May 10, 2019
Important Dates: Wednesday, May 15 - Spring Concert
Prelude music - 6:00 p.m.
Program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 16 - Last day to check out library books
Friday, May 17 - First Grade Field Trip
Field Trip Information - Since our Social Studies focus is to learn about Our Community, we will be visiting locations in our square uptown. We will be leaving school following Mass. We have tentatively made plans to visit Art Domestique, the Washington Public Library, and other locations. We will be making a class item for next year's Fall Fest auction at RePurpose It from 1:00-2:00. We will have sack lunches at a location on the square. We are waiting to hear back from several contacts and will send a more complete schedule the first of next week. We wanted you to know to plan on having a sack lunch for your child for next Friday, May 17.
Book in a Bag - Thank you so much for helping your child improve their reading by reading their books with them and listening to them read.
We have had some children signing the slip and we are asking that only a parent or older adult sign after the student has read the book to you. Books need to be read several times if possible for the best growth in fluency.
Reading every night has really shown growth in their reading abilities.
We continue to work on responsibility and what that means. Every day we have an agenda on the board to help them keep on track of what their job is and what they need to complete. They are doing a wonderful job!
They are doing very well being responsible for their take home folders, books, backpacks, and anything they can do on their own. They are very proud of becoming more independent and we are so proud of them!
This week was winter/spring week - cold in the morning and still cold in the afternoon. Encourage your child to check their bags each day so they remember to have hats, gloves and boots. We had some cold children on Thursday!!! Our room has also been chilly, you might want to send a sweater for wearing in the classroom in addition to a jacket for recess. Hopefully we will not need them much longer!
Prelude music - 6:00 p.m.
Program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 16 - Last day to check out library books
Friday, May 17 - First Grade Field Trip
Field Trip Information - Since our Social Studies focus is to learn about Our Community, we will be visiting locations in our square uptown. We will be leaving school following Mass. We have tentatively made plans to visit Art Domestique, the Washington Public Library, and other locations. We will be making a class item for next year's Fall Fest auction at RePurpose It from 1:00-2:00. We will have sack lunches at a location on the square. We are waiting to hear back from several contacts and will send a more complete schedule the first of next week. We wanted you to know to plan on having a sack lunch for your child for next Friday, May 17.
Book in a Bag - Thank you so much for helping your child improve their reading by reading their books with them and listening to them read.
We have had some children signing the slip and we are asking that only a parent or older adult sign after the student has read the book to you. Books need to be read several times if possible for the best growth in fluency.
Reading every night has really shown growth in their reading abilities.
We continue to work on responsibility and what that means. Every day we have an agenda on the board to help them keep on track of what their job is and what they need to complete. They are doing a wonderful job!
They are doing very well being responsible for their take home folders, books, backpacks, and anything they can do on their own. They are very proud of becoming more independent and we are so proud of them!
This week was winter/spring week - cold in the morning and still cold in the afternoon. Encourage your child to check their bags each day so they remember to have hats, gloves and boots. We had some cold children on Thursday!!! Our room has also been chilly, you might want to send a sweater for wearing in the classroom in addition to a jacket for recess. Hopefully we will not need them much longer!
Snacks - May 13-17: Lucas is in charge of snacks.
Spelling - Thank you so much for working with your child in learning how to read and spell their spelling words and sight words. It truly makes a difference in how well they do in reading and writing their words.
Spelling words are words with vowel digraph ou, ow
how, now, cow, owl, ouch, house, found, out, gown, town, shout, power
Words to Know: off, from, never, when, what, where, why, who
These challenge words are sight words that student use frequently in reading and writing. Being able to read and write these will increase their reading fluency and help with getting ideas correctly written down during writing time.
Spelling words are words with vowel digraph ou, ow
how, now, cow, owl, ouch, house, found, out, gown, town, shout, power
Words to Know: off, from, never, when, what, where, why, who
These challenge words are sight words that student use frequently in reading and writing. Being able to read and write these will increase their reading fluency and help with getting ideas correctly written down during writing time.
Science - We spent time learning about shadows and light sources.
Math - We spent time this week understanding place value. This will give them a stonger foundation as we continue our work on adding and subtracting larger numbers.
Social Studies - We are learning more about maps and our world. We have been reading maps and globes. We are continuing our understanding of working together as a community.
Please note: If anyone would like to meet with us to discuss their child's progress please email us times that would work with you. For both of us to be present it would be best for us to meet Wednesdays-Fridays.