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Ferreira Newsletter
Ferreira Newsletter
September 19th, 2025
Toys and Stuffed Animals
Please have your child leave toys and stuffed animals at home. They become very distracting in the classroom, which can make it difficult for students to follow directions and expectations. As a class, we set goals and when we achieve our goals we have a celebration, which usually is a stuffed animal day. I will let you know when this special day arrives. Thank you for your help with this!
Water Bottles
Please have your child bring a water bottle to school. Having a water bottle in the classroom allows students to take a drink whenever needed and eliminates time out of the classroom going down the hall to the water fountain. Thank you!
Snacks
If your child gets a school snack it might be helpful to keep a backup snack in their backpack/cubby as some of the cereal choices are not always their favorite! Having a bar or something non-perishable in their backpacks will ensure they always have a snack. The Thursday snack is usually a homemade muffin and that is a fan favorite.
Learning Highlights from the Week
Math
Math
First Grade
We are working on addition and using efficient strategies to represent our thinking.
Grade 2
Students in Grade 2 are adding numbers with 2 digits and learning efficient strategies using place value concepts.
Reading &
Reading &
Word Study
Word Study
We are building our literacy block routine one step at a time. We read in book bags this week, practicing keeping our eagle eyes on our books and reading for 15 minutes. We also learned about our online phonics program, LALILO and how to listen to a story on EPIC. We continued a review of phonics in our word study notebooks and worked on writing our letters using lowercase letters.
Writing
Writing
We drew a map of the garden and also mapped our brains! Ask your child what the PFC and amygdala do and how they help us at a school. We also took a spelling assessment.
Classroom Expectations
We continued to learn about our class expectations. We read many books this week that support these skills. The first six weeks of school we spend a lot of time practicing and learning these expectations. If your child needs more practice after the first six weeks of school, I will set a goal with your child and send an email home letting you know what your child is working on and how you can support their goal. Classroom expectations allow for a calm, safe and healthy learning community.
Home-School Folders
Please return on Monday.
Specials Schedule
Specials Schedule
Monday- World Language
Tuesday- Library
Wednesday- Art and PE
Thursday- Music
Friday- PE
Guidance Class:
Thursday
Please be sure to have appropriate shoes for our Wednesday and Friday PE class.
Important Dates:
Important Dates:
September 25th ~ Student Picture Day
September 26th ~ Annual Zucchini Relays
This year's Annual UCS Zucchini Relay will be taking place on Friday, September 26th at 1:45pm! We always love spectators to cheer us on, so feel free to meet us in the outfield of the baseball field at 1:45pm on 9/26. Thank you for your support!
October 1st ~ Recycle Rhonda visit
October 2nd & 3rd ~ NO SCHOOL
October 8th ~ Student 2hr Early Release Day
October 9th ~ UCS Open House (6:00p)
Underhill Central School 1/2 Teachers
Underhill Central School 1/2 Teachers
Heather Ferreira
Nancy Jones
Doyme Labrusciano
Emails:
Location: 6 Irish Settlement Rd, Underhill, VT 05489
Phone: 802.899.4676
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