Week of April 23rd

Dear Parents,

This Friday our first grade class will be joining with the 5^th grade  (our reading buddies) to release the salmon the 5^th graders have raised in Mrs. Ziegler’s classroom. They will be released in the stream by the library.

Next week, we will be preparing for Green-Up Day by cleaning up around the school. Green-Up day will take place in Hartland on May 5^th.

Reading: At this point in first grade, many of the students have made great strides in reading. PLEASE help them continue this momentum over the summer. It will be extremely important to make reading a big part of your student’s summer plans.

We completed Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, and are moving on to A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond.

Writing: The students have been excited about their own creative writing pieces. We have been sharing our work with one another and topics range from personal life experiences to creative fiction Spelling: Lesson 25, words with

-un and -ub

Math: We are moving on to Unit 7: Geometry and Attributes. Students are identifying shapes and their attributes and using vocabulary such as corner, side, and polygon.

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 have been learning about and observing clouds: cumulus, cirrus and stratus.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Craft