Thanks to all of you who donated items, bought raffle tickets, helped to organize and came out for the Spring Festival last Saturday! It was a great success, and I hope that everyone who came enjoyed themselves. I loved seeing all the families that make Highlands a wonderful community.
Here's what's happening this month:
- In reading, we just celebrated choosing and reading books that are just right for us. We're continuing to learn fundamentals of reading and how to read with fluency.
- In writing, we will be "writing for readers," using words from the word wall, sounding out words, remembering to space, etc. so that others can easily read our pieces. (We just celebrated "Small Moment" writing. This is a correction from the September announcements. Sorry!)
- This week we will review math concepts since the beginning of the year (counting and comparing numbers, patterns, adding and subtracting, word problems) in preparation for the first quarter assessment.
- Word Study continues to help us understand how words and letters work to help us in reading and writing.
- We just finished our unit on plants and will begin our Social Studies unit on good citizenship.
October 14 and 15--Teacher-Parent Conferences. You will receive a time slot from Valeria for one of these days to discuss your child's progress in first grade.
October 19--Half-day
October 28--Kindergarten/First Grade field trip to Toco Todo
Happy birthday to these lions:
Ms. Yuki--October 5
Amelia--October 13
Thank you for your continued help with your child's weekly homework. Please also make sure your first grader practices reading and writing the spelling words as well as committing the Bible verse of the week to memory.
Thanks again, parents, for helping your first grader. You make my job easier, and your caring and loving support makes a world of difference in your child's life. Keep up the good work!
