Weekly Update

You should've received this week's homework packet, field trip information and your child's interim report, as well as DIBELS results in agendas this afternoon.  Please note...

HOMEWORK - Keep homework packets at home so we can avoid them getting lost to and from school.   They are to be turned back in on Friday.  If your child is not completing his/her homework, they are not getting the practice they need to reinforce skills and concepts being learned at school.  Please make sure you are reading every night with your child and practicing their weekly sight words as well.  Learning is a team effort between each child, their teachers and parents.

FIELD TRIP:  We are taking our first field trip on September 28th to Thompson Farms.  Please review all of the information sent home and return money and permission slips by Thursday, September 27th.

INTERIM REPORTS:  Because the first few weeks of school are primarily dedicated to procedures, you will notice that most of the skills are marked as developing.  This simply means we are still working on said skills and your child has not yet reached the point of mastery.  In four weeks your child will receive his/her first report card.  This will be a better reflection on where your child stands in certain areas.

DIBELS - The results form sent home indicates the expected goal for beginning of the year and how your child scored in comparison.  The skills tested were letter name recognition (being able to recognize letters and name them) and first sound fluency (being able to provide the first sound in each given word).  If your child scored below the expected goal, it is important that you are aware of what skills they should be working on at home. 

We celebrate James Gregg this week as our STAR Student.  James has the best smile and always has it on display.  He has wonderful manners and exhibits great citizenship.  Congratulations to James!

Progress Report Correction

Progress reports will go out on Friday and will be in the exact format as our report cards.  This will allow you to see what your child will be graded on, not only now, but in the future.  This can create an opportunity for you to be working with your child on concepts that will be introduced down the road.