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This week's events:

Monday 10:30 - Students of the Month. Congratulations to Isiaih Hall and Tiana Pete for being outstanding students in first grade!

Thursday, March 2, 8:30-12:00 - Annual TISA Read-a-thon

First graders are raising money for their end-of-year field trip to Ghost Ranch!

We are hoping that every student will raise $25 at our Read-a-Thon

so that we can achieve our goal. Please help your child find sponsors (family, friends,

businesses)  to donate money for every book she or he reads at the Read-a-Thon! Students in first grade will begin their Read-A-Thon day at 8:30 with healthy breakfast treats brought from home followed by reading until 12 noon. Parents, siblings, and other family members or friends are welcome to join students to read during this time. It will be a pajama day!  PJs, pillows, small blankets, stuffed animals, and healthy snacks/drinks to share will be welcome!  We would also be happy to borrow a Seuss movie for the day. Children can bring in a bunch of their favorite books from home to read. Please label books that are extra special with your child’s name.  Books will also be available in the classroom. Please fill this form out and bring it back by Wednesday, February 28. Read-a-thon money is due Thursday, March 29. Please fill checks out to TISA. Please check off your choice:

 My child will be reading with _________________(person/s) from _______to _______ (time).
 My child will need a volunteer to read with from _________ to _________(time).

Name / Business	How much will you donate per book Or chapters read:

Pizza day was canceled because of early dismissal last Thursday. Please mark your calendars for pizza money. It's due by the last Tuesday every month. In March, that is March 27. Money is not accepted after that day. Prepaying can save you the headache of keeping that in mind for each month. If you prepay for one slice of pizza for the rest of the year, it would be $6 for three months. Please submit your pizza order in a labeled pouch (name, amount of money enclosed, how many slices, choice of topping). Thank you!

We had fun with Owee's gecko last week. We also started working on studying money in our math unit. We will be studying all US coins. If you have a collection of the state coins, a Sacagawea coin, a half dollar, a two-dollar coin, etc. please send them in a safe pouch and ask your child to let me know that they have them. Otherwise no money is brought to school by the children please.

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Last week was filled with love and excitement! It was the sweetest Valentine in years!
Thank you for your wholehearted support in making it a memorable day.

This week's events:
YES, there is school on Monday (President's Day)!
Tuesday: final day for pizza money
Thursday: Pizza Day
Thursday: homework due + spelling quiz
Thursday: tutoring till 4:30
NEXT Monday (Jan 26) at 10:30am! Students of the Month Celebration (in multipurpose room)
Congratulations to Isaiah Hall and Tiana Pete for their hard work and friendship.
March 1: Annual TISA Read-a-thon. Read-a-thon forms and pledge sheets went home with each family at parent-teacher conferences.
Istation: please practice reading and math using Istation at home. Every student has specific assignments in their online backpack.


Congratulations, Isaiah!

Congratulations, Titi!

Valentine's at the Museum

"Meet the Authors" Party in Second Grade

Thanks for the invite, second graders and Miss Nicole! We learned a bunch from your informational books. The popcorn was yummy too!

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Thank you for attending parent-teacher conferences this week. It has been a privilege to be teaching your child and being much supported by you all.


Way to go, Khloe! Reading To the Top to mom at parent-teacher conference.


Clover reading her paragraph about her favorite movie, Mamma Mia at her parent conference.


Yay for more reading! We are embarking on Dinosaurs at Dusk in the Magic Tree House series. Kudos to our super strong readers!


Thank you, Kristin for your support with a reading focus group! The children love it!


Finger-knitting and measuring hand in hand




February calendar pages bursting with love




Upcoming Events:
Feb 13 -- Pizza money due in labeled pouch/envelope
Feb 14 (2:30) -- Valentine's Ice Cream Party. All welcome!
                As requested by parents, NO candy Valentines please. There will be plenty of sugar in the                    ice cream!
                Any Valentine trimmings (fabric, paper, lace, doilies, etc.) you send, we will use them in
                the creation of our Valentine boxes.
                Please consider including a Valentine for Miss Wally and Grandma Susan. They                                    pour their heart and soul into caring for the children every day.



Thursday, February 15 (3:30-4:30) -- Tutoring
Thursday, Feb 22 -- pizza day

Students of the month
Congratulations to Isaiah Hall and Tiana Pete for being such amazing kiddos in February!
Stay tuned please! The celebration will be rescheduled as we are no longer in session on Fridays.

Thursday, March 1 (8:30-12:00) -- TISA's annual Read-a-thon. Read-a-thon documents went home during parent-teacher conferences. If you need to refer to the info, I posted it on the blog.



Math skills:
Automatic addition and subtraction within 10. (Please use flash cards.)
Counting on from any number within 120.
Comparing numbers.
Measuring and ordering objects by length.
Finding 10 more and 10 less of a 2 digit number.

Math vocabulary we are working with (for home use flash cards, as I suggested at the conference):
add, subtract, plus, minus, count up, count back, hop, number line, number grid, number sentence, number model, tool, How many? solve, problem, choose, best answer, start, end up, less, more, write, answer, rule, complete, tally, chart, total, part, change, bar graph, diagram, match, circle, explain, tall, short, long, measure,

Reading / writing skills:
Sight words are very important for fluent reading. Many children in class are great at decoding and are ready for sight word mastery. Here are a couple resources for flash cards:
 https://www.education.com/resources/first+grade+sight+words/


https://www.rcboe.org/cms/lib/GA01903614/Centricity/Domain/8646/sight%20words%201.PNG

A few children are ready for more advanced readers such as the Little Bear series, Mouse and Mole series, or  Frog and Toad series. Please encourage their effort at home. New reading logs are coming home next week.

Homework:
Please return the last homework packet without the spelling portion. This will give your child a chance to have more practice before the spelling quiz next Thursday.
The new homework packet will be going home on Thursday as well. It will include a new reading log and a personal word wall page for home use with spelling/writing.

Finally, thank you for your support with the pain I have experienced over the loss of my father. You and your children are my second family. You all are a great help in keeping my spirits up.

Snowdrops on my dad's grave


An evening panorama of my home town, Miskolc, in January

ANNUAL TISA READ-A-THON MARCH 1!

ANNUAL TISA READ-A-THON 2018

We are excited to announce that TISA is celebrating reading

and raising money for class field trips with a school-wide Read-A-Thon

on MARCH 1, the day before Dr. Seuss’s birthday!

First graders are raising money for their end-of-year field trip to Ghost Ranch!
 We are hoping that every student will raise $25 at our Read-a-Thon

so that we can achieve our goal. Please help your child find sponsors (family, friends,

businesses)  to donate money for every book she or he reads at the Read-a-Thon!

The Read-a-Thon will take place on THURSDAY, MARCH 1st from about  9am to noon.

Students in first grade will begin their Read-A-Thon day at 8:30 with healthy breakfast treats brought from home followed by reading until 12 noon. Parents, siblings, and other family members or friends are welcome to join students to read during this time.

It will be a pajama day!  PJs, pillows, small blankets, stuffed animals, and healthy snacks/drinks
to share will be welcome!  Children can bring in a bunch of their favorite books from home to read.
Please label books that are extra special with your child’s name.  Books will also be available
in the classroom.

Please check off your choice:

 My child will be reading with _________________(person/s) from _______to _______ (time).
 My child will need a volunteer to read with from _________ to _________(time).

Name / Business	How much will you donate per book Or chapters read:

Please fill it out and bring this form back by Wednesday, February 28. Read-a-thon money is due Thursday, March 29.

Thank you for supporting TISA kiddos!