Dear Parents,                     September 30, 2013 My goodness, time flies when you are having fun! I cannot believe it is just about October! The first graders are making their way through the year with great progress and wonderful energy! -We have completed theme 1 in our reading series.  We start theme 2 – “Surprise!” this week.  […]

Dear Parents,              September 23, 2013 A BIG “Thank You!” to the parents that volunteered in our classroom on Friday for Primary Centers! The students had a wonderful time! Our reading strategy this week is evaluation and our comprehension skill that will help with evaluating a story is cause and […]

Dear Parents,                           September 16, 2013 In language arts this week, we will work on the consonants n, f, p, and we will keep working on short /a/.  Since we are still working on short /a/ there will not be any new spelling […]

Dear Parents,                        September 9, 2013 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 reading in our reading series and start our […]

Dear Parents,                      September 3, 2013 I hope that you enjoyed the wonderful Labor Day weekend! In language arts this week, we will finally finish our Kindergarten Review! Woo-hoo! We will also be continuing our spelling work focusing on the beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Remember […]

Dear Parents,               August 26, 2013 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 […]

Dear Parents,                          August 19, 2013 Happy first full day and full week of school! Our “normal” school day begins today! We are reviewing our letters and the sounds associated with the letters this week in language arts.  We will practice printing them and […]

Dear Parents,                 June 17, 2013 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 […]

Dear Parents,                     June 10, 2013 As we quickly approach the end of the school year, we are in constant review and wrap up of all subjects! We will continue our work on our Zoo Report and turn it in by the end of the week! […]

Dear Parents,                         June 3, 2013 Can you believe it is June already?! The time is flying by and before you know it, we will be on summer break! We are continuing on with our review of first grade! This includes all reading strategies, […]