Weekly Update

This week in class we discussed how each of us are all different in very special ways by reading the  book Elmer. Then, we created our own colorful Elmer Elephants for the hallway and wrote what makes each of us one of a kind! We continue to practice neat handwriting by using the sky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line correctly.

In math this week, we began Topic 1: Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10. Our focus for lesson 1 & 2 was creating part-part-whole robots. See if your child can draw a part-part-whole robot for you, explain it, and write a matching number equation.

In reading, we are reviewing letter sounds, high frequency words from kindergarten, tapping out 3 letter words, and reading simple books. Be sure your child collects all of the paper books that come home in a Ziplock bag. Pull them out to read on a rainy day, a car trip, or for practice anytime!

High Frequency Words from this week: little, where, play, my, here, the, look, favorite, this, we

Reminders:

• No School Monday, September 3rd- Labor Day
• Highlighter on the corner of math papers means it is homework, and due Fridays. 
• First grade boys had a 5 minute boy scout information meeting today and will bring home a flyer with more info to join.
• Indian Princess and Indian Guides flyer came home earlier this week, if you're interested.

First Week!

We had a great week in room 1! I have learned so much about my new students and I'm looking forward to getting to know each child better as the year progresses. This week we took the time to learn about our classmates by creating an All About Me foldable, which is displayed in the hallway for everyone to see. We learned the rules of our classroom and the rules to follow during recess and lunch. We've been reading stories about the first day of school that helped us discuss positive friendship traits and feelings.  After reading Billy the Bully, we created a class poster called Heart Smart. We say "Before you speak, think and be smart. It's hard to fix a wrinkled heart!" Ask your child if they can explain what happened in the story and talk about the wrinkled heart poster. In our language arts curriculum, called Wonders, we read our first two stories: Elephants and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Your child should be able to read the following words we reviewed this week: he, can, I, like, do, to, you.

A few reminders:

• Remember to subscribe & confirm your email to receive automatic updates from this blog. 
• Every Friday, a Reading Journal will come home with a new entry that we worked on all week. Check the blue paper inside for directions to complete each weekend.
• If you wish to order books from the scholastic magazine, the due date for ordering is August 31. You can order online using our class code GZDXL or by sending in the order form and a check. The magazine was included in the folder from Open House. Here's the link https://clubs.scholastic.com/home Click on "parents" to get started.
• Friday, August 31st, bring in a canned food for the SOUPer Bowl. Avon Lake will be having a non-perishable item drive for the Souper Bowl Competition with Avon. Students can wear a hat if they bring in a non-perishable item to donate.

Welcome to First Grade!

Welcome to first grade! My name is Kim Kozar and I am looking forward to starting my 10th year at Redwood Elementary.  I am eager to meet my new class on our first day of school-August 22nd! It's going to be a wonderful year filled with great accomplishments and amazing memories.

Students and Parents are invited to join me for Open House @ Redwood on August 20th anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 PM in room 1. Please have your child bring his or her supplies this night and the student info sheet I sent home through the mail. Your child will be able to see the classroom, meet classmates, and sort supplies to help make your child's first day run smoothly.

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I am excited to start the school year and meet my new students in just 2 weeks!
~ Mrs. Kozar