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Fall break is upon us! Time flies when you are having fun, and we are having a lot of FUN in first grade! Thank you parents for helping us host a beautiful fairy tale ball!  The kids had so much fun and looked adorable!  We hope you have a wonderful fall break.  Your sweet children are working so hard and learning a lot. We pray that over the break our students will have opportunities to play outside, ride bikes, and explore the beautiful world God created.  Rest, relax, and refresh!

Book It

Reading is so important, and through the Book It program, our classes will continue to grow their reading skills over the next six months.  Beginning October 1st through March 31st, First Grade classes will participate in the “Book It” reading program.  The mission of the Book It Program is to encourage reading outside of the classroom.  The program is easy and fun!  When your child has reached the required monthly goal, they will be rewarded with a certificate for a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. Each month your child can read toward our grade level Book It goal.  Our grade level goal is 200 minutes for each month.  The monthly goal sheet for October is inside of this week’s Friday folder. Your child can color in one owl for every ten minutes he/she reads. Children can read more than ten minutes in a given time period and color in the number of owls accordingly (i.e. 30 minutes of reading one night = 3 owls).   Time spent reading for the 100 book challenge may be counted toward this program as well.  When the required reading is finished, send the form back to school, and your child’s teacher will send home the pizza certificate.  A new monthly tracker will be distributed each month in the Friday folder. We are excited that we are participating and know your child will enjoy receiving a free pizza. This is OPTIONAL but highly encouraged to promote reading.    Any student who completes ALL six months of reading will participate in a pizza party hosted by the first grade teachers.  We hope you will join us in our mission and encourage your child to read every day.