In your child's folder you'll find a weekly behavior chart depicting the sun, a cloud, a raindrop, and a lightning bolt for each day of the week. We have a clothespin system here in our classroom. Every child begins every day of school on the sun. When a rule is broken (and I usually give a warning first,) your child will be required to move their clothespin. At the end of each day, your child will circle the place their clothespin resides. Please don't be too concerned if your child occasionally comes home with the cloud circled. That is not an indication of a major behavior problem, but a reminder to them that they have made a mistake and broken one of our class rules. When a child moves his clothespin to the cloud, they are asked/reminded about the rule they broke. If there is another lapse in behavior during the day, the child moves his/her clothespin to the raindrop and we will have a mini-conference at my desk. In the unlikely event that your child has to move their clothespin to the lightning bolt, you will receive an email or a call from me to discuss their behavior. Nobody wants to move their clothespin and the children usually will catch on to my expectations really quickly. Your part in this program is to check and sign the chart daily. Being accountable to you at home really helps your child follow the rules at school. Please make sure your child returns the chart in the home folder each day!
Homework for Monday: Math Workbook p. 2
I will blog more on homework as we get into a real routine, but normally it should not take more than 5-10 minutes for each assignment given. Please help your child be responsible by reminding them to put their homework into their backpack to be returned to school.
One more thing... today your child brought home a decorated 1st Grade Words shoebox. Every Monday, 5 or 6 new high frequency words are introduced and we work with them throughout the week at school. A printed copy of the words will come home each Monday or Tuesday. Please store these weekly word wall words in this box and don't forget to take them out for study and review frequently.
Have a great week!