Sep. 11th-15th

Hello First Grade Families,

I hope you had a nice Labor Day! Luckily things have cooled down a bit! Thank you to those of you that have signed up for our Remind app. I think this will be a great way for me to send quick reminders and individual messages/pictures. If you are having trouble or have any questions feel free to email me.

Please remember that this Wednesday, September 13th is Picture Day. Pictures will happen first thing in the morning so please try to have your student to school on time that day. If you want to send them a change of clothes for after, feel free, as we do have PE that day. Your student will be coming home Monday with a picture day envelope. Please remember to send your student to school with payment attached (or you may choose to pay online) by Wednesday.

This will be the first week that I am sending home homework packets. Homework will be sent home at the beginning of every week and be due by Friday. The Home Connection Math pages are listed below. Word Wall words that we are focusing on for the week will be listed as well. Once words are added to the Word Wall, they are expected to be spelled correctly every time. You can help your student with this at home. Little readers will not be sent home until next week since we are just starting our guided reading this week. Please try to read with your student at home for at least 10 minutes a night with books of your choice. There will usually be a Second Steps activity to complete with your student for the week as well. From here on out, most student papers from the previous week will be sent home each Monday.

Library books went home with your student this past week. Please make sure these are returned Tuesday so that students are able to check out another book.

That was a lot so please let me know if you have any questions! :)

Homework 9/11-9/14

• Math Pages 1-4

• Second Steps Lesson 3 activity

• Read for 10 minutes each night with books from home

• Practice word wall words he, in, to

• Return library book by Tuesday

Parent Reminders:

• Picture Day envelope by Wednesday

• Scholastic

Thanks so much and have a great week ahead!

Mrs. Van Gaale