Hi Everyone!
I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!! I can see so much growth in the kids, both academically and developmentally! They are mature, confident, articulate, soon-to-be 2nd graders! Because we've covered the bulk of our academics, the schedule is loosened a bit, and I can just ENJOY teaching and ENJOY the kids (crazy, right?)!
Team Building Day:
Our First Grade Team Building Day (formerly known as Field Day) will be Wednesday, May 29th. Our grade level will engage in team building games and activities from 8:30 - 10:00 am on that day. Team Building Day will be outside, so students should wear comfortable clothing and sneakers, and bring a water bottle. Sunscreen and/or bug spray must be applied at home. If you are available to help our PE teachers with this event, please sign up HERE.
Poet's Tea:
Our Poet's Tea will be next 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. I sent home a food permission slip in yesterday's Thursday folder; please kindly return it as soon as possible.
Pinebrook Volunteer Breakfast:
The annual Pinebrook Volunteer Recognition Breakfast will be Friday, May 31st at 8:15 am in the Pinebrook cafe. If you have volunteered in any capacity at school this year, we would like to recognize YOU! :) Please RSVP for the breakfast via the Sign-Up Genius found HERE.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!! I can see so much growth in the kids, both academically and developmentally! They are mature, confident, articulate, soon-to-be 2nd graders! Because we've covered the bulk of our academics, the schedule is loosened a bit, and I can just ENJOY teaching and ENJOY the kids (crazy, right?)!
Team Building Day:
Our First Grade Team Building Day (formerly known as Field Day) will be Wednesday, May 29th. Our grade level will engage in team building games and activities from 8:30 - 10:00 am on that day. Team Building Day will be outside, so students should wear comfortable clothing and sneakers, and bring a water bottle. Sunscreen and/or bug spray must be applied at home. If you are available to help our PE teachers with this event, please sign up HERE.
Poet's Tea:
Our Poet's Tea will be next 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. I sent home a food permission slip in yesterday's Thursday folder; please kindly return it as soon as possible.
Pinebrook Volunteer Breakfast:
The annual Pinebrook Volunteer Recognition Breakfast will be Friday, May 31st at 8:15 am in the Pinebrook cafe. If you have volunteered in any capacity at school this year, we would like to recognize YOU! :) Please RSVP for the breakfast via the Sign-Up Genius found HERE.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will synthesize the good reader strategies we have learned this year as I continue to read aloud Charlotte's Web.
- Writing: We will continue to work on our Poetry anthologies as we prepare for 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 feedback.
The boys are headed to our Church's youth retreat in Maryland today, so Leo and I are kid-free this weekend! We are going to have a date night tonight, and tomorrow we will install cabinets in the laundry room before painting it. I have a girls' afternoon planned for Sunday, and I am going to catch up on a few shows. Otherwise, Leo and I may just reenact the ZzzQuil commercial where the parents sleep all weekend because their kids are out of the house. 😂
3 weeks left! I can't even believe it!
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