Weekly Update

Info to Know

• N.U.T.(No Uniform Today) Passes were send home for purchase this past week. If you would like to purchase, please return in a labeled envelope. Please note that these are the ONLY days that when purchased the girls can "dress down." The days are on the P.Kok Pride calendar.
• Spelling tests are every other week. We will have our first spelling test on Friday, August 27. The girls are responsible to learn these words at home and if they would like to learn two extra bonus words they may choose any two words. They should remember these for the test.
• Poetry Notebooks are supposed to come home every Friday. Please be sure to review these with your little darling, initial, and date then return them no later than Thursday.
• So far our class has the best attendance of all the first grade classes!! Let's keep up that attendance and on-time arrival percentage. I hear a party is in the future of the class with the best record!!
• During my absence this week, please try to use the agenda or paper notes, for any pertinent information for the substitute. My email access will be limited.
• Please allow your daughter to bring a water bottle that seals well to class. Hydration is key to optimum brain activity!
• If you are able to commit to volunteering for one hour per week during our reading groups, 1:10 - 2:10, please let me know. I would like to make a consistent volunteer schedule for that time!

Academic Update

• This past week we continued with our study of heroes. We discussed community heroes, how they impact a community, and how community heroes around the world do the same. Did you know that all heroes are not human? In math, we learned and played some new games, Top It and Bunny Hop. We reviewed sight words, sounds, and what makes a sentence. Reading groups went really well and almost everyone remembered to take home and return their books!
• Next week, SAT 10 testing, tally marks, calendars, and tall tales!! Do you think the girls will be able to distinguish real from imaginary heroes?