December 2011 Newsletter
Important Dates
7 Vocelli’s Night
9 Poetry Masters
16 Gingerbread Day
19 Poetry Masters
21 Winter Party
December 22- January 2
Winter Break
January 3 Classes Resume
What will we be up to?
We will have our winter party on
December 21st. Be on the lookout for
more information on this special day
to come home!
In social studies the students will be
learning about economics this month.
We will work on some special
activities in the classroom to help us
learn about needs/wants and
goods/services.
Homework Helper
Homework is checked at the end of
each week. Please remember to send
in the homework journal Friday
morning so that I am able to check
your child’s work. Homework is a
review of concepts taught in class.
Your child should be able to complete
it independently.
Use a pencil for writing
assignments. Please use the front
and back of the pages for
assignments.
**The homework has a link on my
website, please use this is you
misplace your homework direction
sheet.
School News and Events
Please remember that as the weather
gets colder, first graders will continue
to go outside for recess. Please make
sure that your child wears a coat to
school when the weather is cold. It is
also very helpful if you write
your child’s name in his/her coat
and other winter accessories.
Thank you for your help!
Important Reminders
Encourage reading throughout your
day. Students learn many words from
print in their daily environment. For
example, most students can recognize
the word stop from seeing stop signs.
Be sure to point out print when you
see it to your child, and encourage
him/her to try to read it.
Volunteers
Thank you to all of our wonderful
parents who were able to come to
school for our American Education
Week activities! The students love
seeing you in the classroom!
A second big thank you for all of our
parents who donate supplies to our
class! We would not be able to do so
many of our special activities without
your help!
Our library day is Monday,
remember to return your books!
Wonderful Websites
Scholastic has some great games that
first graders would enjoy!
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stack
s/games/
Our author of the month for December
is Jan Brett. Her website is amazing!
http://www.janbrett.com/index.html
Extra! Extra!
Be sure to review with your child what
he/she is to do in the event that school
closes early. At the beginning of the
year you filled out an early dismissal
form. A copy of this form will be sent
home to you. Please review this form
and let your child’s teacher know as
soon as possible if there are any
updates or changes. As the winter
weather approaches, be sure to check
the local news and radio stations, as
well as the Loudoun County Public
Schools website for up to date closing
information.