September 22 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 22, 2023

Review of our Week:

In math we have been working on taking apart, taking from and subtraction in story problems. In our reading program, we have started reading stories.  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 of each of the students.  

SEP’s:

If you have not signed up for an SEP, please go to this site and sign up 

SEP Sign-up

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 have already moved up a level and 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.  

Snacks:

We finished with our snacks and we won’t be doing them next week. If your child would like to bring their own healthy snack to eat at recess, they can.  Please, don’t send candy.

Reading Parents:

If you have done your background check and would like to start coming in next week, that would be great!!!

Upcoming Events:

• Friday, September 29 – Celebrate Noah’s Birthday

• October 2-6 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30)

• Monday, October 2 – Celebrate Weston’s Birthday

• Friday, October 6 – Celebrate Ellie’s Birthday

• Thursday, October 12 – Celebrate Dawson’s Birthday

• Friday, October 13 – Picture Retakes

• Friday, October 13 – End of 1st Quarter

• Tuesday, October 17 – Celebrate Anndi’s Birthday

• Friday, October 20 – No School (Teacher Professional Development)

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

• Tuesday, October 31 Halloween Party

September 15 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 15, 2023

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.  I am very impressed with each student’s math abilities.  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.  I haven’t assessed everyone yet.  There will be some levels that will be changing.  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.

Take home library is different this year.  Your child will be getting a new book everyday Monday-Thursday.  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.  Let me know if there is a day that would work for you.  You do have to have your background check with the district.

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.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, September 18 – PTA Family Fun Night (5-8)

• Friday, September 29 – Celebrate Noah’s Birthday

• October 2-6 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30)

• Monday, October 2 – Celebrate Weston’s Birthday

• Friday, October 6 – Celebrate Ellie’s Birthday

• Thursday, October 12 – Celebrate Dawson’s Birthday

• Friday, October 13 – Picture Retakes

• Friday, October 13 – End of 1st Quarter

• Tuesday, October 17 – Celebrate Anndi’s Birthday

• Friday, October 20 – No School (Teacher Professional Development)

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

• Tuesday, October 31 Halloween Party

September 1 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

September 1, 2023

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.  Mrs. Hawkins will be my sub again.  She was here on Tuesday, while I was in a training.  I won’t be doing a newsletter next week.

Next Week’s Leaders:

Monday, September 4 – No School (Labor Day)

Tuesday, September 5 – James

Wednesday, September 6 – Jude

Thursday, September 7 – Lucy

Friday, September 8 – Mace

Monday, September 11 – Nick

Tuesday, September 12 – Noah

Wednesday, September 13– Rachel

Thursday, September 14 – Renesmee

Friday, September 15 – Weston

Parent Readers:

We will be starting in a few weeks.  You do need to pass a background check with the district to do this.

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 soon.  Your child will be getting 1 book they can read on their own Monday-Thursday. If you would like extra books, I have some I can send home. 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 4 – No School (Labor Day)

• September 7-8 – Mrs. Bali will be gone. I will be with my boys at the Stock Show.

• Wednesday, September 13 – Picture Retakes

• Thursday, September 14 – Mrs. Bali gone for a training

• Monday, September 18 – PTA Family Fun Night (5-8)

• Friday, September 29 – Celebrate Noah’s Birthday

• October 2-6 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30)

• Monday, October 2 – Celebrate Weston’s Birthday

• Friday, October 6 – Celebrate Ellie’s Birthday

• Thursday, October 12 – Celebrate Dawson’s Birthday

• Friday, October 13 – End of 1st Quarter

• Tuesday, October 17 – Celebrate Anndi’s Birthday

• Friday, October 20 – No School (Teacher Professional Development)

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

• Tuesday, October 31 Halloween Party

April 21 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

April 20, 2023

Review of our week:

We have had a really great week.  We are finishing up with graphing in math.  We will be taking a test next week.  We are almost finished with our unit in Listening and Learning about how America became a country.  We are also almost finished with our next reading unit.

We will be doing our DIBELs test on Tuesday, May 2.  Please, please keep reading with your child.  The reading at home makes such a difference.  

Mountain Eye Institute’s Kite Flight:

I am sending home another copy of the reading calendar.  Remember these are the same minutes your child has been reading for class.  If you are unable to make it, see if a neighbor or someone can drop it off.  The PTA gets money for each calendar that is turned in.  It is a great fundraiser for the school.  

Upcoming Events:

• Saturday, April 22rd – Kite Flight 10:00am-3:00pm 

• @ Cedar Middle School

• Friday, May 5 – Celebrate Cru’s Birthday

• Monday, May 8 – Celebrate Sham’s Birthday

• Wednesday, May 24 – Color Run

• Friday, May 26 – Last Day of School & Field Day

March 24 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

March 24, 2023

Review of our week:

Yesterday was Miss Hodson’s last day.  We are all sad to see her leave.  She was a great asset to our class.  In reading we started a new unit. I will be sending home a copy of the stories in our reader next week.  We also started a unit about the earth. In math we are working on measurement and time. 

Take Home Books and Reading:

Please make sure your child is doing their reading every night.  Everyone is making progress right now. I can really tell those who are doing their reading homework.  There are a lot of students who are not bringing their take home books back.  Please make sure your child is reading their books and bringing them back on Tuesdays.  This is a great resource, please take advantage of it.  We will only have them for a couple of more weeks.

Upcoming Events:

• March 29 – Spring Pictures

• April 10-14 – No School (Spring Break)

• Saturday, April 22rd – Kite Flight 10:00am-3:00pm 

• @ Cedar Middle School

• Thursday, April 27 – Celebrate Layla’s Birthday

• Friday, May 5 – Celebrate Cru’s Birthday

• Monday, May 8 – Celebrate Sham’s Birthday

• Friday, May 26 – Last Day of School

March 10 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

March 10, 2023

Review of our week:

We had a fun day celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday last week.    I am so excited about the progress our class is making.  I have seen a lot of students move up in their reading levels and math is going very well. In math we are working on double digit addition.  We will be taking a test next week. We are almost finished with our unit about animals and their habitats. I love that this class is loving reading.  Most of the class wants to get their library books out and read them any chance they get.

Reading:

The end of the school year is right around the corner.  I know this time of year gets really busy.  Please help your child to continue reading every night.  Remember to fill your monthly reading record and the Kite Flight reading record as well.  This is a great fundraiser for our school.  The PTA gets money for every reading record that is turned in.

Upcoming Events:

• March 15-17 – No School (Teacher Days)

• March 29 – Spring Pictures

• April 10-14 – No School (Spring Break)

• Saturday, April 22rd – Kite Flight 10:00am-3:00pm 

• @ Cedar Middle School

• Friday, May 5 – Celebrate Cru’s Birthday

• Monday, May 8 – Celebrate Sham’s Birthday

• Friday, May 26 – Last Day of School

February 17 Newsletter

 

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

February 17, 2023

Review of our week:

We are still reading about animals at the Green Fern Zoo.  I am really starting to see progress.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure your child is reading every night. There are only 3 months of school left. In Listening and Learning we are also learning about animals and their habitats.  We started  our chapter on Greater Than and Less Than.  

Behavior in Class:

I know there have been a lot of things going on this week with Valentine’s Day, snow and several birthdays, but we are really struggling with listening and following directions again.  The PE teacher actually had to bring the whole class back to the classroom, because they were not listening.  We will be using trackers, starting next week.  I would really appreciate it if you would talk to your child about their behavior in class.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, February 20 – No School (President’s Day)

• Wednesday, March 8 – Celebrate Bentley’s Birthday

• Friday, March 10 – End of 3rd Quarter

• March 15-17 – No School (Teacher Days)