Hi 1st grade families,
I have been enjoying my time here with the students and feel like my time with them is going to be ending way to fast! They have all been such joys to get to know.
So October is going to be busy. Here are some important dates to remember.
* Oct. 4th: Walk to School Day
*Oct. 5th - 7th: CogAT testing. Very important to have students here on time in the mornings because we start promptly at 8:15 am.
*Oct. 14th: End of First Nine Weeks.
*Oct. 24th - 28th: Conference Week. Students will be dismissed 2 hours early each day.
***HOMEWORK WILL BE DUE OCT. 28TH, ***
Math: We will be working on place value, greater than/less than, tallies/graphing, shapes and money. October is an exciting time in math. The students will be learning a lot of new concepts and ideas. Something that would benefit your student greatly is to start working with them on money at home. Give them some to "play" with, talk to them about how much things cost at the grocery store, question them about fair trades (i.e. one two dimes and a nickel can be fair traded for a quarter.) As always, extra support at home is so important.
Social Studies: We are going to start talking about Ben Franklin! Mrs. O'Connor really enjoys Ben and we have a lot of great activities to do with the kiddos about him. It is easier than you think to make him become cool! :0)
Reading: Pick up a good book and snuggle with your students during this wonderful fall weather. reading every night is such a positive influence on their reading abilities and levels!
Spelling Words:
Oct. 3rd week: frog, grab, pretty, bring, drip
Oct. 10th week: blue, clap, flag, glad, play
Oct.17th week: rain, stay, game, tape, pail, clay
Oct. 24th week: seat, feet, bean, seed, team
As always, thank you for all your support. You all have been so welcoming and I have truly enjoyed being at Mountain View!
Miss Nicholson
