Hi Everyone!
Wow! We are off to a great start! The kids are doing a great job of learning every day! I have a few things to mention:
Limo Ride and Pizza Party! This will be this Thursday, Oct. 18th! The limo will arrive at school around 11:10 a.m.! Parents are welcome to come and snap a picture or two of us getting in the limo! We will also post some pictures on the blog too!! Please have your child dress up a little for this experience as we want to feel special for our limo ride!! We will be going to Pizza Ranch and having our lunch and then returning back to school. I will have a special movie for fun that day too! It’s going to be a fantastic day!!
Reading Counts- We are off to a strong start! Students are reading every night and taking quizzes! Great job! We also have volunteers coming in to help guide the students with their quizzes and make sure that they are getting new books. Remember, we only have small snatches of time during the day to get our books and if we can’t get down there, your student can always read a book from home, bring it in, take a quiz, and then bring the book back home.
Math- This next week will be taking our Unit 1 Assessment over story problems. If you notice your student has been coming home with 1’s or 2’s on their morning math sheets, it would be great if you could go over story problems with them. I have some great math sites here on the blog that your student can go to and also get additional practice. Just get them to the site (like IXL math), find the addition/subtraction story problem section, and have them practice.
Reading Levels-You may have noticed that your student has come home with Reading Counts books that seem to be at an easy level for your student. This is because their level for Reading Counts was set at their last level in first grade. This is to insure success as these kiddos get used to taking Reading Counts quizzes. This next week, I will be beginning to individually test each student to see how much new progress they have made. Their new level will be boosted for Reading Counts right after we finish testing!
Have a great week!