Monday= B Tuesday= C Wednesday= D Thursday= A Friday= B
Happy Monday! We sure are excited for tonight's festivities here in room 111. We have tried to channel their excitement by focusing on pumpkins today! We had a mini pumpkin festival with all of the first graders today and learned all sorts of fun and new things. We we measured and graphed our height using pumpkins. We wrote our first "sloppy copy" of a pumpkin subraction story. Our class created a cross-section of a paper pumpkin complete with all of it's parts. Now all we need to do is label the parts that we have learned about! We hunted for rhyming words today and reviewed question marks. Whew!
Last week we had a great time at our fall party. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success! We did a bat study last week and learned all sorts of interesting facts about these nocturnal creatures. Then, we used our little hands to create handprint bats!
Don't forget that this Wednesday November 2 is Dominoes Pizza Night. Friday November 4th is our annual basket auction and chili feed. Our basket is AMAZING. I have never had such a wonderful turn-out with donations. Thank you all so much! I can't wait for this fun event.
Our first math Power Drill was set to come home tonight but I will wait until tomorrow to send it home. I know that some of you may be very busy this evening and so we will just wait to send it until tomorrow. Have a safe and fun evening! Don't let your kiddo stay up too late or get too cold! I want all of my first grade friends to stay healthy!
Thank you for a wonderful October. You are all so kind to celebrate my birthday all month long. I loved every surprise! Thank you for being YOU!
Miss Beverage's First Grade!
Soaring like an EAGLE!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Red Ribbon Week!
Monday= A Tuesday= B Wednesday= C Thursday=D Friday=A
Hi families! I hope this post finds you well after a wonderful weekend together. A few last minute reminders:
It is National Red Ribbon Week this week. In honor of Red Ribbon Week, Sunflower has designated a theme for each day. Here is the schedule of this week's silly dress code:
Oct. 24 Monday Crazy Sock Day - Wear crazy socks to school
Oct. 25 Tuesday - Slippers Day - Wear your slippers to school
Oct. 26 Wednesday - Red Day - Wear Red to school
Oct. 27 Thursday - Hat Day - Wear your favorite hat
Oct. 28 Friday - Spirit Day
Also, your child brought home an envelope for Major Saver cards on Friday. If they sold cards over the weekend, they can bring their envelopes back tomorrow, turn in their money and collect the cards. They also earn an incentive prize from the company. The people from Major Saver will check with us each morning this week to see if anyone has sold cards.
Don't forget our fall party is this Friday afternoon. We would love to have your join us.
It was great to see so many of you at our Blue Ribbon BBQ on Saturday. Thank you so much for coming and celebrating with our Sunflower family! Have a great week!
Hi families! I hope this post finds you well after a wonderful weekend together. A few last minute reminders:
It is National Red Ribbon Week this week. In honor of Red Ribbon Week, Sunflower has designated a theme for each day. Here is the schedule of this week's silly dress code:
Oct. 24 Monday Crazy Sock Day - Wear crazy socks to school
Oct. 25 Tuesday - Slippers Day - Wear your slippers to school
Oct. 26 Wednesday - Red Day - Wear Red to school
Oct. 27 Thursday - Hat Day - Wear your favorite hat
Oct. 28 Friday - Spirit Day
Also, your child brought home an envelope for Major Saver cards on Friday. If they sold cards over the weekend, they can bring their envelopes back tomorrow, turn in their money and collect the cards. They also earn an incentive prize from the company. The people from Major Saver will check with us each morning this week to see if anyone has sold cards.
Don't forget our fall party is this Friday afternoon. We would love to have your join us.
It was great to see so many of you at our Blue Ribbon BBQ on Saturday. Thank you so much for coming and celebrating with our Sunflower family! Have a great week!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Taco Dinner Tonight!
Tonight is our FREE taco supper! If you sold/ordered cookie dough during our fall fundraiser, it is ready to be picked up TONIGHT! Come on over to school to get your cookie dough and get a free taco dinner! We will be open for pick up from 5-7.
Don't forget that tomorrow our first homework assignment is DUE! If your first grader has not already done so, please help them remember to hand it in tomorrow.
Also, tomorrow from 6:30-7:30am Channel 5 news will be broadcasting from the pumpkin patch here in Gardner. We have invited all Sunflower families to brave the morning chill, put on their Sunflower spirit wear and head out to the patch. You may be on t.v. or even be interviewed about our award-winning school. Bundle up and join us tomorrow morning. BRRRRR!
Don't forget that tomorrow our first homework assignment is DUE! If your first grader has not already done so, please help them remember to hand it in tomorrow.
Also, tomorrow from 6:30-7:30am Channel 5 news will be broadcasting from the pumpkin patch here in Gardner. We have invited all Sunflower families to brave the morning chill, put on their Sunflower spirit wear and head out to the patch. You may be on t.v. or even be interviewed about our award-winning school. Bundle up and join us tomorrow morning. BRRRRR!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Back to Work!
Monday= D Tuesday= A Wednesday= B Thursday= C Friday= D
Welcome back! I hope you all had a nice week off together. It was AWESOME to have the opportunity to visit with all of my families about the wonderful things your first graders are doing at conferences. Thank you so much for taking the time to come and learn about your child's days here at school.
We are off and running this week. We are learning about diagraphs. Our diagraph this week is /th/. Be sure to practice your child's spelling words at home and be looking for /th/ diagraphs in your child's reading. Our stories this week are "Thanks, Seth!" and "Beth's Job". We have been working on beginning, middle and ending as well as writing captions. Don't forget that the homework for this week came home yesterday and is due on Friday.
In math we are working on story problems. We are learning to pull out important information from a story and create a math equation to match. Practice with your child at home to see if they can calculate the correct equation for a simple math story. An example would be: Ms. Beverage has 9 computer games. She let Ella borrow 3 of them. How many games does Ms. Beverage have left?
Don't forget tomorrow is picture re-take day! If you would like to have your child's school pictures re-taken, or if you missed the first picture day in September, be sure to send your child looking extra shined up tomorrow!
The Blue Ribbon BBQ is this Saturday from 4-7pm. Hope you can make it!
Check out some of our new website games and don't forget to have your child do their homework! Have a great night!
Welcome back! I hope you all had a nice week off together. It was AWESOME to have the opportunity to visit with all of my families about the wonderful things your first graders are doing at conferences. Thank you so much for taking the time to come and learn about your child's days here at school.
We are off and running this week. We are learning about diagraphs. Our diagraph this week is /th/. Be sure to practice your child's spelling words at home and be looking for /th/ diagraphs in your child's reading. Our stories this week are "Thanks, Seth!" and "Beth's Job". We have been working on beginning, middle and ending as well as writing captions. Don't forget that the homework for this week came home yesterday and is due on Friday.
In math we are working on story problems. We are learning to pull out important information from a story and create a math equation to match. Practice with your child at home to see if they can calculate the correct equation for a simple math story. An example would be: Ms. Beverage has 9 computer games. She let Ella borrow 3 of them. How many games does Ms. Beverage have left?
Don't forget tomorrow is picture re-take day! If you would like to have your child's school pictures re-taken, or if you missed the first picture day in September, be sure to send your child looking extra shined up tomorrow!
The Blue Ribbon BBQ is this Saturday from 4-7pm. Hope you can make it!
Check out some of our new website games and don't forget to have your child do their homework! Have a great night!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Last Week's Zoo Trip!
Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Lopeman for these amazing zoo pictures from last week's trip. I will post more as soon as I can get my camera to cooperate. Enjoy these incredible pictures of our kids!
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Zoo Crew!
We had a wonderful time at the zoo today. Your first grader should be WIPED out after a day of fun and exploring at our zoo. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day. A HUGE thank you to all of my amazing parents who went with us today. We made wonderful memories and saw some super-cool things. Be sure to ask your child about their favorite part of our zoo trip.
Tomorrow is a Library day, so don't forget your books! Get some sleep. Have a great night together and remember that tomorrow is an EARLY RELEASE day. We dismiss at 1pm!
Tomorrow is a Library day, so don't forget your books! Get some sleep. Have a great night together and remember that tomorrow is an EARLY RELEASE day. We dismiss at 1pm!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Terrific Tuesday
Whew! We crammed so much learning into our day. You should have a very tired first grader this evening. We reviewed short /e/ and took a spelling test with short /e/ words. Be sure to check the website and your child's backpack for this week's words. We read a story call "Ten Eggs". Have your child tell you about our story today. Was it fiction or non fiction?
In math we reviewed some of our kindergarten shapes and learned about some fancy new shapes. Ask your child to tell you what a rhombus is. What about a trapezoid? Can they tell you how many sides these shapes have? Ask them to tell you a shape that doesn't have any sides or angles. We got to experiment with shape building blocks today.
In science we continue to learn about the arctic and antarctic regions. We learned something new about the animals that live there. They have BLUBBER. We did an icky-gooey experiment with blubber. Have your child tell you all about it.
Don't forget our zoo trip is on Thursday! We are SO excited to see all of the animals we've been studying throughout our habitat unit. Your child will need to bring a sack lunch and wear their new brown Sunflower t-shirt on Thursday! Here is a link to the zoo's website so that you and your child can take a look at some of the cool exhibits they have there!
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/Animal/Feature.asp?IdS=006DA2-F32C750&x=060|010&~=
Also, don't forget that Friday is an early release day! I had completely forgotten that we are dismissing at 1pm.
I look forward to seeing you next week at conferences! Let me know if you need anything. Have a great summer-like evening!
In math we reviewed some of our kindergarten shapes and learned about some fancy new shapes. Ask your child to tell you what a rhombus is. What about a trapezoid? Can they tell you how many sides these shapes have? Ask them to tell you a shape that doesn't have any sides or angles. We got to experiment with shape building blocks today.
In science we continue to learn about the arctic and antarctic regions. We learned something new about the animals that live there. They have BLUBBER. We did an icky-gooey experiment with blubber. Have your child tell you all about it.
Don't forget our zoo trip is on Thursday! We are SO excited to see all of the animals we've been studying throughout our habitat unit. Your child will need to bring a sack lunch and wear their new brown Sunflower t-shirt on Thursday! Here is a link to the zoo's website so that you and your child can take a look at some of the cool exhibits they have there!
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/Animal/Feature.asp?IdS=006DA2-F32C750&x=060|010&~=
Also, don't forget that Friday is an early release day! I had completely forgotten that we are dismissing at 1pm.
I look forward to seeing you next week at conferences! Let me know if you need anything. Have a great summer-like evening!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Welcome October!
Monday= C Tuesday= D Wednesday= A Thursday= B Friday= C
Monday madness settled in today! We are busy trying to wrap up our first quarter together...how is that possible??? We learned some new fancy pants words, took lots of math "show what you know" tests and learned how to use our own laptop! We also left our desert habitat and ventured on to the COLD arctic and antarctic. Brrr! Ask your child to tell you about some of the animals that make this cold land their habitat.
We are 3 days away from our zoo trip! Don't forget to have your child wear their new brown Sunflower t-shirt on Thursday and bring a sack lunch. It is going to be a wonderful day of exploring different habitats.
Thanks to all of my friends for being responsible and bringing their library books back today. Don't forget that we will go back to the library on Friday. Please continue to practice automatic recall of math facts with +/- 1 or 2. Your child should be able to answer 10 math problems +/- 1 or 2 in one minute and fifteen seconds. (8+1, 7-2, 5+1, 4-1, etc)
I look forward to meeting with all of you next week at conferences. Let me know if you have any questions! Have a great night together!
Monday madness settled in today! We are busy trying to wrap up our first quarter together...how is that possible??? We learned some new fancy pants words, took lots of math "show what you know" tests and learned how to use our own laptop! We also left our desert habitat and ventured on to the COLD arctic and antarctic. Brrr! Ask your child to tell you about some of the animals that make this cold land their habitat.
We are 3 days away from our zoo trip! Don't forget to have your child wear their new brown Sunflower t-shirt on Thursday and bring a sack lunch. It is going to be a wonderful day of exploring different habitats.
Thanks to all of my friends for being responsible and bringing their library books back today. Don't forget that we will go back to the library on Friday. Please continue to practice automatic recall of math facts with +/- 1 or 2. Your child should be able to answer 10 math problems +/- 1 or 2 in one minute and fifteen seconds. (8+1, 7-2, 5+1, 4-1, etc)
I look forward to meeting with all of you next week at conferences. Let me know if you have any questions! Have a great night together!
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