Dear Families,
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing weekend! I was so proud of our students' creations that were displayed at Global Citizen's Night, and they did an amazing job with the singing! We often get compliments as we walk down the hall, as we fill buckets, as we read and write. Our First Graders are the best!
Your child may have already told you about my Fall Break gift to them: No homework this week! They have been working so hard and deserve a break before the break. We will be having Reading Homework, however, so please make every effort to sign your child's log. It would be good practice for him or her to write the title of the book, and the time began and ended. That way, all you have to do is initial it. Thanks!
Speaking of reading and writing, some of our class books are not being returned in a timely manner. In particular, "Nouns" has been missing for some time. Can you please take a look around your home? Please return the class book the next school day so that everyone can enjoy it. My goal is to make at least 22 books so that each child can choose one to keep.
I will be sending home a Participation Rubric tomorrow, and we will go over it in class as well. Participation is one of the grades in each subject on the report card, which will come home on Thursday. If you have any questions about your child's grades, please bring the report card to our conference on Monday, October 10th. I look forward to meeting with your and your child.
Thanks again for sharing your amazing children with me!
Gretchen Farris
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing weekend! I was so proud of our students' creations that were displayed at Global Citizen's Night, and they did an amazing job with the singing! We often get compliments as we walk down the hall, as we fill buckets, as we read and write. Our First Graders are the best!
Your child may have already told you about my Fall Break gift to them: No homework this week! They have been working so hard and deserve a break before the break. We will be having Reading Homework, however, so please make every effort to sign your child's log. It would be good practice for him or her to write the title of the book, and the time began and ended. That way, all you have to do is initial it. Thanks!
Speaking of reading and writing, some of our class books are not being returned in a timely manner. In particular, "Nouns" has been missing for some time. Can you please take a look around your home? Please return the class book the next school day so that everyone can enjoy it. My goal is to make at least 22 books so that each child can choose one to keep.
I will be sending home a Participation Rubric tomorrow, and we will go over it in class as well. Participation is one of the grades in each subject on the report card, which will come home on Thursday. If you have any questions about your child's grades, please bring the report card to our conference on Monday, October 10th. I look forward to meeting with your and your child.
Thanks again for sharing your amazing children with me!
Gretchen Farris