Gifted Eligibility Meeting

There will be a Gifted Eligibility Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6 pm.  The meeting will be in the cafeteria.  The gifted teachers will explain how the gifted eligibility process works.  

Remember CoGAT testing will be Sept. 18, 19, & 20.    

Aug. 26- 30

I enjoyed seeing everyone at Open House last Wednesday.  I am looking forward to a great year.  

I forgot to mention a few things during Open House.  
* The students will only have 10 minutes to eat their snack.  Please only send in one snack for your child to eat during this time. 
* It would be a good idea to have your daughter wear shorts under her dress or skirts.  This is a suggestion, not a requirement. 
* Remember athletic shoes for PE and for music (due to movement) classes.
* READ clubs: When I assess the kids on their sights words, they need to see the word and say it quickly.  If they have to sound out the word or if they read the word slowly, I will mark that the student needs more practice.
* Please send in Addition and Subtraction flash cards.  Write your child's name on the box or baggie.  

This week we will be working on the following skills.
- composing and decomposing numbers with tens and ones base ten blocks
- counting and recalling numbers 120, using 120 number chart
- learning more about tools we use when reading text
- talking about letter sounds, vowels/consonants,word families
- learn about Benjamin Franklin contributes and character traits
- how to write a sentence correctly, different between Wow and Blah sentences

Thanks for your support!
Mrs.Folsom

Aug. 19- 23

I am looking forward to another exciting week at Pickett's Mill!

Open House will be Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 6pm.  See you then!

This is what we will be working on this week.

• understanding and making teen numbers with ten frames and base ten blocks
• how to pick the perfect books to read during Self Selected Reading
• continue to practice our Daily 5 procedures
• review the classroom rules and finish our rules book
• continue to practice our Writer's Workshop procedures
• review the procedures of our classroom and school

Remember to check your child's OCEAN binder every afternoon.  Make sure your child knows how he/she is going home, especially if it changes daily.  All transportation changes must be written with your signature and dated.  

Math Websites

Math:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm

Skip Counting:
http://www.ictgames.com/fairyfog.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycb2.html

Odd and Even numbers:
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasterseven/ghosteven.html
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=npmenu

Place Value:
http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/BaseTen.html
http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html

Addition and Subtraction:
http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/CatchTen.html
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/nl.cgi?A1=s&A2=0
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html

Open House

Open House will be August 21!