*Sample* Weekly Update/Meet Mrs. Brignac!

   Peek at the Week: 

*This is where you will find updates about what your child learned throughout the week, such as:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions:

Math:

What do you know about fact families? 

What is the fact family for the numbers 3, 5, and 8?

  

Reading:

• What connections did you have with the story McDuff and the Baby? What do you remember about the story?
• Can you read the following sight words?

• Or

• One

• Had

• By

• words

• Can you read these blend words?

  

• What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

  

Writing:

• What special place did you write about this week? What makes that place so special to you?

THINGS TO KNOW:

*This is where I will update you with upcoming events, class information, and action items: 

Scholastic News Articles:

In your child's Take Home folder, you will find the latest issue of Scholastic News. Re-reading articles is a great way to rack up those Read-a-Thon minutes! Here are some ways for your child to make the most of them:

• Click on this link to get to the Scholastic News website.
• Under the "Subscribe" button, click on "log in as a student" 

• Use our classroom password: brig
• Find the issue you're reading and explore the "read to me" function, watch videos, play accompanying games, and more!

Read-A-Thon:

 Keep on helping your first grader track their minutes read at home - there are a few days left in the Read-a-Thon!

Winter Weather is Coming!

• Check out this helpful poster from our School Age Care program!

Halloween at Somerset:

At Somerset, we have two requests when it comes to the Halloween holiday at the end of the month.

1) All Somerset students will have the opportunity to wear their costumes to the Family Reading Night on Tuesday, October 29 at 6:00 pm. We would love to see your costumes there. However, on Thursday, October 31, we ask that you please leave your costumes at home and not bring costumes to school.

2) Please keep all candy and treats at home. In conjunction with our district wellness initiatives and a large amount of students with food allergies, we ask that candy not be brought for distribution at school. We will not be passing out individual food items to classes. Thank you!

IMPORTANT DATES:

10/29 Picture Retake Day

11/4-5 No School (Teacher Workshop Days)

11/27-29 No School (Thanksgiving Break)

Picture Time!

*This is where I will post as many sweet photos of the class as possible each week! :-) Here are some favorites from my special time during maternity leave: 

Josephine Christine Brignac

First day home with brother, Michael! (2nd grader at Somerset)

Meeting first grade teacher, Mrs. Paton!

Cousin time:

Meeting first grade teacher, Mrs. Rall!

Attending our Niece's wedding in August.

Meeting Goldy at the MN State fair!

At our family cabin in Eveleth, MN.

Our beagle, Freddy, adores Josephine:

We are big Vikings fans!

In case you missed it, here is my welcome letter with a bit more about me:

I look forward to a great year together!