| September Newsletter |
| Dear Parents, September 9, 2002 WOW! I can't believe how fast August flew by! I guess time flies when you are having fun. We have been having a blast in first grade learning so many things. It's amazing how fast we learn! Our newsletter is already up on our website along with our story words, which can be found under the heading: letter. This will be the last newsletter that is sent home to those who have access to the internet. All other newsletters will be up on the web by the first week of every month. Please let me know via a note or e-mail if you are unable to access your e-mail and/or our website at any time so that I can make other arrangements for you. Please remember to check your e-mail and our website at least once a week preferably on Sundays. Here is what is in store for us for this month: Some important dates: 9/6 (Fri.) Deadline for Sally Foster 9/11 (Wed.) Free Color Day (Colors: Red, White, & Blue) Tree Planting Service 2:00 p.m. (Parents are invited and may take their child home afterwords.) 9/13 (Fri.) Book Orders are due for Scholastic and Troll (CHECKS ONLY) Doughnut Sale 9/17 (Tues.) Picture Day (in uniform) 9/24 (Tues.) School Mass 8:30 a.m. 9/27 (Fri.) Noon Dismissal/Color Day $1.00 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! This week we will be reading our last story from our Hello books. We will be having our first unit test at the beginning of the third week of September. We will also be starting our next reading book titled Problem Patrol during that week. All children have been assessed at this time. We will be starting our reading groups this week to see what reading level the children are at. By the end of this quarter, your child should be reading a level 4 book or higher to be marked on level and learning in reading. It is important that you continue to read to and with your child every night and record it in their daily reading log. This is part of their grade in their homework as well as in reading. Please make sure it stays in your child's M.O.O.S.E. Notebook. Thanks! On the Write Track! We are still practicing our handwriting skills. Please help your child at home with this skill. We have started writing sentences to go with our spelling words this past week. We are also learning how the writing process works. We have been writing almost everyday. I think I see some writers of the future in our class! Math Minutes with Mrs. Miller: This month in Math, we will be learning subtraction facts to 12. In Ch. 3, the students will be able to: 1. Model subtraction as separation. 2. Write subtraction number sentences in horizontal and vertical forms. 3. Learn subtraction facts to 6. 4. Review the mathematical concepts and skills from Ch. 2. 5. Model subtraction patterns. 6. Relate addition and subtraction. 7. Explore zero in subtraction facts. 8. Solve problems by choosing the operation. 9. Solve problems by writing the number sentence. In Ch. 5, the students will be able to: 1. Find other names for sums and differences. 2. Learn subtraction facts for 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. 3. Find differences on a number line. 4. Explore subtraction patterns. 5. Apply subtraction strategies. 6. Check subtraction by adding. 7. Write fact families for addition and subtraction. 8. Solve problems by using a model. "An Apple a Day" in Science? This month in Science, we will be learning about Apples. We will learn about Johnny Appleseed. We will be graphing our favorite apple during an apple taste test at the end of the month. We will be discovering how apples are grown. We will also be talking about other apple related products. Safety First in Social Studies! We have been discussing how to be safe at home, in our neighborhoods, and about stranger danger. This week we will continue to talk about stranger danger, bicycle safety, and school safety. |