September News

• August 23 - Meet and Greet 10:30-12:00 in room 6

• August 24-  First Day of School!

• September 4-  Labor Day (No School)

• Sept. 6- First Early Release Wednesday -Dismissal is at 1:25

• September 7- Parent Night (K-2)... 6-7 p.m.

• September 25- Yom Kippur- No School

 I am  excited for the new school year and can't wait to get to know each student in the class.  

We are NUT FREE . 

Please review these pages to see what your child will be learning and how you can support him or her.  I look forward to working with you to help your son/daughter reach their potential in first grade!

Reminders

• Please ensure your child wears sneakers every Thursday for Gym.

• Please provide an old T-shirt/smock for Art (Wed)

• The purple " home to school"  folder should be returned each school day.  Any notes to the teacher may be put in this folder as well.

What to Bring:

• Water bottle labeled with your child's name (there are no water fountains this year)

• Change of clothes (nurse’s request)

• Lunch - labeled with your child's name (if bringing lunch from home)- there is a nut free table in the lunch room so your child's lunch can have nut products.

• Snack- NUT FREE, packed separately from the lunch box

• Backpack

• Dress according to the weather; recess is 25 minutes

How to Support Learning

•  Ask your child what they are writing about in school.

• Read a story together and talk about the pictures. What other pictures could also tell the story?

• Make math fun and add it to daily routines!  For example, ask your child to help you measure and count as you bake something or play "I Spy" in the car by looking for numbers on signs and license plates.

Routines

The first few weeks of school we will be learning new routines . We are emphasizing being kind and caring.

Reading 

Students are learning the routines and procedures of Reading Workshop through teacher modeling and student practice.

Writing

Students are learning the procedures and routines of Writing Workshop. They are learning how to write about their own lives and include detailed illustrations to match their writing.

Math

We are learning the routines and procedures of Math Workshop and will be introduced to our SAN FRANCISCO MATH UNITS

Social Studies

We are learning the routines and procedures of our Social Studies block and will be introduced to our Social Studies program called Social Studies Alive!: My School and Family.

Science

We are learning the routines and procedures of our Science strategies and will be introduced to our first Science Unit:  Blast Off Into Space.