Dear Families,
Can you believe that October is here and it is Fall? Time sure is flying!! We
are all well into our routines and procedures of 1
st
Grade! In 1
st
Grade we work
really hard on becoming independent. Please work with your child on learning to
tie their shoes, zip their coats, and learn personal information (ex. birthday, phone
numbers).
Please Remember to be reading with your child EVERY night, or better yet have
them read to you! Don’t forget to record the book
on the reading log in their
Take Home Folder. Thanks for all your support! Remember we are all a TEAM!
As always if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact us via e-mail or at 554-2350.
Have a GREAT Week!
The 1
st
Grade Team
Prairie Elementary
lstrohm@usd261.com
Voice Mail: 554-2350
Upcoming Events
Reminders
These are high frequency words that your
student should be able to read. Please
practice reading these words.
red
this
when
there
than
why
get
who
how
two
what
the
with
where
and
Words to Remember
Here’s What we are
Learning!
Reading
We are working on reading short vowel
words! We will also be focusing on blending
phonemes. Our stories this month focus on
apples, pumpkins, and the seasons.
Continue to practice reading at home with
your child. They should be able to read the
Words to Remember in their books.
Math
We are about ready to begin Unit 3! We will
learn about patterns that use objects, colors
and numbers. We will also continue to
develop time-telling and money-counting
skills. We will also begin work with addition
and subtraction. Look for the
Homelinks
(these are homework assignments that
correspond to the lesson we discussed
–
telling for the day) to see what your
mathematician is learning!
October 14th: NO SCHOOL-End of 1
st
Nine Weeks
October 17 & 19
th
: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm
October 20
th
: Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am
–
1 pm
October 21
st
: NO SCHOOL
October 31
st
: Halloween Parade/Parties
1.
Please remember to sign your child’s d
aily behavior
report everyday (you can initial or sign underneath
the day). This is found in their take home folder
that goes to and from school everyday!
2.
Every Wednesday you will be receiving a Prairie
Elementary folder. This folder contains information
to school wide and district wide events, functions,
etc. Please look at everything in the folder, remove
the contents and return the folder every Thursday.
Thank you for your support and cooperation!
