*If you have not completed and returned your child’s registration packet, please do so IMMEDIATELY!
*If you have not already paid your child’s $25.00, please send at least $8.00 of that by Monday (today, the 17th).  We will begin our grammar workbooks and reading folders on Monday, and those need to be paid for at that [...]

Your child’s reading folder and six-weeks notice are coming home TODAY.  PLEASE read each section of the folder and the weekly notice CAREFULLY, so that you are fully aware of ALL requirements; in both homework and tests.  EVERYTHING is in the folder!!!!!
Thanks
First Grade Teachers

Wednesday, August 19th – Number Words test (one-ten) View Sample Test
Thursday, August 20th – Selection test on Sam, Come Back! This test deals with the phonetic principals and comprehension from the story.  Oral reading test (these words will come from Sam, Come Back!)
Friday, August 21st – Spelling, sight words, vocabulary.
You can view the calendar in [...]

Students will be tested on the number words one – ten next Wednesday.  The test will be fill-in-the-blank.  The students will write the correct number beside the number word (such as 7 seven).  This will count as our first math grade.
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Some of you may be wondering what exactly a PhD in First Grade is.  In your child’s backpack today you should have found the following informational letter.  Hopefully this helps.
Hi,
I would like to take a minute to invite you to visit PhD in First Grade, which can be found at www.phdinfirstgrade.com. The site will house [...]

Several parent volunteers will be assembling Reading Folders on Friday morning and these Folders as you know are the most important document going forward in the First Grade.  Be on the look-out for your child’s folder and more information here as always.
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Dear Parents,
We know that the economy is awful right now and that we are all having to watch how much money we are spending.  We also know that you just had to buy a lot of supplies for your child.  We asked for $25 to cover additional supplies that could not be purchased individually.  [...]

*Please write child’s name on everything.
*Please leave pencils, glue, crayons and erasers in original container.  Do not put in pencil bags
2 primary lined paper (first grade writing tablets)
2 packs of pencil-top erasers (only plain, no decorative)
3 packs of American Classic 24 count pencils (Do not send any pencils with designs on them)
6 boxes of Crayola [...]

Please remember students may not bring a can drink or any drink with a label on it into the lunchroom.  they may bring these drinks in a thermos.  This isn’t my policy;  it’s state nutritional policy.  Please see me or send a note if you need a free or reduced lunch form.
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Field Trips vary from year to year.  Some field trips will involve parents and some won’t.  Field trip permission forms must always be filled out and returned to the teacher as well as the money for the trip.  Parents will be notified of trips when they’re planned.
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