Happy Wednesday! I would like to tell you that our spelling test will be on Thursday this week due to the four-day week for students. Please review the words that I sent home on Tuesday. The students are only going to be asked this week to identify the "th" sound. They will be required to identify whether they hear it at the beginning or the end of a word. I will help them fill in the rest of the letters. Thank-you for all your help with the Reading Folders last week, the students reading yesterday was awesome!

Well everything in first grade is moving right along.
First, I would like to Thank Dr. Carina Rodriguez for donating her time this morning, and doing a fabulous presentation about the functions of our heart.
Next, I want to remind everyone that has not seen our weather video yet, that it is available for you to preview on Ebytes. If you click on Ebytes, lower division, we are first on the page.
Lastly, I have started studying homophones and homonyms with the children. I have asked them to think about this at home, and write down any homophones that they hear, or come across in their reading with their families.
Hint: A homophone are two words that sound exactly the same, but are spelled differently, and mean different things. Example: flour, flower
A homonym is the same sound, spelling, but mean two different things. Example: bat, bat
We talk about these, but I am really looking for the two different spellings, and meanings in homophones.

Please take a look at our new class photo album taken throughout the day as we studied our apples. Our apple album is posted on my teacher page in the private community. Enjoy!

We had a lesson in the Computer Lab today with Mrs. Baralt. Ask your child about the different kinds of graphs, they learned about. Also ask them about which kind of graph they made.
Hint: Bar Graph, Line Graph, Picture Graph and Circle Graph.

I will be posting all photographs of the children from my class in the private community. Click on my personal teacher page and check out our photo albums. The Back to School photo album is posted. Look for a new one this week to go with our apple unit. Don't forget to send your childs' apple to school by Wednesday.

Have a great weekend!

I would like to invite everyone to our Town Meeting on Monday September 28th. The meeting will begin at 8:10 and last no longer than 8:30. My class will be presenting, and we have a special weather report to share. Our weather report will be videotaped and sent in to The Weather Channel. I am hoping my class will be chosen to air on National T.V. as part of the Weather Wannabees program. I am truly a weather wannabee! Please join us if you can......

Items needed for our video:
4 childrens' umbrellas
4 pairs of colorful rubber boots
4 childrens' colorful raincoats
4 pairs of funny, sunny sunglasses
4 sunny, funny hats

Thank-you and please come and enjoy your weather champions!

On Tuesday, I sent home a Family Letter introducing Unit 2 in math. Please review and complete the Do-Anytime Activities provided. You do not need to send any of the work back to school. However, this will give you an overall view of the skills we will be covering in the next few weeks. The Penny Plate game will especially help your child, to begin to automatically know their math facts. I encourage you to challenge them with higher amounts of pennies, if they are able. Also, on the back page are the answers and help you can give your child, as they are completing their Home Links.

Do not forget to send Math Journals back to school on Friday.

Good Morning,
I have two quick announcements. Remember Friday is our spelling test day. Please review your words from the word list that I sent home on Wednesday. The after school club, offering baseball to K-1 students, on Tuesday afternoons, is still looking for more participants. Please see, call or e-mail Jeff Diedrich.
Reminder: All students need to bring a snack to school everyday, even if they are buying school lunch.
Below is a copy of our Parent Games schedule. I will send home a hard copy to only those parents volunteering. Thank-you!

Parent Games Schedule
2009-2010 Tuesdays 9:30-10:30a.m.
If for some reason you are unable to come in on your designated time, please attempt to find a replacement as the children look forward to your visit!
Sept. 1- Christine Price
8- Sonia King
15- Nathalie Carlier
22- Michelle Clopet
29- Stephanie Counsman

Oct. 6- Christine Price
13-Amy Webber
20-Sonia King
27-Nathalie Carlier

Nov. 3-Michelle Clopet
10-Stephanie Counsman
17-Amy Webber

Dec. 1- Christine Price
8-Sonia King
15-Nathalie Carlier

Jan. 12- Christine Price
19-Michelle Clopet
26-Stephanie Counsman



Feb. 9-Amy Webber
16- Sonia King
23- Nathalie Carlier


Mar. 2- Christine Price
9- Michelle Clopet
23- Stephanie Counsman
30- Amy Webber

Apr. 6- Christine Price
13- Sonia King
20- Nathalie Carlier
27- Michelle Clopet

May- 4- Stephanie Counsman
11- Amy Webber
18- 1st grade program rehearsal
25- Sonia King