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Good Morning and Happy Monday! 
 
Waffles the Elf made another appearance today for the last twELF days of first grade! We were very happy to see him.
 
This week:
  • Math: Review all first grade skills
  • Writing: Completing our poetry books
  • Social Studies: Weekly Readers
  • Novel Study: Socks by Beverly Cleary to work on comprehension 
  • Fun reading: Matilda by Roald Dahl 
  • Homework: Time review: a day in the life books are due on Friday
Upcoming Events: 
  • Glow Day: This Wednesday! Please wear all white on Wednesday so you will glow too! I will be providing pizza for lunch on this day as part of our ABC countdown to summer, so all you need is a water bottle and a snack.  Some of the thing we will be doing on Glow Day include: mazes, addition bowling, writing and learning about fireflies, reading the glow in the dark book by Dr. Suess: What was I Afraid of?, STEAM challenges, reviewing graphing skills with glow in the dark Jenga, and much more! 
  • Giddy Up GRACEPOINT/Field Day: This Friday! This means it is the last week to raise money and earn prizes for our scholarship fund.
  • Lemonade Tasting Day: Monday, May 17. We will write about how you make lemonade, taste different kinds (limeade, pink lemonade, and regular lemonade) and graph the most popular flavor 
  • Yes Day: Thursday, May 21: On this day we will have some fun by letting our class be the teacher (we will have some rules to go with this and talk about it before hand)
  • Last Day of School: Wednesday, May 26: NOT A LATE START DAY. Early release. We will be having a school wide "fun in the sun" day.
Reminders and Updates:
  • Friday Fun Lunch his Moe's this week. Please order by Wednesday at 12:00.
  • We will continue our ABC countdown this week
  • No homework after this week (yay!) other than reading the blue folder and practicing red words 
  • Our room is chilly. Please bring a hoodie or sweatshirt.
  • Wednesday is late start day, school begins at 9:15
Have a great week and please let me know if you have any questions! Hang in there, we are almost to the finish line! 
 
Ms. B

Happy FriYAY!

Good Morning,
 
I just wanted to send a few reminders before the weekend.
 
  • The last day of school is May 26. This is a Wednesday but it will NOT be a late start day because it is early release. 
  • Next Friday is Giddy Up GRACEPOINT. First grade has done an amazing job raising money. Keep it up! We will also be having field day during this school day.
  • Wednesday is Glow Day! Thank you so much for all the donations. This will be an amazing and fun day for our class. No lunch is needed on this day-we will be having pizza delivered. This is a late start day-school will begin at 9:15.
  • A day in the life time books are due next Friday! 
  • We will continue our ABC countdown next week.
  • "Yes Day:" May 20
  • Next week's Friday Fun Lunch is Moe's-order by Wednesday at 12:00. 
  • We may have a special guest joining out class on Monday...stay toned for more information! 
  • Learning Focuses:
    • Writing: Poetry (writing poetry). You will not be seeing these poems come home as I am creating a book for each student of their poems. However, I have been blown away this week by our classes poems. I cannot wait for you to get to read these. 
    • Math: Review old skills
    • Social Studies: Weekly readers
    • Novel Study: Socks by Beverly Cleary (they have been enjoying reading about this silly cat and have done a great job with the work that goes with it. You will see this work come how when we finish the novel hopefully next week).
    • We are still finishing reading Matilda by Roald Dahl after our field trip to the play last week. 
Have a wonderful weekend and a very, very Happy Mother's Day!
 
Ms. Barber 

Monday Updates

Hello Everyone,
 
Thank you all so much for the Glow Day donations! I have several teacher friends who do a Glow Day at the end of each year and have said it is a huge hit. I am looking forward to it. This will be May 12. Please wear all white on this day and I will be buying Pizza for our lunch-so just send in a snack.
 
Tomorrow is May the 4th! We will be celebrating with spaced themed math and writing activities. 
 
I will not be at school on Wednesday-Heidi Hicks will be the sub all day. It is late start so school begins at 9:15.
 
Friday is a HOUSE day and is Chick-Fil-A fun lunch. Please order by Wednesday at noon.
 
No more Seesaw homework (we all did a happy dance this morning)! The next two weeks, they will work on their "A Day in the Life" books for homework. This will review time and writing skills and is due on May 14. They need to take their time on this as it is their only homework other than blue folder/red words. See their grey folder for more information.
 
Field Day/Giddy Up GRACEPOINT is Friday, May 14. 
 
This week:
  • Math: Reviewing old skills
  • Writing: Writing poetry
  • Social Studies: Weekly readers
  • Novel Study: Socks 
 
Only 18 more days! Enjoy your week and contact me with any questions! 
 
Ms. Barber 

Happy Monday

Happy Monday First Grade Families,
 
Please pay close attention to the following information.
 
General Reminders:
Friday Fun Lunch: Pizza Hut. Order by Wednesday at noon.
Late Start Wednesday: school begins at 9:15 am.
Please send a sweatshirt to school with your child (with their name on it). Our room is COLD. 
 
Homework:
Three homework assignments on Seesaw this week due on Friday. This is the last week of Seesaw homework for the year (yay!!!). Next week I will be sending paper homework. Please read and practice spelling red words each night.
 
Learning Focus:
Math: Reviewing fractions, word problems, addition and subtraction
Writing: Mother's Day books (this way I can put them together next week as a gift for Mom on Mother's Day)
Social Studies: Weekly Readers
Novel Study: Socks by Beverly Cleary
  • Calendar, Art, Music, OT, PE, Freckle, Fast ForWORD, Mystery Reader, and Speech this week
  • Continuing our ABC countdown to summer this week
 
Giddy Up GRACEPOINT:
Please register and begin fundraising for Giddy Up GRACEPOINT. This money goes to the tuition assistance program. The more money your child raises, the more prizes they can win! 
 
Upcoming Events:
  • Eastside Christian School Field Trip: Thursday, April 29. We will be seeing the musical play Matilda Jr. We will leave school around 9:30 on a bus and arrive back to GRACEPOINT around noon. There will be no reading this day. No parent volunteers are needed for this trip. We will still be having lunch at school.
  • Star Wars (Space) Day: A day of learning about space! Tuesday, May 4
  • Glow Day: A themed, classroom transformation day complete with glow sticks, black lights, and more. We will learn about fireflies, have math review centers, and do a fun writing project this day. Your child may wear all white so they "glow" too! Wednesday, May 12. (This is the letter "P" for our countdown. I will be buying pizza for the class for lunch. You will not need to send a lunch to school this day unless your child does not want pizza). If you would like to send in some donations for this fun day, please let me know-I still need several things. 
  • Field Day/ Giddy Up GRACEPOINT: May 14
  • Lemonade Tasting: We will be having a lemonade tasting on Monday, May 17. We will tase pink lemonade and regular lemonade, graph our results, and do a fun writing project based around lemonade. 
  • Last Day of School: Wednesday, May 26. 
Lots of fun and exciting things to look forward to! 
 
Have a wonderful week and let me know if you have any questions,
 
Ms. B