1. Folder- 3D shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.

Reminders:

Today ALL students improved from their FALL score- yay!  Many met their growth goals as well.  I am very proud of ALL of them for doing their best!

Friday, January 22^nd we will finish testing if needed.

***Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school with a positive attitude!!***

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects were due today.  If your child did not turn it in, they were sent home with the paper again.  Please make sure they turn it in by Friday,  January 22 or they will NOT receive any credit.  Remember to have your child practice reading each of the sentences on their paper so they can share with the class.  Most students share today and did an excellent job!  Thanks for helping to prepare them at home!
5. POEM book- a few students did not return today, please bring TOMORROW so we can add new poems!

Reminders:

NWEA TESTING IS THIS WEEK:

Today (Tuesday) we reading today.

TOMORROW- LATE START Wednesday, January 20^th at 9:45 will be math.

Friday, January 22^nd we will finish testing if needed.

The NWEA test is a VERY important piece of data that helps us determine if your child is on track and ready for 1^st grade (along with other pieces of information, such as DRA, math checklists, various performance tasks, etc.)  

It also allows us to see areas of strengths and weaknesses.  This allows us to focus instruction and provide challenging lessons at their level. 

As discussed at parent teacher conferences in the fall, each student has a growth goal for this test.  We will be sending a NWEA report home with their report card to show you how they did and if the met their goal.

Thank you for your support to help each child do their BEST on this important TEST!

***Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school with a positive attitude!!***

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please have your child practice reading each of the sentences on their paper so they can share with the class on Tuesday. 
5. POEM book- please read poems with your child and return the book on Monday.

Reminders:

1. No school Monday (January 18th) for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
2. Tuesday, January 19th we will have NWEA testing for Reading at 9:00 am.  Please make sure your child goes to bed early on Monday night so they are well rested.  Make sure they eat a healthy breakfast and get to school ON TIME!  Please remind them this is an important test and they need to TRY THEIR BEST!!!
3. Thursday, January 21 we will have NWEA test for Math at 9:00 am.
4. Friday, January 22 we will finish NWEA Math if needed.

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-not sight word paper
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please do not send to school until this date.  THANK YOU!

Reminders:

1. TOMORROW (January 15th) there will be a Parent Technology Workshop at 2pm in the computer lab.
2. Looking Ahead to NEXT WEEK-
3. No school Monday (January 18Th).
4. Wednesday January 20th is late start.
5. NWEA testing will be NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we will best testing in the morning so please make sure your child gets lots of rest, eats a healthy breakfast, arrives to school on time, and is ready to do their BEST on this important test).

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-Ww paper (2 sides)  Remember W starts at the TOP and w starts at the middle line.
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please do not send to school until this date.  THANK YOU!

Reminders:

1. Mark your calendars for  FRIDAY (January 15th) there will be a Parent Technology Workshop at 2pm in the computer lab.
2. Looking Ahead to NEXT WEEK-
3. No school Monday (January 18Th).
4. Wednesday January 20th is late start.
5. NWEA testing will be NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we will best testing in the morning so please make sure your child gets lots of rest, eats a healthy breakfast, arrives to school on time, and is ready to do their BEST on this important test).

Thank you,

1. Folder-sight word at paper
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- As part of the Math and Social Studies curriculum, we have been talking about how people use a timeline to shown events over time.  As part of the Social Studies curriculum, it is expected that each child completes a timeline of their life to show the past present, and future.    Please use the attached construction paper with the template with started in class.  Please use a photograph or picture in the box and include a sentence explaining what is going on in the picture using the sentence stems“In the past, I was___________.”

   “In the present, I am____________.”

   “In the future, I will_________.”

   Please have your child practice sharing their timeline at home so they are prepared to share with the class.  We are working on talking in complete sentence so your child will be expected to read (say) all 3 sentences on their paper on their own.

   These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please do not send to school until this date.  THANK YOU!

   Thank you for your assistance with this project.  Your child will need your help but please allow them to do as much as possible (they should do the cutting, gluing, and WRITING!)  They aslo need to practice speaking for sharing their project.

   Please let us know if you have any questions.

Reminders:

1. Please send in a January snack for the class to share.  We have 18 students in the class.  We only have a few crackers and will not be able to continue morning and afternoon snack if parents do not send in items.  Thank you to those that sent in snacks today!
2. Mark your calendars for NEXT FRIDAY (January 15th) there will be a Parent Technology Workshop at 2pm in the computer lab.

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

This Weekend’s Homework:

1. Folder-shape sort, cut, paste, and sort the shapes… the CHILDREN need to cut out the shapes and practice their cutting, it is THEIR homework not parents
2. Reading Bag- NEW DIGRAPH chart– they should practice this daily just like sight words, and books! To practice the digraphs, they should go c-h (ch sound) chick, w-h (wh sound), t-h (th sound) three, s-h (sh sound) sheep, and last p-h (f sound) photograph as we practice during read to self time today.
3. Math Bag- play math games– making 10 with red and yellow counters, card game “war” for comparing numbers (which is greater?), and dice game- roll, write, and draw the dots to show the quantity on the dice— NEW practice reading their shapes book and naming 2D and 3D shapes they see at home and out and about, for example at the store or park!

Reminders:

1. Please send in a January snack for the class to share.  We have 18 students in the class.  We only have a few crackers and will not be able to continue morning and afternoon snack if parents do not send in items.
2. Mark your calendars for NEXT FRIDAY (January 15th) there will be a Parent Technology Workshop at 2pm in the computer lab.

Have a nice weekend!

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

Tonight’s Homework:

1. Folder-letter sight word “dog”
2. Reading Bag- sight words, and books!
3. Math Bag- play math games– making 10 with red and yellow counters, card game “war” for comparing numbers (which is greater?), and dice game- roll, write, and draw the dots to show the quantity on the dice

Reminders:

1. Please send in a January snack for the class to share.  We have 18 students in the class.
2. Tomorrow there will be popcorn and pizza sales.

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci