Newsletter 1

WELCOME

Gilbert Linkous Elementary School

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Richmond, VA

FIRST GRADE!

September 7, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1

Mrs. Roettger’s Classroom Newsletter Welcome Students! I’d like to take a moment to welcome all students and parents to the first grade! My name is Mrs. Roettger, and I am going to be your teacher this year. We will be learning a lot about each other as the year goes on, but I would like to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Lizzie Roettger, and I am very excited to be your teacher this year! My hometown is Blacksburg, Virginia, where my parents still live. I have lived in Richmond for 8 years, and I have my teacher’s license from the University of Richmond. I live with my husband David, two cats, and two chinchillas. I am really looking forward to getting to know each and everyone of you this year!

Contacting Mrs. Roettger Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have about the beginning of the year. School Number: (804) 986-5021 Home Number: (804) 298-6790 Email: [email protected]

Calling all Parents! If you would like to volunteer in our class this year, don’t worry! We have lots of opportunities for parents to become involved. I always welcome parents to come in a help with a project, make photocopies, or volunteer to be a mystery reader! Next week a short survey will be going home to see where parent interest lies. Please return it in your child’s folder if you would like to help out this year. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions you might have about ways to get involved in our class!

Mrs. Roettger’s Classroom Newsletter

Homework Policy Homework will begin to go home with your child on September 28 on our third week of school. Homework assignments for each week will be detailed in the weekly newsletter. Each Monday your child will get a list of spelling words and a spelling assignment to complete each night. Our spelling tests will take place on Friday of each week. Your child will also be assigned 10 minutes of reading each night. Thank you in advance for working with me to get your child off on the right foot in first grade!

This Week’s SOLs English

Math

Science Social Studies

Reminders to Parents

1.1The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language. 1.2The student will continue to expand and use listening and speaking vocabularies. 1.1 The student will count objects in a given set containing between 1 and 100 objects and write the corresponding numeral. 1.4 The student will recognize and write numerals 0 through 100. 1.1 The student will conduct investigations 1.1 The student will interpret information presented in picture time lines to show sequence of events and will distinguish between past and present.

Your child will need the following supplies this year:

1. One two pocket folder

Upcoming Events

2. 1 box of crayons (24 colors) 3. 1 box of number 2 pencils

PTA Information Meeting

4. 2 erasers

Tuesday, September 15 at 7 P.M.

5. 1 box of markers (12 colors) 6. 2 tablets of 1st grade writing paper 7. 1 pencil box

If you are interested in being involved in our school’s Parent Teacher Association, please join us in the auditorium. This is a parents’ only event.

Book of the Week In our first week of school, the children will be introduced to Emily, in Emily’s First 100 Days of School, by Rosemary Wells. The book follows Emily through her first 100 days of school, as she learns to sing, read, and dance. We’ll enjoy learning about Emily’s days at school in this fun, fact-filled book. As the week goes on, ask your child about Emily and her adventures!