September 20 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 20, 2024

Review of our Week:

In math we have been working on adding and subtracting with a number line. In our reading program, we are reading stories, working on nouns and spelling patterns.  We finished our interviews. I will have the pages your child wrote put together in a book at SEPs.  I am very impressed with the writing abilities.  We have made a lot of progress since we started these interviews.  

I don’t be sending a newsletter next week because we will be meeting the next week for SEPs.

Snacks:

Today was our last day for snacks provided by our leader. If your child would like to bring a snack for themselves, they are welcome to.  Please make sure it is something healthy and not candy.

SEP’s:

If you have not signed up for an SEP, please click the link I emailed and sent out on Remind.

Homework:

It is very important that your child is doing their reading for 20 minutes every night. I really need you taking the time to listen to your child read.  I have several who will be ready to move up a level with in the next couple of weeks.  I can tell they are reading at home.  

I am sending home a copy of the sight words that we are learning and will be learning in our reading program.  Please take some time and help your child learn these “Tricky Sight Words”.  We have learned up to “was”.

Reading Parents:

If you have done your background check and would like to start coming in next week, that would be great!!! I have included the list of who I have signed up.

Upcoming Events:

• Wednesday, September 25 – Picture Day

• September 30-October 4 – SEP Week (School will get out at 2:30, except on Friday it will be 1:30)

September 13 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 13, 2024

Review of our week:

Each day we interview the leader and I am really seeing some improvement in our writing.  We have also been working on sentence structure.  We are working on subtracting and adding within 10.  We have started reading stories in our readers.

Homework:

You and your child need to be reading for 20 minutes every night. We started the Take Home Library this week.  These books are on your child’s independent reading level, they should be reading them to you.  They may seem easy and that is because they are or they should be.  They are one level lower than where I have them instructionally.   I would like your child to read the book a couple of times.  After they have read the book have them tell you what happened in the book and ask them some questions about the book for comprehension.    Please, be patient with their take home book level, it takes a while for me to read with them when they are ready to move.  If your child is on a higher reading level, they won’t move through the levels as fast.

Please help your child to read it and bring it back every day.

Reading Helpers:

I would like to start having parents come in and read with the class in 2 weeks. They can be moms, dads or grandparents.     If you can and would like to come in and read with us, we would love to have you. The time will be either 8:30-9:00 or 8:45-9:15, if that works better for you.   Let me know if there is a day that would work for you.  You do have to have your background check with the district.

Upcoming Events:

• Friday, September 20 – Celebrate Ezra’s Birthday

• Wednesday, September 25 – Picture Day

• September 30-October 4 – SEP Week (School will get out at 2:30, except on Friday it will be 1:30)