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  We will have our first Social Studies Test on Thursday, October 20th. The Unit we covered included these these focus questions: Why do we need rules? How can we get along with others? How can citizens work together to solve problems? Tomorrow, I will be working on completing a study guide with the children. Please review it this week… Read more →

OCTOBER 14, 2016 Dear Parents, If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL. Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher. Sincerely, Technology Department This entry… Read more →

Dear Parents, If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL. Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher. Sincerely, Technology Department Read more →

For this project you will need to go on a Number Walk in your local community with an adult member of your family. Requirements: You may choose one specific number to look for on your Number walk (e.g. 7) or you may decide to look for all numbers from 0-10 or 0-20. Keep a record of the numbers you see… Read more →

OCTOBER 6, 2016 Hi everyone! I know this image is super blurry and hard to read, but it’s the best I can do. To get a better image, go to Haigh’s website and in the top left corner there will be a link button that says School News. Click on that and more details and a better image will be… Read more →

Spelling We work on word pattern by hearing and recording sounds in words.  We also identify when patterns do not match the way they sound.  We practice the words for the week.   We call these words HOT WORDS.  Your child should know the pattern and be able to apply it to new words.  We will have 6 hot words each… Read more →

DETROIT ZOO! OCTOBER 4, 2016 Today, you should have found a packet of information pertaining to our first field trip of the year! The first graders are extremely excited to visit the Detroit Zoo on Friday, October 21st.  Here are some quick notes about the trip: The cost is $5 per person – this is the price for students AND… Read more →

READING LOGS You should have found an October reading log in your child’s folder yesterday. These will be sent home at the beginning of each month for you and your child to keep track of their daily reading. Simply color in the symbol for the twenty minutes your child reads nightly. I have found sticking this on your refrigerator works… Read more →

Picture Day–October 7th Picture Day is scheduled for Friday, October 7th. We usually get our pictures taken pretty early in the morning while the children are still looking their best. Picture retake day is slotted for a date in November. Read more →

We have book check-out on MONDAY mornings. Children may keep the books until the following Monday. Please have your child keep their book in their backpack for the week so as not to lose it. I have a ton of books in the classroom and do not want to get it mixed in with the hundreds I already have. If… Read more →