Bee Binders
Thank you to those parents who have been signing the Bee Binder every night! Our Bee Binder is a way for parents, teachers, and students to stay organized and informed. in the Bee Binder you will find homework, daily behavior, notes from the teacher, important forms, and your child's work. It is a lot & its all important. If you haven't already, please look through & sign your child's Bee Binder each night. Please remove items from the Bee Binder on a regular basis. Thank you for your support.
Homework
Homework will go home on Monday and is due back on Friday. It will be checked for completion only. Each day students have something to complete but you have the flexibility of a whole week to complete it in case your child is involved in sports or extracurricular activities. If you ever need a weekend to complete the activities, just let me know and your child can turn it in on Monday. We do give a grade for homework on the Report Card.
Transportation
It is important that I know how your child is going home each and every day. If there is a change as to how your child will be going home, please write a note on a separate piece of paper and put in their Bee Binder.
Snack
We will have snack time each day. Please send in a small, healthy snack (please no candy). I also ask that it is something they can eat quickly and does not require a spoon. Sometimes we will eat while we work or on the front carpet during a reading lesson. We also have a water fountain they can use frequently during the day, so please no juice. (Water bottles are fine)
Frozen Friday
Every Friday we will have Frozen Friday. You may send in $1.00 each Friday for your child to have an ice cream or you can prepay for the year by sending in $30.00.
Attendance
At Hiram Elementary attendance is key; be on time, stay all day, every day. School begins at 8:00 am. (Students are tardy after this time)
If your child is absent it is important that you send in a note on a separate sheet of paper so that it can be sent to the office. (Please do not write the excuse in the Bee Binder.) You have limited parent excuses for absences to be mindful of when you use these.
Lunch Money & Extras
Please talk with your child and let them know if you have put additional money on their lunch accounts for extras. (cookies, brownies, chips, etc...) If you do not want your child buying extras, please let them know they are not allowed or write a note to the cafeteria staff for them to make a note on their lunch accounts.
Thank you to those parents who have been signing the Bee Binder every night! Our Bee Binder is a way for parents, teachers, and students to stay organized and informed. in the Bee Binder you will find homework, daily behavior, notes from the teacher, important forms, and your child's work. It is a lot & its all important. If you haven't already, please look through & sign your child's Bee Binder each night. Please remove items from the Bee Binder on a regular basis. Thank you for your support.
Homework
Homework will go home on Monday and is due back on Friday. It will be checked for completion only. Each day students have something to complete but you have the flexibility of a whole week to complete it in case your child is involved in sports or extracurricular activities. If you ever need a weekend to complete the activities, just let me know and your child can turn it in on Monday. We do give a grade for homework on the Report Card.
Transportation
It is important that I know how your child is going home each and every day. If there is a change as to how your child will be going home, please write a note on a separate piece of paper and put in their Bee Binder.
Snack
We will have snack time each day. Please send in a small, healthy snack (please no candy). I also ask that it is something they can eat quickly and does not require a spoon. Sometimes we will eat while we work or on the front carpet during a reading lesson. We also have a water fountain they can use frequently during the day, so please no juice. (Water bottles are fine)
Frozen Friday
Every Friday we will have Frozen Friday. You may send in $1.00 each Friday for your child to have an ice cream or you can prepay for the year by sending in $30.00.
Attendance
At Hiram Elementary attendance is key; be on time, stay all day, every day. School begins at 8:00 am. (Students are tardy after this time)
If your child is absent it is important that you send in a note on a separate sheet of paper so that it can be sent to the office. (Please do not write the excuse in the Bee Binder.) You have limited parent excuses for absences to be mindful of when you use these.
Lunch Money & Extras
Please talk with your child and let them know if you have put additional money on their lunch accounts for extras. (cookies, brownies, chips, etc...) If you do not want your child buying extras, please let them know they are not allowed or write a note to the cafeteria staff for them to make a note on their lunch accounts.
I need your help!
We are working on many skills in first grade; such as listening, following directions, raising our hands, waiting out turn, and using appropriate voices. These are all great classroom rules but some things the students need to work on at home that are just as important are; coughing/sneezing into their elbow, using tissues to clean their noses, ALWAYS washing our hands when leaving the restroom, and tying their own shoes. Please encourage your student to work on learning these skills as they will greatly benefit from them as they progress through school.
Headphones
If you haven't sent in headphones for your kiddo, please do so ASAP so we can get everyone on computers to read during Daily 5 (Reading Centers). You can go to the Dollar Tree and find a variety of headphones and earbuds to fit the best needs of your child.
Reading
Last week we read a book called Enemy Pie. We completed a graphic organizer to retell the key details, characters, setting and major events. This week we are reading Because You Are My Teacher. The graphic organizer will cover visualizing and drawing the pictures they see in their minds .
Writing
We have officially started Writers Workshop! We are discussing what a narrative is and what inspires us to write great stories. The kiddos have done a GREAT job building their writing stamina (muscles). We are up to 10 minutes of uninterrupted writing time. I am super proud of them!!
Language Arts
Today we introduced nouns! They learned nouns are people, places, things and animals. The kiddos are doing a great job with this already! When you are in the car, a restaurants, or even at home ask your child to categorize different nouns. For example, Mom-person, Target-place, elephant-animal, cup-thing.
Math
We are in full force with math!! We are begun addition strategies, flip-flip facts, and the communicative property. Below you will find the different addition strategies we will be using in the classroom. Please encourage your child to use different strategies while doing their homework.
Aug. 25. - All Pro Dads. 7:30 - 8:00 am in the gym
Sept. 1 - Progress Reports Issued
Sept. 5 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL!
Sept. 11 - Picture Day Make Ups
Sept. 13 - Early Release @ 1:30 pm
Sept. 25 - 29 - Fall Break - NO SCHOOL!
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