We had a wonderful first seven days of school! I am confident we will have a great year together. It has been a whirlwind of learning procedures, practicing routines, reading books, and the children are starting to get a feel of how our day will go. We have spent much of our time getting to know each other and the school. The children have heard a lot of new information and I have tried not to overwhelm them.
Math Homework Next week children will bring home workbook pages from their Math book that accompany the day's lesson. These will usually go home on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The sole purpose of math homework in first grade is to help children know what to say when you ask them, "what did you learn at school today?" If the homework problems seem too hard for your child and they don't know what to do, please just write a note to me on the top of the page and send it back to school. I will be sure to give your child the extra support they need to complete the assignment independently.
- At the beginning of each lesson (usually on Mondays), I will send home the Family Letter which outlines lesson objectives, and activities you can do at home as well as the math vocabulary we will be using for that lesson.
- Blue pages that are sent home are pages we complete together in class. Sometimes they won't be finished and that is okay.
- Green pages are homework. They are to be completed each night and returned the next day.
- Homework will USUALLY go home Mon-Thursday evenings. I do not assign homework when the children have a math assessment, which is usually on Fridays.
Forms
- Class Directory Oftentimes throughout the school year, families from our classroom reach out to me asking for contact information for different students for various reasons such as sending birthday party invitations and coordinating playdates. I am not allowed to share this private information, BUT each year I create a shared contact class directory where parents CAN share contact information ONLY if they are comfortable with the families of our classroom having access to it. Please use this link to enter the contact information you would like to share in our class directory. Should you have any questions, please let me know. I hope you find this helpful in coordinating outside-of-school activities and fostering friendships.
I am looking forward to another great week! Have a wonderful weekend.
Joyfully,
