Read to Self/Book Bags

We had a great day #2!  It was nice to be able to introduce some of the morning routine since we were able to come to school on time today!  

One of the key ideas we discussed today was Read to Self.  This is review for your first grader since they did this in kindergarten.  Ask your student to model what this looks like for you.  We also talked about what good listeners do and sharing stories through writing.  In math, we graphed how we get to school and discovered that most of our class rides on the bus.  

The water bottles were AWESOME to have today!  Thank you for remembering to send one with your first grader.  

Book Bags got sent home for the first time today.  There is a note in your child's folder about the book bags.  This process works exactly like it does in kindergarten.  Feel free to recycle instead of read the note if you're comfortable with the process used last year.  It is so, so important that students read at home.  Please mark what book your child reads each night on his or her reading log.  I keep the reading logs once they are full and hang them in our classroom.  Let me know if you feel like your child's book is too easy or too challenging.  

I apologize in advance for some of the extra paper (notes) that will come home the next two weeks in your child's folder.  Until I get all of the parent email addresses, we have to share information that way as well.