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First Grade - Week of September 11

Dear Families,

We made it through our first full week of school! The kids did a great job but I could tell we were a little extra tired today! I hope everyone has a wonderful and restful weekend. :) 

Wonder Journals! We made our first entry in our wonder journal.

IMPORTANT NOTES

 

Map Testing: We will be taking our MAP Test on Tuesday, September 19. This is a test on the computer that measures your child’s academic growth throughout the year.

 

Book Bags:  Hopefully your child has brought home their book bag this week and read the book inside. It is your child’s responsibility to pack their book bag each day with a “just right” book from their bin. If the book seems easy, they may have practiced it a lot during reading that day. If it seems hard, they may have chosen a book they have not practiced yet. In your child’s Friday Home Folder tonight you will find one of our reading strategy charts that we have been working on in workshop! These are helpful phrases to help remind your reader of good habits that we work on in class.

 

As mentioned at Parent/Guardian Night, books should be returned every school day. I completely understand that some days you may need more than a day with a book or you just forget and that is completely fine!

 

Field Trips: The school pay link for first grade field trips is ready! Please click here to provide payment of $32 for your child’s field trips this school year. If you are unable to pay this school year please email me.

 

Lakeside Night at Big Bob's- September 18

Busy evening? Take a night off from cooking on Monday, September 18! Enjoy dinner from your favorite local pizzeria while also supporting Lakeside Elementary! Big Bob’s has generously offered to donate 15% of all dine in and take-out orders on Monday from 3-9pm to our PTO! Make sure you mention this event when you order. 

 

Thank you to Big Bob’s for this generous support! 

Big Bob’s Pizza

661 Croswell Ave. SE

(616) 233-0123

 

Sincerely,

The Lakeside Elementary PTO

 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

 

September 18: Lakeside Night at Big Bob's

September 19: MAP Testing for Math

September 22: ROAR @ 6:00 

September 28: Picture Day

September 29: Homecoming Parade @ 4:00 


















Ask me about my week: 

  • I heard you read the book, Magical Yet, what did you tell Mrs. Faris you have not learned ... yet? 
  • What was your favorite math workplace this week? 
  • When you re-read your book during reading workshop this week, what did you notice? 
  • What wondering did you write in your 'wonder journal'? 
  • What letters are vowels? What are consonants? 


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