Spring Fever?

Hi families! Well the weather must be changing, cause we had a tough day in first grade!!! I need your help...we had a hard time in our classroom today accross the board. We struggled today as a whole with following directions, being kind and respectful and being a good friend. Please talk with your child about their day today. We had lots of tears, arguements among friends and hurt feelings throughout the day. We are going to work harder to earn our zoo trip and show kindness and respect to others. Please continue to help your first grader transition into their spring activities by allowing them with lots of rest. Thank you so much in advance for your continued support. On a lighter note, has your child come home talking about the Zones of the ocean? We are learning about the ocean habitat and have become experts on the 3 zones of the ocean. Ask your child to tell you what they know about the Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone (ne-ne-ne-ne) and the Midnight Zone (scary!)...next week we are one to a new habitat! In math we have been working hard on figuring out the missing addend in story problems. Tomorrow we are going to try our hand at writing our OWN story problems and seeing if our friends can figure them out. This has been a week of non-fiction stories in our classroom. Have your child tell you about "Amazing Animals". They should be able to tell you some pretty amazing facts about different animals and the features these animals have to help them survive. The kids tried their hand at writing an informative fact book about animals today...be looking for it to come home tomorrow. There are some amazing writers in our classroom!! Get some rest tonight and enjoy your first grader...