Primary Cluster 3 News Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Perdue, Mrs. Townsend Week Of: August 22 nd -26 th Catch the Wave W ork Ethic, A ttitude, V ision, E xcellence Dream IT! Believe IT! Achieve IT! Contact Information Jenny Bailey Hillary Perdue Meagan Townsend Hogansville Elementary School Phone: (706) Kindergarten: Reading –Rolling out Readers Workshop routines & establishing routines for Small Group. Math– Introduce and practice using math manipulatives. Math skills pretest* Sci/SS– Review lab procedures and introduce scientific method. First Grade: Reading– Rolling out Readers Workshop routines & establishing routines for Small Group. Guided reading assessments. Rolling out Readers Workshop routines. Math– Introduce and practice using math manipulatives. Mmath skills pretest. Sci/SS- Review lab procedures and introduce Scientific Method. Second Grade: Reading– Rolling out Readers Workshop routines & establishing routines for Small Group. Math– Introduce and practice using math manipulatives. Math skills pretest. Sci/SS– Review lab procedures and introduce scientific method. Find us on Social Media! Save the Date! 9/5– Labor Day Our cluster has began using Class DOJO to communicate with parents. If you have done signed up, don’t miss out! Fundraiser packets were sent home today! School Wide Goal=Be present everyday! Please return take home folders EVERYDAY until student planners are sent home with your child (Coming soon!). On each Tuesday, “Tuesday Folders” will come home with students and will contain the following: Newsletter Student Work School Announcements PTO Information (fundraisers, events, etc.) & Other important Info. Teacher Notes Continued on BACK Notes from the Primary Cluster 3 Teachers… Homework Study sight word phrases! Read your AR book (1 st & 2 nd Grade) *More homework will come as the year continues for 1 st & 2 nd grade students.

From the Desk of Mrs. Bailey… From the Desk of Mrs. Perdue… From the Desk of Mrs. Townsend… Sight Word Phrases: NEW! Troup County School System is now focusing on sight word phrases for K,1 st and 2 nd grade students. A sight word list came home with your child this week – Please focus on learning the first 10 sight words. *You may send in a note when you think your child is ready to be tested on these phrases. TIP: write these on index cards for easier studying! Accelerated Reader: 1 st & 2 nd grade students have visited the library. Our AR program is ready! Be on the lookout for an “AR TESTING FORM” that will need to be filled out before any student is able to take an AR test. Each book must be read three times and sighed by a parent in order for the test to be taken. (Any family member, sibling, peer, etc. may listen and sign the form, too. However, an adult must sign the form once in order for a student to take a test. This will be coming home soon! Math Social Studies & Science Reading REMIND INFORMATION Kindergarten: Text the to the number First Grade: Text the to the number Second Grade: Text the to the number Important Reminders/Announcements Breakfast: Free for all students! 7:00-7:30 a.m. Transportation: Registering parent must send in a hand written note if transportation should be changed. *Please see handbook for required information to be noted. NO TRANSPORTATION CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 1:00 P.M. Thank you, parents for being patient with as we journey through “the first weeks of school.” Just like the students, the teachers must adjust too! Please feel free to write a note in your child’s communication log if you have questions or concerns. We appreciate you and welcome you to Primary Cluster 3! It’s going to be a GREAT year!