Room 7
Friday’s Message:
We’re off to a good start! It has been a busy week and we’ve been focusing on classroom rules and routines. The children are learning how to ask classmates to be their partner and to work cooperatively in pairs. Next week they will also be working together in small groups.
Hopefully your child has been telling you about some of the activities s/he has been doing in the classroom. (Ask them if they haven’t)
Opening Day Packets
Your child brought home a packet on the first day of school. Please fill out the enclosed forms and return them to me by next week if you have not already done so. Also remember to turn in your child’s earthquake/emergency food supplies. Thank you.
Personal Belongings
Please label/write your child’s name on lunch boxes, backpacks, and clothing (especially sweatshirts, jackets, sweaters, and pullovers).
“Back-to-School” Night
Thursday, September 11, is our school’s “Back to School” Night. (The time for the primary grades presentation has not been determined; that information should be forthcoming in the Walkie-Talkie or I will let you know as soon as I find out.) At Back-to School NIght I will be giving parents an overview of the 1st grade curriculum and explain our classroom program. There will also be many opportunities for you to to sign up and volunteer in the classroom. I hope to see many of you then. (See “Walkie-Talkie” for
details)
Bears, Bears, Bears
Hopefully your child has been keeping you informed of the different activities we’ve been doing with bears. They made bear books and have been acting out The Three Bears. They’ve shared their “beary special object, “ asked questions, and have played a sorting game called “guess my rule.”
Next week they will be using their bears for math and more language art activities.
Classroom Supplies
Thank you to the families that have been bringing in tissue, markers, wipes, and ziploc bags. We are already putting them to good use. We thank you.