Summer 2019
Greetings Parents:
I want to extend to you my warmest welcome to First Grade! My name is Mrs. Leslie Day and I will
be your child’s First Grade Teacher this year. This will be my tenth year teaching at East Oakview
and I look forward to spending it with your child!
I have lived in the Grand Rapids area for twenty-five years and currently reside with my family in
Rockford. My husband and I have four boys and three lazy cats. I enjoy spending time reading,
running, biking, working in my flower garden and yard.
These are just a few things we will be working on this year:
Language Arts - We will be concentrating on building our reading skills and building upon the skills
they learned in kindergarten. Our writing will consist of personal narratives, informational and
opinion pieces.
Mathematics – Counting to 120, Number identification beyond 20, Number writing, Telling time,
Non-standard measurement, Adding two digit numbers, Word/Story problems, Place Value,
Fractions, Plus ten and minus ten, Missing numbers in equations, Equal and non-equal equations,
Counting on from a number, and adding and subtracting.
Social Studies – We will be expanding our knowledge about Living and Working Together in Families
and Schools, Mapping, Cultures and Diversity, Environmental Adaptations, Rules and Citizenship,
National Symbols, Economics (JA), and Public Issues
Science – We will be learning about Space Systems, Plants and Animals, and Sound and Light Waves.
We have lots to learn and I cannot wait to begin!
School hours: 8:14 -3:16.
First Grade Website: www.eastoakviewfirstgrade.weebly.com
Open House night is Wednesday, August 21st, 2019* (I do not have a presentation so come
anytime between 6-7pm)
The first day of school is Monday, August 26th, 2019*
*Sometimes these dates change. Please check the Northview Public Schools website to be sure.
Please visit our First Grade website, www.eastoakviewfirstgrade.weebly.com or the Northview
Public Schools website, www.nvps.net, to find out other school year information. I am looking
forward to getting to know you and your child this upcoming school year. If you have any questions
or concerns please feel free to send me an email at
[email protected].
One more thing…I communicate classroom information through email, so if you wouldn’t mind just
sending me an email saying, “Hi” and letting me know how your child will go home on the first day of
school and subsequent days. Thanks so much!
Kind Thoughts,
Mrs. Leslie Day
Mrs. Day’s 1st Grade Supply List
Supplies may be brought with you to Open House night.
For School:
$5 for a school t-shirt
Backpack with you name written inside
A 1 inch three-ring binder with you name written inside
Sturdy folder for bringing homework and papers back and forth to
school
1 Box of Tissues
*We have limited space so please do not send any other coloring
utensils, pencil boxes, or other items. I will provide these items and all
other necessary supplies.
Optional Classroom Supplies:
Paper (any kind, size or color)
Hand Sanitizer
Expo Markers
Tissues
Clorox type wipes for surfaces not skin
Ticonderoga Pencils
Play Doh
(Thank you in advance for any supply donations to the classroom.)
For Home:
Pencils for completing homework
