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Reminders:

1/6- early dismissal

1/16- mlk no school

1/27- marking period ends


 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Homework is an important part of your child’s school experience. According to the archdiocese, first grade is required 30 minutes of homework a night. Homework is given because it is useful in reinforcing what has been learned in class, prepares students for upcoming lessons, teaches responsibility and discipline, and helps students develop positive study habits. It is very important that your child learns good homework habits early. Your child should be fairly independent in completing their homework, as I go over what is expected at the end of each day.

            Along with the assignments, your first grader should be engaged 20 minutes of pleasurable reading a day.  This includes reading to your child, your child reading to you, and/or shared reading. This time should also be positive and stress free.

            Please understand that there is a difference between homework and unfinished work. Unfinished Work: As students transition into first grade, sometimes they need extra time to complete an assignment. I provide enough time for class work. However, sometimes students have trouble completing assignments. Part of your child’s homework will be to complete unfinished work from class. However, your child will have four extra days to complete the class work. It’s important that we discuss the importance of completing class work in school.

            If a situation occurs where homework cannot be turned in or your child is doing more than the required time, please simply write me a note or email me and I will be glad to work it out. Please remember that I have your child’s best interest at heart and I simply want to see your child succeed. I know that if we work together, we will all benefit and progress nicely through first grade.

           

 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Pitino

 

  • Review skills to work on...
  • Please read 20 minutes a night with your child to reinforce reading skills. 
  • Reading charts and logs are collected at the end of each month- part of a participation grade....
  • Please click "parent Corner" tab to check helpful websites. I suggest www.starfall.com (reading/phonics)
  • Please review Blends (create words i.e.
  • c-a-t = cat)
  • Review subtraction facts to 12 (extremely important they memorize them
    •   


A Teachers Poem


 Thirty years ago she began teaching
young children in their threes and fours;
she didn't know much about children at first,
but over time learned more and more.
  
She gave them hugs and wiped their tears,
and never left them alone;
she guided them through the small things,
which often turned out to be milestones.


Her first students are all grown now,
and she waves to them when they pass;
there's a banker, a writer, a lawyer, an artist,
and parents with children in her class.

To those who ask if she plays all day,
she says with a gleam in her eye
that she teaches bankers to add and subtract,
and artists the color of the sky.

She teaches the alphabet to writers,
and lawyers what it means to be fair;
she teaches politicians to take their turn,
and executives how to share.

She knows that what's learned in the sandbox
will influence them for years to come;
it's the little things that shape them,
so impressionable are the young.

If you, too, work with children,
and dance and sing and play,
don't forget that you shaped the future
by whom you teach today.


-Author Unknown-