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Hello Families!

I want to apologize for not sending a communication last week. I was taking care of some health issues. I appreciate your understanding. As always please be checking The Lead that comes from Mike Collins and any other communication from the school.

YOUR CHILD NEEDS TWO COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS. I have several students without any or only one. Please check with your child to determine if you need to supply one.

Reminders: 2 snacks a day, name on water bottles, name on any sweaters or jackets, and pack extra masks. 

Please email me ahead of any trips your family plans on taking. This will allow me to gather materials. I do need more than two days notice.

Epic App: On your student's computer they can login and use the Epic App. The class code uzu1154  then select your student's name. We have NOT done this in class yet so your student may need some guidance. This is a great site for reading materials!

Academics:

Moral Focus: Student should be able to tell you our definition of Wisdom. Knowing the difference between right and wrong. We have been discussing certain activities and whether or not their are wise or unwise. You can discuss what is wise or unwise at home as well!

Leader in Me: We are still on Habit One: Be Proactive. This habit celebrates be responsible and using wise and helpful language rather than negative and hurtful language.

Phonics: We will be reviewing short and long U sounds, along with digraph TH. This week we learned that a digraph is two letters that make one sound like /SH/. 

Comprehension: We will be working on asking ourselves questions while we read. Readers do this to help them check for understanding as we read our content.

Writing: We are continuing to develop our handwriting but we are also working on our All About books still. Students have developed some awesome plans and we will be editing and revising next week.

Math: We will be pausing our First Grade Bridges curriculum in order to administer the Fall Numeracy assessment. There is nothing to prepare for. This assessment is designed to allow me, the teacher, understand where your student's math abilities is and where areas of strength and weakness are.

Social Studies: We will continue to talk about laws and rules and how these keep our community working. We will also touch base on what our constitution is designed to do since Constitution day is right around the corner!