Week of December 16, 2019

       Wow! We can't believe that we are at the end of the first semester of first grade.  The children have made good progress.  We encourage you to continue to review sight words, addition number facts, and allow your child to read as much as possible during the winter break.  This week we will continue to complete assessments in math and reading.

        This will be a fun and exciting week for the children.  Please read the following information carefully.

      

CHRISTMAS PARTY

      The Christmas party will be on Monday, December 16th.  The children will enjoy a special breakfast in the Administration Building at 8:30.  Parents are invited to come and help assist with the party.  Please make sure your child brings the item that was checked on the note that was sent home.  If your child is unable to bring the item please contact one of us.  We want to make sure their is enough food for all the children.  All children should bring a bag of wrapped candy for the class Pinata.
       Your child can bring a  special game to play with during the afternoon.  Please no electronic games.

CHRISTMAS STOCKING

       Your child will need to bring items to put in their classmates stockings.  If your child is in Mrs. Martin's class they will need to bring 12 item.  If you are in Mrs. Chandler's class they will need to bring 13 items.  Some suggestions are as followed: (bubbles, crayons, erasers, pencils, small candy bags, small toys, candy canes, etc)  You may get these items at the Dollar Tree or other dollar stores.

Your child will not need to bring a stocking.  They have a Christmas stocking hanging in the classroom with their name on it.

       Your child will need to wear a holiday shirt or E-Z Harding t-shirt and khaki or jeans.

 

POLAR EXPRESS AND GRINCH DAY

       The children will enjoy some special activities in reading and math.  They will have activities as they review some skills that they have learned this semester.  Your child can wear a Christmas shirt.  Your child will not need to bring anything for this special fun day.
Your child will need to bring a lunch.  Your child cannot charge lunch.

CHUNK -E -CHEESE

       The children will have a special field trip on Wednesday.  The children will go to the public library for some special  activities.  Then your child will go to Chunk -E- Cheese for lunch.  Your child will not need to bring money.  Your child will have pizza, drink, and be given tokens to play games.  Parents are welcome to meet us at the library and have lunch with us at Chunk - E - Cheese.  We will leave the school around 10:15 and arrive back at school around 2:00.

Students will need to wear a uniform shirt and jeans.

PAJAMA DAY  (Half Day - (Students will be dismissed at 11:00)

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Students should study their Spelling Bee words during the winter break.  The classroom spelling bee will be 1-15-20
• Winter Break -12-20-19 thru 1-07-20
• Click the link below to view pictures from the play.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GdyoPtU6VJYRhdRi8

Week of December 9, 2019

      This will be a very busy week as we prepare for the K-2 play.  The play will be Thursday, at 6:30.  Your child will need to arrive at 5:30 so they can get their face painted.  Your child should be dress for the play when they arrive.  Mrs. Chandler's class should wear white shirt (no logo) and black pants.  Mrs. Martin's Class should wear black shirts and khaki pants   Your child should bring their clothes to school on Wednesday for the dress rehearsal.

Please make sure that you put your child's name in their clothes.

       This week the children will be working on the following skills:

• In Bible the children will be working on the "First Christmas".
• The weekly Bible verse:  She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. - Matthew 1:2
• Weekly Spelling: manger, tree, carol, toy, Santa, reindeer, Jesus, elves, gift, winter -Bonus Words:  Christmas-Celebration
• Identify the different ways people celebrate the winter holidays throughout the world.
• Read, retell, and rewrite stories in sequence.
• The children will begin assessment in reading.  The children will be assessed on sight words, reading with fluency and understanding,
• The children will work on completing their book that they are writing which will be published.
• Identify different subtraction strategies
• Continue reviewing addition strategies
• Science: Experimenting with states of matter.

Weekly Reminders:

• First/Second Grade play December 12th
• Christmas Party December 16th
• Field Trip to Public Library/Lunch at Chuck-E-Cheese December 18th
• Game Day/Pajama Day-December 19th
• Book Fair - December 9th thru 13th
• Winter Break - December 20th thru January 7th
• The children will enjoy "Polar Express" and "The Grinch" Day on December 10th.
• Information about the Christmas party will come home this week.
• We are no longer allowed to warm student's lunch.