Reimers 2020-2021

      Week 20 February 1-5 Look What’s happening this week…  Monday  2-1 SEL Wear your Positivity Project shirt Focus: Integrity Tuesday  2-2 Gym Groundhog Day Wednesday 2-3 Late Start Art Thursday  2-4 Music Friday  2-5 Media Return Library Books February Homework Please check your child’s folder on Monday for this month’s homework.  Our primary goal is to get kids reading at home. We’ve sprinkled in some writing and specific reading practice.  Please consider posting these sheets in an accessible area and spending time with your child each evening on their literacy tasks. The checklist references weekly words/sight words, both of which can be found right here each week in the Blog. Weekly Words Life Ride Time Kite Fine Side Vine Prize Twice Smile Pride Dime Mile Dive Glide price Sight Words Mother There Saw Make Father What Want Such After Has Valentine’s Day With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year and not having school the day after or the Friday before, we will not be h

  Week 19 January 25-29 Look What’s happening this week…  Monday  1-25 SEL Wear your Positivity Project shirt Focus: Supporting others when they struggle Tuesday  1-26 Gym Wednesday 1-27 Art Thursday  1-28 Half day for students  Music Conferences  Friday  1-29 Half day for students Media Return Library Books Conferences  Weekly Words Row Boat Coat Sold Moan Roam Snow Grow Cold Gold Low Toe Toad Coal Doe told Sight Words An Why Him Again Goes House First Help Could wish Valentine’s Day With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year and not having school the day after or the Friday before, we will not be having the traditional holiday party. Our class will make cards for each other at school and we will distribute them Thursday, February 11th.  101st Day of First Grade We will be celebrating this fun day in style on Wednesday, February 19.  Please either send an old t-shirt or $2 to school by Monday, February 11. 

  Week 18 January 18-22 Look What’s happening this week…  Monday  1-18 No School for students  Tuesday  1-19 Gym National Popcorn Day Wear your Positivity Project shirt Focus: perseverance Wednesday 1-20 Late Start Art Thursday  1-21 Music National Squirrel Day Friday  1-22 Media Return Library Books Weekly Words Stone Note Dome Woke Joke Hope Pole Globe Zone Slope Bone Broke Rose Poke Vote home Sight Words An Why Him Again Goes House First Help Could wish Valentine’s Day With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year and not having school the day after or the Friday before, we will not be having the traditional holiday party. Our class will make cards for each other at school and we will distribute them Thursday, February 11th.

      Week 17 January 11th-15th Look What’s happening this week…  Monday  1-11 SEL Wear Positivity Shirts Focus: Prudence  Tuesday 1-12 Gym Wednesday 1-13 Late Start Art National Sticker Day Thursday 1-14 Music Friday  1-15 Media National Hat Day Weekly Words Long A Patterns:  May Clay Faint Paint Gain Brain Braid Maid Spray Raid Play Day Sway Chain Bay wait Sight Words Who Asked Think Buy Or Away How This Funny new Academic Update We will be working on: Long A patterns Elements of fiction 3 addends  3 addends in word problems Lights and sound Noun/verb agreement 2 digit addition Conferences Conferences are coming up on January 28th and 29th.  If I feel a conference is warranted at this time I will send a note home to you to request a time. If you do not hear from me and would like to conference, please email me your top concerns and we will coordinate a time.  Valentine’s Day With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year and not having school the day after or the Friday before,

  Week 16 January 4th-8th Look What’s happening this week…  Monday  1-4 SEL Wear Positivity Shirts Focus: Optimism  Tuesday 1-5 Gym Wednesday 1-6 Art Thursday 1-7 Music Friday  1-8 Media Welcome Back!  I hope you all had a well rested holiday break. It sure went fast. Looking forward to kicking this new year off with strong routines and habits to set our class up for a year of success. I know the January-March stretch can seem long and at times, we begin to long for warm summer days. However, this time of year in first grade is so critical. This is where we see the magic happen for first graders. They begin to take off in reading and grasp math concepts. Please set your firstie up for success with good daily reading habits and a good nighttime routine to set them up for success the next day.  Snow Gear With the winter weather, we have added winter gear. Please make sure you label your students hats, mittens, scarves, and anything else that you might send with your student. I am also