September 2 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 2, 2022

Review of our week:

I have been doing some assessing this week to see where your child is in reading. In the afternoon, we interview our leader and each child then writes something about the leader and draws a picture.  When we finish each student will have a book they have made with a page about each person in our class.  I am very excited to see how much each child has improved in their writing abilities.  In math we have been working on adding 0 and adding digits in any order and ways to make 9 & 10.  We will have our first math text next week. 

Next Week’s Leaders:

Monday, September 5 – No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 6 – Gunner

Wednesday, September 7 – Averie

Thursday, September 8 – Mack

Friday, September 9 – Shams

*When your child is the leader please send a healthy, prepackaged snack for the class.  If you can’t provide a snack please let me know, so I can get something. 

Homework:

Your child should be reading every night. At this point their reading time can be a combination of them reading and you reading to them.  I know some of you are reading the full 20 to your child and that is great.    

We will be starting our Take Home Library next week.  Your child will be getting 3 books they can read on their own. We will get new books on Tuesdays.  Please make sure your child has them read and ready to turn in each Tuesday. Raz is also a great resource to be using.

Reading Records:

I have included the reading record for September. The reading record is due by the date at the bottom.  Please, take the time to help your child with their reading.  They need to color an apple for each day they read for 20 minutes.  Thanks

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, September 5 – No School (Labor Day)

• Tuesday, September 6 – Celebrate Gunner’s Birthday

• September 8-9 – Mrs. Bali will be gone. I will be with my boys at the Stock Show.

• Monday, September 12 – Celebrate Kol’s Birthday

• Monday, September 12 – PTA Family Fun Night (5-8)

• Wednesday, September 21 – Fall Pictures

• October 3-7 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30 every day.)

• Wednesday, October 5 – Celebrate Knox’s Birthday

• Friday, October 14 – End of 1st Quarter

• Friday, October 21 – No School (Teacher Day)

• Monday, October 24 – No School (Fall Break)

• Thursday, October 27 – Celebrate Lucy’s Birthday

• Friday, October 28 – Celebrate David’s Birthday

• Monday, October 31 – Halloween Party