Handwriting Work

Happy fall, everyone! Time just goes way to fast. I wanted to give you a quick update on the happenings in our classroom:

We have been working hard on handwriting lately. Have you noticed? We have been practicing the correct way to write letters and numbers. We have also talked about where those letters and numbers go on the lines on our paper. And finally, we have talked about how important it is to slow down a little when we are writing so we can write neatly so others can read what we write. Please stress these points at home when your child is writing.

We have also been working hard on listening to the sounds in a word, counting those sounds, and then putting a letter with the sound and writing the letter. This is the first step in spelling words. Listening to the sounds!

Speaking of spelling; we are starting our first spelling list today. Most Monday's, your child will bring home what we call our "word preview" paper. This is the list of this week's spelling words for your to practice at home. Our spelling words for the year are not necessarily hard words, but they are frequently used words, and words that we can use to learn other words. We will be working alot with word families and unusual letter combination for new sounds with our spelling words this year. So, just because the list doesn't "look" hard, don't worry, we will be doing plenty with the words all week long.

Finally, please check the home page to the 1st grade blog. We have added links to this page. Some of these links are for the parents, some are for the teachers, and some are for the children. We will be using the sites this year. I will be going to the blog to pull these websites up to use, so don't be surprised if your child ask you to go to the 1st grade blog to find a game to play or a book to read.

Remember, if you subscribe to the 1st grade blog and to my individual class page, you will get an email anytime something is changed, added, or updated. It makes it easy to watch for new information.