some things I wrote

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some things I wrote
By HailGail

I was able to send out a mid summer letter to my first grade families along with an all school mailing.( I teach in a Christian school which is in the middle of a HUGE move and we're sending out periodic letters with family
information.)

Anyway, I just introduced myself, invited them to call or email me and that I would be glad to make a home visit if desired, but because of the move I would not be scheduling visits as a matter of course.

I also added this paragraph about things to observe and work on:

Here are a few things that I would really appreciate you taking note of

and perhaps work on between now and the beginning of school.
--Is your child able to rhyme? If you say hat will they think of fat, pat and rat? Can he/she match sounds? Heather starts like heart and hippo!
--Is your child using upper and lower case letters when writing? Children should be transitioning to using lower case except for the beginning of their name and of sentences.
--Is your child able to monitor their need to use the bathroom and plan ahead. The relaxed nature of summer often gets children in the habit of mad-dashes in to use the bathroom. Something that can help if you see this is a problem is to set a timer and bring them in from play to use the bathroom--whether or not they "need" to go!
--Is your child taking responsibility for self-care in eating and dressing? Are they working on shoe tying and getting them on the right feet? Are they able to put their own straw in a juice box? Are they aware of the need to look around and clean up their meal time messes? Can they wipe up a spill with some degree of success?

I also made some comments about dress code and school supplies.

Hope this helps. Gail