Thrilling Thursday

First Grade Weekly Note  March 2, 2017

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Faith Alive  The school newsletter will be sent out today.  It is loaded with information!

  

Drumming assembly today! Ask your child about it. I also put a video on SeeSaw.  

March Calendar is on the back.  Notice- 1st grade will NOT sing on March 12.  I did not mean to plan that for spring break.  Oops.  Sorry!  We will sing Sunday, April 2th at the 10:30 service. (The kids will also sing the next week for Palm Sunday with the whole school).

Spelling   Test tomorrow, Friday, March 3rd       Unit 3

Pattern words (contractions): it’s,  we’ll,  you’ll,  we’re,  I’m

Memory Words (long vowel trickers): paper,  lazy,  even,  open,  pony,  music,  silent,  tiny

Challenge (optional): knew,  question,  easy,  heard,  Dr. Seuss  

Jump rope charms will be given tomorrow!  I will continue working with those who have not quite mastered the skills and they can earn a charm later.

Math Stations:  1) ipads Kids A-Z  2) Sum of Ten fact families with dotters  3) Estimate and measure with Mrs. G/M  4) Play fact card Math War.  We have been having a blast with these stations this week!

Field Trip  Mrs. H has planned a trip for the first grade class to visit a band rehearsal at WLA.  The students have been studying the band instruments in her music class.  The trip is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, March 9th.  The drivers I have so far are Brenner, Bright, Kramer, Rosenthal, Ruch, and Vogt.  Thank you!!!  We will leave at 8:20.

Dr Seuss Day and Read Across America We celebrated today with our 5th grade Book Buddies.  We shared Dr.Seuss books, of course.