Sunday, January 31, 2010

Week of February 1, 2010

February 1, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,
We have school everyday this week and early day on Wednesday as usual. Thank you to Amara, and Gabriel Romero for donating dry erase markers. We do not need anymore at this time. Thank you to Aaliyah for donating paper, pencils, glue sticks, and some money that I used to buy music instruments. The instruments should be here soon. We will need spaghetti for our Reading Night at the end of this month. You can donate $1.00 or a one-pound package of uncooked spaghetti now, or bring a one-pound package of cooked spaghetti that night. More details will be sent home soon.
This week we will continue SFA Reading with /ai/ and a read aloud of a Fish Book. We will begin an animal report. In Math, students will review Unit 6 in Math about telling time, centimeters, math rules, and ones and tens for our test this week. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will learn about wants and needs. We will finish the last part of our Rock Kit all about soil in Science.
Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday. Only do bonus words if told to.
Spelling Words: Bonus Words:
1.stone 1. boulder
2. free 2. freedom
3. lake 3. stream
4. lace 4. shoe lace
5. page 5. chapter
6. nice 6. nicest
7. end 7. ending
8. fall 8. fallen
9. went 9. escape
10. back 10. return
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm

Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Week of January 25, 2010

January 25, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,
We have school everyday this week and early day on Wednesday as usual. We are going to set goals for ourselves for school that we plan to live up to by the end of the school year in May. We will evaluate them each month to see if we are on track to complete them.
Thank you to Gabriel Romero, and Amara for the black dry erase markers to replace our current ones. Also, thank you Aaliyah for the wide ruled notebook paper, pencils, and glue sticks. We could also use drawing paper to pain on. Thank you for your donations.
This week we will continue SFA Reading with /er/ and a read aloud of a The Tortoise and the Hare. We will complete our Martin Luther King Jr. Report. In Math, students will continue Unit 6 in Math about quarters, telling time, and rule routine. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will finish our Martin Luther King Jr. booklets.
Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday. Only do bonus words if you get 100% on Monday on the Pretest.
Spelling Words:
1. block
2. spring
3. river
4. plant
5. cut
6. song
7. sing
8. sang
9. sung
10. winter
Bonus Words: blocking, sprung, ocean, planter, cutting, melody, singing, rhythm, beats
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We are approaching the 100th day of school, which is a day the state decides funding for our school. It is based on attendance. The more students attending school daily means more money we have to spend teaching students. Also, we want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm
Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Monday, January 18, 2010

Week of January 18, 2010

January 19, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,
We have school everyday this week and early day on Wednesday as usual. We are going to set goals for ourselves for school that we plan to live up to by the end of the school year in May. We will evaluate them each month to see if we are on track to complete them.
We are in need of black dry erase markers to replace our current ones. They are starting to dry out. We also need wide ruled notebook paper and pencil toppers. Thank you for your donations.
This week we will continue SFA Reading with /er/ and a read aloud of a Dr. Seuss book. We will complete our Martin Luther King Jr. Report. In Math, students will continue Unit 6 in Math about addition and subtraction math facts and centimeters. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will finish our Martin Luther King Jr. booklets.
Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday.
Spelling Words:
1.rides
2. tree
3. sick
4. got
5. north
6. white
7. spent
8. foot
9. feet
10. blows
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We are approaching the 100th day of school, which is a day the state decides funding for our school. It is based on attendance. The more students attending school daily means more money we have to spend teaching students. Also, we want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm

Thank you,Mrs. Brown

Sunday, January 10, 2010

January 11, 2010
Dear First Grade Parents,
We have school everyday this week and early day on Wednesday as usual. We are going to set goals for ourselves for school that we plan to live up to by the end of the school year in May. We will evaluate them each month to see if we are on track to complete them.
We are in need of black dry erase markers to replace our current ones. They are starting to dry out. We also need wide ruled notebook paper and pencil toppers. Thank you for your donations.
This week we will review phonics from before Christmas Break and I will do AIMS Web Benchmark testing individually. We will write sentences using past tense verbs and pronouns. In Math, students will begin Unit 6 in Math all about addition and subtraction math facts and strategies to remember them. We will study our phonograms and spelling words in Spelling. In Social Studies, We will learn about the Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights.
Homework this week will be a Math worksheet each night, and reading for 20 minutes. An adult needs to sign the student’s reading log each day to show that they read each day after school. It needs to be turned in Friday. Please do you Spelling homework of five times each word on Monday, each word in a sentence on Tuesday, spelling words in ABC order on Wednesday, and a practice test on Thursday. Spelling test is on Friday.
Spelling Words:
1.eats
2. fast
3. food
4. jump
5. sleep
6. wash
7. yellow
8. nine
9. face
10. miss
We have had many students absent. If your child is absent for more than one day please get their work from me. I don’t want them to get far behind and bring their grades down. We need to keep them learning and their work completed.
Students began receiving a daily reward for attending school and being on time. They also receive a daily reward for doing their homework: math, and spelling are required. We are approaching the 100th day of school, which is a day the state decides funding for our school. It is based on attendance. The more students attending school daily means more money we have to spend teaching students. Also, we want your children to have the best opportunity to learn. They can only learn if they attend school. Thank you for helping me teach your children affectively.
All children are expected to be in attendance each day unless they are ill or a family emergency arises. If you know that your child is going to be absent/tardy, please call the office at 807-9668. If your child is absent for a total of 18 days, consecutive or nonconsecutive, excused or unexcused it is seen as truant and excessive. AAL reports all students with excessive absences to the Pima County Attorney’s truancy office. For more information about truancy, visit http://www.pcao.pima.gov/actnow.htm

Thank you,Mrs. Brown