Week 1 is done!

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, August 31 – ART
Tuesday, September 1 – STEAM
Wednesday, September 2 – MUSIC
Thursday, September 3 – STEAM, 12:15 pm early release
- First Grade Family Time- we will celebrate any lost teeth, highlight students who have had birthdays, and talk about our quote of the week: “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
NO SCHOOL Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7
Tuesday, September 8 – PE

WOW! What an amazing first week! These first graders are ROCKSTARS and have worked so hard this week. Check out what we’ve learned so far:

OUR LEARNING:

Morning Routine – We are practicing using our lockers, taking care of our blue folders, and starting our morning on the right foot. Here is a picture of your child’s morning routine here at school.

Soft Start – No one likes to get right to the hardest jobs when we arrive to work in the morning! It’s helpful for our students to ease into the school day, too, by relaxing when they arrive. “Soft Start” is a time when students can chat with their friends, do a calm activity, and prepare for the day in a non-stressful way. We got to practice lots of soft start choices this week: coloring, play-doh, whiteboards, and more.

Classroom Rules – We have four important rules in our first-grade classroom. This week, we have been practicing what each rule looks like and sounds like! Following these expectations helps our classroom be a safer and more loving place where everyone can learn. Our classroom rules are: follow directions quickly, raise your hand to speak, make smart choices, and be kind.

Scoreboard – Mrs. Cooley loves playing games at school! Our class plays the scoreboard game every single day. Students want to earn “Fast Fox” points so they can race toward the finish line! But, we earn “Slow Sloth” points when we are not following classroom rules, because it slows down our classroom learning. At the end of the day, if our class earns more “Fast Fox” points, we get a STAR! 10 stars = a class reward (we are working towards a pajama day for our first reward).

Notes for Parents:

Check out our google classroom: Class Code: 3fvvy4n
- Video Log-in Support
- If you haven’t logged in yet please do so ASAP. Our weekly slides are posted there so you can see what your child is learning or keep up if they are gone. Our first assignment will also post Tuesday. If you need a reminder how to log in- go to google classroom watch the video above. Your child’s log in info came home in their blue folder and starting tomorrow you can find it on the back of their blue folder.
  - Login- username@hpsstudents.net
    - password
Please send in two snacks for your child each day. It works wonderfully if these snacks are in a spot in their backpack and not in their lunchbox; this saves first graders any confusion about what they should be eating for snacks and lunches! 🙂

Normally, I will post on Fridays to let you know of the week ahead. I hope you and your child(ren) were able to relax and enjoy sometime outside this weekend. I am excited for our first full day! I will work hard to get some more pics and videos of your kiddos in action in the class this week. They are truly amazing me and are definitely doing better than me in masks!!

Take care,

Mrs. Cooley

Brain Break during snack (video clip)