Happy Friday!
I hope you all had a fabulous week! Take the time for lots of rest and relaxation this weekend! We will have beautiful weather and it will be perfect to spend some time outdoors! :)
Daily Parent Lesson Plans:
Below are the links for next week's parent lesson plans. Please remember to review the Parent Lesson plans the day/night before class. We are including some printable activities, as we feel some activities away from the screen are very important for first graders. We understand that not everyone may have access to a printer, so please feel free to modify any worksheet activities with a notebook and pencil.
Permission Click:
If you have not yet done so, please complete the Permission Click that was shared with you this week. Many of the resources we are hoping to begin using next week. If you have any questions about the permissions we are asking for, please let me know!
Independent Reading:
We will begin our Reading Workshop next week. Part of our workshop includes independent reading time. Students should have 3-5 books to read during this time. If your children are in daycare and do not have access to books there, please be sure to pack 3-5 books for them to use.
Fall Literacy Assessments:
Next week your child will begin to participate in our fall literacy assessments. The two required assessments your child will complete are the PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) and the DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment). You will need to sign up for a 30-minute time slot for your child’s PALS assessment. If your child needs more than 30 minutes for their assessment, we will prompt you to sign-up for another time to finish assessing. September 22nd to October 2nd will be our PALS assessments and October 5th to October 16th will be the DRA assessments. I will send out another sign-up for the DRA at a later date. There will be some time slots on our sign-up that are during our whole group synchronous learning. Those assessments will be administered by one of our wonderful resource teachers at Pinebrook. Lessons will be recorded for your child to watch during their afternoon asynchronous time. We ask that you be present during your child’s assessments to help support technology and logging your child into the Google Meet being used for the assessments, but know that the assessment piece will need to be completed by your child only. We need to accurately determine your child’s strengths and instructional needs. This will help us provide direction for our instruction. One piece of the assessment includes a whole-group spelling inventory, which will require you to take a picture of your child’s writing and sharing it via Remind or email. We appreciate your support in advance!
Click here to sign-up for your child’s PALS assessment time slot!
Scholastic News Payment:
In first grade we will be using Scholastic News magazines. They are weekly magazines that help build reading skills and increase science and social studies knowledge. They also align to our first grade curriculum and are interactive for our students. There are 4 issues each month. In order to continue ordering a class subscription, first grade teachers are asking for $7.00 per student. This year all Scholastic News payments will be accepted online. Your child received their first set of Scholastic News magazines in their school supply pickup bag. The online payment process will open on Tuesday, September 8th and run through Wednesday, September 30th. To make your payment, you can visit the Pinebrook webpage and and click on the online payments tab to access the parent portal for online payments, or you can click here to access the online payment portal. We will discuss a safe way to distribute these to our students every month with Mr. Thiessen.
Supply Reminders:
We kindly ask that you remind your child to not use the provided handwriting paper and the Scholastic News magazines until instructed to do so. We will be using those materials for instructional purposes in the near future. Thank you!
At-Home Learning Spaces:
We survived the first two weeks of distance learning! This has been a HUGE adjustment for all of us and I understand that many of us are still adjusting to a new routine and schedule. As we continue to make this adjustment, I would like to give a friendly reminder that we need to treat our time from 8:10 am-2:30 pm each day as a normal school day. Unfortunately, this is our new normal and as soon as we can make that adjustment and model that for our students, they will also be able to begin to adjust. When thinking about a learning space at home for your child, please select an area where your child has a desk/table and comfortable chair to sit in. I also suggest having a basket or bin for your child to keep their school supplies/materials in next to their learning space, so they do not need to constantly be getting things in another room. Their learning space should also be quiet and free from distractions.
Please click here for some helpful tips on setting up an at-home learning space!
If you need any support or suggestions, please feel free to reach out!
Writing Booklets:
We included five writing booklets in student supply bags this week. These will be used during Writing Workshop. Click here to access more writing paper for your student if needed.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback, please reach out!
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