Hi Everyone!
Happy Friday! We have had a fun but busy week preparing for our First Grade Music Program and Mother's Day. The kids are having fun sharing poems, and everyone is excited for summer!
4th Quarter Interim Progress Reports:
4th Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Monday, May 13th. If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Monday, May 13th using the email address on file in your ParentVue account. You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.
Poet's Tea:
Our Poet's Tea will be Friday, May 24th from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. All families are welcome. I've told the kids the tea is a "fancy" event, so they are welcome to come to school in their fancy clothes that day. During the tea, the kids will each read at least one poem from their poetry anthologies. After, I will serve cookies, juice, and water. For my planning purposes, if you know your child will not be in school on the day of the tea, will you kindly let me know?
First Grade Music Program:
A friendly reminder that our First Grade Music Program will be this coming Tuesday, May 14th at 8:30 am in the gym at school. Please sign in next to the office before coming to the gym. For your seating purposes, our class will be the 6th class from the left when viewing the risers from the audience. The students are working very hard in Music class to prepare for the program. They are excited to showcase their efforts!
End of Year Literacy Testing:
I have begun our end-of-year literacy testing. Please remember your child should read out loud to practice decoding and fluency, and then practice retelling the story in sequence using characters' names and providing as many details as possible. Ask your child to make a connection to the story. Ask about the author's message...What is the author trying to teach us in the story? Ask your child to identify his/her favorite part and state why. I truly cannot overstate the importance of your child not only reading everyday, but discussing what he/she read!
Box Tops for Education:
Box Tops for Education are due next Friday, May 17th. If you no longer have the paper I sent home for the Box Tops, please send them to school in a Ziplock bag labeled with your child's name.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
Happy Friday! We have had a fun but busy week preparing for our First Grade Music Program and Mother's Day. The kids are having fun sharing poems, and everyone is excited for summer!
4th Quarter Interim Progress Reports:
4th Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Monday, May 13th. If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Monday, May 13th using the email address on file in your ParentVue account. You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.
Our Poet's Tea will be Friday, May 24th from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. All families are welcome. I've told the kids the tea is a "fancy" event, so they are welcome to come to school in their fancy clothes that day. During the tea, the kids will each read at least one poem from their poetry anthologies. After, I will serve cookies, juice, and water. For my planning purposes, if you know your child will not be in school on the day of the tea, will you kindly let me know?
First Grade Music Program:
A friendly reminder that our First Grade Music Program will be this coming Tuesday, May 14th at 8:30 am in the gym at school. Please sign in next to the office before coming to the gym. For your seating purposes, our class will be the 6th class from the left when viewing the risers from the audience. The students are working very hard in Music class to prepare for the program. They are excited to showcase their efforts!
End of Year Literacy Testing:
I have begun our end-of-year literacy testing. Please remember your child should read out loud to practice decoding and fluency, and then practice retelling the story in sequence using characters' names and providing as many details as possible. Ask your child to make a connection to the story. Ask about the author's message...What is the author trying to teach us in the story? Ask your child to identify his/her favorite part and state why. I truly cannot overstate the importance of your child not only reading everyday, but discussing what he/she read!
Box Tops for Education:
Box Tops for Education are due next Friday, May 17th. If you no longer have the paper I sent home for the Box Tops, please send them to school in a Ziplock bag labeled with your child's name.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will synthesize the good reader strategies we have learned this year as I begin to read aloud Charlotte's Web.
- Writing: We will continue to work on our Poetry anthologies in anticipation of our Poet's Tea.
- Math: We will review concepts learned this year, such as fractions, patterns, addition, and subtraction.
- 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, comments, or concerns.
Happy Mother's Day to the moms! This weekend, I am hoping to finish some painting and not cook! I have 3 small rooms left to paint upstairs before I make my way down the stairway and onto the main level. Leo is convinced Mother Nature has it out for him because of the rain often forecasted on Fridays. That said, you'll find us by the fire pit tonight if the weather holds.
Happy Mother's Day to the moms! This weekend, I am hoping to finish some painting and not cook! I have 3 small rooms left to paint upstairs before I make my way down the stairway and onto the main level. Leo is convinced Mother Nature has it out for him because of the rain often forecasted on Fridays. That said, you'll find us by the fire pit tonight if the weather holds.
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