Friday, October 19, 2018

October 19 Newsletter


Mrs. Bali’s Firsts Grade News
October 19, 2018

Review of our week:
         In math we are really working on doubles, doubles plus one and adding to a ten.  I have been seeing a lot of progress in reading.  I am very happy about that.  We also finished up our unit on Fairy tales from other lands. We wrote about what we are going to be for Halloween.

Reading:
         At this point I want your child to be doing the reading for all of or most of the time, instead of having somebody read to them.  It is great if you are reading to them on top of their 20 minutes and I would like you to continue with that, but they really need to be doing their 20 minutes of reading themselves.  Reading to them will help make them better readers also.
When your child is reading to you please listen to the way they are reading.  We are really working on fluency and expression especially if your child is on a level F or higher.  We talk about how when you are reading it should sound like you are talking and not like a robot.  Please listen to your child and help them work on these things.  This is one of the reasons they should be reading their take home books at least 2 or 3 times. If your child is reading on a g or higher, they only need to read it 1-2 times.  I would also like them to be reading the sight word lists. If you would like some more books for your child to read at home, please let me know.

Red Ribbon Week:
         We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week next week. We will have crazy hair/pajama day on Friday, October 26.  Also, we do not wear costumes to school on Halloween.

F.Y.I’s:
         * I just wanted to thank all of you who come in and help in                our classroom it really means a lot.        
·      I didn’t get progress reports finished, I will send them next week.
·      I will be sending home some addition flashcards.  It will really help them in math if they can learn these math facts.

Upcoming Events:     
·      Monday, October 22 – No School (Fall Break)
·      Friday, October 26 – Family Fun Day
·      Tuesday, October 30 – Halloween Party @2:00
·      Wednesday, October 31 Carve pumpkins with dads @ 10:30
·      Friday, November 2 – Family Fun Day
·      Friday, November 9 – Family Fun Day
·      Friday, November 16 – Celebrate Ellsie’s Birthday
·      Friday, November 16 – Family Fun Day
·      Tuesday, November 20 – Celebrate Chloe’s Birthday
·      November 21-23 – No School (Thanksgiving Break)
·      Friday, November 30 – Family Fun Day
·      Friday, December 7 – Make Gingerbread Houses
·      Friday, December 14 – Celebrate Zoey’s Birthday
·      Friday, December 14 – Family Fun Day
·      Monday, December 17 – Celebrate Arinne’s Birthday
·      Tuesday, December 18 – Christmas Party
·      Wednesday, December 19 – Celebrate Bridget’s Birthday
·      Wednesday, December 19 – End of 2nd Quarter

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