Friday, February 16, 2018

Weekly Update

Hi Parents,

We had so much fun at our Valentine's Day Party and during our 100th Day Celebration!  I hope you enjoyed the pictures on Remind.  The kids often tell me the 100th Day is their favorite day ever, and I have to say...I kind of agree!

Comfort Cases Packing Party:
Tomorrow is our community-wide Comfort Cases "packing party" from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm here at school.  Please consider joining us for this meaningful, rewarding event.  Jonah and I will be there.  :)

Pinebrook STEAM Expo:
Thank you for the supply donations for our annual STEAM Expo!  Please keep them coming!  We have a particular need for pipe cleaners, index cards, straws, construction paper, and tape. We are looking forward to STEAM Expo Day on Friday, March 2nd!  The 1st grade team is in great need of volunteers to help with this event. Please consider spending part of your day with us to see your child's creativity in action!  Don't be intimidated about volunteering ...we provide all directions, and all materials for each activity.  A teacher is present in each classroom at all times. Please volunteer by clicking HERE.   

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
  • Reading:  We will explore cause and effect in fiction stories.
  • Writing:  We will practice sequence writing.  We will focus on editing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
  • Math:  We will finish our Geometry unit, in which we explore shapes in the real world, and count the number of sides and vertices in various shapes.  We will begin our Fractions unit.  We will discuss the concepts of equal and unequal, and learn about fractions of a whole and fractions of a set.
  • Science:   We will begin our Matter unit. We will discuss the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas).  We will experiment with a variety of liquids and solids to discover how various liquids mix, and whether various solids will dissolve in water.
Please reach out with questions, comments, or feedback.

Have a great long weekend!  Savey is headed on a trip with his youth group from church, so Leo and I will give Jonah a bit of extra love.  


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