Welcome Back

I was so happy to see my kiddos faces this morning. They were very TIRED! Here are some updates of what is happening in the swamp.

120's Club - Many of my students are now official members of the 120's club. Yay! If your student has not been tested, and they are ready, please send a note and I will test them ASAP. Make sure they can write all the way to 120, and correctly form all of the numbers.

Homework - I do not send home homework each night, but I am expecting them to be reading every night for 20 minutes. Do not forget that your child needs to be on a level 14 by the end of the year. You can do this on Raz Kids, or an actual book. The choice is yours. Huge growth can be made in reading if it is practiced and reinforced not only at school, but at home as well. Thanks for all you do to support me in your students learning.

Money - We have started money lessons today! This is a very fun, but very challenging topic for first graders. I want to encourage you to let your child use REAL money this week. I know most of us use plastic to pay for everything. Our kids can learn so much from a hands on experience.

ABC YA has some fun coin games your child can play.

http://www.abcya.com/learning_coins.htm

Our Spelling word family this week is -ip as in ship.
Our review word family is -ell as in well.