September 2nd - September 6th

What We Are Learning

Reading: Setting up Daily 5 reading structure

·       Readers Build Good Habits

·       How to do Read to Self and build stamina

·       How to do Work on Writing and build stamina

·       How to do Word Work and building stamina

Word Work:

·       Sight words: he, is, you, that, it

·       Phonics: digraph: th

Writing: Narrative Books

• Writing a beginning and middle to our stories

Math: Unit 1-lessons 1-3

• Solving addition and subtraction problems within 10 using various strategies and knowing equations are made up of “part, part, whole”

·        Counting on

·        Missing addends

·        Putting together

·        Taking from

Theme Time: Kindness

• How can we spread kindness in our classroom, school, and world?

Reading Levels

I have had a few different parents ask about their kiddo’s reading level.  I wanted to let everyone know that in first grade we spend the first four weeks of school establishing routines and building students’ stamina to be able to work independently. This way we can successfully have reading groups.

I started DRA assessments this week. It will take me two full weeks to finish everyone.   Soon I will be able to give you more specific information about how your kiddo is doing in reading. Until I’m finished, it would be very beneficial to work with your kiddo on the sight words in their take home folders and read together every day.

Sight Words

Your kiddo’s take home folder is full of useful information.  Make sure you check the sights words tab to see which sight words your kiddo needs to practice.  I circled the ones they were unsure of.  I will try and update these several times a quarter.

Dates to Remember

September 20^th - Willard Homecoming Parade (all students attend by bus) and dismiss at 12:30

September 25^th  – Fall Pictures

October 18^th: WOHE Fall Festival (date changed)