Welcome to Mrs. Hoban's Class!
Mrs. Mary Hoban
338-2320 Extension 106

September 1 , 2010

 

PICTURE DAY is TOMOROW Thursday, Sept. 2 at 10:00!!!

We have just completed our second week of first grade for your children.  We are working very hard on learning how to behave in a more academic setting.  Key to this is listening during teaching time and working quietly and independently. It will take us many weeks for some children and many others have already moved along in this skill. Your child may have come home with a note or told you they have moved their clip. This reflects on their working on listening for directions as well as listening during teaching time.

The children have enjoyed the first 2 Bio-bag get to know their classmates and stories we have written. It is a beginning step in learning to put our words on paper in a story format. Once again keep looking for the bag. A reminder: The students will be bringing home a biography bag to collect 5 things about themselves and their family.  We will use these items to get to know each other better and start our beginning writing process work. It will take several weeks for us to have all students share their bio-bag.

Your child brought home thier first Book Report for the year today. Yes, you may help them find the title and author but please let them copy the words onto the paper.  Also, listen to them tell you their favorite part of the story and then help them write a simple sentence or 2 to tell us about it. Once again let them copy a sentence you may have written with them on another piece of paper.   Thank you for your support.

I will also be sending home a Scholastic Book Order catalog the first week in September.  I find the students enjoy starting their own personal library if it is possible.