Friday, May 19, 2017

Weekly Update

Happy Friday!

We are busy preparing for all the fun end-of-year events coming in the next few weeks.  Please read below for important information about our American Symbols Performance, our Poet's Tea, Field Day, and more!


Homework Update:
Our written homework is finished for the school year!  Please continue to read every night.

American Symbols Performance:

Our American Symbols Performance is this coming Tuesday, May 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Pinebrook gym.  Your child should dress in any combination of red, white, and/or blue, and should report to the Pinebrook cafeteria by 6:15 pm.  You may bring your child to the cafeteria, and then find a seat in the gym.  For your seating purposes, our class will be on the 3rd set of risers from the left.  When the performance ends, all students will return to the cafeteria.  You must come to the cafeteria to get your child so I can account for all the students before I leave.

Poet's Tea:

We hope you will join us for our Poet's tea on Friday, May 26th from 9:45 am to 10:30 am in our classroom.  Because I will serve refreshments at the tea, I sent home a food permission slip in yesterday's Thursday folder.  Please kindly return it as soon as possible.  Our tea will end as our lunch begins.  At the end of the tea, you may say goodbye to your child in our classroom (before we walk to lunch), or you may walk to lunch and sit with your child while he/she eats.  If you stay with your child through lunch, please plan to say goodbye in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch time.  Our regular instructional day will resume after lunch.

Field Day:

Our 1st Grade Field Day will be Wednesday, May 31st from 8:15 am - 12:00 pm. During Field Day, students rotate through various stations set up by our PE teachers, Mr. McPherson and Mr. Lose.  Some stations are inside, some are outside, and some involve water play.  Mr. McPherson and Mr. Lose need many volunteers to make Field Day a success.  If you can help, please click HERE to volunteer!  Please refer to the information sent in yesterday's Thursday folder for specific information about how to prepare for Field Day.

End of Year Celebration:
Our 1st Grade End of Year Celebration will be Wednesday, June 7th from 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm in our classroom here at school.  All families are invited.  More details and a food permission slip to follow.

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

  • Reading:  We will continue reading Charlotte's Web, which is becoming a class favorite!
  • Writing:  We will make final preparations for the Poet's Tea and complete our end-of-year writing sample.
  • Math:  We will finish our measurement unit, then begin a review of many concepts learned in first grade.
  • Science:  We will continue our study of plants.  We will talk about what plants need to grow, identify the parts of a plant, discuss each part's function, and learn about the life cycle of a plant.
Please let me know if you have any questions about any of our upcoming events.  I hope to see you at our American Symbols Performance on Tuesday and at our Poet's Tea on Friday.  

Have a great weekend!

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