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Welcome to Classroom 105!
Monday: Pizza lunch, gym
Tuesday: Spanish, music
Wednesday: gym
Thursday: Subway lunch, library, music
Friday: Spanish, gym
Useful Links...
For homework & spelling lists, please visit our First Grade Home Hub.
Our Scholastic site makes ordering books painless & paperless. (class code:GY2M3). First Words is our class blog, where we'll post students' writing and thoughts. Check out what we've been reading, go to our Shelfari page.
What we've learned this week...
Literacy- spelling the vowel sound long o using silent -e, spelling long o without a 2nd vowel (as in -old) and long i without a 2nd vowel (as in -ind), sorting words into groups, identifying key words in non-fiction
Math- Ch.10: measuring with inches and centimeters, recording measurements on a table, measuring sides of a shape
Religion- The Rosary: reciting the Hail Mary & Glory Be, learning about the Glorious Mysteries, using rosary beads to pray
Science- observing the changes in the life cycle of a seed and record the changes in many ways (on a calendar, on a graph, in a journal); presenting ocean animal reports
News & Reminders
05/04/2012 - Mark your calendars- our class play and Teddy Bear Lunch will be on Friday, May 25th. The picnic will be at Beard's Plaisance on Lake Harriet from 12-1, and the plays will most likely begin around 11:30 (I'll have a more accurate time after we rehearse).
- field trips- We have two upcoming field trips. Thanks to everyone for sending the permission slips in so quickly. I was also pleasantly swamped with offers to help chaperone. Unfortunately, we don't have very many spot for chaperones. If you were chosen to come along and can't please let me know ASAP.
Pippi Longstocking @ Children's Theater, Tues. 5/8
Depart @ 9:50 (PLEASE TRY TO BE ON TIME FOR DROP-OFF!)
Return @ 1:00
Chaperones: Bridget Peterson, Penny Joyce, Chris Guertin
Sea Life Aquarium @ MOA, Mon. 5/14
Depart @ 10:00
Return @ 1:45
Chaperones: Libby Sullivan & Sarah Traverse - volunteers needed: If you really wanted to hang out with your kiddo sometime before the end of the year, but couldn't chaperone, don't worry- we still need help! Next Wed. (5/9), we will celebrate our Shark Week with a special art project. I need 2 parent helpers to assist. If you are available for an hour in the AM (10 to 11 is preferred, but we're flexible). Please let me know!
- faculty/student basketball game: Join me on Thursday 5/17 @ 5:00 for our annual Faculty/Student basketball game. Whether you're cheering the teachers or the 8th graders, I hope to see you there!
Upcoming Events
May - Mon. 5/7: Teacher inservice- No School
- Tues. 5/8: field trip to Children's Theater
- Thurs. 5/10: MPLS library trip (chaperones Jacquie Campbell, Matt Prindiville)
- Wed. 5/16: Dollars for Dough fundraiser @ Papa John's Pizza
- Sat. 5/19: Festival of All Saints/ All-School reunion
- Wed. 5/23: Closing prayer service @ 3:15, UC
- Fri. 5/25: 1st grade parent lunch (Teddy Bear picnic) and class plays
- Mon. 5/28: Memorial Day- No School
- Fri. 6/1: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
First Grade Sight Words
This list is a digital version of our classroom Word Wall.
Words are added each week. Once on the Word Wall, students are expected
to spell the word correctly and read it without sounding out.
like
I
a
the
my
look
and
at
see
we
you
can
very
said
|
look
make
am
as
they
to
me
in
try
want
to
now
write
|
with
work
go
up
your
from
so
was
of
walk
talk
not
when
| Practice at home will support classroom learning- if your student struggles with reading, increasing the sight word vocabulary will help.
at-home activity suggestions
online games + flashcards
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