I hope everyone has had a restful Fall Break! Upon returning from our break, we will start with long vowel words for spelling. In math we will continue with addition and subtraction. I plan on sending some math homework home once a week. Please see that your child completes his/her homework. We will start discussing pumpkins and spiders between now and Halloween. We will be having a Fall Share a Snack on Friday, October 30. I will send home more information on this. The Fall field trip will be on November 2. We are going to see a Junie B. Jones play at the Eastman Center and then to Warriors Path State Park for a picnic and playground time. Information will be coming very soon on this topic also. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Davis' Detectives is all about apples this week. We are studying the part of an apple, the seasons of the apple tree, taste testing and making a variety of foods with apples. The kids are having a great time. We are graphing in math with a variety of graphs and making tally marks. In reading we are talking about animals in our neighborhood. We are working with words with the short e sound and writing telling sentences. Yes we are busy 1st grades!

Davis' Detectives are having a great time in 1st grade. We have started the new reading book and spelling words. We have learned how to write a complete sentence. In math we have just finished up the addition chapter and moving on to subtracting next week. All this is new to the students and they are absorbing it quickly.
We had a special treat on Thursday from the parents of Carmen Musick (a volunteer at our school). Her father grew a watermelon that weighed over 65 lbs. He shared the watermelon with a 4th grade class and a our first grade class. What a treat!
We are looking forward to Nurse Nikki Collier coming to visit our class on Friday. In studying community helpers we have learned alot about our community.

We are in the 3rd week of 1st grade and we have started spelling and addition. Look each night in your child's binder for spelling and sight words. Remember to sign the homework planner each night when homework is completed. If you have any problems or concerns please contact me.

Week of August 10 - 14, 2009

During the first week of school, Mrs. Davis' Detectives will be getting to know each other along with reviewing the alphabet, numbers and number words. I will be sending notes home daily so please check binder daily.

Welcome Back

Our annual Back to School Bash will be on August 6th from 5:00 till 7:00. Come out then to discover who your teacher will be this year. I am looking forward to meeting all my new detectives.