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1st Grade By October 12, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,               October 13, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: This week, we begin Theme 3! Our reading strategy is “evaluate”.  After reading a story, we think back on what we read and learned to decide if we like or dislike the story […]

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1st Grade By October 5, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                     October 6, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy is “summarize”.  After we have finished reading a story we should be able to retell the story in just a few sentences.  The comprehension skill that will help us with the reading strategy is story structure.  Knowing […]

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1st Grade By September 28, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                     September 29, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”.  If we have difficulty understanding the story as we read, we stop and go back to reread the sections that were confusing.  We also use key words or the pictures to […]

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1st Grade By September 21, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                     September 22, 2014 A BIG “Thank You!” to the parents that volunteered in our classroom on Friday for Primary Centers! The students had a wonderful time! This week First Graders are learning… Language Arts: We have completed theme 1 in our reading series so we will be taking our Theme 1 Assessments on […]

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1st Grade By September 14, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,      September 15, 2014 Here is what we are learning in First Grade this week!! Language Arts: We are beginning our final week in Theme 1! Woo-hoo! Our reading strategy this week is evaluation and our comprehension skill that will help with evaluating a story is cause and effect.  Paying attention to […]

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1st Grade By September 7, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                 September 8, 2014 I hope all enjoyed their weekend! This letter is a long one (sorry!) but please read all of it as there is a lot of important information all the way through. In language arts this week, we will work on the consonants […]

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1st Grade By September 1, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                    September 2, 2014 I hope that you enjoyed the wonderful Labor Day weekend! This week in language arts we kick off our first theme! We will work on the consonants m, s, c, t, and the short sound of /a/.  We will also begin […]

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1st Grade By August 24, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,            August 25, 2014 It was wonderful seeing many of you at Back-to-School Night! Thank you for your constant support of SHS! To those whose schedules prevented you from attending, if you have any questions please be sure to email me and keep a watchful eye on our weekly […]

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Final Newsletter for 2013-2014!

1st Grade By June 8, 2014 No Comments

Dear Parents,                     June 8, 2014 The last week of school!  I can hardly believe the year is just about over.  I had a wonderful time with your children.  They are very special and I enjoyed every day of school.  I would also like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year. It […]

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