Turning in Homework is. . .Easy!

Pioche 1st and 2nd graders find it easy to turn in daily homework. Just see how easy is it for them in the pictures below:

That was easy!

Thank you for encouraging your child to do his/her homework every night and making sure it is inside the homework folder and returned the next day. This habit will benefit your child throughout his or her school years.

Flat Stanley visits Pioche

Last year's 2nd graders participated in a fun literature, writing, & geography project based on the book "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown. In the book the main character, Stanley Lambchop, is flattened by a falling bulletin board but lives to tell about it. He enjoys slipping under doors, flying like a kite, and being mailed to his friends for vacation. Children all over the country read the book and send Flat Stanley to family and friends for a visit.

Mrs. Jane's grade-school cousin in Indiana is participating in this project and has sent a Flat Stanley to Pioche for a visit. First and second graders enjoyed his visit this week and are looking forward to reading the book and participating in the same project later in the year.

Early Dismissal on Tuesday, September 14

Due to a teacher in-service, school will be dismissed at 12:05 on Tuesday, September 14. Lunch will be served but there will be no after school program.

How Can I Help My 1st Grader Read?

Reading is an important skill for 1st graders to develop and practice. Thank you for encouraging your 1st grader to read his or her take-home book each night. One of the fun ways we are learning frequently used words in class is to play Memory and Go Fish. You can do this at home, too. Using the 1st grade words from the weekly list in your child's homework folder, write each word on four to six old playing cards. Then play Memory or Go Fish using just the sight words to make matches. Pioche 1st graders love these games and it is a good way to become proficient with each week's words.