Pep Rally Friday

Friday is our first Pep Rally for the year. There are some serious things we have to do to make sure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

First! Your child MUST have a note to be excused for the Pep Rally at 2:30. Send a note or write in planner.

Second! This is going to be a busy time of the day with all of the parents coming to get their child. Please be sure to be patient and understanding of the rules and helpers. Pep Rallies start at 3:00 in the High School Gym.

Also, I am loving hearing about lil football players and lil cheerleaders along with gymnasts and soccer players. Please send me a schedule of the games so I can attend! It is one of my favorite things and I want them to know I support them outside of school and want to see what else they are good at.

Thank you so much for all that you do!!

Lacey Hart

Spelling words

I forgot an important part of our week. We will have spelling words to learn how to read, write, and spell. Over the year, they will be responsible for 100. Each week, the kids will get 5 new words. They will write them in their planners each week and we will have a spelling test every two weeks. Spelling words for the next two weeks are: the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you, that, it.  These are review words from Kindergarten so they should be pretty easy for our sweeties.  Please make practice fun for example: let them write them in shaving cream(this is a great cleaning tool) sticks in dirt, air writing, writing on your back then theirs to try to figure out, etc…

This week

I hope you all had a very restful weekend!

Back to school tomorrow! Let me inform you on what is to come for you and your child

Reading logs will be sent home starting tomorrow. I will be testing to get appropriate reading levels for your child so I will be sending books home that might not fit just right. Your child may read the book I send home in addition to any book from home. If the book I send home is too easy, have them read for fluency (phrased and fluent). If the book I send home is too difficult, please read it to/with them. After we can begin Guided Reading groups the books will be on level. Your child is responsible for reading every night. You are to write the name of the book your child reads and your initials on the corresponding date. I will check reading logs every day.

In math, we will be working on number sense, subitizing, and strategies to solve addition word problems.

We are still going through routines and procedures. Please continue to look at and INITIAL planners daily for communication, logged behavior and upcoming information for you child.

Thank you for all that YOU do! You are their first teacher! Together we can work together to make this year WONDERFUL for one another and especially THE CHILDREN!! Please contact me anytime~

Lacey Hart

Friday

We finally have the whole class here and finished up pictures today!! I am already so on love with this class!! We are going to have a great year! I am excited to learn more about them and their personalities! 🙂 Enjoy your weekend and then we will be back for a full week of school!

We are learning and practicing many classroom and school procedures for the next couple of weeks. Please no lunch visitors until after our Labor Day holiday!

Please write all notes, transportation changes, or anything you would like me to know in the planner. This is the best line of daily communication because I check them every morning. Please initial the planner each day, so I know you have seen it.  Thank you so much for sharing your sweeties!! I am looking forward to  a fantastic year!! Below is our First Grade Class as a group and individuals!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

 

One More Sleep

One more sleep until 1st grade begins!

A couple of things to remember:

Make sure your sweetie gets breakfast! Their schedule isn’t as free anymore and we are very scheduled. I will be providing snacks the first week or so, to get their tummies back in the habit of school. If you would like to provide snacks for our class it is greatly appreciated.

Water bottles are allowed as long as there is a screw on top where the bottle wont spill 🙂

You will be able to walk your kid down to the classroom for the first few days. Doors will open at 7:30. The first day can be confusing, overwhelming, and crowded, so be sure to build in extra time for finding classrooms and giving a big hug goodbye. A simple hug can go a long way in making them feel loved and ready for a new adventure. If your baby is having a hard time, a huge hug and a quick escape will make it easier for them to start adjusting.

Turn in and fill out all required forms, if you haven’t already.

Send a note, email, or text if there is something I need to know to help our day run smoothly. The morning will be a busy one.

And lastly TAKE A MINUTE FOR YOURSELF! You deserve it!!

This year is going to be great!!

DON’T FORGET YOUR JITTER GLITTER UNDER YOUR PILLOW…the night before school might be a nervous one 🙂