First Grade Parents!

Hello! Today is Monday, August 31st.

Words for the week:
you
to
the
said
it

Sound for the week: /ch/ as the sounds of a soda pop can, ch when you open it, k when you push the tab back, sh when the fuzz comes... if you have questions please let us know. We will be happy to help you.

Guided Reading: First grade is starting Guided Reading tomorrow. Each child will find out who their reading teacher is and what is expected of them during the Reading block time. We will be sending an informational letter home informing you of who your child's reading teacher is. Please look for it sometime this week.

In math, we have been working, exploring, and reviewing the following skills: counting by 2's to at least 50, counting by 5's to at least 100, identifying and describing shapes, and most recently working with tally marks.

Again if you have any questions, please contact us.
Thank you!
First Grade Teachers

First Grade Parents!

Our five sight words for the week are:
a
and
for
I
in

Please practice these with your child.

Our sound for the week is: /qu/
The chant that goes with it is: /qu/ Never write the q without the u!

Have your child come up with a word that starts with the /qu/ sound.

Thank you!
First Grade Teachers

Miss Gardner's Class

Friday, August 21st

This week has been wonderful getting to know your children! I am looking forward to next week as well.

I am just send a quick reminder out to let you know that our "Helper for the Day" will start next week, as well as snacks. Please make sure that you check that calendar, so you know when its' your child's turn.

In addition, we will be starting our sight word practice next week. Our 5 words next week are: a, and, for, I, in. We will discuss them everyday, and I will again post these words next week as well.

Again, if there is any questions please feel free to contact me. My contact information is listed below on another post. Thank you!
Miss Gardner

Miss Gardner's class

Thank you for being flexible and looking at the website daily for annoucements! I will try to post by 2 p.m. daily.

I am sorry if you got confused about our birthdays and the snack calendar. If your child's birthday falls on a school day and you would like to send snacks please send it on that day even if there is someone else's name. When that happens we will just have 2 snacks on those days.

Everyone has been doing good! tThey are adjusting well. I am very excited for our first full day of school tomorrow! We will be having P.E. and Music tomorrow, so wear tennis shoes.

Again if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me either by my email address or call Garfield's main number. The contact information is on a previous post .
Thank you!
Miss Gardner

Contact Information for First Grade Teachers

Mr. Carlson -- carlsonb@usd290.org
Miss Gardner -- gardnerk@usd290.org
Mrs. McGrath -- mcgrathk@usd290.org

Garfield School: 785-229-8060

Please make sure that if you have personal questions that you do not post on the website. Please contact the appropriate teacher. Thank you!

Garfield First Grade Teachers

Welcome!

Hello to all first grade students and parents!

We would like to welcome to you to First Grade at Garfield Elementary! We have been looking forward to meeting you!

As a team, we have decided that another form of effective communication is to have a blog website. The blog will post important annoucements and information through out the school year. Please check back on Tuesdays to see if new annoucements have been posted.

We ask that if you have individual questions please email the appropriate teacher.

Thank you!

Garfield First Grade Teachers
Mr. Carlson
Miss Gardner
Mrs. McGrath