Homework

There is a homework sheet Monday-Thursday.  In addition, students are to read and review skills which are being taught in class (see below).  Please check your child's homework daily!

Please check your child's folder everyday for important news, forms that need to be filled out and returned, to see their work progress and to see what they're learning about!  Thank You!!!

Second Quarter Skills

I will be teaching and testing the students on the following skills:

Word Knowledge

Saying their name, address, phone number and birthday (for their own safety)

Identifies and matches sounds to letters

Discriminates beginning consonants and vowels

Fluency

Begins to read high-frequency words

Reading Comprehension

Recognizes beginning, middle and end of stories

Retells story, in sequence, in own words

Writing

Uses drawing and writing skills to communicate

Mathematics

Counting and ordering numbers to 50

Recognizing and identifying numbers 0-20

Recognizes relationships between location, time and order

Identifies coin and value of penny, nickel, dime and quarter

Reads and interprets information from a picture graph

Physical Development (Ongoing

 throughout the year)

Skipping

Uses  crayons, pencils, glue and scissors properly

Tie shoes and manages buttons, snaps and zippers (if your child does not know how to perform these skills please practice at home daily!)

Dresses self with minimal assistance

Parents/Guardians:

*We are working everyday on these skills and more!  It would be of great help to me and to your child to practice and go over all of the above skills for reinforcement.  Thank You!!!*

*I appreciate your children coming to school in their uniforms, well rested and on time (8:45 am).* 

*In order to reduce the spread of germs: Please send a water bottle with your child everyday!  Please only keep your child home if he/she is sick.  If you child is absent, please send a note to school on the form given at the beginning of the year (if you need more copies let me know).*

Classroom News

Please read to your child everyday if possible.  It is of great help to me for you to talk to your child about what they are learning everyday in school.  Please review skills and check all papers in their folder to see how they are progressing and where they need extra practice.  

January & February Dates to Remember:

Wed. Jan. 18 - LSC Community Meeting 9:00am & NCLB PAC Meeting 10:00am

Thurs. Jan. 19 - KIDS ID

Fri. Jan. 20 - KIDS ID & BAC City- wide Meeting

Fri. Jan. 27 - Professional Development - No School for students.

Mon. Jan. 30 - Positive Action Family Class 3:00pm

Wed. Feb. 1 - Report Card Pick Up Day - Regular day of school for students. Parents or legal guardians please see me before or after school.

Fri. Feb. 3 - Staff Development - No School for students.