Week of August 29

Check your child's folder for their homework. This is due on Friday and should be done with guidance from the parent! This past week we worked on routines and started to get into the groove of centers and awesome behavior. This week we started the Reading Street reading program and will be learning all about pets and how to be responsible for them. We are working on the -a and-ck spelling patterns. In math we are working with number lines and talking about less that, greater than, one more, and one less concepts.

Welcome to First Grade!

Welcome to our First Grade Blog! I am so excited to be your child's teacher this year! First grade is a year full of learning and growth. I am just so amazed how much kids grow academically, socially, emotionally, and physically during these early elementary school years.

By way of introduction, my name is Ashley Graff. I went to school at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I then taught one year as a second grade teacher in Heber City, Utah. Last summer we moved to Iowa where my husband is going to medical school at Des Moines University. I have spent the last year substitute teaching in Norwalk and several other districts in the area. I am so excited to have the opportunity to work here at Oviatt!

I have an open door policy. Please feel free to contact me WHENEVER---at home or at school.
Here is my contact information:
email:agraff@norwalk.k12.ia.us
work phone: (515) 981-1005
cell phone: (253) 579-2174

Also, please check this blog every week. I will post every weekend about the happenings of the past week along with important information, announcements, and reminders. :)

Thanks for letting me work with your child! I look forward to a fabulous first grade year!