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.