Readers Workshop Today

In an effort to build our reading stamina, we have been adding 1 minute to our silent reading time each day. We are now up to 10 minutes of silent reading time, with our eyes looking only in our books. We know that reading every day is going to help our brains get smarter this year!

Working Hard In Math Today

We were making "staircases" with our connecting cubes today.

Today our essential question in math was:
"What numbers come before, after, and in between any given numbers?"
We think learning is fun!

OPEN HOUSE

This Thursday, September 1st at 6:30 is our Open House night. Please come to our classroom (room 85) where we will be talking to you about our upcoming school year. Hope to see you all there!!

Weekly Homework - Week #2

It's hard to believe that next week will already be the second week of school! Today we are sending home our first homework packet of the year. A homework packet will go home every Friday, and is always due back the following Friday. It is up to you if you would like to have your child do a little bit each night like the packet suggests, or do it all over the weekend when you have more time. We don't care either way, as long as you are reading each day, and the packet comes back completed each Friday in your child's black notebook. :)

Here are this weeks "skills words":

1. can
2. and
3. the
4. like
5. read
6. skip
7. jump
8. color

We will be going over these words at school next week, but please practice them at home as well, since we give them a "skills test" each Friday on the weekly skills words. We grade their weekly skills test over the weekend, and the test will go home each Monday for you to see.

It has been a GREAT first week of school! We are so glad to have have each and every one of your children in our 1st grade family this year!!!
Have a great weekend!

School Supply List

Here are a list of supplies needed for your first grade student in our class this school year:

1. small pencil box
2. laminated pocket folders (2)
3. pack of pencils
4. crayons (24 count)
5. glue sticks (4)
6. school bag/backpack (PLEASE NO WHEELS)
7. facial tissues (supply throughout the year)
8. hand sanitizer (supply throughout the year)
9. liquid hand soap
10. lysol wipes (supply through out the year)
11. paper towels
12. 2 reams of copy paper
13. zip-lock bags (gallon and quart size)

P.S. We can ALWAYS use extra:
Hand Sanitizer, Copy Paper, Lysol Wipes, & Tissues...
we go through those very fast! :)

Welcome, New Class of 2011-2012!

We are looking forward to meeting each and every one of you!
Orientation ("meet & greet" time) will be this Friday 8/19, in our classroom (room 85), at 11:30.
Hope to see you all then!
First day of school is Monday 8/22/11! We are excited to start this new year with you all!

Mrs. Ledford & Mrs. Vaillette have your recipe for success this year! :)