Are you coming to FIRST GRADE? Well, if you liked kindergarten (and who didn't), you'll love first grade, too!
While you're having fun in the sun this summer, here are some ideas that will help you get ready for a fantastic first grade year!
Read, read, and read! Have mom or dad read to you every day all summer!
I bet you learned your letters and sounds in kindergarten! Keep practicing over the summer. Play games with your family, like thinking of things that begin with a certain letter. Play memory games, where you match the letter with a picture of something that begins with that sound. We'll review the letters and sounds in August, because they are SO important when you're
learning to read!
Writing in first grade is also about learning to write on LINES! You may want to practice a bit this summer! Practice writing BOTH your first and last names, using a capital letter and then lower case letters. Practice counting see if you can you make it to 100? Practice writing your numbers 0 through 10. Sometimes in kindergarten you might have made them "backwards" - can you write them all so that they face the right way?
Don't forget to say your prayers every day and go to mass on Sunday. Sit in the front of the church so you can see the mass.
Most of all, have fun this summer and relax, we will see you in August!
