We had an amazing first week of school! Thank you for helping your student to be on time and prepared to learn each day. This is our first full week of school, and we know it is going to be awesome. Please continue to encourage and celebrate your student's successes--they are adjusting to a lot of newness, and we are proud of how quickly they are learning routines and how they are engaging with class materials.
If you have not done so already, please take TWO MINUTES to fill out the parent survey. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3KQZZrjJcKAtTKCHgm-YpQcwfq7Nt_mhV2IuFKQ0YlCBidw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 Thank you to those who have already done this! :) Your responses are appreciated! :) IMPORTANT INFORMATION Bring your folder daily to school! We are noticing that many students are forgetting to bring it. Even though we haven't had papers going home yet, the routine is important as we continue through the year! School starts at 8:40 and gets out at 3:20. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! On Friday's, school is out at 1:40! No School on September 2nd. It's Labor Day! Our first book order has gone home. We plan to submit the order on September 6th! We are only doing online ordering this year. If you need our class code, please email Ms. Terry for it! Class Dojo: Thank you to the parents who have signed up for ClassDojo! It is the quickest and easiest way to get ahold of us. We do set quiet hours each night and on the weekends but we do check the app frequently! Toys at school: Several students have been bringing toys to school which is causing distractions. If students are playing with toys in class, the toys will be kept at the teacher's desk until the end of the day. We discourage students from bringing toys to school because items frequently get misplaced or lost. Please remind your students to keep toys at home! Volunteering in Ms. Mack's room: We have not yet officially sent out our online volunteer sign up link, but Ms. Mack is looking for volunteers to help assemble math packets according to the lessons in each unit. If you are interested in helping, you can come into class to assemble the pages. Remember that if you are volunteering at the school, you must fill out a volunteer application at: volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org Please contact Ms. Mack if you are interested in helping out (no Chinese required ;) )[email protected]. LUNCH CHOICES Monday: Walking Taco, Hamburger, Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Pork Chop Dinner, Mini Corn Dogs and Chef Salad Wednesday: Teriyaki Chicken, Nachos or Wow Butter and Jelly Sandwich Thursday: Crunchy Fish Filet, Chicken Sandwich and Taco Salad Friday: Cheese (or Pepperoni) Pizza, Bean Burrito or Turkey Sandwich HOMEWORK: Reading 10 minutes a night! We will start “homework” on September 9th! WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK ELA: We are reading two stories titled “Tip and Tam" and "The Big Top." The text based comprehension skills we will be working on are recognizing the characters and the setting. We do not have spelling words until September 9th also. We will be reviewing our letters and sounds, blending simple CVC words and working on our station routine. CHINESE: This week we will continue to reinforce vocabulary for “big” and “little”, greetings (hello, goodbye), and responses to the question “How are you?” (good, very good, not good). Students will also continue practicing basic classroom phrases tied to our routines (line up, sit down, stand up, eyes on the teacher, etc.). In addition to reviewing and reinforcing these concepts, we will spend time practicing the grammar concepts of "on top" and "underneath"! For the next two weeks, students will learn vocabulary and grammar structures to talk about their families. Please send a family photo to school with your student that they can share with the class! The photos will also be on display in our classroom. MATH: Students are still learning the names of numbers 1-10 in Chinese. We will continue practicing vocabulary for daily calendar time, and will also begin practicing addition from 1-10. Please feel free to ask your student to practice saying their numbers at home! We are also noticing that many students need practice counting out loud. A great way to practice oral counting fluency at home is to help your student say their numbers in the car, while cleaning up, or getting ready to go to an activity.
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McKensey
8/24/2019 05:24:31 am
We would love to be a part of the online homework!
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