1. class news Mrs. Reimers’ Week of August 29 ereimers@asd4.org
What we Are Learning
Math: Graphing (tally charts, picture graphs, bar graphs) Number Sense Practicing rules and routines for math centers
Reading: Story – The Hat Comprehension Skill – Sequencing Practicing rules and routines for reading centers
Word Family Words: at, hat, cat, can, cap, tap, map, mad
Sight Words: are, big, down, get, name
Other: Practicing
rules and
expectations
for the
classroom.
Getting to
know each
other
A note from the teacher:
It’s been a great first week of first grade! As we move into the second week of school, please continue to read for at least 10 minutes every night, and fill out the reading log in your child’s take home folder. Mark if your child read by themselves, with you, or if you read to them. Your child will also have 1 page of math homework every night. This helps reinforce the math work we do in class. If you are not sure what homework your child has, look in their agenda notebook. We write the homework every night. Speaking of homework, your child will bring home a take home folder every day. Please help your child stay organized by looking through it every day. Papers on the left side are meant to be left at home and papers on the right side are meant to be returned right back to school (usually homework or something for you to sign and return). Thank you for your help!
Dates to remember
9/5 No School – Labor Day
9/8 Curriculum Night
Thank You, Mrs. Reimers

2. class news Mrs. Reimers’ Week of September 6 ereimers@asd4.org
What we Are Learning
Math: Graphing (tally charts, picture graphs, bar graphs) Number Sense Practicing rules and routines for math centers
Reading: Comprehension Skill – sequencing Practicing rules and routines for reading centers
Word Family Words: am, ham, bad, bag, rag, cap mad
Sight Words: on, boy, what, yes, had
Other: Practicing
rules and
expectations
for the
classroom.
Getting to
know each
other
A note from the teacher:
Please continue to check your child’s take home folder and agenda daily. Homework continues to be reading for 10 minutes (and fill out the reading log – your child can do this themselves) and 1 math page. We will be starting to have word family words and sight words each week with an assessment at the end of the week. Since ASD4 uses a rotating color schedule, we will learn our new words on blue days and be assessed on green days. We will work on both of these word sets daily in class, but feel free to practice at home if you feel your child needs additional practice.
Dates to remember
9/8 Curriculum Night
9/9 Half day (12:00 dismissal)
9/15 Field Trip (Morton Arboretum)
Thank You, Mrs. Reimers

3. class news Mrs. Reimers’ Week of September 12 ereimers@asd4.org
What we Are Learning
Math: Graphing (tally charts, picture graphs, bar graphs) Number Sense Practicing rules and routines for math centers
Reading: Comprehension Skill – main idea/details Practicing rules and routines for reading centers
Word Family Words: in, pin, pig, wig, win, fin, am, pan
Sight Words: make, they, walk, all, girl
Social Studies: Time For School – the importance of school, groups, and rules
A note from the teacher:
REMINDER! Our field trip to Morton Arboretum is this Thursday, Sept. 15, rain or shine. Please make sure your child is wearing comfortable walking shoes and dresses appropriately for the weather. Your child also needs to bring a disposable lunch.
OOPS! There was an error on the preferred conference time sign-up sheet at curriculum night. The actual dates are 1 week later: Nov. 16th, Nov. 17th, & Nov. 18th. Please let me know if your preferred time for conferences has changed.
THANK YOU for spending part of your evening at curriculum night! It is only through working together that we can help your child succeed this year. Always feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!
Dates to remember
9/15 Field Trip (Morton Arboretum)
9/22 First Day of Fall
9/28 Fall Picture Day
Thank You, Mrs. Reimers

4. class news Mrs. Reimers’ Week of September 19 ereimers@asd4.org
A note from the teacher:
Wondering how to help your child with math and reading concepts at home?
Use toys they like to play with to make simple addition problems (i.e. I caught 2 pokemon, and you caught 4 pokemon. How many pokemon did we catch in all?). This works well if you can have your child model the addition problem with real life objects such as food, legos, books, dolls, or whatever toys you may already have.
Read for at least 10 minutes every day! Your child should be able to sound out simple 3-4 letter words that contain 1 vowel and 2 consonants such as pick, hat, ant, can, etc. Having your child sound out these types of words increases their confidence and fluency.
What we Are Learning
Math: Addition Concepts (learning what it mans to add, finding ways to make the numbers 4-10)
Reading: Comprehension Skill – sequencing, main idea/details
Word Family Words: pick, pack, tack, back, sack, sick, big, is
Sight Words: help, now, have, too, want
Social Studies: Time For School – the importance of school, groups, and rules
Dates to remember
9/22 First Day of Fall
9/28 Fall Picture Day
Classroom Wish List
Old magazines (suitable for cutting up)
Old puzzles or board game for indoor recess
Thank You, Mrs. Reimers