Well, families, our fantastic First Graders are doing an amazing job learning the ins and outs of 1st grade! We have a great group of kiddos that work well together and are very eager to learn. We have many things to look forward to this week.
SAT 10 Testing Monday and Tuesday – Our students will take the SAT 10 standardized test on Monday and Tuesday of this week. The test that they take will be based on their learning from Kindergarten. They will take the test again at the end of 1st grade to see how much they’ve grown throughout the year. Here are a few things you can do to help your child be successful:
-Make sure your kiddos get plenty of rest the night before the test.
-It is very important to be at school on time each day. If they should come in late, they will take the test during a make up. Late arrivals will not be able to enter the classroom.
-Children should get a good breakfast each morning, either at home or when they get to school. Please encourage them to eat well so that they’ll have plenty of energy.
-Exercise!!! Our children need time to release their energy – allow them time to play and rest their minds in the evening.
-Praise, praise, praise!! Praise your child for working hard and trying every day.
PICTURE DAY IS WEDNESDAY September 19.
Guided reading will begin later this week, once testing is complete. Your child will also begin to bring home a “Baggy Book” – this is a book that is on their reading level so that they may read it each night. Please listen to your child read and encourage them to read to siblings as well. Baggy books should be returned on Friday so that they can get a new book to take home the next week.
In math, we are working on beginning addition with numbers to 12. You can support this at home by having children count books, socks, toys, etc. They can add groups of things together. You can also make flash cards with numbers and allow children to draw objects on the cards representing the numbers (Card with # 5 would have 5 cats drawn). Then, allow them to pull two cards and add the numbers together. Write the problem using an addition sentence. (5 +2 =7)
The kids did a GREAT job on their spelling test last week!! Our new words for the week are:
tip tap nip nap hit cap
We are focusing on the sounds of short a and short i.
We hope you have a great week – thank you again for supporting your child’s learning everyday!
Mrs. Duggins
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