Below is an article found on the Great Schools website all about what to expect developmentally from your child academically, socially, and emotionally during their first grade year. Check it out as well as other helpful articles on the website!
http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/274-preparing-for-first-grade.gs?cpn=20120826weeklysend
Monday, August 27, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Book Orders!
Our first book order went home this week! Be sure to check it out online. For your convenience, I have added a link to our blog which takes you directly to Scholastic Books where you can order from several different catalogs as well as online stores! Be sure to check it out! With every online order, our classroom gets free books! Orders and money are due Friday, August 31st.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Entertainment Book Sale
Entertainment Books went home last week! If you do not want to sell the book, please send it back to school! If a book is lost or damaged, you are responsible for paying for it! If you plan on purchasing a book, please fill out the order information in the packet. Payment and order information can be turned in to me. If you need to sell more than one book, you may pick up extras in the front office.
This is a great fundraiser and can help our school earn lots of money towards enriching your child's education!
This is a great fundraiser and can help our school earn lots of money towards enriching your child's education!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Kindle Fires
Since our science materials from Donor's Choose are on their way and should be arriving any day, I created a new project for our class. I am hoping to receive a small set of Kindle Fire tablets for our classroom to use during our literacy centers which we will start in the next few weeks. Technology is a great tool to enhance learning and its use is so important in today's society.
Please check out the link to your right :) to find out more information about our latest Donor's Choose project. Don't forget to help spread the word! Anyone can donate and every little bit goes a long way to helping our classroom receive great materials!
Please check out the link to your right :) to find out more information about our latest Donor's Choose project. Don't forget to help spread the word! Anyone can donate and every little bit goes a long way to helping our classroom receive great materials!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Donors Choose Project Funded!
Our science material project through Donors Choose was funded this past Friday! (Thanks to Lowe's Ventana Canyon for finishing that out for us!) It won't be long before we receive the materials and are able to use them in our classroom to enhance our science activities!
The students and I are so excited! We will be sure to let you know when we get to use the materials and post pictures as well!
Look for our latest classroom project on Donors Choose soon! We will be trying to get a small class set of Kindle Fires to use in center rotations. I had some training over the summer that inspired me to have this as a class goal! There are a lot more opportunities for enriching our students' learning out there with the use of technology! I want to make this happen for your children!
Be sure to spread the word as every little bit helps us reach our goal!
The students and I are so excited! We will be sure to let you know when we get to use the materials and post pictures as well!
Look for our latest classroom project on Donors Choose soon! We will be trying to get a small class set of Kindle Fires to use in center rotations. I had some training over the summer that inspired me to have this as a class goal! There are a lot more opportunities for enriching our students' learning out there with the use of technology! I want to make this happen for your children!
Be sure to spread the word as every little bit helps us reach our goal!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Welcome Back!
Welcome back and welcome to first grade! I am excited and looking forward to a good year! Already I can tell how wonderful your children are and what a great time we are going to have this school year!
Remember to check folders daily for important information as well as your child's homework (yep we started that this week too). Check out the blog and the newsletter which are updated every week with everything you need to know to help your child be successful in first grade!
Hopefully the blog is easy to navigate! I have listed some great websites for educational games as well as some community links that will be important to our class throughout the year. We try to be involved in the community and so may take a trip to the Fellowship Square Retirement Community to put on a little presentation and hand out cards or try some fundraising and donation drives for either Heifer International or World Care. Please feel free to check out those websites and see what they are all about!
I found this great article on www.greatschools.org. (If you are not subscribed to their mailer I would recommend checking them out as well. They have great information about parenting and how to be involved in your child's education.) Check out this link to see what's going on inside your first grader's mind developmentally:
http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/behavior-discipline/slideshows/4391-brain-first-grade.gs?page=1&cpn=20120708weeklysend
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
Remember to check folders daily for important information as well as your child's homework (yep we started that this week too). Check out the blog and the newsletter which are updated every week with everything you need to know to help your child be successful in first grade!
Hopefully the blog is easy to navigate! I have listed some great websites for educational games as well as some community links that will be important to our class throughout the year. We try to be involved in the community and so may take a trip to the Fellowship Square Retirement Community to put on a little presentation and hand out cards or try some fundraising and donation drives for either Heifer International or World Care. Please feel free to check out those websites and see what they are all about!
I found this great article on www.greatschools.org. (If you are not subscribed to their mailer I would recommend checking them out as well. They have great information about parenting and how to be involved in your child's education.) Check out this link to see what's going on inside your first grader's mind developmentally:
http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/behavior-discipline/slideshows/4391-brain-first-grade.gs?page=1&cpn=20120708weeklysend
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
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