March 1, 2026                                                

Dear Parents,

          Welcome back! I hope everyone had a nice restful vacation and enjoyed the extra snow days! The children were eager to share their experiences. I am proud to say that the first grade collected 196 canned goods for the Canton Food Pantry! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  We are in need of tissues for the classroom. Any donations would be much appreciated!

          Currently, in reading workshop we are still in the middle of our third unit titled: Learning About the World Reading Nonfiction. They have recently been reading about different celebrations and presidents. At the end of our nonfiction reading unit we will have a special celebration. Stay tuned! 

          Currently, in writing workshop we are continuing writing Nonfiction Teaching Books. The students are working on writing a topic sentence, giving 3 facts about the topic, adding details to tell more and writing a conclusion. 

          In math, we are just beginning Unit 8 in Reveal titled: Meanings of Subtraction. Later this month we will begin our ninth unit titled: Addition within 100. The children will be learning different strategies to help them use mental math to find 10 more, adding tens and ones, decomposing numbers, and regrouping to add. We will also begin Unit 10 during the month of March which is titled: Compare Using Addition and Subtraction. Please refer to the Open House Important References and be on the lookout for the ones sent home in your child’s folder for more information about Units 8, 9, and 10. 

          Remember to complete the UFLI word practice, reading and math fact practice each night. At this time of year your child should know both addition and subtraction facts to 10 fluently and should be working on facts to 20. Please also utilize the UFLI Decodable Book that was sent home to practice the phonic skill as well as improve reading fluency. 

          Report cards will be e-mailed home on Wednesday, March 18th. Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, March 25th. An email will be sent home later today with a link to sign up for conferences. Thank you for all your support!!  

          The Luce is participating in the Raise Craze fundraiser. Please register if you haven’t already. Don’t forget to go back in and check off the acts of kindness! We will have Shine Week 2.0 scheduled for the week of 3/2. Please refer to Principal Lamour’s email for more information. CAPT is bringing back our much loved, very successful, adult-only, evening event....Parents' Night Out on Friday, March 27th at the Canton Town Club. Please be on the lookout for more information in the Luce Notes Smore. 

          If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call and we can discuss them. See you all soon!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Gaspa