Spirit Week

Two fairies, a princess, Captain Hook, and Merida all joined our class this week.  First graders showed their school spirit by dressing as their favorite Disney characters

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First Grade Friday News - April 29

On Tuesday, May 7, our Nature Club (kdg. and 1^st grade) will go to the Nature Center downtown and picnic at Riverfront Park.  All parents are welcome.  Children may wear play clothes that day.  They may wear their blue CLS t-shirts, but are not required to.  All children must bring a lunch and drink.  I will be out of town on the afternoon of May 3 and all day on May 6.  If you have any last minute questions about the field trip, please contact Mrs. McNabb.

Field Day is Friday, May 3.  Children may wear play clothes that day, but must wear shoes and socks appropriate for running.  The games will begin at 9:00 and will end around 11:00.  Children may buy the school lunch (hot dog) or bring a lunch box.  There will be no option lunch that day.  After lunch, we will do quiet, fun activities in the classroom (stories, puzzles, movies).  Can you help us with Field Day games on Friday, May 3 from 8:30 to 11:30?  If you can help, please let me know or call the front office.

Dates to remember:

Fri., May 3                  Field Day – We need parents and grandparents to supervise the games.

Tues., May 7               Field trip to Nature Center - Children must bring a lunch and drink.

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  day, say, pay, play, sail, pail, right, high, learn, join

Religion:  The Lost Coin, The Lost Sheep, The Lost Son

Reading skill: Cause and effect

Math:  Measuring with centimeters, graphing

Language/Writing:  Nouns, verbs, and adjectives

Science/Social Studies: Arkansas                            

Character Education:  Responsibility

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week

 

 

 

 

First Grade Friday News - April 22

 

I hope that you can join us for our final field trip of the year.  On May 7, our Nature Club (kdg. and 1^st grade) will go to the Nature Center downtown and picnic at Riverfront Park.  All parents are welcome.  Let me know if you can help drive.

Dates to remember:

Apr. 22-26                 Spirit Week – Look on the CLS website for instructions about each day.

Tues., Apr. 23            Nurse Barker’s lesson on how God made our bodies

Wed., Apr. 24             Spring Forward Day – Your child will spend a half hour in 2^nd grade.

Fri., May 3                  Field Day – We need parents and grandparents to supervise the   games.

Tues., May 7               Field trip to Nature Center – Let me know if you can drive.

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  high, night, light, right, might, bright, rode, those, touch, twelve

Religion:  Pentecost, Paul’s Conversion

Reading skill: Plot

Math:  Adding 3 numbers, Counting money

Language/Writing:  Using adjectives to improve our writing (iPad lesson)

Science/Social Studies: South America                   

Character Education:  Responsibility

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week

 

 

Spring Flowers

It's time to plant your begonias outside.  The children decorated temporary flower pots and planted begonias during Nature Club last week.  After our Nature Club meeting, we had time to enjoy popscicles on the playground.  We talked about the parts of plants and their functions.  We also discussed what plants need in order to grow well.  Our begonias would prefer morning sun only.  They need to be sheltered from the hot afternoon sun.  Keep them watered and you will be rewarded with beautiful blooms all summer. 

First Grade Friday News - April 15

 

We will leave school at 9:00 on Monday, April 15, for the P. Allen Smith farm.  We plan to return to school by 2:30.  Remember that all children must bring a lunch and drink.  Children should wear CLS t-shirts and shorts or jeans.  No sandals, please.  We will be outside, so dress for the weather.  Our drivers are:  Hauser, Hether, Baker, Hall, Settle, Lamb, Denman, Richardson, Sanford, Dunn, and Farah.

I hope that you can join us for our final field trip of the year.  On May 7, our Nature Club (kdg. and 1^st grade) will go to the Nature Center downtown and picnic at Riverfront Park.  All parents are welcome.  Let me know if you can help drive.

Dates to remember:

Fri., Apr. 12                Book orders due (Pay by check to Scholastic Books or order online.)

Mon., Apr. 15              Field trip to P. Allen Smith Farm

Tues., May 7               Field trip to Nature Center

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  bone, cone, code, rode, rose, those, my, try, again, blue

Religion:  The Great Commission, Jesus ascends to Heaven

Reading skill: Cause and effect

Math:  Cones and Spheres, Counting money

Language/Writing:  Writing about a friend (iPad lesson)

Science/Social Studies: South America                   

Character Education:  Responsibility

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week

 

 

 

First Grade Friday News - April 8

 

Chapel offerings through April 10 will go to Habitat for Humanity.  We will raise money to help build a home for a family here in Little Rock.

The children will take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills this week.  Please make sure that your child is on time to school each day.  Children should get plenty of rest and have a good breakfast.  We will work on a portion of the test each morning.  There will be no reading or math homework this week.  We will have a spelling test as usual on Friday.  Please help your child practice for the spelling test at home.  Children are also still responsible for reading at least one AR book this week.

I hope that parents can join us for one or both of our final two field trips.  On April 15, grades k-3 will spend the day at the P. Allen Smith Farm at Roland.  On May 7, our Nature Club (kdg. and 1^st grade) will go to the Nature Center downtown and picnic at Riverfront Park.  All parents are welcome.  Let me know if you can help drive.

Dates to remember:

Week of Apr. 8         Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Please do not make any appointments this week.  All children must be present for testing each morning.)

Fri., Apr. 12               Book orders due (Pay by check to Scholastic Books or order online.)

Mon., Apr. 15             Field trip to P. Allen Smith Farm

Tues., May 7              Field trip to Nature Center

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  my, fly, by, why, sky, try, out, now, any, eight

Religion:  Books of the Old Testament

Reading skill: review of skills

Math:  review of skills

Language/Writing:  no writing lessons this week

Science/Social Studies: Matter and energy          

Character Education:  Responsibility

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week