ANNOUNCEMENTS

                            August 8th---3:00-5:00 PM Sneak A Peek 
                               (3:00-4:00 A-L; 4:00-5:00 M-Z)
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WOW!! No more school for two months- I can't believe our year together is 
complete!! Thank you for my end of year presents, special cards from 
parents, cards written by the kids, and the gift certificate to RENEW - DAY 
SPA !! I can't wait to go to the spa and be pampered!!!
Have a wonderful and safe summer vacation!!  Please drop in at Sneak A Peek 
and share your summer adventures. My room will be across from the Art Class.
Best wishes to each of you,
Mrs. VandeVelde 
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By the end of first grade you can expect your child to:

-Listen for longer periods of time 
-Work independently at her desk 
-Listen to longer sets of directions 
-Read directions off the board, although some children may still have 
 difficulty with this 
-Complete homework and bring it back the next day 
-Sit in a chair for a longer period of time 
-Be able to see things from another person's point of view so you can reason 
   with your child and teach her empathy 
-Relate experiences in greater detail and in a logical way 
-Problem-solve disagreements 
-Crave affection from parents and teachers 
-Have some minor difficulties with friendships and working out problems with 
   peers 
-Distinguish left from right 
-Be able to plan ahead 
-Write words with letter combination patterns such as words with the silent 
      -e 
-Read and write high-frequency words such as where and every 
-Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation 
-Read aloud first-grade books with accuracy and understanding 
-Count change 
-Tell time to the hour and half- hour 
-Quickly answer addition and subtraction facts for sums up to 20 
-Complete two-digit addition and subtraction problems without regrouping   
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