Wow! We had snow during the week and then summer temperatures on Saturday. Crazy Michigan weather. Hopefully, you had a chance to get out and enjoy Saturday with your first grader. I went to two soccer games. We intended to go get our pumpkins, but we all fell asleep in the car while Mr. Korte drove home. Oops.

Even though the weather was warm this weekend, it will not last. This is Michigan and even though it is fall… we must remember that winter is coming. Please check the temperatures before leaving. If it is cold, dress your first grader in a warm coat. I will always monitor the temperature before all recesses. If it is warm, we can leave the coat inside.

This is going to be a busy week. Please watch for notification from the school.

• Wednesday, October 26 – 9:30 Parent Education Meeting – Screen Time and the Brain – Please mark your calender and please consider attending.
• Wednesday, October 26 – 10:30 PTA meeting – Again, please consider attending.
• Thursday, October 27 – 10:00am – 1st Grade Pumpkin Patch
• Thursday, October 27 – 2:15pm – 1st Grade Parade
• Friday, October 28 – Half Day of school Dismissal at 12:05

Thank you for your support at home

I want to thank all of the families who are reading, completing the math homework, and completing the spelling homework. I CAN see a difference in the overall understanding and application in the content we must learn. It will make a huge difference in the overall growth for the year too.

A side note, if your first grader is sick, yes please keep them home. Other than that, please send your kiddo to school. Their attendance directly correlates to their academic success. Your child will come home completely exhausted, because we exercise our brain all day long. FYI, some of them tell me, “I’m tired” at 3:00. Yes, they all are tired by the end of the day. We really do work hard in the classroom. You should be so proud of your first grader.

Again, thank you for your help and support.

ELA

We are using our second Benchmark unit booklet. We are learning about characters in stories. The kids are having a great time hearing many variations of Little Red Riding Hood. Some are really funny. We are also learning that the author tends to have a purpose in these stories. They are trying to teach the reader a lesson.

Please let your first grader read their book bag books to you and sign their literacy log. It is your way to monitor when I meet with your child, their new books, their old books to read for fluency, and it is my way to monitor if they are reading at home.

Spelling

This week is the short u sound

1. rug
2. bug
3. hug
4. fun
5. run
6. sun
7. up
8. cup
9. come
10. here
11. of

Math

We are going to start subtraction as a known addend. Their understanding of a number bond is really important to fully understand this concept.

Science

We took a small break from science. We will resume next week.

Social Studies

We are almost finished with our Civics unit. I will be assessing this week.

Have a great week! Mrs. Korte