First Week of School

It has been a great first week in first grade!  We have been learning the rules and routines of our classroom, as well as getting to know all of our new classmates!

What We Learned this Week: 
-Routines such as coming to school in the morning, packing up to leave in the afternoon, lunch and recess, walking in the hallway, etc. 

-Class rules that we brainstormed together.  Some of the rules that the students came up with are:
1. Be kind to everyone
2. Keep hands and feet to yourself
3. Listen to the teacher and classmates when they are talking
4. Eat your own snack 
5. Be respectful, be responsible, and be a problem solver (our school wide rules)
6. Follow the flexible seating rules (feet on the floor, little bounces on stability balls, choosing the spot that best helps your learn, taking care of shared supplies, how to pick a seat, etc.) 

-We learned about our classmates through our summer treasure show and tell.  The students loved being able to share memories with their new friends.  If your child forgot to bring something in on Friday, you can send them with a treasure on Monday.  

-Each day at the end school, I will be picking a few students to share their 'rose' and 'thorn' of the day. It is a great way for children to reflect on the day, and they have loved being able to share these so far!  

-We reviewed sentence writing rules and students wrote about their summers in their journals. 
Sentence Rules to remember: 
1. Capital letter
2. Punctuation
3. Sentence makes sense
4. Spaces between words
5. Spelling 

-We practiced spelling and math facts to review from Kindergarten.  


Reminders: 
-Thank you to everyone that sent back office and classroom paperwork.  If you have not yet turned everything in, please try to send it back this week!  I also am not able to upload pictures until I receive everyone's blog permission slips back.  

-We will not be viewing the eclipse as a class on Monday, August 21st.  If you would like to pick your child up early for the eclipse, please send a note for the office on Monday.  

-Our students brought home their poetry binders on Friday for the first time with the two poems we read this week.  Encourage students to read the words they know, but feel free to help them with reading the poems if they need assistance.  Please have the lucky listener sign and return each Monday!

-Please sign-up for a time to come in as a mystery reader in our classroom!  Also look for a sign-up for fall conferences coming soon! 



Thank you for your support!! :)