Weekly Update

Happy Friday!

Yesterday's Puma Olympics were a huge success!  Earlier this week, we hosted another first grade class to share our writing.  I sent several pictures of these activities over Remind.  If you haven't yet signed up for my Remind text messaging service, please do so.  You can download the Remind App and join my class by texting @jlombardo to 81010.

Just a few quick items for you...

Please Sign Up for a Conference!

Parent / Teacher conferences will be held at the end of the first quarter.  I am using Sign Up Genius to schedule conferences.  You can sign up for a conference time by clicking HERE.  If you are unable to attend a conference on one of the dates / times listed, please send me an email to make alternate arrangements.  I am excited to meet with each of you to discuss your child's progress!

Scholastic News and Science Spin Money:
Please kindly remember to send Scholastic News and Science Spin money if you have not yet done so.  

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will learn how reading partners support each other.
• Writing:  We will continue writing small moment stories, and talk about how writers edit their writing.
• Math:  We will continue our patterns and sorting unit.  We will identify and create growing and repeating patterns, pattern units, and patterns in our world. 
• Social Studies:  We will begin talking about Famous Virginians and their contributions to our country.  We will learn about Christopher Newport, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Thomas Jefferson, Maggie Walker, and Arthur Ashe.

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.  

My family is really, really hoping for the weather to cool.  Savey prefers the cooler weather when he's outside at Cox Farms.  If you visit the farm, he works at the Dino Slide - stop by and say hello!  Meantime, Leo, Jonah, and I would love to cozy up around the fire pit.

Have a fantastic weekend!