Spelling

Spelling Notes:

      ·       Students will be having spelling tests every Friday.

·       The spelling words will be assessed and sight words will be bonus.

·       Spelling words will be glued into the planner each week. I will also try to post them on the website.

·       Spelling words are chosen based on the sounds that the students are working on in whole group phonics and their small group with Ms. Richards.

·       While the kids will have practice with the words at school, in order to be successful on the weekly spelling test, I recommend they practice each night.

·       There is no required spelling homework to turn in.

·        A menu of options or choices is on the back of this page.  Use this for ideas to practice spelling words this year. I suggest that you hang it on the refrigerator or in your child’s homework area. Then they can check it to make a choice each night.

·       I would suggest they take a practice test on Thursday to make sure they are prepared for Friday.

·       Students need to write neatly. If a word cannot be read it will be marked wrong.

·       The words will not be read in order. They will be mixed up each week, so you should practice them out of order too.

 

Spelling Menu:

    Refer to this throughout the school year to practice spelling words.

 

 

 

Homework

Homework Note

·        This week we will begin homework!

·        Each week, the homework packet will have a front cover page with weekly notes.

·        Each week your child will bring home a packet on Monday. It should be completed and returned on Friday.

·        I send the homework in a packet to accommodate your busy schedules. This way if there is a night your child will not be able to do homework you can catch up or get ahead. Please encourage your child to do one page per night. I do NOT recommend doing it all in one setting.

·        The night it should be completed is written on the bottom of each page. Please try to complete it on the night I recommend because it will cover what we learned in class that week.

·        Each night, your child will have one page of math work. Occasionally there will also be a page of reading or grammar to review skills we are learning in class.

·        Next week we will begin book buddy. More to come on that later! J

Schedule

Here is a more formal class schedule. We will try to stick to this every day. Try to take our class schedule into account when you are scheduling appointments etc. for your child.

7:45-9:15 Small Reading Groups
9:15-10:45 Phonics, Whole Group Reading, Writing, Grammar
10:45-11:40 Specials
11:50-12:15 Lunch
12:15-12:30 Recess
12:30-1:00 Calendar
1:00-2:00 Math
2:00-2:20 Fluency and Word Wall
2:20-2:35 Pack Up

** In first grade, we only have an assistant for small reading groups. Our time slot with Ms. Richards is from 7:45-9:15. In order to get in all of the groups we will really need to start between 7:45-7:50. Please try to have your child to school on time each day. This way they can get unpacked, work on morning work, and get settled. If they need to eat breakfast they should come early so they do not have to eat in the classroom and miss out on small groups. **

What's The Buzz

Behavior and Bees :)

Behavior:

·        This week we are beginning to move bees in our classroom as a result of not following school and classroom rules and expectations.

·        Your child receives 2 warnings before they have to move their bee.

·        Please expect the first week or so to be an adjustment as your child gets used to the expectations in our class.

·        I would appreciate it if you would discuss your expectations for your child’s behavior at school with them.

·        I am VERY excited for a wonderful year with lots of learning!

Remind 101

Good afternoon!

There was a typo in the original note about Remind 101. You will find a corrected note on the back of the weekly newsletter sent home today.

To sign up for remind 101 test:
@misshyle to the number (859)475-0372


Hopefully this will clear up any confusion and we can all get set up to use this great resource!

Ready to go!

It was so nice meeting so many of you at orientation last Thursday! The classroom is ready and first day plans are made! I am really looking forward to getting to know each of the kids this year. I know we will all have a lot of fun and also learn many new things.

I would recommend that each of you sign up to follow the blog over on the right hand side. If you will do, you will get an email letting you know I have added a new post. I will add new posts several times a week to keep you updated on what is happening in the classroom!

I can't wait to see all of you bright and early Wednesday morning!