First Grade News
Amy Williamson, Sequoia Elementary
Welcome!
Remind101
is a phone app and website that allows us to text information and reminders without sharing personal phone numbers.
Some of the great features include:
- English / Spanish translation
- sharing information with a whole group
- communicating privately
- sharing pictures
- ease of using phone text rather than logging onto website
ConnectEd
I am happy to provide you with your child's login and password for use at home!
All lessons, games, and books match the skills we are learning in class. Updated each week!
Practice Reading and Spelling skills with Starfall
1st Grade FAQ
Homework
- Homework is a weekly packet.
- Homework goes home on Monday and is to be turned in Friday morning.
- Homework is graded weekly and will be recorded on Report Card
Spelling
- Spelling Word test will be given on Friday.
- Spelling Dictation test will be given on Fridays.
- Dictation Tests will not begin until September.
- A note will be sent home prior to starting Dictation.
Reading
- Each Friday student's will be tested on orally reading to me their High Frequency Words (HFW)
- The List of High Frequency Words will be sent home in Homework folder every Monday.
What is the best way to communicate with the teacher?
- Remind101 is the fastest, and I believe the easiest, way to communicate. See above for information on how o sign up.
- You may also email me at Awilliamson@musd.net I check my email multiple times a day.
What if my child is spending an hour on homework each night?
IF YOUR CHILD IS STRUGGLING WITH HOMEWORK IN THE EVENING PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Together we will discuss modifications and strategies.
What if my child is having a social issue with his/her peers?
I cannot help with issues that I do not know about. Some circumstances will occur between peers that I will not know about (maybe I wasn’t outside at recess or maybe a peer whispered something in your child’s ear…) It is my goal to ensure that each student enjoys their experience at school each day. As each situation is different I have numerous strategies for handling different situations. Please trust that when I learn of different circumstances that arise it will not be ignored.
With that said, the more I know about your child the more I can understand their behaviors. Please do not hesitate to let me know of anything that may helpful in understanding your child’s certain behaviors.
1st Grade Academic Goals
What should my 1st Grader know by the end of the year?
A basic summary includes:
- Read 180 High Frequency Words
- Read a passage from a book with a pace of 60 words per minute.
- Addition to 20
- Subtraction to 20