Monday= B Tuesday= C Wednesday= D
Are you ready for a short week? We have a lot to pack into three short days! Don't forget that TUESDAY December 20 in PAJAMA DAY! We will be celebrating the story, The Polar Express. Also, Wednesday is our holiday party with a luau theme! Please join us at 12:30 for the festivities, if you can. We will also be having an all-school sing-a-long on Wednesday at 2:45 before we dismiss for the holiday break. As always, families are welcome to come on over that join in the fun.
I hope you were all able to get out and enjoy this beautiful weekend. See you tomorrow!
Miss Beverage's First Grade!
Soaring like an EAGLE!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Holiday Countdown!
Monday= A Tuesday= B Wednesday= C Thursday= D Friday= A
Happy Tuesday, families! My Monday blog didn't post, so I am going to try again. Get ready for a busy week! There is so much going on this week and next, we hit the ground running this morning. First things first, here are some heads-up highlights:
TOMORROW, December 14:
1. Holiday Gift Shop! Your child brought home an envelope and letter about the Holiday Gift Shop. Our class is going to visit the shop tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:30. If you would like to have your child participate, please be sure to send the envelope and amount you would like them to spend along with a list of people to buy for. The children will bring their wrapped gifts home tomorrow.
2. TOMORROW is also our Library "Read-In". Please be sure to read the green letter that is in your child's backpack. They are invited to bring a blanket, pillow, stuffed animal, snack and a drink that looks like water to Library tomorrow. They are also invited to bring in books they no longer want (no baby books) and trade them for a new book. I found a bunch of gently used books on Craigslist that I am going to give to the kids to take so that each one of my students has a book to trade. Help your child pack up their stuff tonight and have it ready for the Read-In in specials tomorrow.
We finally finished our class totem pole! Ask your child to tell you about our "Popcorn Pow-Wow". Each team had an opportunity to share their creation before it was put on our totem pole. Come on by the class and check out this work of art! It is full of symbols that tell a lot about our class family.
Did your child tell you about their symmetry-tree? We are working hard at creating these festive trees. We also learned an Old English poem today that we recognized as a famous Christmas song. Ask your child to tell you about Old English and see if they remember the song that our poem was turned into.
We were testing like crazy today. Our kids took their Dibbels tests today as well as worked on a few more pages in our math assessment. I am so proud of them for working so hard today. Celebrate their success!
Looking ahead:
Friday December 16 = Movie Night, 6-9pm
Tuesday December 20 = Polar Express PJ Day!
Wednesday December 21 = Holiday Party 12:30-1:30, All-school sing-a-long 2:45
Don't forget we don't have school December 22 & 23 and we do not return until January 5, 2012!
Please help your child stay healthy and happy this season. Be sure they are getting plenty of sleep and washing their hands like crazy. I want all of my friends to stay healthy during this exciting time of year. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you need anything. Stay warm and dry tonight!
Happy Tuesday, families! My Monday blog didn't post, so I am going to try again. Get ready for a busy week! There is so much going on this week and next, we hit the ground running this morning. First things first, here are some heads-up highlights:
TOMORROW, December 14:
1. Holiday Gift Shop! Your child brought home an envelope and letter about the Holiday Gift Shop. Our class is going to visit the shop tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:30. If you would like to have your child participate, please be sure to send the envelope and amount you would like them to spend along with a list of people to buy for. The children will bring their wrapped gifts home tomorrow.
2. TOMORROW is also our Library "Read-In". Please be sure to read the green letter that is in your child's backpack. They are invited to bring a blanket, pillow, stuffed animal, snack and a drink that looks like water to Library tomorrow. They are also invited to bring in books they no longer want (no baby books) and trade them for a new book. I found a bunch of gently used books on Craigslist that I am going to give to the kids to take so that each one of my students has a book to trade. Help your child pack up their stuff tonight and have it ready for the Read-In in specials tomorrow.
We finally finished our class totem pole! Ask your child to tell you about our "Popcorn Pow-Wow". Each team had an opportunity to share their creation before it was put on our totem pole. Come on by the class and check out this work of art! It is full of symbols that tell a lot about our class family.
Did your child tell you about their symmetry-tree? We are working hard at creating these festive trees. We also learned an Old English poem today that we recognized as a famous Christmas song. Ask your child to tell you about Old English and see if they remember the song that our poem was turned into.
We were testing like crazy today. Our kids took their Dibbels tests today as well as worked on a few more pages in our math assessment. I am so proud of them for working so hard today. Celebrate their success!
Looking ahead:
Friday December 16 = Movie Night, 6-9pm
Tuesday December 20 = Polar Express PJ Day!
Wednesday December 21 = Holiday Party 12:30-1:30, All-school sing-a-long 2:45
Don't forget we don't have school December 22 & 23 and we do not return until January 5, 2012!
Please help your child stay healthy and happy this season. Be sure they are getting plenty of sleep and washing their hands like crazy. I want all of my friends to stay healthy during this exciting time of year. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you need anything. Stay warm and dry tonight!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday Already?
Hi families! I have no idea how it already got to be Wednesday. WOW! We are right in the middle of another great week. Have you had a chance to visit the Book Fair? Our annual Book Fair is going on right now in the school library. It will be open until Friday and there are some super titles to choose from. All proceeds go back to help build our own Sunflower library, so we are so very grateful to all those who come and support it!
Tomorrow is Grandparent and Special Friends Day at lunch! We are inviting all grandparents and/or special friends to come have lunch with their Sunflower student. Don't forget that our first graders eat lunch at 11am. I am looking forward to meeting some special people in the lives of my first graders.
Did your child tell you about our Toys for Tots project? Our first graders have been learning about the differences between needs and wants. As a culminating project, we asked all of our first graders to donate $1 (25, 50 or 75 cents was great, too) to contribute to the Toys for Tots program. A letter came home this week with information about this opportunity to help a child in our community fufill one of their 'wants'. Tomorrow, December 9, is the final day for your first grader to donate to the optional project. Thank you so much for your help in supporting this final component of the lesson.
In math this week, we continue to practice our 10-teams. With the end of the quarter just around the corner, it's almost assessment time. Daily practice with this basic math skills is essential to help your child find greater success! Today, we began learning about 3-D shapes! Your first grader learned: cone, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, cube and prism (rectangular and triangular)! Check their memory to see if they can identify some of these shapes. Make a game of it and see if they can hunt for these shapes in the house.
We continue to work on capitalization. Check your child's understanding and ask them to tell you at least 3 different times when capitalizing is necessary.
We are still learning about Native Americans and we've moved on the the Northwest Coast. We found this region on the map and learned that there are lots of trees in this area. Ask your child to tell you what they know about the Native Americans who live in this region. Have them share their knowledge of totem poles with you, too. We began working on our own class totem pole today. Talk with your child about the symbol they chose to work on and why we decided that thier symbol represented our class family. I can't wait to see our finished product!
Your child is bringing home their adobe pinch pot from our study of the Southwest Native Americans. Have them tell you all about it, but be careful! The pots are fragile!
Happy birthday today to our friend, Charli! Tomorrow we celebrate our friend, Aidan! It's a busy week for us, indeed!
Have a warm and safe night! Practice your spelling words! Don't forget, LIBRARY day is tomorrow. Bring your books back!
Tomorrow is Grandparent and Special Friends Day at lunch! We are inviting all grandparents and/or special friends to come have lunch with their Sunflower student. Don't forget that our first graders eat lunch at 11am. I am looking forward to meeting some special people in the lives of my first graders.
Did your child tell you about our Toys for Tots project? Our first graders have been learning about the differences between needs and wants. As a culminating project, we asked all of our first graders to donate $1 (25, 50 or 75 cents was great, too) to contribute to the Toys for Tots program. A letter came home this week with information about this opportunity to help a child in our community fufill one of their 'wants'. Tomorrow, December 9, is the final day for your first grader to donate to the optional project. Thank you so much for your help in supporting this final component of the lesson.
In math this week, we continue to practice our 10-teams. With the end of the quarter just around the corner, it's almost assessment time. Daily practice with this basic math skills is essential to help your child find greater success! Today, we began learning about 3-D shapes! Your first grader learned: cone, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, cube and prism (rectangular and triangular)! Check their memory to see if they can identify some of these shapes. Make a game of it and see if they can hunt for these shapes in the house.
We continue to work on capitalization. Check your child's understanding and ask them to tell you at least 3 different times when capitalizing is necessary.
We are still learning about Native Americans and we've moved on the the Northwest Coast. We found this region on the map and learned that there are lots of trees in this area. Ask your child to tell you what they know about the Native Americans who live in this region. Have them share their knowledge of totem poles with you, too. We began working on our own class totem pole today. Talk with your child about the symbol they chose to work on and why we decided that thier symbol represented our class family. I can't wait to see our finished product!
Your child is bringing home their adobe pinch pot from our study of the Southwest Native Americans. Have them tell you all about it, but be careful! The pots are fragile!
Happy birthday today to our friend, Charli! Tomorrow we celebrate our friend, Aidan! It's a busy week for us, indeed!
Have a warm and safe night! Practice your spelling words! Don't forget, LIBRARY day is tomorrow. Bring your books back!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December is here!
The weather must be changing because we are wild in room 111! Maybe its the holiday excitement among us or perhaps the upcoming snow prediction, either way our first graders are wound up.
We learned about "Needs" vs. "Wants" today. Invite your child to tell you the difference between the two. They should also be able to give you examples of both. With the holidays coming up, I thought it was a great time to learn about the difference between needing something and wanting it. Ask your child to share the things they found on their hunt for needs and wants in our magazines today.
Has your child told you about our Native American False Faces? Be sure to ask them about this cool project. We have learned about symmetry. Ask your child to tell you what symmetry is. You could also ask them to find examples of symmetry around the house. We are using this concept to create and design masks that Native Americans would have worn in their ceremonies. Have your child tell you about their work-in-progress!
Here are a few upcoming reminders:
1. December 5-9 = Book Fair! Come on by the library and check it out!
2. December 8 = Grandparents Day Lunch
3. December 14= Holiday Gift Shop (we will visit the store at 9:30)
4. December 20= Polar Express Day
5. December 21= Class Party 12:30-1:30
6. December 21= All-School Sing-a-long 2:45
Tomorrow is a Library Day! Help your first grader remember their books! Oh! And don't forget we have our spelling test tomorrow! Have a great night.
We learned about "Needs" vs. "Wants" today. Invite your child to tell you the difference between the two. They should also be able to give you examples of both. With the holidays coming up, I thought it was a great time to learn about the difference between needing something and wanting it. Ask your child to share the things they found on their hunt for needs and wants in our magazines today.
Has your child told you about our Native American False Faces? Be sure to ask them about this cool project. We have learned about symmetry. Ask your child to tell you what symmetry is. You could also ask them to find examples of symmetry around the house. We are using this concept to create and design masks that Native Americans would have worn in their ceremonies. Have your child tell you about their work-in-progress!
Here are a few upcoming reminders:
1. December 5-9 = Book Fair! Come on by the library and check it out!
2. December 8 = Grandparents Day Lunch
3. December 14= Holiday Gift Shop (we will visit the store at 9:30)
4. December 20= Polar Express Day
5. December 21= Class Party 12:30-1:30
6. December 21= All-School Sing-a-long 2:45
Tomorrow is a Library Day! Help your first grader remember their books! Oh! And don't forget we have our spelling test tomorrow! Have a great night.
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