September 2nd - September 6th

What We Are Learning

Reading: This week we added the Read to Someone element to our Daily Five Literacy Café. Ask your child what it means to sit EEKK! We also continued to work on building stamina so that students are reading and writing completely independently. 

Writing: Your child continues to draft small moment stories. Their stories tell about something they did or something that happened to them. We also learned how to narrow down a story and have a beginning, middle, and end.

Math: During math this week we continued learning about adding and subtracting numbers using a number line.  We also practiced counting and writing numbers to 120.  This is a skill I encourage you all to work on with your child. You can make it fun by using different movements or silly voices.

Theme: We ended our days this week with reading Scholastic Weekly Reader. This is a really cool magazine aimed for first graders. This week focused on how to be a good citizen.

Friendly Reminder

If your child needs to go home a different way than he/she normally does, I must either have a note in the morning, or you must call the office. Please do not leave me an e-mail. I might not get to it until after the students have gone home. I often do not have time to check my email until after school. I want to make sure everyone gets home safely!

Word Wall Words

Each week your child will be introduced to new sight words. Your child’s teacher last year probably called them Popcorn Words.  Willard is moving away from traditional spelling tests.  However, it is VERY important that you review these words with your child each week.  Even though they will not be tested on these words, please have your child practice reading, writing, and spelling them.  How well your child knows these words will be reflected on their grade card each quarter. 

This week’s word wall words:

go    my    on    me    like

Last week’s word wall words:

the   I   to   a   is

Dates to Remember

September 12^th –  Picture Day

September 20^th- Dismiss at 12:30

September 25^th- First Tiger Pride Assembly