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The MAGIC of 1st grade is beginning
to appear!! Have you noticed the growth your
child has made in reading? We sure have!!
We have worked hard as a 1st grade team to
meet all of our student·s different needs in
reading through our guided reading and
interventions. Your child may be reading with
Mrs. Saya, Mrs. Y or Miss Kaitlyn for Guided
Reading depending on his/her need. Please

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Tuesday.................Music/PE
Wednesday...........Computer
Thursday...............Music/ART
Friday...................Library/Computer
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hard on a Power Paragraph about Martin Luther
King, Jr. We published our writing pieces and
made a Flip Book about this great American Hero.
After all of our hard work, we illustrated a portait
of MLK, Jr. Please stop by and see your child·s
AMAZING writing and illustrating. These
masterpieces will be available for you to see during
the Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, January 28th.
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In math, we continue working through Unit 4
in Investigations. Our math focus points for
this particular Investigation are:
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Be sure you child is returning the RAP
Bag daily. We use them everyday for our
Guided Reading. RAP Bags will come home on
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY!
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4| Making sense of data representations,
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Please continue to have your child
practice his/her:

1.| Phone Number
2.| Address 
3.| Birthday 
4.| Days of the Week

5.| Months of the Year
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WAY TO GO!! Thank you for
helping your child come prepared with
an appropriate book for our Reading
Celebration! Be sure to send you child
with a book to school on his/her
designated Reading Celebration Day!
If your child forgets a book, he/she
can choose a book from the classroom.
Thanks again for you support!
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Breakfast POWER:
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 Did you know that eating breakfast is
essential to your whole famiy·s health?
Kiley Jane Brinkman
A healthy breakfast helps adults think
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better at work and helps students learn
January 6th @ 5:55 am!
better in school. Breakfast also helps
Kiley weighed in at 7lbs. and 12 oz.and keep people form overeating later on in
was 21 inches long! the day. MAKE YOUR BREAKFAST
All are doing well! COUNT!!!
4| Choose cereals with at least 3
grams of fiber per serving
4| Top whole grain waffles or
pancakes with fresh fruit and

yogurt
 4| Add protein to the morning with
low-fat cottage cheese or lean

meats