October Newsletters
October 29, 2020
Dear Parents,
Wow! The first graders wrote their final draft for the book that will be published in November! They did an amazing job! The students are in the process of drawing their pictures for our book.
I would like for the students to read ”Nell’s Books”, and “Kids Can Help!” this weekend. Please discuss the stories with your children.
Please turn in the order forms for the book the first graders are writing to be published by studentreasures by Wednesday, November 4th. Please make sure you sign the bottom of the order form. Your signature is required in order for the company to publish the book.
Remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour this weekend. Praise the Lord another hour of sleep!
The students may not wear shorts until April.
Have a wonderful Halloween!
Thank you for all your support and cooperation.
Sue Seipel
October 8, 2020
Dear Parents,
It is hard to believe the end of first quarter is on Thursday, October 15th. We will not have school on Friday, October 16th. It is a professional development day for the teachers.
The skills that were reviewed in Reading class were short e, oral vocabulary, inflectional ending with ed, nouns, high frequency words and comprehension questions.
The skills that were reviewed In Really Great Reading class were the Heart Words (at, be, or, have, from), Short e/long e phonemes, building short e and nonsense words with their kits.
Please continue to send 5 or 6 books with your children each week.
Please review the spelling words on a nightly basis with your children. They may go to spelling city and play games with their weekly spelling words.
Please have your children read “The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud” and “Homes Around the World” this weekend. Please discuss the stories with your children.
I would like for the students to bring a joke to tell to the class for “Share and Tell” tomorrow.
Thank you for all of your help and support! Your children are doing an amazing job on their work in class. I am very proud of them.
May you have a wonderful weekend!
Sue Seipel
October 1, 2020
Dear Parents,
WOW! The students’ bug reports are amazing! Each student is presenting his or her report! I am very proud of your children! Thank you for your help toward making their projects a super success!
The skills that were reviewed this week in Reading class were r blends/s blends, details in a story, high frequency words and reading assessment.
The skills that were reviewed in Really Great Reading were the Heart Words as, with, this, they, if, short o and long o phonemes and the digraph th.
Please have your children bring 5 or 6 books to read in class.
The first graders are starting a new reading book. I would like for your child to read “The Red Hat” and “Firefighters at Work” this weekend. Please have your children Finger-Stretch, when they sound out words.
I will be assessing the first graders making the Sign of the Cross. Please have your children practice with you at home.
Please review the adding 0, 1 and doubles tonight. I will be assessing the students in Math class tomorrow.
I would like for the students to bring an item that has the short a sound tomorrow for “Share and Tell”.
I thank God for the opportunity to teach your children each day.
Have a great weekend!
Sue Seipel
October 20, 2020
Dear Parents,
Wow! The first graders had a great “Pajama Day”!
I am so proud of your children! They are doing so well in class each day!
The skills that were reviewed in Reading class were the short u, contractions with s, singular/plural nouns, characters, settings, problem, solution, high frequency words and comprehension questions. Please review the high frequency words that are highlighted in yellow with your children in their reading book on a regular basis.
The skills that were review in Really Great Reading class were Heart Words (one, had, by, but, not), short a, long a, short i, long i phonemes, digraphs ch and wh.
Please review your child’s homework on a nightly basis.
I would like for the first graders to read “At a Pond”, and “Way Down Deep” this weekend.
I would like for the students to build something using recyclable materials. It will be due on Friday, October 23rd. The students will share them for “Share and Tell” on that day.
Have a wonderful long weekend!
Sincerely,
Sue Seipel
October 22, 2020
Dear Parents,
I am so proud of your children! They are doing so well in class each day! The students are so excited about Halloween!
The skills that were reviewed in Reading class were end blends, possessive nouns, inflectional endings with ing, main topic/details, high frequency words and comprehension questions. Please review the high frequency words that are highlighted in yellow with your children in their reading book on a regular basis. The skills that were reviewed in Phonic class were digraph ck, short o, long, short u, long u phonemes and Heart Words. (what, all, were, we, when)
The first graders will not be having Reading and Phonics classes next week. We will be reviewing. Please have your children read each night.
The first graders will be starting to write their book that will be published in November.
The students will not have spelling homework next week, but they will have math homework.
Also, next week is “Red Ribbon Week”. Monday will be PJ/Wacky Hair Day. Tuesday is Farmer/Harvest Day. Wednesday is Decade Day. Thursday is Costume Day.
Please review addition facts through 20 with your children. (doubles, adding 0, 1, and 2 with other addends.)
Please have your children continue to bring 5 or 6 books each week to read during their free time in class.
We are in second quarter. The first graders need to write 2 sentences using 2 different spelling words on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The first graders items they made out of recyclables are due tomorrow for “Share and Tell”.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Sue Seipel