September 3rd - September 7th

We have been working very hard this week in first grade.  We are doing well with the rules and procedures.  In math, we are learning about addition up to the sum of 10. Please make sure your child brings their backpack and folder every day.  Thank you for all of the support and enjoy your three-day weekendJ

Dates to Remember-

September 3rd   No school (Labor Day)

September 4^th    Fluoride starts (Every Tuesday)

September 6^th    School Picture Day!!

September 7^th    Book Orders due

September 21^st   Fall Carnival @ Iron Springs from 5-8 p.m.

September 28^th   First grade field trip to New Harmony

October 1^st - 5^th  SEP Week &  Book Fair

CKLA-   We just finished up our fables and folktales unit in the listening and learning portion of our CKLA program next week.  Your child can tell you all about the characters, plot, setting, and the morals they have learned from each fable.  We will be starting our Human Body unit next week.

Homework-  Thanks for sending back the homework.  If you happen to forget, just have your child bring it back as soon as possible.  The next homework will be given on Tuesday because we have no school on Monday!

 Home Reading-  Please read to and with your child each night for 20 minutes  five times a week.  This will help them recognize letters, sounds, and words while he/she is learning and expanding their reading skills.   I am sending home a September reading calendar today.  A good place to keep it safe is in the plastic bag with your book in a bag in it.  Have your child bring it back after September 30^th for a prize.  Please add up the total minutes.

Birthdays-  If you would like to bring a treat to celebrate your child’s birthday that would be great!  Please remember it needs to be something packaged.  Have your child bring it to class and I will keep it until break at 10:40 a.m. or you can bring it in at about 10:40 a.m. We will do half birthdays for those who have birthdays in the summer.  We have 27 students in our class.  I will remind you in our newsletter each week of upcoming birthdays.    We will be celebrating Shad’s birthday on Tuesday, September 4^th .   His real birthday is September 3^rd.  Send invitations for parties only if everyone in the class is invited.  We don’t want anyone to feel left out.

 Book Orders-  I will be sending book orders home about once a month.  Please do not feel obligated to buy from these orders.  Make checks payable to Scholastic.  Book orders usually take two weeks from date of submission.  They are due next Friday, September 7th .    If you place your order online the class gets a free book and sometimes they give customers free book coupons too.  My code is J2NC3

Weekly Schedule- 

Monday          2:00 IM & M

Tuesday         2:00 Music/ Art

Wednesday    10:00 Library,  Drama 10:30

Thursday       2:00  P.E

Friday             2:00 Computers

Please make sure that your child is wearing appropriate clothes and shoes for P.E. on Tuesday and Friday. *Flip-Flops area not allowed anytime at school.

August 27th -August 31st

I am excited to be your child’s teacher and will do my best to give him/her a well-rounded education. We are going to have a great school yearJ This is an awesome class!! I will be sending home a hard copy of my newsletter every Friday and you can get it on my website as well.  Just go to the school page and click on my picture and it will send you to my class blog or you can type in

mrsyorknewsletter.blogspot.com

*If you ever have any concerns or questions please text or email me. 

     angie.york@ironmail.org

Please check your email often, I send out reminders through emailJ  Thanks!!

CKLA-    Our district has adopted a reading/writing program it is called Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) which is a comprehensive, preschool through fifth grade program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains in literature, global and American history, and the sciences.  This program does not start spelling for a while so please be patient.  So far, I am amazed what they have already learned.  Ask your child to have them tell you the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Maid and the Milk Pail, the Goose Who Laid the Golden Egg and the Dog and the Manger.  If you have and questions please let me know.

Homework-  I will start sending home packets every Monday starting Monday, August 27^th.  It will consist of writing, reading, and math.  It does not need to be returned until Friday.

Home Reading-  We will be getting books in a bag next week sometime.  Please read to and with your child each night for 20 minutes five times a week.  This will help them recognize letters, sounds, and words while he/she is learning and expanding their reading skills.  I will be sending home the reading calendar for September next Friday.  Please keep it in a safe place !!  Have your child bring it back after September 30^th for a prize.  Please add up the total minutes.

 Classroom Rules

1.  Integrity              *Mouths quiet and listen carefully

2.  Respect                *Hands to self and be kind to others

3.  Ownership          *Keep desks and room clean

4.  Now                     *Always ready to participate

Consequences

1.  Green card.  Everyone starts out with a green  

     great day card.

2.  Yellow card.  Warning!

3.  orange card.  Lose five minutes taken from recess.

4.  Red card.  Lose recess and note from home.

Weekly Schedule- 

Monday          2:00 IM & M

Tuesday         2:00 Music/Art

Wednesday    10:00 Library, Drama 10:30

Thursday       2:00 P.E.

Friday             2:00 Computers