Mrs. Tsang's Grade 1 Information
Communication
Open communication between home and school is paramount. I welcome any questions or concerns. Please allow for 48 hours for a response due to teaching demands. If it is an urgent matter please contact the school office.
A Mail Folder should be in your child’s backpack daily for information to travel between home and school. Any items on the “home” side please remove and keep at home. Any items on the “bring back” side must be read, signed, completed, etc. and returned to school.
Lunch and Snack
Please send a healthy lunch and 2 small snacks each day. Please do not send items with any type of nut or seafood in them. Please avoid sending candy, chips, soda pop, or chocolate bars as we follow the Healthy Schools Initiative. www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools
*Lunch packing tip: send a variety of foods that the your child can choose from at meal times in one lunch bag.
Daily Homework Expectations:
Recommended daily home reading: 15 minutes
Raz-kids: Students are expected to read 10 minutes daily on Raz-kids. This year, students will use Raz-Kids to access individually assigned books at their reading level. Students are encouraged to 1. listen to the book 2. read the book and 3. complete the comprehension quiz for the book. Please record daily home reading in the yellow my home reading booklet. I will assess your child monthly to determine their new level and growth.
Number Book & Sight Word Cards: 5-10 minutes
Your child will also bring home a green number book and sight word cards printed on green paper.
• Please cut out the sight word cards and practice them daily.
• Once your child knows all the words on the card (reads them automatically without needing to sound out), please sign “knows all words” and return it to school for the next level.
• If your child still needs to think or sound out the words, please continue practicing and do not send it back yet—try again the next day.
• In the green number book home reading log, please record the date, the title of the book, and who your child read to. Only sign “knows all words” when your child can read them automatically.