Dear Families,
Welcome September!!!! I trust you had a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend spending time with those you love. Now we are ready to jump back in the saddle in Room 524!!! It has been quite a ride these first few weeks. It has challenging for some, but the children are doing a good job adjusting to a new grade and accelerated expectations as well. So much progress has already been made. Our everyday routines are becoming more automatic and familiar which begins to build confidence. Thank you to our parent helpers who have helped facilitate this growth. I am grateful for your investment in the lives of Tally’s Treasures.
Important Dismissal Info – If you have children at different grades with different dismissal times, please pick up your child that is dismissed first and then wait for your older child. Many children are lingering, waiting for their parent to pick them up when the older sibling is ready. This ends up being a 20-25 min wait. If your child has permission to meet you in a different place other than the pirate ship or wait for a sibling, please send written permission with your signature and we will allow them to do this. Many thanks for your help in this matter. We just want to be sure our younger students are safe and secure.
Language Arts – Reading groups are going great, as is Spelling and Writing. Journal writing is a free write, using inventive spelling, and the high frequency words. I am stressing the components of a proper sentence using capital letters and punctuation with legible handwriting……. imagine that !!!! These are all standards based skills. They are encouraged to incorporate descriptive words in their journal entries, as well as some of the new words we have been learning in vocabulary. They brought home the requirements for the first book report in their homework folder last Friday. It is due Sept. 27th. Hopefully, it will be a chapter book with 50-100 pgs., however, some can handle larger books than that. If you are uncertain what the appropriate requirement should be for your child, I will be happy to help with that.
Writing – We began working on our Benchmarks for Quarter One.We are are working on a Friendly Letter with all the proper components.
Math – We have completed Contract 1 and will take our first Math Test on Wed. Sept. 4th. The chapter review came home Last Wednesday and will be due on Wednesday, Sept. 4th. We will will start the next contract on Tues. which is Number Patterns to 100, which precedes regrouping. Some of the children are almost a member of the First or Second grade Math Club, which is so exciting. The requirements for the First Grade club are facts to 10 in addition and subtraction, completing 100 in four minutes. Requirements for the Second Grade club are facts to +18, 100 in four minutes. Please be faithful in doing a 4 minute drill at home each night. Your consistency will really help your child be successful in this skill. Let me know when you need more drills at home . My goal for them is to get to subtraction facts to 20 and for some multiplication and division.
Science – We will study living and non-living things with a focus on Apples. We will make a theme book learning how an apple develops and grows, as well as learning all the things you can do with an apple.We culminate our unit at the end of the month by making applesauce and enjoying other apple treats and activities. Such fun!
Bible – Please be faithful in practicing the Bible Verse. We say it many times at school as well. We will be studying Abraham and discussing what it means to walk by faith.
Social Science – We are studying Land Around Us .
Show and Tell – Show and Tell is for Team A this week. Your child can bring two times during the week. If they have incomplete work, they will forfeit their show and tell.
Homework – Please be sure when your child does work at home that you check it to make sure it is correct. I am getting many papers with wrong answers and skipped problems. Many are bringing home a good deal of work from our Reading and Math time last week.There is plenty of time to complete these tasks with many parent helpers, but some are just drifting and dreaming and not staying on task. So we say in the classroom, I am not giving this homework, but the child himself is doing it because of his/her lack of responsibility. This is a work ethic that needs to be developed sooner, rather than later. Any support from home that you can give will be appreciated. Thanks!!!
Grandparent’s Day –Grandparents’ Day is on Friday, September 13th. A shuttle service will be available from parking lots “A” and “F” to transport grandparents to the Peoples Courtyard. They will visit classroom from 9:50-11:40. Lunch will be provided for grandparents and students. For maps and further information, visit www.fresnochristian.com.
Fall Fundraiser – The fundraiser ends September 9th! Sell, sell, sell!!!! We are doing a great job.
Sustained Silent Reading – As a way to wind down and cool off, we are having a Sustained Silent Reading time of 15 minutes after lunch recess. The children will need to bring a book from home to keep in their backpacks. Thank you!!
Needed -FCS still looking for an elementary volleyball coach and an elementary flag football coach. If interested please contact our Sports Department at 299-1695 ext. 123 or email: mregnerus@fresnochristian.com
Standards Addressed This Week: Reading 1.1 – 1.2 – 1.3 – 1.4 – 1.8 – 1.9 – 1.11 – 1.16 – 2.1 – 2.2 – 2.3 – 3.1 – Writing – 1.1 – 1.2 – 1.3 – 2.2 Written and Oral Language – 1.1 – 1.4 – 1.5 – 1.6 – 1.7 – 1.8 – Math – NS 2.3 – 2.5 – MR 1.2 AF1.2 – 1.0 – 1.1 – 1.2 – 1.3 – Life Sciences 2.a – 2.b Social Science – HSS 1.1 – 1.2 –
HAVE A GREAT WEEK !!
9-2 – Labor Day – No school
9-10 – Elementary School Pictures
9-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Sanjay Stephen
9-13 – Grandparent’s Day – 9:40 AM – 11:40 PM
9-18 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM – Teacher Inservice
9-23 – Happy 8th Birthday Kaleb Marquez
9-25 – Happy 7th Birthday Mallory Loeffler
9-27 – Happy 8th Birthday Paige Deffenbacher
9-23-27 -Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences- School dismissed at 12:00 PM
Spirit Day is every Friday. Please wear your favorite FCS shirt.
Bible Verse – Sept.3- 6
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. Psalm 136:1 13 pts.
Spelling – Lesson 3 – Sept. 3-6
hill
grass
cliff
bless
pizza
stuff
hammer
kitten
hidden
ribbon
two
Monday
September