Class Pictures are Tuesday!

We will be having a class GROUP picture made on Tuesday! This is always a great momento to have! The order envelope should have come home yesterday. For $10.00 you get a group photo and a group SILLY photo that is always so fun to look at and laugh!

If you would like to purchase one, please send the money and envelope back 🙂

 

Have a great weekend!

Read-A-Thon! and Math Homework

Please look for a read-a-thon note and description in your child’s take home folder. This is our Campus Fundraiser this year. We use this money to be able to supply computers, ipads, games, and furniture for your student in the classroom. Please take the time to fill out the online profile and donate to help our school and create amazing readers at the same time!!

 

Math homework is coming home to practice Double Digit Subtraction. Please observe your child and be sure they finish the homework. Be sure to check it 🙂

 

Thanks for all that you do!! We only have about a month of first grade left!! I am so proud of these kids and how far they have come!! They are some of the sweetest 🙂

 

 

Easter Party

Hello! Tomorrow is party day!

Be here at 11:00 to set up plates and hide eggs for the students.

We will be doing relay races and some fun games outside before we come back in to eat our  treats.

Your kiddos can leave after the party so they can start the HOLIDAY early!! ENJOY!

Be sure to send a basket or bucket for hunting eggs!

Thanks for all that you’ve done to help this year!

No school Friday or Monday!

See ya tomorrow!!

-Lacey J

Here comes Peter Cottontail…

It’s already time for the Easter Bunny!!

This week will be a short week with Easter vacation being this Friday and Monday of next week. *Whoop Whoop*

Our Easter party will be Thursday at 11:30. The first grade all hunts eggs together. Our assigned area is in the grass between the Primary Building and the bus barns. First grade is limited to the area on the right side of the pick-up road that runs through the middle. I hope that’s clear.

Parents who will be “hiding” the eggs need to be here at 11:00 to put the eggs in the designated area.  Remember, to send your 12 candy-filled Easter eggs by tomorrow… the students can bring their basket or bucket for hunting on party day. Your children are able to leave after the party BUT if are checking your child out after the party, please sign them out with me.

This week we will continue guided reading groups, writing and reading about Easter, reading comprehension and there will be no spelling words this week. In math, we will use base ten blocks to begin adding two-digit numbers.

Some upcoming dates to remember:

April 13-Easter Party @11:30

April 14 &17-School Holidays

Thanks and have a great week!

 

Thanks! I hope to see you Thursday!!

Easter Note and Graded Papers coming home

The Easter Note will be coming home today.

Please let me know by note or email if you are willing to help with the Easter Party.  Also, I will need a handful of parents to be able to put out the eggs the day of the party. Remember NO chocolate or peanut butter candy. You may fill the eggs with small toys and prizes or candy.

Graded papers will also be coming home. Please look over the papers with your child and talk about corrections or PRAISE them with a job well done 🙂

April 3-4 And Easter Party

CHAMPS assembly will be at 8:00 am on Friday. Please join us. It will begin promptly at 8. Your kids will have speaking parts and sing some songs.

The Easter Party will be April 13th at 11:30.  I do not have a parent in charge of this party.  If there is anyone who would like to take charge of this party please let me know, otherwise, I will be sending  a letter home this week asking for some items and for some parents to commit to coming up a little before the party to help me set up and hide eggs.  We do a lot of outdoor fun after the egg hunt with the other First Grade classes so a lot of our time is spent outside with this party.  You are welcome to take your kiddos home after the party to begin your long 4 day weekend.  We will be out of school on Friday the 14th and Monday the 17th.

Spelling:  We will have a spelling test over these words on Tuesday.  its, who, now, people, my, made, over, did, down, only.  The next ten words will be way, find, use, may, water, long, little, very, after, words

Phonics:  We will begin reviewing all concepts taught this year and really holding them accountable for these things in their writing.  For example:  I am holding them accountable for applying blends (br, cl, dr, fl, etc…) when they are writing words that should have blends in them.  As well as “ed” “ing” endings, correct vowels, digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch), correct chunks, compound words, etc…  Writing will be our main focus til the end of the year with heavy review on all phonics skills.

Writing:  This is my main focus until school is out!!!  They kiddos will be held accountable now for all things they should know and should be applying as I mentioned on our Phonics skills.  Those punctuation people should be showing up and should be used in the correct manner. (. ? !)  Stories must have a beg/mid/end and the kiddos should be using their imagination now instead of just “I love…” “I did…” Stories should have a focus and be on one topic!

Math:  We continue to take addition and subtraction to a deeper level with double digit addition and subtraction.  They are still working on time and money!!!  Number patterns have been our main focus the last couple of weeks and the kiddos are really getting good at skip counting and understanding sets of numbers.  Writing those higher numbers are giving some of us fits but we are getting there.

Science/Social Studies:  We have learned a ton about Texas the last two weeks and the kids have gotten very excited about learning different regions in Texas and some amazing facts about this great state that we live in.  We will be practicing for our CHAMPS assembly. Please join us on Friday at 8 am.