Hello Parents,
I am so grateful to teach this wonderful group of children every day. Your kids have been focused, diligent workers. That is not easy as springtime begins and the end of the year approaches. We have been learning so much in our class this week. We have learned about the 13 colonies and their dissatisfaction with England’s taxation without representation. We learned about the "Boston Tea Party" that the Sons of Liberty had as they threw the English crates of tea into the Boston harbor in protest. As the trouble grew between the colonists and King George, the English “Redcoat’ soldiers were sent to watch over the colonists. Their plan was to confiscate any weapons that they colonists were hiding. Paul Revere rode to warn the colonists about this plan, and the Battle at Lexington ensued; this was known as “the shot heard ‘round the world.” The colonists gathered together in the Second Continental Congress to discuss their independence from England’s rule, and Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. These are the sight words that we learned this week: two, they, would, could. We have been writing great sentences and practicing our reading. The DIBELS reading test has begun this week, and will conclude next week. TEACHER SURVEY - You have received an email from the school regarding teacher surveys. I would love to hear your feedback! I want to know what you have liked this year, and in what ways I can improve for next year. If you would take a few minutes to complete the survey, I would be grateful. Here is a copy of the link: End of Year Teacher Survey BOOK REPORTS & READING CALENDARS - Book reports are DUE ON MONDAY, April 30th. Your child has had plenty of opportunity to check out a book from the library, but if they have not completed this month’s book report, PLEASE HELP HIM/HER TO FINISH THE REPORT THIS WEEKEND. The genre is science fiction or fantasy. (This may be futuristic, space, or time-travel related, or deal with scientific or technological possibilities. Fantasy may deal with magic and monsters or mythical creatures.) Please also record and turn in the reading minutes on Monday as well. Here is a link for the forms: book reports and reading calendars NOTEWORTHY: Congratulations to Colin, who has been our Ambassador of Dignity this month. Colin treats his classmates and teachers with respect and honor, while at the same time, he exhibits self-respect and an understanding of his own value. Thank you to Kathleen Huntsman, our room parent, for the beautiful spring decorations on our classroom door. The kids have loved it. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Hello Parents,
I can't believe how quickly time is flying away. Our first graders have grown so much! They are learning to press in and work hard, and they are behaving so responsibly! I am so happy and proud to be working with such a great group of kids! This week we finished our unit on the early American colonists, and we will continue the next few weeks learning about the beginning of our great nation. The sight words we have worked on this week are: more, from, with, when (these words seem simple, but they can be a bit tricky). We wrote about our favorite memories so far in first grade, and we wrote notes to Ms. Hathaway's 4th grade class. FUN RUN - The kids did a fantastic job on the Fun Run. Thank you so much to all of our parents who came out to volunteer. Everything went very smoothly (we even had amazing weather!). If your child collected pledge money from their sponsors, the front office has extended the turn-in deadline to Monday. Please be sure that the money is turned in by Monday! SAGE CHEERS - The 3-6 grade classes have begun their SAGE testing this week, and will continue testing throughout this month. Our class has "adopted" Ms. Hathaway's 4th grade class to cheer along as they tackle their test. Our kids have written the sweetest notes of encouragement to send their way in the coming weeks. I am very proud of their kind and gracious sentiments. DANCE FESTIVAL PRACTICE - We have begun practicing our dance routine for the OCS dance festival coming in May. Our dance is choreographed to the song "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid. You may want to play the song for them at home so they can practice what they learn each week. McKay Gasser is doing such a fantastic job working with the kids! i am very grateful for her help. BOOK REPORTS - Our genre for April book reports is science fiction / fantasy. If your child has not yet selected a book to read, please help them to get started right away. Book reports and reading calendars will be due on Monday, April 30th. I hope you all have a great weekend, and enjoy the nice / maybe not-so-nice weather. |
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