First Day of School

First day went by fairly smoothly. It was nice to see so many well-behaved children.

There is Math homework.

Today we worked on letter formation.

In phonics we distinguished between short and long 'a' sounds.

In Math, we discussed behaviors for problem solving  and we worked in our constructed response journals on the following question:

There are 3 students sitting at a table. How many fingers are there at the table in all? Make a model and write a math sentence. 

Most students were able to complete the task with minimal guidance. Some students found the correct answer but were unable to explain their work in writing. Some of the students were unable to complete the task with the correct answer but had the beginnings of a correct model.

I will be sending home your child's yellow writing folder tomorrow. Your second and third homework assignment relates to this yellow folder. Your task:

With you child's input, decorate all surfaces of your child's folder with some or all of the following items:

• Pictures of memorable events form the child's life
• Pictures or advertisements of your child's favorite items
• Pictures of topics which particularly interest your child (your child may have an interest in machines, space, dinosaurs, soccer, etc.)

 Return the decorated folder to school with your child by Friday August 26 , 2016.

You might notice that the folders are not very substantial in quality. After the folder is decorated you may consider adding a bit of clear packing tape over the items which you have attached. We will (hopefully) be using these folder the entire year.

Please post any questions you may have in the comment section below.