Full Steam and Full Week Ahead!

Monday= C Tuesday= D Wednesday= A Thursday= B Friday= C Happy Sunday families! I hope this post finds you happy and rested after a wonderful weekend with your NEW first grader! Was your child extra sleepy on Friday? This transition time back to school is often tough on our first graders, so please help your child do their best by allotting earlier bedtimes and sticking with a new routine. I, too, was too pooped to participate by Friday night and so apologize for the delay in an updated post. We had a super-duper 3 days together last week. I hope your child has shared some of the things we've learned in first grade, thus far. Be sure to have them show you some of our new sign language signs that we use to communicate in first grade. Your child should also have brought home their "Me Bag" on Friday. I am asking the children to find items that tell about themselves and put them in their little "Me Bag". We will start sharing our bags tomorrow, but don't worry if you didn't get a chance to put yours together...it will take us a while to share all 24 bags. I shared my bag with the kids on Friday. Check to see what your child remembers about me from the items in my Me Bag...hmmmmm. The upcoming week is going to bring about some back-to-school assessments. It's kind of a bummer for the kids, but it is such a valuable resource for me to know where each of my kids are at in their learning journey. We are so lucky to have Ms. Andrea join us tomorrow to help us review some letters and work on some writing while I am testing the kids one at a time. On another note, I have noticed that many of our first graders are getting hungry in the afternoon. If your child would like to bring a little snack to have at 2:30 when we return from Specials, that is fine with me. I am unable to provide snacks as a class, but the invitation is open to my kids to have a snack at 2:30 from home. It will be a working snack, as we have lots to get done the last hour of our day. But I am finding that I am getting hungry by 2:30 and so I know our first graders are as well. As the year progresses and they get into their groove, my classes have usually found they no longer need a working snack. However, this early in the year it is a good idea to keep the kids fed, watered, rested and happy! Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions, concerns or comments. I have loved spending the past few days with your amazing children and am excited to see them in the morning! Have a great night!