It was an absolute pleasure and joy to meet you on Thursday! Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Restivo, and I could not be more excited to begin this school year with you and your children!
I will update this blog weekly with important academic and school wide information (including dates, events, and policies) as well as pictures of classroom learning and fun!
I will always make sure to send follow up emails for any big events coming up (class parties, field trips) and time sensitive items. However, the blog is a special place to find updates on daily learning and classroom adventures.
I hope you all have a restful Sunday and are ready for an amazing 1st day of 1st grade tomorrow!
Please never hesitate to reach out via email with questions, comments, or concerns.
With Love,
Miss Modisett
Announcements
Daily Snacks: We will have two snacks a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Please make sure these snacks are packed separately in the front pocket of your child’s backpack. Please keep in mind that we have both a celiac and peanut allergy in our classroom this year. Please send in a water bottle each day for your child, especially during the hot summer months!
Family Questionnaire: Thank you to those who have filled out the family questionnaire. I have started to read your responses and they have made me so excited to teach your children this year! If you have not had a chance to please take a moment to complete the survey here.
I will be reaching out at the beginning of this week to those interested in volunteering in class this year and to those with specific questions & needs :)
Homework
Our first day of homework will be on Monday and we will start with Spalding & Math. A spalding handwriting practice page will be sent home each day in your child's green folder. Please send this page back in the green folder the following morning so that it may be checked. Math homework will be sent home in a yellow math workbook each day this week.
Monday: Spalding Handwriting page and Math workbook pages 7-8 (math workbook will be sent home with your child each night, please send it back in the following morning)
Tuesday: Spalding Handwriting page and Math workbook pages 9-10
Wednesday: Spalding Handwriting page and Math workbook pages 11-12
Thursday: Spalding Handwriting page and Math workbook pages 13-14
Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes.
Calendar
Monday, August 5th: The First Day of School!
Friday, August 9th: Archway Arete Meet and Greet. Please see family newsletter for more information
Tuesday, August 27th, 8:00 am: First Grade Coffee Shop conversation in Arete library
Academics
Poem for August: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti
Idiom: "Sour Grapes" Meaning: This idiom refers to something a person decides is not worth having only after they find out they cannot have the desired object.
As the school year goes on, we will spend time in class practicing and discussing our poems and idioms. Sometimes we will read books and complete activities, other times we might recite as a class.
Grammar/ Writing: Scholars will be participating in copy work from Little House in the Big Woods and will discover the basic components of a sentence.
Spalding: We will be practicing proper letter formation for single letter phonograms. We will review how to sit as a spalding scholar, how to hold our pencil, and how to join in and participate.
Math: This week we will count, read and write numbers 1-10 to build our number sense foundation.
Literature: We will learn what a fable is and enjoy reading A Boy who Cried Wolf, A Dog in the Manger and The Fox and the Grapes.
Science: We will explore the scientific method as we use it to observe apples and complete an experiment!
History: This week will study maps and how to use them.
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