September 4th, 2012

Here are the spelling words for this week:

1. has
2. hop
3. staff
4. hits
5. is
6. she

Thank you to everyone who came to open house! It was great to get to talk to, and meet so many of you.

Entertainment book money is due by September 5^th. If you have not sold the entertainment book please return it to school by September 5^th. 

Thank you for doing such a great job helping your child with their homework! Homework is not graded, but it is checked for completion and understanding. Please make sure that you are helping your child with their homework, but you are not doing it for them. All homework, except the reading log, needs to be done in your child’s handwriting. If it is not in their handwriting they will have to do it over again during our Fun Friday activities. 

This Wednesday is dollar dress down day. If your child brings a dollar to school they may dress down. The money from dollar dress down day is used in our classroom for various supplies and items that we need throughout the year and so we can do science experiments and other fun projects. Thank you for your support!

Picture day is this Thursday. Please make sure your child is in uniform for these pictures. Order forms went home today so if you would like to order pictures please return the order form and money to school by Thursday morning.

You may have heard from your older children or the Link that progress reports are being sent home today. I do not send home progress reports at this point in the year. The children are still showing what they can do, and are still getting used to first grade. If you have any questions or are concerned about your child’s progress please let me know. For the most part, it is too early in the year for me to have any major concerns about any child’s progress. We will have conferences at the end of first quarter after I have a better idea of your child’s abilities.

As always if you have any questions or concerns about anything please let me know! My e-mail address is jcochran@lpatucson.org and I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours. I am more than happy to answer any questions about anything at all so please do not hesitate to let me know!