We are almost half way through with the first quarter! Time is sure flying by this year. And the list of what we are accomplishing is growing exponentially!

Oops sorry...NOW -A new book report will be due September 18. More info in the folder.

Reminder: Memory work is an important part of First grade. 

Happy Birthday to Colt!

Callie is our "Star of the Week". Callie will have some photos displayed on our wall and will share those with us during class. Each student will have the opportunity to be the "Star". I will send a note home when your child is selected. It is fun to hear the students tell about themselves using the photos.

Remember to sign the Friday folder (middle sheet) and initial the Behavior log (daily). 

DATES to REMEMBER:

*September -Grandparent's Day (look for info in the Warrior)

*September 8-Brain Bites orders due

*September 18-Maroon and Gold Day

*September 20-All School Sing

*September 23-See You at the Pole

*September 30-ILS Freddy's Night

We collect offerings on Monday. Our offering for September goes to Orphan Grain Train.  Thank you for your generosity. 

Our school has lots of Fund raising opportunities! The office sells RaiseRight, which are gift cards to retailers to use like cash.  You get the amount that you pay for, but the school gets a percentage back on the sale. BoxTops (you can enter your receipt online and earn money for the school) and Amazon Smile are also ways for ILS to earn money. Thanks for all the support!

I collect poptabs, which are taken to Riley Children's Hospital. They are converted to help families who stay at the Ronald McDonald House.

In His service,

Mrs. Bell

Wednesday-God, the Lord, is my strength. Habakkuk 3:19

Friday-Surely, the Lord is in this place. Genesis 28:16

of, did, dad, he, him

TRANSFER WORDS:  it/sit, hit, pit, fit

We will learn the God blesses Abraham and gave him Isaac. We will learn, also, about Isaac, his sons, and their relationship. We will learn how God still blessed Jacob-despite his trickery.

Thank you for helping develop the habit of returning reading books each day!!!

We are working on phonemic awareness, learning to blend sounds to make words and break the sounds apart. Hopefully, you will hear your child tap out the sounds. We will continue to review consonants, vowels, and syllables, as well as beginning and ending sounds, rhyming words, and nouns. We will continue to practice writing the letters, also. We are learning about possessives, synonyms, and antonyms. We build words daily to help with blending.

We are writing a book about animals.

Remember to listen to and assist your child with the reading material coming home. We will have reading homework each night, practicing for mastery.

HOMEWORK (for the night of):

• Monday-Read "
• Tuesday-Read "Snap the Ant" and "Ants"
• Wednesday- Read "Nan's Family"
• Thursday-Read "Tim Spins" and "Sit"
  
• Friday-Read "The Spot" and "A Spot" 

We continue with our understanding of numbers and addition. 

We are learning sum, parts, whole, and number sentences. 

Practicing math flashcards (addition/subtraction) proves to be very helpful to your child! You can make your own or purchase some.

HOMEWORK:  Daily Worksheet

We will learn about rules in our home, school, and community.

We are studying plants, including their parts and functions.