Good Afternoon! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I spent Saturday watching a few soccer games and Sunday putting together two new beds for my daughters. It was a nice treat having such beautiful Fall weather.
Today we had writing, reading groups, academic choice time, and math. During our writing time, we talked about what to do when we are finished a piece (how to edit) of writing. I then wrote a story, and we practiced the skills of re-reading to hear if it makes sense, looking for capitals and punctuation, and spelling.
There is reading homework and a new book log in your child's bag. Please remember that reading should occur every Monday-Thursday. The weekends are optional. First graders also have a new math game today. Remember that you should play it for the next two weeks. The survey will be due October 4th.
OPEN HOUSE: The school's Open House is tomorrow. It will run from 5:30-6:30. This will be a chance for your child to show you their room and what is important to them. I would love to converse about the class as a whole, but I ask that you refrain from asking specifics about your child. I never like to discuss those in a room full of other people.
I hope you all have a wonderful week. Please remember that I will be away on Friday. My brother deploys for Afghanistan, and I want to see him before he leaves.
Peace,
Tom
PS: My wife asked if I was plying favorites with the field trip pictures, because some children were on there multiple times. Some of the pictures were taken by students, and I just dumped them on the blog before I left Friday. I hope you enjoyed them.
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