Thrilling Thursday!

What a great day we had! Despite the chill in the air the rain all morning we had a super day in first grade! Did your child come home and tell you about their AMAZING report in Library? We had lots of cheers for a job well done. Have your child tell you about our links and how close we are to a class celebration. Don't forget that Spelling Homework is DUE TOMORROW! We also will have our spelling test tomorrow, so be sure to help your child prepare. This week, we read "Beth's Job". We have spent the week talking about beginning, middle, and end. During dinner tonight, invite your child to tell you what happened at the beginning, middle and end of our story this week. Has your child told you about our seed experiment? Be sure to ask them about our baby beans. As part of our unit on plant lifecyces, we watched a video showing a speedy bean plant growing. The kids LOVE it. I will include the clip on the blog so that your child can enjoy it at home and tell you about their observations. We have spent our week in math working on story problems. Have your child tell you the words we learned that make our "brain alarms" go nuts. These are words we look for in a story problem to tell us what function we are going to use. They are bringing home a story problem of their very own today, too. Have them show you their puppy problem. Don't forget that tomorrow is Movie Night. Your child is invited to wear their Halloween costume or pajamas, if they wish. They will be showing Madegascar 3. We would love to have everyone join us! Stay warm and cozy tonight! Don't forget that homework!