1. First Grade Weekly News! What’s new?! This week we will be working on our opinion writing based on “a few of our favorite things,” identifying words with 1, 2, and 3 syllables, discussing the rules of multi syllable words, identifying and solving double and double +1 addition facts, adding three addends together, and identifying strategies that we can use to add. March 7, 2016 Important Dates -Mon. 3/7  Report Cards go home. -Tues. 3/8  Writing Performance Assessment. NO reading groups. -Wednesday 3/9  Reading Groups. -Thurs. 3/10  MINIMUM DAY 1:05 release time. -Fri. 3/11  MINIMUM DAY 1:05 release time. Homework Dreambox: 15 min Monday and Wednesday nights Math Facts in a Flash: Practicing math facts EACH night for 5 minutes Lexia: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15 minutes EACH sitting. *Be sure to correctly log out to save your work! Reading: Reading for 15 minutes Monday through Thursday night (students can also use Starfall) **ALL accounts are working here at school, please let me know if you are experiencing issues. Homework Dreambox: 15 min Monday and Wednesday nights Math Facts in a Flash: Practicing math facts EACH night for 5 minutes Lexia: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15 minutes EACH sitting. *Be sure to correctly log out to save your work! Reading: Reading for 15 minutes Monday through Thursday night (students can also use Starfall) **ALL accounts are working here at school, please let me know if you are experiencing issues. Notes from First Grade Teachers Bell schedule – School starts promptly at 8:55 and ends at 3:05. Remember that Tuesdays are “early out” days, and students are dismissed at 1:40. Please refer to the Simonds Daily Schedule for recess and lunch times. Please be sure to take your student to the restroom BEFORE school starts at 8:55am. Report Cards: Report Cards are going home today, 3/7, in your student’s White Envelope. Please note that a “2” can indicate that we have not completed the unit on this standard and will be continuing to work on the skill throughout the 3 rd grading period. If you have any questions specific to your student’s report card, please let me know. ( over ) In the upcoming weeks, you can review the details of our weekly classroom activities on page 2 of this weekly newsletter.

2. I hope you all had a great weekend with your families! Please feel free to see me before the morning bell or after school. However, it is best to send an email to set up an appointment… just in case! Thank you and have a wonderful week! Sincerely, Miss Rebecca Tucker rtucker@sjusd.org  Classroom Webpage  Remember, you can access my webpage through the Simonds Home Page online. This is also the best way to access the adaptive learning sites through “Student Links!” With the district driving us all toward equipping the students with 21 st century skills, we are implementing a new homework program this year in first grade. Your child will be using District Computer Applications in their weekly homework activities. Soon we will be adding a web- based program, Ticket To Read, funded by the PTA. These problem solving activities are a perfect way to address Common Core Standards and will prepare your children for the new wave of learning and testing they will face in their academic careers. Please remember that online homework is mandatory. District administrators, Mrs. Howell, as well as myself check these adaptive learning sites weekly for student progress. Thank you for your support and cooperation with this! Star Student: Our Star Student this week will be Mason! He will share his poster with us, lead our line, and take home a special handmade book from his classmates on Friday! MUSICAL: I am still waiting on final details regarding rehearsals and attire for our first grade musical. I will send more information as soon as it is passed to me. Thank you for your cooperation and flexibility with this.