Mrs.+Nolte's+Class

Many parents ask, "What should my child be able to do when he or she enters First Grade?" The following are just a few suggestions to help your child get ready:

Welcome to Dr. Nolte’s Notes

Hi First Graders and Parents!


 * We will be learning many important skills in first grade. Throughout the year, please remember to practice writing numbers, letters, words, sentences and even paragraphs! Adding, subtracting, telling time, counting money, identifying fractions and shapes are very important first grade skills! Count everything! Count! Count by twos, fives and tens. Use cereal! :) **


 * Take advantage of every opportunity to practice writing: grocery lists, thank you notes, Santa lists. A purpose to write is very important. Encourage your children to write about pictures or keep a scrapbook of what they do on trips or at school. Ask your children to read what they write. Hang it on the walls. You are their favorite fan! **

==** Go to [|www.westmeade.net] and find practice activities. Look for the First Grade Link and have fun! Also please view the following: ** [|Our Children and Internet Safety] ==
 * P ar ents, you can also help your first graders by checking home work , behavior calendars, recording titles on reading logs, reading aloud every night, and reminding them to bring their folders in their backpacks everyday. **

** Please record the books your first graders read on the reading logs in the back of their daily dragon folders. **
==** Remember to check your behavior calendars daily. P ar ents, please find time to read to your children. Reading is a precious gift you give to them, and they will become stronger readers just by imitating you. **== ==** Read the home work chart and do daily home work activities. Make sure to return the completed home work in the daily dragon folders. Go over the new words each week. Practice spelling and sounding out words from the home work chart. **** I will send completed work home weekly. **==

** Write to me about your child. Does he or she have allergies? Any concerns? **
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GO DRAGONS! :)
 * Please save all of your Box Tops and chip bags, and have your child bring them to me. (We get $0.10 per Box Top)  We are also collecting chip bags of any brand and size! Collect the empty bags and have your child bring them to me  as well! (We get $0.02 per bag)  Have any Dragon cart donations? Students will earn a dragon dollar when they bring in items!  Students! This page is especially for you! If you need want some extra practice on the things we learn in class, here are a few online games you can try! Have fun! Math: [|Place Value Games] M [|oney Change] [|Advanced Addition] [|Place Value and Rounding] Comparing[| Numbers] [|Space Shuttle Math (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)] Har[|der Addition and Subtraction problems] [|Leon's Math Dojo] [|Multiplcation Football] [|Pet Rescue Hotel] Word Work: [|Increase your Word Skills] [|Synonym Toast] [|Verbs] Typing: To practice your typing skills, here is a fun link that Gabrielle shared with me! [|Typing] Science: [|Magnetism!] [|Matte]

** If you need to talk with me, call 353-2066 ext 119. I will answer or return your call. **** I am so excited about this year because we have a great class and it is going to be an awesome year! **
As always, I value your help and support!

** Dr. Nolte **
First Grade Schedulel

2:55 Dismissal Begins
Ways You Can Help Your First Grader

1. Count! Count anything!

2. Have your child count out groups of objects into little piles. (pennies, buttons, paper clips) "Can you put 12 grapes in your snack container for tomorrow?"

3. Play with scrabble letters or magnetic fridge letters. Think names, animals, plants, vegetables, fruits etc. that starts with that letter.

4. Play Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Checkers, etc.

5. Play simple games such as Crazy Eights, Old Maid, Uno etc.

6. Provide hands on experiences related to basic facts to 10. For example, "If you have two cookies and I give you two more, then how many will you have?"

7.Teach your child to dial the phone. Make a phone book of Grandma and Grandpa and Cousin Fred's phone number.

8.Teach your child to set the timer on the microwave, or change the clocks.

9. Discuss the numbers on a clock and teach time on the hour and half hour.

10. Teach your child to do simple dot to dots. Look in coloring books for easy dot to dots.

11. Have your child memorize his/her phone number. Any phone number or address a can be sung to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

12. Continue to provide experiences related to drawing, coloring, cutting and gluing in order to develop fine motor skills. Also, continue to provide activities to strengthen hand muscles using Lego’s or Play dough.

13. Have your child do the switching of the TV channels. Use the remote control to point out the numerals and name them.

14. Find numbers and letters to discuss wherever you go! Room numbers, elevator buttons, street numbers, road signs, price tags, business signs.

15. Start teaching you child to write his last name and names of other family members.

16. When you receive sight words, spelling words or vocabulary words from me to practice at home, make flash cards and play a game of Go Fish or Memory.


 * [|funbrain]
 * Primary[| Games: Math]
 * [|PBS Cyber Chase Games for Kids]
 * [|Math Playground]
 * [|Tumblebook] [|Library]
 * Hint (click on free trial link at top of page once you get to the TumblebookLibrary.com site)

Reading Tips for P ar ents of First Graders By: Reading Rockets (2012) Give your child lots of opportunities to read aloud. Inspire your young reader to practice every day! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what work s best for your child.  These tips for p ar ents of first graders are also available as a one-page handout to download and print:
 * Reading tips in English (60K PDF)*
 * Reading tips in Spanish (115K PDF)*

Don't leave home without it
Bring along a book or magazine any time your child has to wait, such as at a doctor's office. Always try to fit in reading!

Once is not enough
Encourage your child to re-read favorite books and poems. Re-reading helps kids read more quickly and accurately.

Dig deeper into the story
Ask your child questions about the story you've just read. Say something like, "Why do you think Clifford did that?"

Take control of the television
It's difficult for reading to compete with TV and video games. Encourage reading as a free-time activity.

Be patient
When your child is trying to sound out an unfamiliar word, give him or her time to do so. Remind to child to look closely at the first letter or letters of the word.

Pick books that are at the right level
Help your child pick books that are not too difficult. The aim is to give your child lots of successful reading experiences.

Play word games
Have your child sound out the word as you change it from mat to fat to sat; from sat to sag to sap; and from sap to sip.

I read to you, you read to me
Take turns reading aloud at bedtime. Kids enjoy this special time with their p ar ents.

Gently correct your young reader
When your child makes a mistake, gently point out the letters he or she overlooked or read incorrectly. Many beginning readers will guess wildly at a word based on its first letter.

Talk, talk, talk!
Talk with your child every day about school and things going on around the house. Sprinkle some interesting words into the conversation, and build on words you've talked about in the past.

Write, write, write!
Ask your child to help you write out the grocery list, a thank you note to Grandma, or to keep a journal of special things that happen at home. When writing, encourage your child to use the letter and sound patterns he is learning at school.

__Some Weekly Skills & Standards: please see weekly calendar sent home every Friday__ == Reading: Story Elements - Character (who), Setting (where), Plot (what happens), Summarizing, Sequencing == Language:Parts of Speech == Writing: Journaling, Retelling Stories, Capitalization, Punctuation == Math: Comparing and Ordering Numbers, Time, Problem Solving, Adding, Subtracting, Sequencing and Graphine == Science: Solids, Liquids, Sinking, Floating, Making Observations == Social Studies: Map Skills, Charts, Community Helpers, Citizenship