Spring break is almost here!

I hope that all of your families are able to spend extra time together over our upcoming spring break! Continue to find opportunities for reading and math practice in your adventures. 

Reading

This week we read about Gooney Bird Greene. We read the rest of Lily to the Rescue. We read to someone and had partners for reader’s theater. There are all kinds of scripts for reader’s theater.

~Molly, Dawson, Madison, Tendaji

Math

            We finished a math unit. We finished place value unit 5. We played ‘Get Your Numbers In Order.’ We had lots of fun!

~ Sophie, Natalie, Abby, Santiago

Writing

This week we wrote about opinions. We wrote about if we wanted to live in the desert or the arctic. Yesterday we wrote if kids should have homework. We also wrote about our opinion about ice cream.

~Grace, Mark, Connor, Ruthie

Science

We made a mountain. We tested what makes water flow. We just finished a unit in science, our second one. We tested mud to see if they are strong for building.

~Brooke, Garrett, Madeline, Nella

Special Things

We watched the first graders perform a Pajama Party musical. We watched the sing and dance. We dressed as book characters. We went to Miss Grimm’s room.

~Riley, Margo, Daphne, Armand

 Happy Friday!

Thank you for reviewing your child’s progress reports and returning the envelopes! Please continue to monitor our ever changing temperatures and send coats whenever necessary,

Thank you for changing your child’s chromebook each night!

 I noticed the extra effort this week.

Reading

We finished Lily to the Rescue. We read Chickens To The Rescue, Above The Rim, and Pizza Night Every Night.

~Madison, Sophia, Tendaji

Math

            We showed numbers in expanded form. On Friday, we showed our thinking on the number line. We did number lines to show 307 and 370.

~ Wilson, Kenna, Molly

Writing

Today we were writing about snow. We also wrote our opinion about indoor recess. I loved it.

~Mark, Connor, Grace, and Ruthie

Sarett Nature Center

We learned how to tap a tree. We also learned that Native Americans discovered how to tap trees. We learned how syrup was made.

~Natalie, Layna, and Abby

Science

We learned about Sky City and how it is a city made out of mud. We made soil out of cornstarch and flour. We put water in it. We learned about different properties of mud and tested them.

~Garrett, Madeline, Brooke, Nella

Planetarium

We watched The Little Star That Could and watched the light show at the end. We learned about stars. The star was special and he has the solar system. Also, the star’s name was the sun.

~Margo, Riley, Daphne, and Armand

             We have an exciting week ahead! Monday there is no school, because teachers will be meeting and learning together. Tuesday morning we will be visiting Sarett Nature Center and learning about sugar mapling. If you would like to join us and you have a background check on file, please let me know. You can meet us there at 9:30. We expect to return to school by 11:30. On Thursday morning the class will be going to Upton Middle School to enjoy a show in the Planetarium. Due to space, we cannot have chaperones on this trip. 

Thank you for returning progress report envelopes and for reaching out with any questions! Please review your family plan for charging chromebooks so that we are ready to go each morning.

 Welcome March!

Thank you for the snack donations! The class received a glowing report from their substitute teacher while I was out sick this week. They are such a wonderful group of learners and I am proud of each of them!

Congratulations to our very own Abby for her performance in the talent show! We are so proud of her and all of our siblings and friends who bravely shared their skills with us!

Reading

We finished Magic Puppy and we started Lilly to the Rescue. We are also reading about historical ladies. We finished our reading log and we are starting a new one.

~Natalie, Madison, Abby, Layna, Santiago

Math

            In math this week, we had to figure out riddles and we did cool downs. Ms. Williams was our teacher for math. We did fun math and regular math. We did a test with Ms. Williams and Prodigy.

~ Molly, Dawson, Kenna

Writing

We wrote about things we know a lot about.  Also, we made a web. We wrote about different things like turtles and fish.

~Garrett, Nella, Brooke, Madeline

Specials

Everyday we have a special. Specials are things we do at the end of the day. We have art, gym, music, and science. In art, we have a lot of fun. I like P.E. a lot. In music, we make noise.

~Connor, Grace, Mark, Sophia, Ruthie

Wacky Days

Mrs. Hooker was gone for three days. Ms. Williams was our substitute. On Friday, we had a half-day. On Friday, we saw the talent show.

~Daphne, Riley, Margo, Tendaji, Armand