Last Day of First Grade: 6/14/12

June 5th: Venus transit website

http://www.transitofvenus.org/

Week of May 21st

Dear Parents,

As a reminder, there will be no school next week on Monday, May 28^th in observance of Memorial Day.

On Thursday, May 31^st the school will celebrate Memorial Day with a concert. Our class will be singing with the kindergarten and second grade classes. The concert will begin at 9:00am.

Have a great long weekend!

Reminders: Please donate a book for the book swap!

Farm Fest is this weekend  on Sunday, May 27^th.

Reading: As summer approaches, I just wanted to remind parents again how important it is for your students to keep up their reading over the summer.  At this age, many of the students are just getting the hang of reading fluency, and we don’t want them to lose any momentum!

We are currently reading Magic Treehouse #18, Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne.

Writing: Much like reading, it is also important to keep your students writing over the summer. They have come a long way since the beginning of the year, but they are still growing as writers. Practice over the summer will help to enforce techniques they learned during the school year, and will also strengthen handwriting.

Spelling: Lesson 29, words with

-e

Math: We took our Unit 8 assessment this week, which covered counting money, addition, place value and fractions. Everyone did very well! 

Science/Social Studies: This week our students put together a presentation on dairy. Check It out at farm fest!    

 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft

p.s. There are some new pictures posted on our blog. Feel free to check them out!

Spring Concert: May 24th

Judson's Violin Concert

Week of May 14th

Dear Parents,

The Parent Appreciation Night Concert is next week on Thursday, May 24^th at 6:30 pm. The students will meet in the classroom at 6:15.

Hope to see you there!

Help Needed: As a contribution to our farm fest presentation, please send in an emptied, clean dairy container with your child next week: yogurt, milk, cheese, ice cream, etc. Due by Friday, May 25^th.

Reminder: Please donate a book for the book swap!

Reading: We are starting end- of-the-year reading assessments with the students. I can’t believe it is this time already! It is fun to see how much each student has grown as a reader!

We are currently reading Magic Treehouse #17, Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne in conjunction with the 100^th anniversary.

Writing: Students published their non-fiction research reports. They presented their writing to the class. It was fun learning about a wide variety of topics!

Spelling: Lesson 27, words with

i-e

Math: We are extending work with money to include dollars, and work with place value to include hundreds. We are also beginning to explore fractions.

Please continue to practice at home: time (hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, am vs. pm), money (penny, nickel, dime and quarter), and counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.

Science/Social Studies: Students were introduced to the scientific method this week. We conducted an experiment in which students were required to research a question, develop a hypothesis and record results.    

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft

 

Week of May 7th

Reminders:

1. On Monday, May 14th the 1st and 2nd grades will be visiting the Lebanon Opera House for a field trip.

2. Students have noon dismissal on Thursday, May 17th.