Dear Parents,
This week our students are finishing their math and language arts classes for the year. Next week we will be together in our homeroom class, and we have many exciting activities planned. DANCE FESTIVAL - Wednesday, May 24th is our Odyssey DANCE FESTIVAL. Our first grade students have been working hard to prepare a special song and dance for you. The performance will begin promptly at 12:45, and will finish at 1:30, just before early out dismissal. There will be a location on the back field that will be marked for parents. You are welcome to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. For the dance festival, please have students wear jeans and a bright, solid-colored t-shirt (with no writing). FIELD DAY - Thursday, May 25th is our FIELD DAY! What a fun time for our kids to celebrate their excellent work this year. If you would like to volunteer to help out with the activities, you can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa4a72ba7f94-odyssey2 We are going to have a health/fitness day in our classroom that afternoon. You are welcome to join us if you would like. FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL - Friday, May 26th is our FINAL DAY OF FIRST GRADE! It is an EARLY OUT day, and we would love to have you join us in our classroom for the last hour if you are able. We will sing some songs, give certificates, and watch a slideshow. ___________________________________________ VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON - I am so grateful for all of the time and energy that you have put into making our school year so dynamic! I hope you will be able to join our VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON at Odyssey tomorrow - Thursday, May 18 - from 1:30 - 2:30. We want to celebrate YOU. This is a time for us to show our appreciation for all that you do. The luncheon will be in the cafeteria, and there will be a small lunch table set up for small children if you would like to bring them with you. _________________________________________ Parents, Please help your child to get all classwork turned in by this Friday, May 19th. Grades need to be finalized the following week, so I will not be able to wait for any missing assignments. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Ms. Greta Novotne novotnenews.weebly.com
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We have begun our final Core Knowledge unit for the year. We are learning about the American frontier and westward expansion. The kids will be hearing stories about Daniel Boone and the wilderness trail, and in the coming weeks, they will meet other adventuresome teams, like Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea. We will learn about the Louisiana purchase, and how the United States expanded westward, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. BOOK REPORTS & READING CALENDARS - May book reports and May reading calendars are due Friday, May 19th. Please be sure that your students complete these assignments. We will be finalizing grades in just a couple weeks. Some parents have asked what the students should do if there are not rhyming words in the books that they are reading. Just have the students write poetic, or expressive words/phrases that they enjoyed (ex: splunked, splashed, tumbled, and skimmed as descriptors of rain/rivers). DANCE FESTIVAL - We hope you will be able to join us for the Dance Festival on Wednesday, May 24th, on the field in the back of the school. The performance will begin promptly at 12:45 (This time is later than what I said in my last newsletter!) Parents may begin arriving at 12:30 (not earlier, please, as kids will still be on the field for lunch recess). You are welcome to bring blankets or chairs to sit on. There will be four parent sections and four student sections marked on the field. I do not yet know which side of the field is reserved for first grade, but I will let you know as soon as I find out. VOLUNTEERS FOR FIELD DAY - Field Day will be such an exciting way for our students to wrap up the year, and celebrate all of their hard work. Parent volunteers will play such a big role in making this a successful event. The school has sent out an email listing ways that you can help, but here is a summary: There are 10 events:
If you are interested in volunteering, you can sign up here: SignUpGenius I am enjoying these final weeks with my students! I am so proud of how these children have grown and become so independent, so responsible, and such good citizens. I am truly grateful to be their teacher. Have a great weekend, and Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful moms! Sincerely, Ms. Novotne novotnenews.weebly.com Hello Parents.
We are finishing our unit on the Birth of Our Nation this week. The kids have been doing great work, and it has been fun learning about our American heritage. MAY HERO AWARDS: Congratulations to the winners of our May hero awards: Celine, Carter, Garrett, Alecia, Maylee, Grace, Liam, and Lexi. These students have had perfect attendance, proper uniform attire, and have done great work during the entire month of April. Nice work! HRP BOOKS DUE: This is the last week that your children will receive the Home Reading Plan books (the bagged books) from the library. All HRP books must be returned to the library by THIS FRIDAY, MAY 5TH. LIBRARY BOOK DUE DATES: Next week will be our final week to visit the library. This Thursday will be the last day that the kids will be allowed to check out library books. All library books are due by Friday, May 12th. READING CALENDARS: Many of our students have not turned in their reading calendars for the month of April. Please remember that your child is required to read 20 minutes, five days a week. The time they spent reading should be recorded on the reading calendar, and turned in at the end of the month. Their total minutes read counts toward their grade, but we also calculate our class total for reading each month. Our class will receive a reward from Ms. Austin each month that we surpass our previous month's total. It is so important that every student participates. Please return all reading calendars by this Friday. You can print a copy of the calendars here: novotne news / reading calendars or you can email the total number of minutes read to me. END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES: Please take a look at the year-end schedule of events: novotne news - calendar / events There are several activities that we would love for you to participate in, and there are plenty of volunteer opportunities if you would like to help. Thanks for being such kind, supportive parents. I love working with you and your children! Sincerely, Ms. Novotne |
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