1. A-2 Weekly News! What’s new?! Miss Tucker’s 1 st Grade Class This week we will be drawing details from stories using facts within the text. We will continue with fact families and addition/subtraction as well as long vowel sounds. We will also be learning how to use maps and compasses! November 3, 2014 Important Dates -Mon. 11/3 Conferences Begin AND minimum schedule week -Tues. 11/11 NO school Homework Dreambox: 15-20 Minutes EVERY night (unless I have explained otherwise) Math Facts in a Flash: Practicing math facts EACH night Lexia: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15- 20 minutes EACH sitting (unless I have explained otherwise) Reading: Mondays and Wednesdays for 15-20 minutes (students can also use Starfall) **ALL accounts are working here at school, please let me know if you are experiencing issues. Homework Dreambox: 15-20 Minutes EVERY night (unless I have explained otherwise) Math Facts in a Flash: Practicing math facts EACH night Lexia: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 15- 20 minutes EACH sitting (unless I have explained otherwise) Reading: Mondays and Wednesdays for 15-20 minutes (students can also use Starfall) **ALL accounts are working here at school, please let me know if you are experiencing issues. Notes from Miss Tucker 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. Thank you all for making our Halloween celebration so memorable for the students. They were buzzing about it all day on Friday and thoroughly enjoyed sharing their day with you! Conferences! Conferences are this week after school. Please keep in mind that students begin school at the normal time, but are dismissed at 1:05 ALL this week. Please see your “reminder” email for your conference date and time. I look forward to meeting with you all this week! ( 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!