Week 5

 

Student-led Conferences

Please look over our meeting schedules and select a time that works for you and your Firstie to meet. We will discuss our school day and your child’s progress through their eyes. 

Mrs. Fiesbeck

Ms. Gould

Friday Folders

You may have noticed that a variety of work items came home in student Friday Folders this week. It’s likely you saw that many papers were only partially completed. At this point in the year, that is to be expected. However, a conversation with your child about why they did not complete their assignments is appreciated. As their work stamina improves, the number of completed tasks should also increase. If you’re not seeing improvement over the next few weeks, please revisit this topic with your child. We may, on occasion, send home work that needs to be finished. However, it is expected that our Firsties learn to get their work done during class time. 

What’s Up?

• In math we will begin our second unit. Students will solve new types of story problems within 10 using the relationship between addition and subtraction. They will develop an understanding of the meaning of the equal sign and connect story problems to equations.

• We will learn about Johnny Appleseed and will practice creating a magnificent thing–an apple picker! 

• Our focus will continue to be on teamwork and communication as we read and process literature leading us toward our class project of creating a magnificent tool for the classroom.

• We will begin our study of light and sound in Science.

• We will study beginning consonant blends such as: sl, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr

Ask Your Firstie

• What do these words mean: category, data, difference, sum, survey

• What tools do we have at home and how are they used?

• What tools do I need for work? (Please share with them any tools you use such as specific computer programs or handheld tools. We are learning that every task requires the right tool).

• Read these words: tack, snack, trick, sock, block, backpack, friend, half, first, why, when, where, what.

Donations needed

We could use your help with a couple of things! Please check out this sign up sheet. Thanks!

Interested in Volunteering at school? 

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Field Trips

To help offset the cost of our field trips, we ask families to donate $5/student (max of $10/family). You can submit the money using this link. Thank you!