Happy Friday! Woohoo!
Thank you all so much for another wonderful week of learning with your child! We are still jumping hurdles, but please know that YOU are appreciated! Please take the time to review the information below. On Monday we will begin using Seesaw...YAY!
Daily Lesson Plans:
Click here to access next week’s daily 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.
Fall Literacy Assessments:
Our assessments began this week and I appreciate everyone who took the time out of their busy schedule to support your child in logging onto their assessment meeting! We need to finish our PALS assessments this coming week, so if you have not signed up for a time, please see the information below:
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!
Spelling Paper for PALS Assessment:
If you have access to a printer, please click here to print the spelling assessment sheet for your child’s spelling test on Wednesday. If you do not have access to a printer, a notebook numbered 1-16 will work just fine! After taking the test, I ask that you take a picture of their assessment and send it to me via Remind or email. Please remember, this is an independent task that will help guide my instruction. Please do not help your child spell or sound out words, or correct their spelling after the assessment.
Independent Reading:
We are now implementing Reading Workshop in our daily schedule! 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.
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 three 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 last week. These will be used during Writing Workshop. Click here to access more writing paper for your student if needed.
Scholastic News Payment:
Final Reminder! Payments due September 30th
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.
Seesaw:
This year we’re going to use Seesaw to share our learning. Please join our class Miss Drumheller's 1st Grade today using your child's Chromebook!
If you’re using Seesaw for the first time:
Find Seesaw on LCPSGo
Choose "I’m a Student"
Type in the code: BCHU WIPL. This code expires on September 30, 2020
Finish creating your account using your school Google account or email address (StudentIDNumber@lcps.org and password is your child's birthday MM/DD)
If you’ve used Seesaw before and have an account:
Find Seesaw on LCPSGo
Sign in using your school Google account or email address (StudentIDNumber@lcps.org and password is your child's birthday MM/DD)
Click on your profile icon on the top left
Click on the +Join Class button
Type in the code: BCHU WIPL. This code expires on September 30, 2020
I’m excited to share our learning in Seesaw this year!
Support Center:
Please click here to view a short video about how to submit a trouble ticket for technology issues. This could be trouble with your Chromebook device or LCPS Go applications!
Scholastic Book Club:
Dear Family,
Now more than ever it is so important for your child to have books in the home. Plus our class gets FREE books with every order!
Class Order Due Date: 09/30/20
When you checkout, make sure you have your books shipped to your home!
Thank you for encouraging the love of reading!
PS: Feel free to forward the class page link to extended family who may want to support your child's reading.
Class Code: PB4G4
I hope you have a super weekend! Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback.
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