Daffodils

We planted daffodil bulbs in the courtyard.  Won't they be beautiful when they bloom in the spring?

First Grade Friday News - December 6

 

Thank you for your generous offerings to buy gifts for children in the foster care system.  Our class is buying gifts for twin girls – 6 years old. 

Our class Christmas party will be on Friday, December 20, at 2:00.  Our room mothers are planning games and refreshments for the party.  All parents are welcome to attend.  We will have a gift exchange among the first graders. For our gift exchange this year, each child should bring a wrapped gift.  Please do not spend more than $5.  Boys should bring a boy gift and girls bring a girl gift.  The gift should be wrapped with a gift tag attached that indicates the name of the child bringing the gift.  These gifts should be brought to school by Monday, December 16.

Dates to remember:

Tues., Dec. 9              Choir trip to nursing home

Fri., Dec. 13                Field trip to Nutcracker performance (All children should wear CLS spirit shirts and bring a sack lunch.)

Wed., Dec. 18             No chapel

Thurs., Dec. 19           Children’s Christmas program at 6:30 p.m.

                                    Dress rehearsal at 8:15 a.m.

Fri., Dec. 20               Classroom Christmas party at 2:00 (All parents are welcome.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: sir, dirt, bird, burn, fur, her, quit, when, work, grew

Religion:  Jesus is born                                                                           

Reading skill:  Characters

Math:  Adding two-digit numbers, Measuring with a ruler

Language/Writing:  Nouns and adjectives

• Students may only wear white long-sleeved shirts under their logo shirts.
• I am seeing many mistakes on math homework.  Please help your child with the instructions and check over their work.
• All students should take at least one AR test each week.  Please listen to your child read his or her AR book twice and discuss the story.

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

First Grade Friday News - November 22

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We are off to a great start on our Christmas Giving Tree project.  Thank you for your generous offerings to buy gifts for children in the foster care system.  Our class is buying gifts for twin girls – 6 years old.  I have a list of gifts that these girls have asked for and we will also buy each one outfit and a pair of sneakers.  Since they are twins, we need to buy clothes and shoes that are similar, but perhaps in different colors.  If any of you would like to donate an item instead of sending money, please let me know.  I can tell you what specific items we need.  We have some things in the $5 range up to $30 or $40.  Just tell me how much you want to spend on the item you buy.  We can’t get them everything they want, but I would like to get each girl two or three gifts in addition to the clothes. 

Dates to remember:

Nov. 27, 28, 29         Thanksgiving break

Tues., Dec. 9             Choir trip to nursing home

Fri., Dec. 13               Field trip to Nutcracker performance (All children should wear CLS spirit shirts and bring a sack lunch.) (Let me know if you can drive.)

Wed., Dec. 18            No chapel

Thurs., Dec. 19          Children’s Christmas program at 6:30 p.m.

                                    Dress rehearsal at 8:15 a.m.

Fri., Dec. 20              Classroom Christmas party at 2:00 (All parents are welcome.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: quit, quick, quiz, whiz, which, when, arm, card, who, there

Religion:  The Ten Commandments, Daniel

Reading skill:  Sequence

Math:  Dimes and pennies, Fractions

Language/Writing:  Nouns and adjectives

Social Studies:  Life Long Ago

• Students may only wear white long-sleeved shirts under their logo shirts.
• I am seeing many mistakes on math homework.  Please help your child with the instructions and check over their work.
• All students should take at least one AR test each week.  Please listen to your child read his or her AR book twice and discuss the story.

 

First Grade Friday News - November 15

We are off to a great start on our Christmas Giving Tree project.  Thank you for your generous offerings to buy gifts for children in the foster care system.  We will continue to collect money for this project through November and December.  Our class is buying gifts for twin girls – 6 years old.  I have a list of gifts that these girls have asked for and we will also buy each one outfit and a pair of sneakers.  Since they are twins, we need to buy clothes and shoes that are similar, but perhaps in different colors.  If any of you would like to donate an item instead of sending money, please let me know.  I can tell you what specific items we need.  We have some things in the $5 range up to $30 or $40.  Just tell me how much you want to spend on the item you buy.  We can’t get them everything they want, but I would like to get each girl two or three gifts in addition to the clothes. 

Shhh!  It’s a secret!  To celebrate Miss Guelzow’s November wedding, we are having a pantry shower.  Each student is asked to bring something to stock her pantry in her new home.  You may bring canned or boxed items or paper goods.  Please send these to school by November 15. 

Dates to remember:

Nov. 27, 28, 29          Thanksgiving break

Fri., Dec. 13                Field trip to Nutcracker performance (Let me know if you can drive.)

Wed., Dec. 18             No chapel

Thurs., Dec. 19           Children’s Christmas program at 6:30 p.m.

                                    Dress rehearsal at 8:15 a.m.

Fri., Dec. 20               Classroom Christmas party at 2:00 (All parents are welcome.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words: far, farm, arm, art, cart, card, chin, inch, live, soon

Religion:  The Ten Commandments, Solomon, Elijah

Reading skill:  Fiction and nonfiction

Math:  Addition and subtraction facts

Language/Writing:  Topic sentence and details

Social Studies:  The First Thanksgiving

Science:  Sun, moon, and stars

 

• Students may only wear white long-sleeved shirts under their logo shirts.
• I am seeing many mistakes on math homework.  Please help your child with the instructions and check over their work.
• All students should take at least one AR test each week.  Please listen to your child read his or her AR book twice and discuss the story.

 

 

Fall Farmers

We picked our sugar snap peas from the garden and ate them for a snack.  They were crunchy and delicious!  We checked our carrots, but they weren't quite big enough to eat yet.

Stop Drop and Roll

We learned all about fire safety on our field trip to the fire station.  Did you know that the ladder truck can squirt out 1000 gallons of water every minute?