Drippy Mid Week Report

What a wet Wednesday! I think the kids are ready for this rain to stop for a while. We miss our playground! We have stayed busy getting back into our routine but this rainy weather is making us a little sleepy.
We worked hard in our book clubs today. Has your child been practicing their spelling words? Don't forget that our test is on Friday. We are focusing on the o_e pattern this week. Today we also learned about adding the endings -er and -est to describing words. Ask your child to tell you something that is SMALL, SMALLER and SMALLEST. Use different adjectives and see if your child can add these endings to different words.
In math, we are continuing to work on our automatic recall of addition and subtraction facts. We are reviewing fact families, but I could sure use your help at home. Ask your child to give you 3 numbers that would be in the same fact family (for example: 3, 4, 7). Have them write four eqations that they can build with that number family (two +, two -).
We learned about our friend Roy G. Biv this week. Have your child tell you about this colorful guy. We also learned about the famous painter Georges Seurat. See if your child remembers the way this artist made his creations.

Have a cozy night! Stay dry and practice those spelling words.

Welcome Back!

We had a great day back from Spring Break today! It was so fun to read about everyone's adventures in their journals today. The kids all looked huge this morning. I can't believe how much they have grown in just 10 days. Aside from several injuries, lost teeth, and some tummy trouble, it seems that somewhere in our 10 day break, fun was had by all!

We were back in action today with our routine. Your first grader is bringing home their spelling pre-test with this week's spelling words. We are focusing on the long O sound. We read a short little story today called, "Hang On, Rose!". Ask your child to give you a little summary of this short realistic-fiction piece.

There is only Power Drill homework this week! No reading homework, yay! Please be sure your child is reading at least 5-10 minutes each night. If your child participates in AR, help them remember to return their books each day in case we find a moment to read together. Also, please be sure you are practicing your child's sight words with them. Even if they have already passed all the lists, it is great practice to review these have-to-know words on occasion. We see them so often in our daily reading! Thanks so much for your support.

Don't forget tomorrow there is a PTO meeting at 7pm and this Friday the 23rd is Movie Night! We will be showing "The Muppets".

Stay dry tonight in this downpour!

Are You Ready?

Monday= C Tuesday= D Wednesday= A Thursday= B Friday= C

Hi everybody! Did you have a great Spring Break? I sure hope so! I can't wait to hear about everything you did on your vacation. I hope you are ready to jump into our last quarter of first grade. We have so much to do and I can't wait to get back into the swing of things with you. Don't forget that tomorrow is Library Day, so remember to bring your books back. I am excited to hear about all of your Spring Break adventures tomorrow. Get some good sleep tonight and I will be looking for you in the morning.

Looking ahead for the week:
March 19 = Library Day, don't forget your books
March 20 = PTO meeting 7pm
March 23 = Movie Night

Terrific Tuesday!

We had a busy day trying to wrap up our third quarter. In between math testing, we found time to unleash our creativity with our 3-D sculpture math art. Thank you to everyone who sent in recyclables. The kids had a blast creating 3 dimensional sculptures with the rectangular prisms and cylinders. We have everything from robots, to airplanes, tanks to the Titanic! As one of the kids said today while he was building his masterpiece, "This is the best idea you've had YET, Ms.Beverage!". It was so fun to set their imaginations in full gear. Ask your child to tell you about their sculpture and see if they can tell you what 3-D shapes they used.

Mrs. Neeley, our music teacher, asked me to remind everyone that the permission slips for the first grade musical are due back to school. The kids will begin practice after Spring Break. It is sure to be a wonderful show! On Thursday morning, we will be busing over to Wheatridge to watch the second grade dress rehearsal for their show. It will help give our kiddos an idea of what to expect for their production.

Don't forget that there is no school this Friday March 9th. Next week, we are out all week for Spring Break, too. Be sure your child brings home a book (or two) to read over break. I absolutely cannot believe that we are approaching on the last quarter of first grade. I hope you were able to get out and enjoy this beautiful afternoon. Let me know if you need anything!

Short Week Ahead!

Monday= C Tuesday= D Wednesday= A Thursday= B Friday= NO SCHOOL!

Hi families! I hope you had a great weekend together. Just a quick reminder that this is going to be a short week. We do not have school on Friday. It seems impossible that Spring Break is right around the corner. We will be busy in first grade as we wrap up the quarter. Thank you to everyone who sent in 3-D shapes from their recycling bin at home. We will begin our 3-D sculpture project this week. The kids are excited!

Don't forget tomorrow is a Library day! Have a restful night. See you tomorrow!