Already Wednesday?!?!

Monday= D Tuesday= A Wednesday= B Thursday= C Friday= D

I am so sorry that both last week and this week have gotten away from me and I didn't update you with all of the things we are working on in room 111. We hit the ground running every morning and I didn't get a chance to stop and fill you in on all of the great things we have been doing!

First, your child should have brought home a Conference Sign Up sheet today. Please check your calendars and return the note to me with your preferred conference time. If these forms could be returned by Friday, that would be wonderful. I will do my best to accommodate every one's schedule.

Did your child bring home a new sight word folder? I hope they told you all about it. Please be sure to practice a list each night with your first grader. I try to test them 2-3 times each week. The words on these lists are critical "have-to-know" words for first graders. Classic practice will help make their recognition automatic.

Did your child come home and tell you about the word "perspective"? If not, be sure to ask them what perspective is. We are focusing a lesson around this important vocabulary word. We have also had some fun changing our perspective and looking at things differently.

This Friday is FIRST GRADE'S Movie Night!!! We are hoping to have lots of kids in attendance. This month's movie is Kung Fu Panda 2. We will be having Tae-Kwon-Do demonstrations, games and of course the movie with a popcorn intermission.

Can you believe that next Monday January 30 is our 100th day of first grade? I can't believe it myself. We will be celebrating this monumental day with various counting activities. A letter will be coming home with more information, but a heads up--the kids are invited to wear clothing with numbers on them (jerseys work great) and they will also be asked to bring a bag of 100 things. The items can all be the same,or they can be mixed. Some ideas: marshmallows, M&Ms, Q-tips, cottonballs, craft sticks, pennies. Small items from around the house work perfectly. Have your child start thinking about their collection now and get a head start on their weekend homework.

Did your child tell you about Randy Nadler coming to visit us yesterday? We got to see a wonderful picture scrapbook for Mr. Nadler's trip to Vietnam. Ask your child to tell you about his visit.

Tomorrow is Library day! Help your child remember to bring back any Library books.

Don't forget to send your conference form back! Also,remember you can access our student reading book online by logging into ThinkCentral.com. The directions to log-in can be found on the bottom right-hand side bar of this blog page. Please help your child to read each and every night. We are in both a critical and monumental stage of first grade this quarter. Extra encouragement and support at home will help immensely!

Have a wonderful evening!