Week 25 Highlights

NOTES FOR PARENTS:

  • Thank you so much to all of the parents and grandparents who volunteered in our classroom this week! Here is the sign up for next week.
  • Thank you, everyone, for getting your conference slips back to me! I will be posting the schedule on our blog next week to remind you of your time slot.
  • To celebrate March is Reading Month, we will be doing Camp-Read-A-Lot in first grade. Part of our reading camp will be eating yummy camp-related foods while we read once a week. If you would like to donate an item, please sign up here.

CELEBRATIONS:

Quote of the Week – This week’s quote went to Kinsman for always choosing kindness!

Lost Tooth Club – Will got an award for joining the lost tooth club!

Mystery Reader – This week we had four mystery readers! Our first mystery reader with Colton’s mom, she read a Narwhal’s Otter Friend.

Our next mystery readers were Alyssa’s mom and dad, they read Part-Time Mermaid and The Great Puppy Invasion.

Our last mystery reader was Dominic’s dad, he read Dragons Love Tacos.

OUR LEARNING:

Reading –  Students were reminded that they need to keep track of who is talking in their books as they read. They also learned ways to figure out the meaning of tricky words as they read.

Writing – Students continued writing persuasive letters! At the end of this week, students will be given envelopes to send their letters to whomever they chose to write to.

Math – Students learned how to add and subtract multiples of ten using a number grid.

Word Study – Students learned that the vowel teams ou and ow both say the sound found in cow or cloud. Then, we learned that the vowel team ow can also say the sound found in know.

UPCOMING DATES:

  • Monday, March 2
    • ART
    • Star of the Day: Allison
    • Celebrate Evelynne’s Birthday
  • Tuesday, March 3
    • STEAM
    • Star of the Day: Emma
  • Wednesday, March 4
    • MUSIC
    • Library
    • Star of the Day: Colton
  • Thursday, March 5
    • PE
    • Star of the Day: Bryson
  • Friday, March 6
    • ART
    • Star of the Day: Elise
    • EARLY RELEASE

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