New Website and Date

Hello, friends!

Here is the animal website we visited today. It has lots of fun facts and games about mammals and other animals that we will learn about soon.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/gamesforkids.htm

Also, we will rejoice in our reading and writing successes with a celebration on Friday, September 3. Let's work hard during the next couple weeks to be ready!

August Announcements

Welcome to your very own website, lions! You can come here for reminders about important events in our classroom and at school. There is also a list of fun websites you can visit to help you be the smartest first grader you can be. Remember: Take PRIDE in yourself, in the special way God made you, and in all that you will accomplish this year! ROAR!!!

Important Upcoming Dates:

• September 14–Half-Day
• September 20–Holiday (No School)
• Click to view the 2010-2011 Highlands’ Calendar

A very happy birthday to these special lions:

• Maura–August 22
• Natalia–August 23
• Manuela –August 25
• Michelle–August 25

Check out these websites for fun reading, writing and math games. I will add more as I find them:

• http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
• http://pbskids.org/ (Clifford, Curious George, and Arthur are all characters in books we read)
• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html
• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/langarts.html
• http://www.brainpopjr.com/(has a free trial, but then requires a paid subscription)
• http://www.vocabulary.co.il/first-grade-vocabulary-games/
• http://www.bemboszoo.com/ (similar to ZooPhonics, which we use to learn letter sounds)
• http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp?lnkid=TNav:SA:home&ESP=SA/ib//acq/main_tnav_SA///nav/txtl//// (listen and help create a Clifford story by clicking on “Clifford Interactive Storybooks” under “Language Arts”)

I look forward to a fantastic first grade year with you! I am so happy you are in my class!