October 25 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

October 25, 2013

Review of our week:

         Things are going well in our class.  In math we are working subtraction concepts.  We will soon be ready for our next test.  We wrote about what we are going to be for Halloween. We did some really fun ghost pictures and stories.  I just wanted to thank all of you for your help and support.  I really do appreciate it. You are all so wonderful.

Homework:

         I am sending home a black paper I would like your child to observe the moon and draw a picture of it.  I am also sending home a Halloween Math homework page.  Also, make sure they are doing their reading.

Sight Words:

         I have a lot of students who have not brought their paper back saying they are ready to pass them off.  This is holding your child back from moving on in their reading.  I really need you to practice those words with your child.  If you don’t know where the list is please let me know and I can get you a new one.  I do have 3 who has worked really hard and passed all of them off, since I sent the first list home.

Carving Pumpkins:

      I only have 1 dad who is coming to carve pumpkins.  I would really like to have about 4-5 more.  We will do it on Thursday at 10:30.  If you can and would like to come and help us, please let me know.  Thanks

FYI’s:

·      I am sending home Progress Reports next week.  There are not a lot of things marked for this quarter.  It doesn’t mean your child can’t do those things, I just haven’t assessed it yet.  On the counting if they were able to count by 1’s to 100 I circled 1’s. If they were not able to do it, I wrote at the bottom what number they were able to count to. Please look over this, sign the bottom and send it back the strip at the bottom.

Upcoming Events:

·      Thursday, October 31 – Halloween Party

·      Thursday, October 31 – Carve Pumpkins (Dads)

·      Friday, November 1 – Family Fun Day

·      Friday, November 8 – Family Fun Day

·      Thursday, November 14 – Celebrate Emmy’s Birthday

·      Friday, November 15 – Family Fun Day

·      Friday, November 22 – Family Fun Day

·      November 27-29 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

·      Thursday, December 5 – Celebrate Kristian’s

·      Friday, December 6 – Celebrate Camden’s Birthday

·      Friday, December 6 – Family Fun Day

·      Monday, December 9 – Celebrate Jordan’s Birthday

        

        

October 11 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

October 11, 2013

Review of our week:

         I just wanted to thank everybody for coming to SEP’s.  Things are going well.  Our Daily 5 and Guided reading are going well.  In math we are working on subtraction.  This week we did some activities about spiders and talked about Fall.  We finished up our unit on rocks and are going to start a unit on the moon.

I just wanted to thank all of you who have cut things out for me.  I really appreciate it.

Homework:

         I did the prizes for those students who had met the reading goal.  The goal was to read at least 5 days on each reading record and turn them in.  I only had 9 students who met the reading goal.  I really need your help with this.  I have some students who have not turned in any reading records.  I still want them to he honest about their reading.  I need to have them reading every night. 

Keyboards:

         I found a really fun activity to do with our Word Work.  I was wondering if any of you would have any old keyboards (ones for computers) that you don’t use, or know where I could get some?

        

Reminders:

*It is so important your child is here on time, if not a few minutes early.  If they are late on a regular basis they are missing out on a lot of important things in the morning.  I would like you to check out how many tardies your child has when I send home the first progress report.

* I won’t be doing a Newsletter next week.  The spelling words I am sending will be for the next two weeks.

*Remember to keep all of your Box Tops and send them in.

* A couple of weeks ago I sent home the list of sight words your child was on.  I have had several bring back their paper and pass them off.  If you have not been practicing that list with your child, please do so.  They need to have those sight words down to read a lot of the books we are reading and it will help them move up in their reading levels as well. 

                 

Carving Pumpkins:

         I am looking for 5 or 6 dads to come in and carve pumpkins with us on Halloween.  We will do Thursday, October 31 at 10:30.  If you are interested and can come and help please let me know, so I know how many pumpkins to get.  Thanks

Upcoming Events:

·      Tuesday, October 15 – Celebrate Olivia’s Birthday

·      Wednesday, October 16 – End of 1^st Quarter

·      October 17-18 – No School (Fall Recess)

·      Monday, October 21 – No School (Harvest Holiday)

·      October 22-25 – Red Ribbon Week

·      Tuesday, October 22 – Health Screening

·      Friday, October 25 – Family Fun Day

·      Thursday, October 31 – Halloween Party

·      Thursday, October 31 – Carve Pumpkins (Dads)

·      Friday, November 1 – Family Fun Day

·      Friday, November 8 – Family Fun Day

·      Thursday, November 14 – Celebrate Emmy’s Birthday

·      Friday, November 15 – Family Fun Day

·      Friday, November 22 – Family Fun Day

·      November 27-29 - No School (Thanksgiving Break)

·      Thursday, December 5 – Celebrate Kristian’s

·      Friday, December 6 – Celebrate Camden’s Birthday