Wednesday Check-In...

Happy MID-WEEK families! Just checking to be sure you have had time to go through last Friday's mail. Did you find our ABC potluck note? It came home last week on yellow paper. This Friday, we are planning on having an ABC celebration and I have asked each student to help by bringing in a snack or food item that begins with the first letter of their first name to share with the class. For example: BETSY would bring butterfingers, Addy could bring Apple slices...Hudson could bring Hershey's kisses, etc. We are going to have a class alphabet celebration on Friday...I just wanted to make sure that each of you saw the note and left yourself time to grab something for your child before Friday. They do not know about the party yet...it will be a surprise, but I will tell them about it tomorrow. Also, fundraiser packets are due to come back to school tomorrow. Please try to remember to send your packet back asap. Have you been practicing your first set of spelling words this week? Our FIRST test is on Friday. It was brought to my attention that the spelling contract I sent home on Monday did not match the original words posted. Oops. I am so sorry for the miscommunication. Our words this week are: a, at, cat, tap, map, man, ran, can, the am. They will do great! Thank you for all the support at home. Has your first grader come home talking about being a bucket filler? Ask them what it means to fill someone's bucket. Today we did an activity where we filled other people's buckets and while we did that, our buckets were filled too. Invite your child to tell you about this activity. I loved it! Has your child talked to you about math "PARTNERS" and math "SWITCH PARTNERS" or the ole' switcheroo? Your first grader has 2 vocabulary cards they have created in their backpack and they have been asked to explain what the terms "partners" and "switch Partners" mean in our math talk context. Please allow your child to become the teacher and let them teach you about these key math conceptual terms. Language is HUGE in first grade math...thank you for helping your child find success and master these necessary foundation skills. Have a great night! Get ready for a 3-day weekend...No school next Monday. Don't forget your POTLUCK snack to share on Friday!