Hello Parents,
I hope that you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. It is often difficult for these first graders to return to school after having such a great time at home, but they all did wonderfully. I wanted to let you know how proud I am of your children. It is a really big adjustment making the change from half-day kindergarten to a full day of school, but these kids are such hard workers! BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FOR PARENTS: This Thursday, September 7th, you are invited to come and learn about how things work in our classroom. If you have any questions, this is a great time to ask. Beginning at 6:00, each teacher will give a 20 minute presentation, with rotations continuing until 7:00, so that you can visit each of your children’s classes. I hope to see you then. CARNIVAL: Our school Carnival is NEXT FRIDAY, September 15th!! The fun will begin just after school lets out, from 3:30 - 7:00. You can purchase individual tickets or a carnival wristbands at the front office. Our first grade classes are collecting legos for a grand prize drawing at the Carnival. If you would like to contribute, please send your lego set (any size, any style) to the school in the next day or two. Book Reports & Reading Calendars: Yesterday I sent home a September reading calendar and book report form for your child. BOOK REPORTS: Each month our students are expected to create a book report on a book within a specific genre. This month’s genre is fiction, and the class will be doing a report on their favorite character in the story. Reports will be due September 29th, the last Friday of the month. Please choose a book from our OCS approved classical literature list, or send a request to me via email if you have another book in mind. We want our students to be exposed to excellent literature selections. The book for their report does not have to be at the student’s reading level; You are welcome to choose a book to read to your child. Just be sure to help them to do their own work on the report. You can find the book lists here: https://novotnenews.weebly.com/book-report-forms.html READING CALENDARS: The best way for your child to become a great reader is to READ! Please encourage your child to read every night, or have your child listen as you read to them. We want our students to be reading at least 20 minutes every day, for a total of 400 minutes each month. Record the minutes read on the calendar, which will be due on September 29th, the last Friday of the month. THANK YOU: Thank you to our room parents, Kathleen Huntsman and Alysa Davis for the awesome door decoration. (Shiver me Timbers! Ye lasses arrrr amazing!) Thanks also to all of the parents who helped to assemble the pages for our “Me and My World” book! I hope to see you all this Thursday.
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