the parents who donated popcorn! We had an abundance donated so we will be set for the next few popcorn parties in our class. Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it and the kids had a great time!
Remember Reading Logs are due on Monday. Your child should have read and logged at least 4 new books since last Monday.
Spelling Test on Thursday, March 2.
No school on Friday, March 3.
Parent teacher conferences have been scheduled. If you received a conference request from me please show up at your scheduled time to speak with me so that we can stay on track. Thanks to everyone who returned conference notes, whether I requested to meet with you or not, I appreciate you getting those back to me!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs and High Fives,
Ms. Bleich
Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Weekly Update
Hello first grade families and friends! What a BEAUTIFUL day it is! We took full advantage of the weather today! Our class earned an extra recess by receiving compliments from other teachers in the hallway so we took it today at the end of the day.
Congratulations to Maile who made her AR challenge goal! We have a few more students who are VERY close to making both the challenge goal and their own personal goal. A few have already earned enough points, but now they're trying to improve their accuracy percentages. Each child has to have an accuracy percentage of at least 80% for their AR goal or their challenge goal to "count". So those students are working on trying to get 100% each time in order to raise their percentage. Think of it this way... we would rather you take only 15 quizzes and get 100% each time, rather than take 30 quizzes and getting a 60% each time. It's the QUALITY not the QUANTITY that we are most concerned about!
Thank you to LaShane, Tanaja, and Zachary who used their behavior punch cards to buy a "popcorn party" coupon for our class. If any parents are interested in donating popcorn for our party, that would be most appreciated. Otherwise, I will just pick it all up. Either pre-popped bagged popcorn or unpopped microwave popcorn would be fine. We will have our popcorn party on Friday, February 24.Thanks!
Congratulations to Maile who made her AR challenge goal! We have a few more students who are VERY close to making both the challenge goal and their own personal goal. A few have already earned enough points, but now they're trying to improve their accuracy percentages. Each child has to have an accuracy percentage of at least 80% for their AR goal or their challenge goal to "count". So those students are working on trying to get 100% each time in order to raise their percentage. Think of it this way... we would rather you take only 15 quizzes and get 100% each time, rather than take 30 quizzes and getting a 60% each time. It's the QUALITY not the QUANTITY that we are most concerned about!
Thank you to LaShane, Tanaja, and Zachary who used their behavior punch cards to buy a "popcorn party" coupon for our class. If any parents are interested in donating popcorn for our party, that would be most appreciated. Otherwise, I will just pick it all up. Either pre-popped bagged popcorn or unpopped microwave popcorn would be fine. We will have our popcorn party on Friday, February 24.Thanks!
There are no new reading homework journal assignments for the
week of February 20.
Please take this extra time to practice the Unit 5 High
Frequency Words with your child. The
words are listed in the reading homework journal. I also sent home a page of flashcards at few
weeks ago for your child to cut out and practice at home. In addition, your child has a copy of the
words in their take home folder in their Reading Fluency protective
sleeve. I will test on the Unit 5 High
Frequency words on February 22, 23, 24.
Your child should be able to read the words without sounding them
out.
Reminders:
No School- Monday, February 20—President’s Day
Unit 5 Reading Test- Tuesday, February 21 (I postponed the test to give us an extra day to review) —a study guide was
sent home on Thursday, Feb. 16
Unit 5, Lessons 11-13 Spelling Test—Tuesday, February 21.
Reading Logs are due—Tuesday, February 21—Your child should
have at least 4 books recorded on their reading log that they read during the
week of Feb. 13-Feb. 20.
Specials Next Week:
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Library
Friday- Computer
Enjoy your three day weekend! Soak up some of the sunshine!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
Friday, February 10, 2017
Recognition and Reminders
We have a few students to recognize and celebrate!
Congratulations to Maile who was nominated for a Country Financial Character Award! We are so proud of you!
Happy Birthday to Dean!
Congratulations to Makaelyn who made her AR Challenge goal!
Thank you to Bryce, Maile, and Makaelyn who used their behavior punch cards to purchase a dance party for our class! We will have the dance party on Valentine's day since that's always such a fun day already.
Reminders for Monday, February 13:
SPELLING TEST OVER UNIT 5 LESSONS 8-10-- The words are in your child's take home folder. Please help them study and prepare!
READING LOGS ARE DUE! 4 MORE BOOKS (READ BETWEEN FEB.6-FEB 13) SHOULD BE RECORDED ON YOUR CHILD'S SHEET
Please work on Valentine's mailboxes over the weekend if you haven't finished one already. If your child does not make one at home, I will give them a bag to decorate at school on Monday.
Please fill out and send in Valentine's by Tuesday morning (Valentine's Day).
Thank you!
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
Congratulations to Maile who was nominated for a Country Financial Character Award! We are so proud of you!
Happy Birthday to Dean!
Congratulations to Makaelyn who made her AR Challenge goal!
Thank you to Bryce, Maile, and Makaelyn who used their behavior punch cards to purchase a dance party for our class! We will have the dance party on Valentine's day since that's always such a fun day already.
Reminders for Monday, February 13:
SPELLING TEST OVER UNIT 5 LESSONS 8-10-- The words are in your child's take home folder. Please help them study and prepare!
READING LOGS ARE DUE! 4 MORE BOOKS (READ BETWEEN FEB.6-FEB 13) SHOULD BE RECORDED ON YOUR CHILD'S SHEET
Please work on Valentine's mailboxes over the weekend if you haven't finished one already. If your child does not make one at home, I will give them a bag to decorate at school on Monday.
Please fill out and send in Valentine's by Tuesday morning (Valentine's Day).
Thank you!
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Reminders
Reminders:
Tomorrow is the 100th day of school! I sent home a note yesterday regarding this. Please send 4 books with your child’s name in it, a blanket, a small stuffed animal, and a snack for your child for our 100th Day Reading Rally!
Friday, February 10, is Spring Picture Day. Even if you aren’t ordering spring pictures you might want to send your child with a cute outfit on and their hair fixed because we will be taking a class picture that day.
Valentine’s Day is Tuesday, February 14. Please work on a valentine mailbox at home and send in valentines for classmates (a note went home about this yesterday- along with classmates’ names).
Also, Six Flags Reading Sheets are due on February 24. This is an optional program so if you haven’t been completing it it’s OK! Students earn a ticket to Six Flags upon completion of 360 minutes of reading. The due date is school wide and no late entries will be accepted.
Have a great night!
Hugs and High Fives!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
Friday, February 3, 2017
A few changes and reminders
Hello First Grade Friends and Families!
What a wacky week it's been! First and foremost, thank you so much for your well wishes. My daughter and I are both feeling better!
Due to me being out two days this week and the unexpected day off school I postponed the spelling test until Monday. Please study with your child over the weekend. The words are listed in their take home folder in the "Spelling List" protective sleeve.
Also, don't forget Reading Logs are due on Monday, February 6. Your child should have at least 4 books recorded on their reading log.
We will review Math Chapter 5 on Monday and our Test will be Tuesday, February 7.
The 100th day of school is on Wednesday, February 8. I will send home a note about 100th day on Monday. You won't need to do much! We are going to have a 100th day read-a-thon. Students can bring blankets and favorite books. We will spend the day reading and sharing stories. Our goal is to read 100 books between all of us!
Reading Homework Journals are due on Thursday, February 9.
A note will come home next week regarding bringing valentines to school, as well as a list of the names of all of the students in our class. If you are a "work ahead" kind of person, you can start helping your child make a valentine mailbox. This is a family project and you can make it out of whatever container you would like (cereal box, tissue box, plastic container, gift bag, paper grocery bag, etc.) Make sure their name is highly visible and they can bring it to school when it's ready, Valentine's Day being the last day.
Congratulations to the following students for making their AR goal so far this quarter:
Hailey
Makaelyn
Maile
Dean
Congratulations to Hailey for making her AR challenge goal! She will get to attend the challenge party at the end of the grading period. There is still plenty of time to make the AR challenge goal (10 points). We have a few who are getting really close!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
What a wacky week it's been! First and foremost, thank you so much for your well wishes. My daughter and I are both feeling better!
Due to me being out two days this week and the unexpected day off school I postponed the spelling test until Monday. Please study with your child over the weekend. The words are listed in their take home folder in the "Spelling List" protective sleeve.
Also, don't forget Reading Logs are due on Monday, February 6. Your child should have at least 4 books recorded on their reading log.
We will review Math Chapter 5 on Monday and our Test will be Tuesday, February 7.
The 100th day of school is on Wednesday, February 8. I will send home a note about 100th day on Monday. You won't need to do much! We are going to have a 100th day read-a-thon. Students can bring blankets and favorite books. We will spend the day reading and sharing stories. Our goal is to read 100 books between all of us!
Reading Homework Journals are due on Thursday, February 9.
A note will come home next week regarding bringing valentines to school, as well as a list of the names of all of the students in our class. If you are a "work ahead" kind of person, you can start helping your child make a valentine mailbox. This is a family project and you can make it out of whatever container you would like (cereal box, tissue box, plastic container, gift bag, paper grocery bag, etc.) Make sure their name is highly visible and they can bring it to school when it's ready, Valentine's Day being the last day.
Congratulations to the following students for making their AR goal so far this quarter:
Hailey
Makaelyn
Maile
Dean
Congratulations to Hailey for making her AR challenge goal! She will get to attend the challenge party at the end of the grading period. There is still plenty of time to make the AR challenge goal (10 points). We have a few who are getting really close!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
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