Spring has Sprung!!!

A few important dates to mark down on the calendar…

Tuesday, April 8 ~ Fieldtrip to ASF to see Goodnight Moon.  This fieldtrip has already been paid for.  Please make sure to send in permission slips.

Wednesday, April 16 ~ Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30.  Please make sure to send in 20 eggs by Monday, April 14. 

Thursday, April 24 ~ K-3 Field Day.  A letter for volunteers will go home as soon as Coach Grant gives them to us.  :)  He always needs volunteers!

Thursday, May 15 ~ First Grade Water Day.  We will send home a letter when it gets closer to the date.

First Grade Honor’s Day will be at the end of May, but a date has not yet been determined.

Our grade level t-shirts came in and can be worn every Tuesday and/or Friday with jeans. 

The Book Fair will end on this Wednesday, April 9.

Reading ~ We will begin Unit 4 this week.  A new homework sheet will be added.  I cannot stress enough how important it is that your child can read the ten important sentences on the front as well as be able to decode the words on the back.  The story for this week is called Mama’s Birthday Present.

Language ~ Daily Fix-Its for each story come home every day on their morning work.  This is a grade every Friday.  Students are editing sentences {fixing capital letters, misspelled words, adding punctuation.}  This week the students will be introduced to Adjectives and we will talk about them for the next five weeks. 

Spelling ~ Please look for the Unit 4 Spelling list in your child’s take home notebook.  This will carry us to the end of the year.  Remember, spelling tests are every Friday.  This should be an easy “A!”

Math ~ Ch. 12, 2-D Shapes.  We have learned the characteristics of a circle, triangle, square, rectangle, trapezoid, hexagon.  We have also had a fun time using mental math to combine shapes to make new shapes.  I am amazed everyday at what these children know.  A review sheet will come home the night before the test and it will also be written on their homework chart. 

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me!  Have a great week ~ Kristin :)

February 18-21

The Valentine’s Day party was a hit!  We had lots of fun playing “pin the heart” and eating ice cream sundaes.  Thanks to Mrs. Cayer and parents for putting it together.  :)  And of course, thank you for all my wonderful treats! 

Please send in permission slips and money for our field trip to the Davis Theatre! 

Wednesday will be the only day to turn in money for a First grade level t-shirt.  No Exceptions will be made.  If you would like for your child to have one please send in $12.00 with a size marked.  If a size is not marked I will do my best to guess for you!  These shirts are optional and may be worn with jeans on Tuesdays for the remainder of the school year. 

Class pictures will be taken on Thursday, February 20th.  Students will wear their school uniform.  If you would like to purchase one, please pay by Wednesday. 

READING:  Ruby in Her Own Time               GENRE:  Animal Fantasy

Homework stories will be placed in their notebook.  Please make sure your child can read the sentences and the words on the back fluently.   Also, please review their word wall words!

SPELLING:  Words are in take home folder.  Please make sure your child can spell these by Friday for their Spelling Test.

LANGUAGE:  Verbs that add –s and compound words.  Ex. butterfly, ladybug, snowman

MATH:  We are skipping around a lot in Ch. 9  Some of the skills in the lessons will not be included on the test so we are spending more time mastering what will be on the test.  We have begun time.  We will learn how to tell time to the hour and half hour.  This is always a fun skill to introduce and teach.  Find an analog clock to keep handy so you can have your child tell you the time every hour and half hour.  Make this fun!  :)

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK is coming up.  We will celebrate READING and Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  We will have a school wide character parade and give the students an opportunity to come to school creatively dressed as their favorite book character.  The parade will be held on Friday, March 7th at 2:00.  I will give more details as it gets closer but be brainstorming a creative character for your child!  Remember, this is NOT an opportunity to wear a Halloween costume!  Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions of concerns.  Have a great short week!

~ Kristin :)

Happy New Year!

I sure hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and two weeks with family and friends!  Of course, the extra two cold days were a nice surprise.  :)

January is here and we really start focusing on “acting and thinking like second graders.”  The kids have loved talking about doing things in the classroom that second graders do.  We are no longer writing on tablet paper.  We have moved onto “second grade notebook paper.” 

Mornings with Mom is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 14 (last name A-L) 7:15 – 8:00 and Wednesday, Jan 15 (last name M-Z) 7:15-8:00.  If your mom is not available please bring another adult!  :)

On December 10 the students were given the STAR test in the computer lab.  This test is just one indicator of how your child reads and comprehends.  I use their score to determine their ZPD level, which is the level they are able to check out in the library.  I will send the results home this week.  Please keep these at home!

Reading ~ The story for this week is The Big Circle.  Please make sure your child can fluently read the story sentences and isolated words in their take home folder for each story.  Reading tests are taken on the computer every Friday.

Spelling ~ Please make sure your child can spell the twelve words for Week 4.  Spelling tests are every Friday.  Two of them will be counted as major language grades so this is very important.

Language ~ We will focus this week on proper nouns, days, months and special titles.

Math ~ Ch 7, Greater Than, Less Than and Comparing Numbers.  Look for a review sheet to come home the night before the test. 

Monday ~ Nancy’s Italian Ice $1.00

Tuesday ~ Report Cards/Signed Papers

Monday, Jan. 20 ~ No School, MLK/Lee Birthday

Please contact me with any questions or concerns!  Have a great week ~ Kristin :)