TO ALL PARENTS...
Thank you all for the gift card to Italian Sensations restaurant and the signature note paper. You children's acrostic of what I mean to them was overwhelming. Great things can happen when teachers have supportive parents. Thank you for being such an integral part of our success.
Keep encouraging your children. As the nice weather approaches so does a SUMMER attitude. We have to hold it together for 1 more month. Thanks!!
********BIRTHDAYS***********
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL SUMMER (MOSTLY IN JULY) BIRTHDAYS IN OUR CLASS, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THEM PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
****BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED IN May/June****
5/22 FRI. Abigail C. 5/24 Sun real BD
6/4 THURS. Jennifer S.
6/6 FRI. Justin P. 6/6 Sat real BD
***A REMINDER WILL COME HOME INFORMING YOU OF THE DATE AND TIME.PLEASE RETURN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE SHEET INFORMING ME WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL SEND IN A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SNACK. THE SNACK SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL BEFORE 10:15 AM.
SNACK REQUIREMENTS FOR BIRTHDAYS: MUST BE STORE BOUGHT AND INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED.
***A BIRTHDAY BAG WILL COME HOME WITH YOUR CHILD ON THEIR SPECIAL DAY. PLEASE FILL OUT THE JOURNAL PAGE RETURN IT TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY EXPERIENCES.
****IMPORTANT FUTURE DATES TO REMEMBER***
MAY
5/4 Teacher Appreciation Week!
5/7 THUR. Zoo Trip (Lathroum,Strauss,Ward & Boyd's Classes)
5/15 FRI.Cool Kids Reading Challenge Ends &
1:00 Dissmissal
5/18 MON. Patriot Assembly First Graders wear blue
5/20 WED. Field Day First Graders wear yellow
5/25 MON. Memorial Holiday
JUNE - These dates may change
6/1 MON. 1:00 Dismissal
6/8 MON. Tentitive date for End of Year Party this
date could change...
6/12 FRI. Last Day for students
SNACK PEOPLE
5/4 Zoe L. & Mikayla M.
5/11 Matthew N. & Zachary N.
5/18 Justin P.
5/26 Jennifer S.
6/1 Sebastian R.
6/8 Mrs. Lathroum
********LET'S HAVE FUN LEARNING********
PARENTS...
CONCERNING OUR CLASSROOM....
I KNOW MONDAYS ARE DIFFICULT DAYS TO REMEMBER TO BRING IN LIBRARY BOOKS. HOWEVER, MONDAYS ARE LIBRARY DAY & SINCE LIBRARY BOOKS NEED TO BE RETURNED EVERY MONDAY IN ORDER FOR OUR CLASS TO RECEIVE A LIBRARY RESPONSIBILITY REWARD, I HOPE YOU WILL TRY TO DEVISE SYSTEMS THAT HELPS YOUR CHILDREN REMEMBER THEIR LIBRARY BOOKS. PERHAPS PUTTING THEM INTO THEIR BOOKBAGS AT A CERTAIN DAY & TIME EACH WEEKEND MIGHT HELP. THIS MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR CLASS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EVERYDAY YOUR CHILDREN WILL BRING HOME THEIR RED TAKE HOME FOLDER,READING COPYBOOK & THEIR SMALL GROUP BOOK. ON THURSDAYS THEY WILL ADD A LARGE CLEAR THURSDAY FOLDER (THAT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY.) I THANK ALL OF YOU IN HELPING YOUR CHILDREN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BOOKS & SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT YOUR CHILDREN USED THE PREVIOUS WEEK IN THEIR READING COPYBOOKS CAN BE KEPT IN A SHOEBOX OR SOMETHING FOR FUTURE USE IN GAMES AND SENTENCES.
READING:
THE WEEKLY HOMEWORK PAGES IN YOUR CHILD'S READING COPYBOOKS WILL INFORM YOU OF THEIR READING FOCUS SKILLS,STRATEGIES,SPELLING AND STORY VOCABULARY
READING LOGS:
REMEMBER,MANY REWARDS ARE GAINED BY A FULL READING LOG AND REGULAR LIBRARY VISITS. THIS CAN HELP YOUR CHILD WITH VOCABULARY REINFORCEMENT,PAL RECOGNITION,STORY EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS GREAT FACTUAL INFORMATION.
SSR(SILENT SUSTAINED READING):
YOUR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING HOW TO CHOOSE BOOKS ACCORDING TO THEIR LEVELS AND PREFERED GENRES THAT THEY SELF SELECT AND EXCHANGE DURING THE WEEK. WE THEN DISCUSS IF THE BOOKS (THEY SELF SELECTED) WERE GOOD BOOKS THAT HELPED THEM READ BETTER AND WHY. THEY ARE DISCUSSING WHY THEY PICKED THE READING GENRES(TOPICS)AND WHAT TEXT FEATURES THESE BOOKS CONTAIN.
WRITING:
WE WILL BE writing to produce real-life products.
MATH:
UNIT 9 Place Value and Fractions testing will be on Thursday May 14th.
UNIT 10 END of YEAR assessment testing should be around June 4th or 5th. Notice will follow. All materials needed for review will be sent home a few days prior to the test.
SCIENCE:We are into our Animal Unit. We are raising Ladybugs. Identifying the different life-stages and basic needs of Ladybug and other animals as well. We will be rotating between 4 classrooms during this time.
Each of the 4 teachers will have a different category of animal.
********SPECIAL NOTES********
PLEASE SAVE AND SEND INTO SCHOOL ANY ZIP LOCK BAGGIES SNACK OR SANDWICH SIZE.
THANK YOU.
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