Dear First Grade Families,                              10-1-18

The October Reading Log will be sent home today.  Please make sure your child is reading 15 minutes or more daily for homework and recording minutes read on the reading log.  I will collect it at the end of the month.  I will also send home another sight word book to practice as a part of homework.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign your child’s booklet and return it to school.

Reminders:  Wear gym shoes and return library books on Monday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                    9-24-18

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign your child’s test and return the booklet.

Students will start checking books out from the library today.  Our day to visit the library to check out books will be on Mondays.  Please make sure your child returns library books on Monday.

Students read books on the computer during listen to reading time during Daily 5.   If possible, please send headphones to school for your child to use during this time.

Please return the September reading log by Monday, October 1, 2018.

Reminders:  Wear gym shoes on Monday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                            9-17-18

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign your child’s test and return the booklet to class.

I am sending home a Scholastic book order form.  If your child would like to order books, book orders along with payment are due this Friday, September 21, 2018.

On Wednesday, September 19, students have a late start and will start school at 9:35 a.m.

Reminders:  Read 15 minutes or more daily for homework and record minutes read on the September reading log.  Wear gym shoes on Monday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                             9-10-18

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign your child’s test and return the booklet to school.  Students did very well on the test.  Practicing spelling the words at school and doing the spelling homework really helps your child when they take the spelling test on Fridays.

Reading homework continues to include reading at home 15 minutes or more daily and recording minutes read on the September reading log.  Please make sure your child reads for homework because it really improves their reading fluency after reading the book several times to practice.

Open House will be on Thursday, September 13, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.  I look forward to meeting everyone at Open House.

Reminders:  Students have a half day of school on Friday, September 14, and will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.  Please have your child wear gym shoes on Monday for gym class.

Have a Great Week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                                     9-4-18

Students had a great week of learning new routines during the first week of school.  I look forward to another wonderful year of learning.

Reading lessons focus on reading good fit books and retelling stories.  Students will get a book bag today to practice reading books 15 minutes or more daily for homework.  The book bag will be sent home each day and returned to school the next day to use during reading groups.   They will also get a reading log for September to record books read for homework.  I will collect the reading log at the end of the month.

Writing lessons focus on writing a personal narrative or experience story.

Math lessons include our new Eureka Math program.  I will send home information about the lessons.  The focus for math lessons is counting objects; addition; number bonds; and number stories.

Social Studies lessons focus on rules and how to get along with others.  Students also are learning about what it means to be a citizen.

Science lessons include learning about light and sound waves.

Open House will be on Thursday, September 13, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Reminders:  Wear gym shoes on Mondays for gym class.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                   5-14-18

Students will be taking the Math NWEA Test this week.  I do not have the exact day scheduled yet.  Please talk to your child about trying their best and taking their time to complete the test.  Also, please make sure your child gets a lot of rest and eats a healthy breakfast each day.

Our field trip to Greenfield Village is on Friday.  Please make sure your child brings a lunch and drink in a paper bag.

On Wednesday, May 16, we have a late start.

Reminders:  Read 20 minutes or more daily for homework and record minutes on the May Reading Log.  Return library books on Monday.  Wear gym shoes on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                           5-7-18

Students will take the Unit 8 Math Test on Friday.  I will send home a study guide today.  Please help your child study for the test.

Next week, students will begin taking the NWEA Math and Reading tests on the computer.  I will let you know the days when I have a schedule.

Please turn in the field trip permission slips for Greenfield Village  as soon as possible, if you have not already done so.

Reminders:  Read 20 minutes or more for homework daily and record minutes on the May reading log.  Return library book on Monday.  Wear gym shoes on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                  4-30-18

Please turn in the field trip permission slip for Greenfield Village as soon as possible.  Please let me know if you would like to chaperone.  A background check in the office needs to be done this week, if you have not already done so for previous field trips.

Reading homework continues to include 20 minutes or more daily.  Please have your child return the April reading log by Wednesday.

Reminders:  Return library books on Monday.  Wear gym shoes on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                       4-23-18

On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, we are having our First Grade Market Day from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  The students are really looking forward to selling their products.  Please join us, if you have time.

Reading homework continues to include reading 20 minutes or more daily and recording minutes read on the April reading log.

Reminders:  Return library books on Monday.  Wear gym shoes on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                             4-16-18

First Grade Market Day is on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  Students have been working hard creating products to sell during First Grade Market Day.  For our Social Studies lessons, we studied economics and students learned about producers, consumers, goods and services and needs and wants.  Students are really looking forward to selling the products they created.  If possible, please visit our First Grade Market Day and we could always use more volunteers to help students sell the products.  The money we earn will be used for our end of the year field trip to Greenfield Village.  This field trip is part of our next Social Studies unit about history and learning about the past.

Reading homework continues to include reading 20 minutes daily and recording minutes read on the April reading log.

The shape robots that students created are amazing!  Thank you for all of your support for this project.  Students recycled items and created a variety of incredible robots.  I am always amazed at how creative ths students are as they work on various projects.

Since we are still working on projects for market day, our classroom could us more glue sticks and we also need more tissue.  Again, thank you for all of your support.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski