Notes for Parents:

• Friday journals were NOT sent home before spring break… we will pick these back up when we come back!
• A new word list was NOT sent home this week. The next list will come home the Monday we return from spring break!

CELEBRATIONS:

Spring Fling – To celebrate spring, first grade had spring fling! Students played bingo, drew a peep, did spring yoga, and more.

OUR LEARNING:

Writing – To wrap up our persuasive writing unit, students got to choose their favorite persuasive letter to send to someone! If your child wrote to you, feel free to write back to them. 

Word Study – We focused on learning tricks to remember how to spell snap words this week. One trick is an acronym for ‘family,’ “Father And Mother I Love You.” Another trick is using our hands to make the word ‘bed.’

Reading– While we got to know our characters better this week we looked for clues to make our acting just right, imagined new endings to stories, and thought about the audience we were reading to. It has been a great March is Reading Month.  We enjoyed celebrating with your children and can’t believe all the growth they have shown. 

Math- This week we took our Unit 5 test! It was a tricky unit for our kiddos with a lot of different skills mixed in. Please take some time to look over the questions to gain a better idea of where your child is at. Keep practicing tens and ones at home! After break, we will be starting Unit 6: Comparisons and Data.

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, April 12
  •  STEAM
• Tuesday, April 13
  • MUSIC
• Wednesday, April 14
  • PE
• Thursday, April 15
  • ART
• Friday, April 16 
  • STEAM
  • Library