Report cards were sent home in folders. Please go over them with your child. Discuss any areas that need improvement. Sign and return in the blue envelope by Friday, March 21st. We want these back before Spring Break please! You will see NA next to subtraction. We have just started subtraction in the last couple of weeks. I didn't feel it was fair to assess on this skill so soon. We will continue subtracting 0 and 1 and will be evaluated on the last report card. Also, we are now adding up to sums of 9 and will soon add sums to 10. Go over daily math pages at home and talk about any your child misses with them. Please practice addition facts at home. Flashcards are great practice! We play a game (Around the World) at school that requires the children to answer facts quickly. Memorization is great, and I encourage them to put the big number in their head and then count up the smaller number. Counting on fingers should be discouraged! Games, math activity books, online games are a few ways to give your child different opportunities to learn math facts. They will have timed tests on these facts in first grade. Remember, practice makes perfect!!! :) In reading, we are now distinguishing short vowel words from long vowel words. Fluency is also very important. I encourage you to read at home with your child. Make sure you are listening to them read their little books that come home for homework along with monitoring the homework pages. In first grade, the children will be expected to complete homework nightly, so we are working on developing good homework habits! If you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress or their report card assessment, please email me to set up a conference. I will be glad to address any concerns. First grade is upon  us!!!

Yearbook sales have been extended through Wednesday, March 19th. No extras will be ordered.

 Next week is Spring Break (March 24-28). Enjoy!!!