A-2 Weekly News!
Miss Tucker’s 1st Grade Class
January 26, 2015
President Report
What’s new?!
Please see the “Meet a President” Report information
inside your white envelope from last week. You will
have until Monday, February 23rd to complete the
report. Students will also be presenting their reports
throughout the week of the 23rd.
This week we are working on noting
important details from the stories
that we read including the
characters. We are also working on
place value, continuing with
contractions, and our unit on
Weather!
In the upcoming weeks, you can
review the details of our weekly
classroom activities on page 2 of
this weekly newsletter.
Notes from Miss Tucker
• Bell schedule – School starts promptly at 8:55
and ends at 3:05. Remember that Tuesdays are
“early out” days, and students are dismissed at
1:40. Please refer to the Simonds Daily Schedule
for recess and lunch times.
•Please be sure to take your student to the
restroom BEFORE school starts at 8:55am.
Homework
•Please see me if you need any assistance with
the President Report. There is an example inside
the classroom near the front door =)
Dreambox: 15-20 Minutes EVERY
night (unless I have explained
otherwise)
Math Facts in a Flash: Practicing
math facts EACH night
Lexia: Tuesdays and Thursdays for 1520 minutes EACH sitting (unless I
have explained otherwise)
Reading: Mondays and
Wednesdays for 15-20 minutes
(students can also use Starfall)
Important Dates
-
Thursday 1/29  Popcorn sale after school!
Friday 1/30  Cornerstone
Friday 1/20  Uniform Sale 9-9:30
2/16 - 2/20  No School (February Break)
**ALL accounts are working here at
school, please let me know if you
are experiencing issues.
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 Classroom Webpage
Remember, you can access my
webpage through the Simonds
Home Page online. This is also the
best way to access the adaptive
learning sites through “Student
Links!”
With the district driving us all
toward equipping the students
with 21st century skills, we are
implementing a new homework
program this year in first grade.
Your child will be using District
Computer Applications in their
weekly homework activities.
Soon we will be adding a webbased program, Ticket To Read,
funded by the PTA. These
problem solving activities are a
perfect way to address Common
Core Standards and will prepare
your children for the new wave
of learning and testing they will
face in their academic careers.
Please remember that online
homework is mandatory. District
administrators, Mrs. Howell, as
well as myself check these
adaptive learning sites weekly for
student progress. Thank you for
your support and cooperation
with this!
President Report:
Please see the “Meet a President”
information sheet inside your white
envelope. All materials for completing the
report are included EXCEPT information
about your assigned president. You can
find information in a book, online, or in a
magazine. You will read about your
president, find 3-5 interesting facts about
him, write about what you learned in an
informational format (topic, facts, closing
sentence), and present your report to the
class beginning 2/23. If you have any
questions, please feel free to let me know.
I look forward to reading these!
I hope you all had a great weekend with
your families!
Please feel free to see me before the
morning bell or after school. However, it is
best to send an email to set up an
appointment… just in case! 
Thank you and have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Miss Rebecca Tucker
rtucker@sjusd.org