A great third week!

It was another great week at school, getting down our rituals and routines. The new homework went home today and is due back to school next Friday. The new "skills words" to be practicing with your child this week are:

1. do
2. not
3. that
4. to
5. you
6. one
7. two
8. three
9. four
10. five

We also practice these skills words with the kids during the week at school, and they are tested on Friday.

Our first picture day is on Monday, so your child might want to wear a nice outfit if you were planning on purchasing pictures.

Mrs. Ledford was still here today...a week over-due...we'll see what the weekend brings! :)

Our First Reading Celebration Today

Every class in the school was able to pick their favorite movie/play/T.V. show to represent in our school-wide parade today. Our class chose Curious George (of course...we love our monkeys)!! We all had a Curious George mask, and we all wore a "curious" sign that we decorated ourselves.

Our school mascot, (J.J. the Jaguar), is giving Mrs. Ledford a high-five. It was so exciting to see him this morning. If every student in our school reads at least 25 books this year, then J.J. will come back to visit us...let's get reading!
Here we are beginning our march...
We marched all around the front parking lot of the school.
What a great time we had this morning. Let's make sure we are all reading at home every single day, so that we can go to all 4 reading celebrations at school this year!

First Homework Assignment Due Tomorrow

Just a reminder that your child's first homework assignment, (which was sent home last Friday 8/27) is due tomorrow. Please make sure you practice the 8 "Skills Words" with them, since they will have an assessment on them tomorrow. We have practiced these 8 high frequency words all week during our skills block time.

The new homework packet will go home tomorrow afternoon, and will be due back the following Friday (9/10).

Here is a picture of Mrs. Ledford going over the 8 words again during our skills block time today. She is due to have her baby tomorrow...we'll see what happens!!! :)
(It's also Mrs. Ledford's birthday on Saturday...maybe she will have a new baby for her birthday present this year!) :)

Math Investigations Today

The Essential Question we have been working on in math for quite a few days now is "What are the different purposes that numbers can be used for?". We have been exploring that question in many ways, and today we played a game that involved counting dots, and figuring out who had more. We did a great job working with math partners! Here are some pictures of us hard at work today.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

Happy First Day of School! We are so excited to have each one of you as a part of our first grade family this year! Today we had a great time getting to know each other!


Ms. Kornblum, our principal, came in to meet us all today! :)
Mrs. Vaillette Teaching Calendar Math.
Mrs. Ledford teaching us C.H.A.M.P.S. (our behavior system so that we know what we are allowed/and not allowed, to do at all times)

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

We can't believe it has come to the end of the year...it went by SO fast!

Report cards are going home with your child today.

Please make sure your child is reading every single day over the summer and filling out the summer reading log we sent home yesterday.

Have a wonderful and safe summer, and please stop by to say hello next year!

Love,
Mrs. Ledford & Mrs. Vaillette

No More Homework!!!

There will be no homework going home today, since we only have 4 1/2 days of school left! However, please make sure you are still reading with your child every single day!

We will be sending home a summer book log next week (on Thursday) so that your child can keep track of all books read each day throughout the summer. That book log is to be turned in to your child's new teacher in August. (And if your child shows that book log to us in August, before giving it to their new teacher, we will have a special prize for them!)