Happy Friday!
Reminders:
No School on Monday-- Labor Day
Reading Logs are due on Tuesday (since no school on Monday). Students should have read and recorded 4 additional books since last Monday.
Please download the Bloomz app (a note was sent home about it yesterday). It's a great communication tool that I will be using this year. I can also easily share photos of classroom activities!
Your child came home with their first Spelling List. Please start practicing the words with them. They will have their first spelling test on Friday, September 7.
On the flip side of the Spelling List is a page called "This Week at a Glance." I will send one home every week to show you what skills we will be working on in Reading class. If you're ever wondering what kinds of extra things you could be focusing on at home, this is a GREAT resource to refer to.
Students will have their first reading test on Friday, September 7. I will send home an example test so that you know what kinds of things they will be tested on. On Tuesday, your child will bring home their reading book. Each week we focus on one main story. Any time your child brings home their book, please listen to them read their story for the week. They will usually bring them home M-Thu evenings.
HAVE A GREAT THREE DAY WEEKEND! BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!
Hugs and High Fives!
Ms. Bleich
Friday, August 31, 2018
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
2018-19 School Year has started!
Hello friends! The 2018-19 school year is well under way! If you subscribe to my blog and your child is no longer in first grade you probably won't be too interested in reading my updates. LOL-- If that is the case, please "unsubscribe" in order to stop receiving notifications when I post something new. Thank you so much for taking the time to subscribe, read my blog, and comment last year. I truly appreciate it! I miss my little lovies from last year so much! I love seeing them in the hallway with their second grade teachers and I love their hugs and high fives!
For new subscribers-- WELCOME! I'm so excited to welcome you to this first grade community at Whiteside!
I will post as often as I can. I'm also starting to use a new app called Bloomz. I will send you the information on that soon. If we find that it is more user friendly than the blog, I will probably use that more than the blog.
Reminders:
Reading Logs are due on Mondays. Your child should read to you nightly. (At least 15-20 minutes a night is suggested) Please write the date and the book that your child read on their Reading Log. They need to have at least 4 books recorded each week. More than 4 is ALWAYS welcome and I sometimes reward them for doing extra. I sent home a note regarding the Reading Log last week. If you did not read it or lost it, please let me know and I can give you another copy.
Please check your child's take home folder every night. Papers that are on the left side may be left at home. Papers that are on the right side usually require completion and should come right back to school. Please check your child's behavior calendar each evening, as well. Discuss your child's day with them. If they received a yellow or red, I usually write a brief note on the back indicating what the trouble was.
Please practice Kindergarten sight words with your child nightly as needed. If your child can easily read the words without sounding them out then talk about the words and see if they can use them in sentences. The current Reading Fluency homework is due on Friday, August 31. (This is the list of K Sight words that I sent home last week.) Please sign and return by Friday.
No School-- Monday, September 3-- Labor Day
Early Dismissal-- Wednesday, September 19
Yesterday we had our first "Lunch Bunch" day. When students fill up their behavior punch cards they get to "shop." One of the things for sale in my classroom is a coupon to have lunch with a friend and the teacher. Piper and Delvin invited Mylah and Aiden to join us. We had a good time talking about first grade and what we like to do for fun!
A message from PTC:
For new subscribers-- WELCOME! I'm so excited to welcome you to this first grade community at Whiteside!
I will post as often as I can. I'm also starting to use a new app called Bloomz. I will send you the information on that soon. If we find that it is more user friendly than the blog, I will probably use that more than the blog.
Reminders:
Reading Logs are due on Mondays. Your child should read to you nightly. (At least 15-20 minutes a night is suggested) Please write the date and the book that your child read on their Reading Log. They need to have at least 4 books recorded each week. More than 4 is ALWAYS welcome and I sometimes reward them for doing extra. I sent home a note regarding the Reading Log last week. If you did not read it or lost it, please let me know and I can give you another copy.
Please check your child's take home folder every night. Papers that are on the left side may be left at home. Papers that are on the right side usually require completion and should come right back to school. Please check your child's behavior calendar each evening, as well. Discuss your child's day with them. If they received a yellow or red, I usually write a brief note on the back indicating what the trouble was.
Please practice Kindergarten sight words with your child nightly as needed. If your child can easily read the words without sounding them out then talk about the words and see if they can use them in sentences. The current Reading Fluency homework is due on Friday, August 31. (This is the list of K Sight words that I sent home last week.) Please sign and return by Friday.
No School-- Monday, September 3-- Labor Day
Early Dismissal-- Wednesday, September 19
Yesterday we had our first "Lunch Bunch" day. When students fill up their behavior punch cards they get to "shop." One of the things for sale in my classroom is a coupon to have lunch with a friend and the teacher. Piper and Delvin invited Mylah and Aiden to join us. We had a good time talking about first grade and what we like to do for fun!
Thank you to Delvin's family for sending in extra snacks for friends who may have forgotten theirs. Your generosity is appreciated!
A message from PTC:
At the next PTC meeting which is September 4th, there will be a "Wish I Knew" time focused on Kindergarten and 1st grade where I will share things about kindergarten and 1st grade that may be helpful to K & 1st grade parents. There will also be a time for parents to ask questions. Besides myself, I am also going to contact a few other 2nd grade parents to offer their input and to answer questions.
Tuesday, Sept 4th @ 7:00 p.m. in the MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY
Sincerely,
Kelly Remijan
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog! Have a great day!
Hugs & High Fives,
Ms. Bleich 😃
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