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We had another awesome week in Room 132. I just wanted to let you know that beginning tomorrow, your child has homework nightly, and I promise it's much easier that a bunch of worksheets once they get into the routine of things! They will receive a grade for them. 1- 15 minutes of i-Ready Reading This should be done independently. Instructions to log in are attached to this e-mail. i-Ready is amazing resource, and is differentiated to meet the needs of each of your children. 2- Math Practice and Homework sheet They do have time to do this in class. This should be in the plastic sleeve of their green folder, labeled Math Homework. Make sure their name is on it, and after going over it, place it in the Bring Backside of the green folder. 3- Read for 10-15 minutes a night. Make this fun! Please expose them to literacy any way you can. You can: -Read with them, make sure it's a book that is just right for them! This article will help you pick a book that is just right for them at home! https://www.readbrightly.com/just-right-book-reading-levels-explained/ -Practice their Dolch words that are in their green folders -Read the Story of the Week a few times in their green folder. Talk about it! -Let them listen to a story on Storytime Online : http://www.storylineonline.net -Let them listen to a story on Tumblebooks: http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com (username: bcs password: reads ) A couple of you asked me about computers. I highly recommend Chromebooks for young students. They are in between a computer and a tablet, and you can pick up one for a little over $100 if you browse Amazon's refurbished models. I bought four of them five years ago and they are still awesome computers and easy to use! If your child receives free or reduced lunch, Comcast has a program where you can get a computer and internet for a great price. https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/comcast-broadband-opportunity-program Have an awesome week. Thanks for your support. :)
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Hello! I am so pleased to have your child in my class and I can't wait to see you all at Open House! I have a lot to share, so PLEASE read this e-mail in it's entirety and check those green folders nightly!
The First Few Days We had a wonderful first week in room 132! We read lots of books and played many games to break the ice. Lots of new friendships formed, and a few older ones were rekindled, too! It was great learning all about your children from the surveys you filled out for me, it really helped me pick out some commonalities of interests to start conversations. Your children are all so sweet and I am already in love! We learned all about the rules and procedures in our classroom and school. Beginning Monday, I will assess all of them one on one to get an idea of their strengths and weaknesses academically. I look forward to sharing this information with you at our first conference in October. Shout out to Mrs. Amber, Hayleigh's mother. She stayed with me this past Monday and helped me finish labeling supplies, as well as many other tedious tasks. I am so grateful for her support this first week! OPEN HOUSE Call your babysitter. Open House is scheduled for 6:30 PM on Wednesday, September 5th. I will share the academic standards your children will be exposed to this year, as well as some rules and procedures. Please try to attend. If you are unable to attend that evening, I will share the information shared via e-mail the next day. BOX TOPS Send them in, we are collecting them! Each Box Top earns money for our school! PTA The PTA has a new website, click here to access it. You can join the PTA for $5. Information was sent home in the green folder. The first PTA meeting will be Tuesday, September 11th at 8:30AM. Be involved! :) MEDIA Your little ones will visit Mrs. Reid in the media center on Day 10 of the Specials rotation. Please make sure they take VERY good care of the book, and it is due back the next time we have Media. The Specials calendar can be accessed here. I will mark it on future behavior calendars as well. PAWSITIVE READING PROGRAM In September your children will meet our two dogs, and their owner, Barbara, from the Pawsitive Reading Program. We are going to have a four-legged friend in our classroom every single Friday morning! You can learn more about the program by clicking here. . SUPPLIES Thank you for sending in the forms and supplies. Now I can share the photo website. Soon you will receive a generic e-mail from Shutterfly. I am only using the website to share pictures, not all the other features it advertises. I highly recommend you download the app, it is very user friendly and your little Rock Star will LOVE looking at the pictures with you. :) If you do not get the invite by Sunday, here is the link to get added to it: https://mrsegansrockstarreaders2018.shutterfly.com After you have set up your free account, you can download the app for iPhones here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shutterfly-share-sites/id567273381 FAMILY PICTURES Please send in a picture of your family to add to our family wall. We love having your picture there, as it places a face with the name when they are telling stories. It's also great to have when they miss you! SHOELACES Your little one should know how to tie their shoelaces. If the traditional way is hard for them, search online for different ways to do it. Here is a video I found that looks pretty neat! Please practice this nightly until they get it, or buy velcro shoes. HOMEWORK I value family time, and I don't believe in busy worksheets. Your child should be doing at least 15 minutes of i-Ready Reading a night. This should be done independently and is for a grade. They know how to log in. The information is on the front of their green folder. Your children have time to complete their Math homework in class, please review it with them at home each night. It is in the "Math Homework" tab in their green folders. Please don't worry, I will give you a technology lesson at Open House. The most important thing you can do every single night is expose your young reader to literacy. This can be done many ways! You can read to them, they can read to you, they can read along to a book on Tumblebooks or Story Time Online, both sites can be found here. If they are watching TV, put the closed captions on so they see the words as they hear them! This is one of the most important (and hardest) years of their schooling. The growth they will make this year as readers is HUGE! Let's work together to ensure their success! PLEASE read your e-mails this year and keep in touch! [email protected] Instagram: egansrockstars Twitter: jordanna_egan [email protected] The August Calendar will be in your child's green folder for behavior to be communicated daily. Please click below to download a copy for home. 
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