First Grade Newsletter
May 24th, 2018
Important Dates
- May 28th: Memorial Day (Student/Teacher Holiday)
- May 30st: Bronco Press Reception
- May 31st: End of Year Celebration (flyer below)
- June 1st: Last Day for Students (Dismiss at Noon)
Important Links
Please read Barksdale's S'more eNEWS letter, using the link below, for details on new and returning student registration.
No Visitors for Lunch
A Note From Nurse Ericka
If your child has medication in the clinic, please come by to pick it up by Friday, June 1st, 12:00. This includes all PRN meds, Inhalers, EpiPens, and Nebulizer meds. For student safety, no unused medication will be sent home with a student. Any unused medication left at the end of the school year will be destroyed.
Bronco Press Reception
End of the Year Party- Thursday, May 31st
Summer Reading Tips!
Summer shouldn't mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. Studies show that most students experience a loss of reading skills over the summer months, but children who continue to read will gain skills.
1. Read aloud together with your child every day.
Make it fun by reading outdoors on the front steps, patio, at the beach or park. Also, let your children read to you.
2. Set a good example!
Parents must be willing to model behavior for their children. Keep lots of reading material around the house. Turn off the TV and have each person read his or her book, including mom and dad.
3. Read the same book your child is reading and discuss it.
This is the way to develop habits of the mind and build capacity for thought and insight.
4. Let kids choose what they want to read.
5. Rent/Buy books on tape
Listen to them in the car, or turn off the TV and have the family listen to them together.
6. Take your children to the library regularly.
Most libraries sponsor summer reading clubs with easy-to-reach goals for preschool and school-age children. Check the library calendar for special summer reading activities and events. Libraries also provide age appropriate lists for summer reading.
7. Subscribe, in your child's name, to magazines like Sports Illustrated for Kids, Highlights for Children, or National Geographic World.
Encourage older children to read the newspaper and current events magazines, to keep up the reading habit over the summer and develop vocabulary. Ask them what they think about what they've read, and listen to what they say.
8. Ease disappointment over summer separation from a favorite school friend by encouraging them to become pen pals.
Present both children with postcards or envelopes that are already addressed and stamped. If both children have access to the Internet, email is another option.
9. Make trips a way to encourage reading by reading aloud traffic signs, billboards, notices.
Show your children how to read a map, and once you are on the road, let them take turns being the navigator.
10. Encourage children to keep a summer scrapbook.
Tape in souvenirs of your family's summer activities picture postcards, ticket stubs, photos. Have your children write the captions and read them and read them aloud as you look at the book together.
Final Farewell to First Graders
First Grade Team
Email: firstname.lastname@pisd.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.edu/first-grade-barksdale-elementary/
Location: 2424 Midway Road, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-0100
Twitter: @bbengaged1