Although it was a short one, we can say we have officially completed the first week of school. Today in class I assessed students individually on the kindergarten sight words, and we completed a reading assignment together in class. We really focused on using pictures clues to help us learn words that we may not know in a story. This would be a great skill for you to reinforce at home. When reading a story, ask your child to describe what is happening in the pictures on each page before reading the words together.
I also asked the students to complete a handwriting activity for morning work today. You will find this sample in your child's homework folder. Although we don't use the primary-lined paper for very long in 1st grade, it is important that your child use appropriate uppercase and lowercase letters when writing this year. I will continue to practice handwriting with students who need the help. Please review the paper that came home today with your child and practice forming all letters correctly.
