Thanks to all of you who supported your child in our school's jog a thon. It is a great school event that is always a hit!

Language Arts: For the next two weeks, the students in the upper grades are doing state testing so we will not be having RTI classes. We will not be reading any new stories from Houghton Mifflin for the next two weeks and instead will use other reading sources to continue work with grammar, phonics and other language arts skills.

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the ocean. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will continue work learning the concepts presented in Chapter 23 which focuses on sums to 30 and adding a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number. Please continue helping you child with telling time to the hour and half hour as telling time seems to be a difficult concept to grasp.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and our performance will be the evening of May 23rd. When I know more details, I will pass them along.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

Friday this week is our annual Jog a Thon so please help your child remember to wear the right shoes and clothes.

Language Arts: This week we will read a story called The Surprise Family. It is a fun story about  a chick who is very surprised to find out who his family is. This story will open up lots of opportunities for us to talk about the sequencing of a story and how the author uses tons of details in telling the story. Our strategy focus is questioning along with compare and contrast.

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the rain forest. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 23 which focuses on sums to 30 and adding a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number. Please continue helping you child with telling time to the hour and half hour using those old fashioned wrist watches and round clocks.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

Encouraging Independence: Can you believe that you almost have a second grader?! We are so close to the end of first grade now that this is a perfect time for you to help your child to spread his/her wings and INDEPENDENTLY pack his/her school supplies. As a parent, you can help your child each night by making sure he/she has checked that his/her backpack, supplies, snack and lunch is all set for the following school day.

Language Arts: This week we will read a story called The New Friend. It is a darling story about a family from Japan that moves into the neighborhood. This story will open up lots of opportunities for us to talk about how to welcome others and make them feel included. Our strategy focus is evaluating and our comprehension strategy is story structure (plot, setting, beginning, middle, end, problem and solution).

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the forest. This week would be a great time to take a family walk in our local forest exploring all the plants and observing all animals. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 22 which focuses on telling time to the hour and half hour. It is time to get out those old fashioned wrist watches and round clocks so your child will have many opportunities to tell time using the same kind of clocks that we will be using here at school.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

Welcome back to school. I hope you had a wonderful vacation and are ready the 

third trimester. 44 days left of first grade! Crazy how fast this year went!


Language Arts: We are reading a charming story called When I Am Old With You. The strategy focus is monitoring and clarifying while the comprehension strategy is noting details. Please work with these strategies as you enjoy reading with your child nightly.

Science:We are starting our habitat unit by exploring the desert. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat.

Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 19 which focuses on inverse operations, fact families.  The kids love working with fact families because we talk about not letting any "strangers into the family!"

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs: Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

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