August 29 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

August 29, 2025

Review of our week:

I have been doing some assessing this week to see where your child is in reading. Each day, 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 ways to make 10.  

I will be gone next Thursday and Friday. I won’t be doing a newsletter next week. I have 2 really good subs, but will you please remind your child to be good for the subs? If you happen to come to the stock show, please find me and say hi.

Next Week’s Leaders:

    Monday, September 1 – No School (Labor Day)

    Tuesday, September 2 – Royal (Celebrate Royal’s Birthday)

    Wednesday, September 3 – Freya

    Thursday, September 4 – Kendyl

    Friday, September 5 – Leah

    Monday, September 8 – Milo 

    Tuesday, September 9 – Oaklee

    Wednesday, September 10– Oaks

    Thursday, September 11 – Sophia

    Friday, September 12 – Sylvia

Parent Readers:

We will be starting in a few weeks. I would love for anyone else who would like to come listen to the class.  You do need to go to the district and have your fingerprints done.  If you have already done your fingerprints, you do need to fill out a form at the beginning of each year.

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 started our Take Home Library Books this week.  Your child will be getting 1 book they can read on their own Monday-Thursday. They should be reading this book 2-3 times each night and bringing it back each day. If you would like extra books, I have some I can send home. Raz is also a great resource to be using. I am still adjusting some of the levels.  If you have a question about your child’s level, please reach out to me.

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.  I tell them to keep it in a safe place and to color an apple as soon as they are finished reading.  Thanks

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, September 1 – No School (Labor Day)

• Tuesday, September 2 – Celebrate Royal’s Birthday

• Wednesday, September 3 – School Pictures

• September 4-5 – Mrs. Bali will be gone. I will be with my boys at the Stock Show.