Friday News!

Hello!

Every week seems to go faster than the last…formal reading groups are under way and the kids are REALLY excited to be reading! I don’t know if you remember learning to read, but I do remember! It’s like finding the decoder ring in the bottom of your cereal box! Short books will be coming home in the homework folders…please take the time (only 5 minutes, I promise!) to listen to your child read and celebrate the hard work and learning!

Our field trip Thursday was rained out and rescheduled for Tuesday morning. We’ll be leaving bright and early at 8:15! With the rain and winds, the phone company wasn’t sure if there’d be any technicians available to climb the pole and show the kids the “cherry picker” lift…the most exciting part of the field trip!

More math homework is coming home tonight. This game will stay at home after you and your child play it several times this week. You might find it fun to play again in a few weeks!

You’ll also find a book order in the homework bag. The orders are due on the 20^th.

I’ve updated the blog with photos from this year’s class! If you click on one of the pictures in the slide show it will bring you to the web site with the entire album. The photos will be larger and better quality! Enjoy!

Math Homework Begins...

The very first official math homework comes home today! Bridges calls math homework “Home Connection” and the activities come home approximately once a week, sometimes with less frequency. The Home Connections are usually in a game format. They are meant to be played each day over several days. Sometimes there’s a page that comes back to school but the game always stays at home. I suggest that you find a special place to keep the games to revisit in the future. You could save a shoe box and have your child decorate it to keep the games in one place.

In addition to the “official” homework, you may also find games coming home to provide additional practice on specific skills. Last week I sent a game home with several children to provide extra practice with ten-frames. It was a Bingo game that your child had played several times with me in class. Your child was asked to teach you the game! This type of homework is very motivating for young children and helps teach and reinforce necessary skills. Please try to find time each evening to play a game or two!

Enjoy!