Thank you to all who came to Parent Orientation. For those of you who were unable to attend I have posted the slideshow on the blog. Click on the four arrow icon to make it full screen. If you have any questions feel free to call or email me.
We have noon dismissal on Thursday, September 22.
Saturday Live is this Saturday. Thank you to those who donated candy for our booth. PTA is still looking for volunteers to help with the Candy Shack. You can sign up to volunteer on the PTA blog, http://bitterrootpta.weebly.com/.
The PTA coupon book fundraiser has ended. If you have not returned your child's envelope please do so ASAP.
First graders will have a hearing screening on Monday.
Mrs. Neese, the school counselor, will be teaching us about whole body listening on Wednesday.
This week is super exciting...we start reading groups! I love teaching reading groups! We will be working on visualizing as we read and decoding short a words.
In writing, we will be learning about parts of a sentence and writing words we know. The students will also write a informational and opinion paper sample.
The spelling rule for the week and the spelling words can be found on the right hand side of the blog. We will be having weekly spelling tests on Fridays. You can practice on the Spelling City link on my blog. You can also visit this site for fun ways to help your child with spelling.
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/10/75-fun-ways-to-practice-and-learn.html.
Also, be sure to have your kiddo practice the high-frequency words. There could be one or two for bonus points!
We are continuing to work on addition strategies in math. This week we will learn how to use the greater number to count on. We will also use the number line to add.
Have a wonderful week!
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