Hallloween

Dear Parents,
     Tomorrow is Halloween and a very exciting time for first grade.  We will be talking a lot about the legend of Halloween and work on some special books.  There stories are finishing up nicely and hung in the hall for all to read.  
      Costumes are fun but not for school.  The student council will let you wear a hat tomorrow if you bring in a canned good to begin filling the food cupboard here in Dedham.  Cold weather is coming upon us and we want to participate in helping those in need.  Nobody should ever feel hungry.  
     Also, the Dedham Fire House will be open to ALL trick or treaters.  They encourage you to stop by, get some candy and take another tour of the fire trucks.  I heard rumor they may be able to honk horns and turn on the lights.
     The book fair starts Monday.  Make out those wish list.  I am so proud and encouraged at the pace your children are learning the reading process.   I think that is it for now! Have a safe, fun Halloween!

Getting October Started!

Happy October Everyone!
     This is a very exciting time in First Grade as today we begin to write our creative Halloween stories.  Your children will begin to write as though they are mini Stephen King's.  It's really fun to watch them get so excited about writing. You will hear about the term SWAG and see it a lot on their papers coming home.  SWAG is a term we use to remind them to do important things while writing.  It looks like this.
S tarts with a capital.
W ritten neatly.
A space between each word.
G iven punctuation at the end.  
     Don't forget the costume swap this week and be looking for our door between Kindergarten and Grade One to be decorated.
     Tomorrow is picture day.  Shower, dress nice and smile pretty!