Week 36

 Week 36: May 20-24

What a busy time of year! I promise we’re not just sitting around plotting ways to make your lives more complicated! 

Countdown

Each day until the end of the year, we have something special planned to surprise the class with. Monday, May 20 is “outdoor toy” day. Firsties are allowed to bring in something from home. We will head outside together for a special outdoor fun time. 

Suggested items: frisbee, hula-hoop, jump rope, ball, manual scooter, bike, stilts, pogostick, etc.

 *PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANYTHING ELECTRIC or MOTORIZED. Let’s keep it old school:)

Also This Week:

Monday, May 20: Send in a white shirt to be used on Tie Dye Day (Please put your child’s name on it).

Wednesday, May 22, 11:00-12:00: Courtyard Games

Thursday, May 23: School-Wide Field Day (sign up with PTO)

Friday, May 24, 9:00-10:00: Tie Dye Day 

Friday, May 24: Please send in $2 for pizza day the last week of school.

Week 25

 Week 35: May 13-17

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, May 15, 1:00-3:00: Kiwanis Park Day

Monday, May 20: Send in a white shirt to be used on Tie Dye Day (Please put your child’s name on it).

Wednesday, May 22, 11:00-12:00: Courtyard Games

Thursday, May 23: School-Wide Field Day (sign up with PTO)

Friday, May 24, 9:00-10:00: Tie Dye Day 

Friday, May 23: Please send in $2 for pizza day the last week of school.

Please check out the signup sheet here if you would like to join in any of the fun.

Summer Birthdays

If your Firstie’s birthday happens to fall in the summer and you’d like to send in a birthday treat, feel free to do so anytime during the remaining weeks of school.

Week 34

 Week 34: May 6-10

Summer Birthdays

If your Firstie’s birthday happens to fall in the summer and you’d like to send in a birthday treat, feel free to do so anytime during the next four weeks.

NWEA

First graders will be taking the NWEA on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

**Wednesday, May 15, 1:00-3:00: Kiwanis Park Day

Please note this date has changed. When we originally planned our park day, Field Day had not yet been set. We moved our park day to the 15th to accommodate the school-wide Field Day. I am so sorry for the inconvenience. We still would like to have snacks at the park and walkers to join us. Please adjust the sign up sheet as needed.

Wednesday, May 22 from 11:00-12:00: Courtyard Games

If you’d like to volunteer to help with this, please contact the coordinator, Carly Edinger. She can be reached at 269-281-4938 or checkout this signup genius

Thursday, May 23: School-Wide Field Day

Our incredible PTO is organizing volunteers for this fun day.

Friday, May 24: Tie Dye Day

Thanks so much to everyone who has signed up to volunteer their time and to donate items. We are grateful for your help and are very excited for all the fun things we have planned for the kiddos as we wrap up a great year. Please check out the signup sheet here if you would like to join in any of the fun.

Week 33

 Week 33: April 29-May 3

Upcoming Dates: 

Wednesday, May 1: Sarett Nature Center

This Wednesday we head to Sarett Nature Center. We will leave the school at 10:00am. Please note the signup sheet indicates an earlier departure time. I am sorry for my mistake causing confusion. 

Box lunches have been ordered for anyone who did not return the order form or who may have returned it after the kitchen deadline passed. Please remember to send a lunch with your child if that is the option you chose. 

**Wednesday, May 15, 1:00-3:00: Kiwanis Park Day

Please note this date has changed. When we originally planned our park day, Field Day had not yet been set. We moved our park day to the 15th to accommodate the school-wide Field Day. I am so sorry for the inconvenience. We still would like to have snacks at the park and walkers to join us. Please adjust the sign up sheet as needed.

Wednesday, May 22 from 11:00-12:00: Courtyard Games

If you’d like to volunteer to help with this, please contact the coordinator, Carly Edinger. She can be reached at 269-281-4938

Thursday, May 23: School-Wide Field Day

Our incredible PTO is organizing volunteers for this fun day.

Friday, May 24: Tie Dye Day

Thanks so much to everyone who has signed up to volunteer their time and to donate items. We are grateful for your help and are very excited for all the fun things we have planned for the kiddos as we wrap up a great year. Please check out the signup sheet here if you would like to join in any of the fun.

Academic Updates: 

We are working on:

• Fractions (equal parts, halves, fourths, thirds)

• 2D and 3D shape names, attributes, and vocabulary (edge, side, vertex)

• Cause and effect

• Fact vs. opinion

• Spelling patterns (oi, oy, ti, ci, sh, ch, ssi, ee, ei, ie, y)

• Plant superpowers

• The writing process-editing and revising

• Using graphic organizers to organize our thinking

• Subtraction fact fluency

• Connecting all the things we have learned throughout the year

Week 32

 Week 32: April 22-26

Animal Project

Projects are due tomorrow.  We look forward to seeing the creative work of our Firsties at home. 

Upcoming Dates: 

We have A LOT going on between now and the end of the school year. Following is an overview of some First Grade-specific activities that we are looking forward to, many of which we could use help with. At the end you will find one big sign up sheet. Thanks for considering!

Wednesday, May 1

Sarett Nature Center Field Trip: Students will ride the bus to the nature center where we will have a presentation with naturalists and a nature walk followed by a picnic lunch. Students will need to bring lunch from home or order a box lunch from the school in advance. Order forms came home last week.  Some of the forms did not have a spot to mark home lunch. Please let your child’s teacher know if your Firstie will bring lunch from home. School box lunches will be ordered for anyone who doesn’t return a form. Parents are welcome to join us at the Nature Center. There is a fee for parents upon arrival. In the past it has been $5. 

Wednesday, May 22

Courtyard Games: Firsties will enjoy some time in our lovely courtyard enjoying various activities such as corn hole, hoola hoops, bubble machines, and giant Jenga. We are looking for a parent to coordinate this. 

Thursday, May 23

Kiwanis Park Day: We will walk as a grade level to Kiwanis Park. We will leave Lincoln School at 9:00am and leave the park for the return trip at 11:40. We will need a couple of parents to join us on the walk. Parents are also welcome to join us at Kiwanis. We will need snack and drink donations brought to us during our play time. 

Friday, May 24

Tie dye day: We will be making shirts to be worn on altogether on the last day of school. We will need supplies and helpers to make this a success! Please send in a shirt (old or new) for your Firstie no later than May 21.

Tuesday, May 28

Pizza Day: We will have a pizza party on the afternoon of our last full day of school. We are asking each family to contribute $2 to cover the costs. We would also appreciate having a pizza coordinator for the grade level. 

Thursday, May 30

Beach ball blow up surprise for Firsties: on the last day of school, May 31, we will have a beach ball signing party outside. We would LOVE your help the afternoon before getting all the balls blown up!

Phew! That’s everything we have planned so far! Please check out this signup sheet.

Week 31

 Week 31: April 15-19

Animal Project

Update: Projects are now due April 22nd.  Information went home with students this past week. We hope you enjoy making something with your Firstie. As a reminder, we are asking that each student create a diorama, poster, or model at home. 

Upcoming Dates: 

We have A LOT going on between now and the end of the school year. Following is an overview of some First Grade-specific activities that we are looking forward to, many of which we could use help with. At the end you will find one big sign up sheet. Thanks for considering!

Wednesday, May 1

Sarett Nature Center Field Trip: Students will ride the bus to the nature center where we will have a presentation with naturalists and a nature walk followed by a picnic lunch. Students will need to bring lunch from home or order a box lunch from the school in advance. Watch for order forms to come home this week. Parents are welcome to join us at the Nature Center. There is a fee for parents upon arrival. In the past it has been $5. 

Wednesday, May 22

Courtyard Games: Firsties will enjoy some time in our lovely courtyard enjoying various activities such as corn hole, hoola hoops, bubble machines, and giant Jenga. We are looking for a parent to coordinate this. 

Thursday, May 23

Kiwanis Park Day: We will walk as a grade level to Kiwanis Park. We will leave Lincoln School at 9:00am and leave the park for the return trip at 11:40. We will need a couple of parents to join us on the walk. Parents are also welcome to join us at Kiwanis. We will need snack and drink donations brought to us during our play time. 

Friday, May 24

Tie dye day: We will be making shirts to be worn on altogether on the last day of school. We will need supplies and helpers to make this a success! Please send in a shirt (old or new) for your Firstie no later than May 21.

Tuesday, May 28

Pizza Day: We will have a pizza party on the afternoon of our last full day of school. We are asking each family to contribute $2 to cover the costs. We would also appreciate having a pizza coordinator for the grade level. 

Thursday, May 30

Beach ball blow up surprise for Firsties: on the last day of school, May 31, we will have a beach ball signing party outside. We would LOVE your help the afternoon before getting all the balls blown up!

Phew! That’s everything we have planned so far! Please check out this signup sheet.

Week 29

Week 28: March 18-22

Pajama Party

This is it! The big 1st grade performance is THIS WEDNESDAY!

 

*Please plan to have your firstie at St. Joe high school by 4:45. The children have worked very hard on their performance. We are so proud of them!

*Students should wear pajamas to school on Wednesday and for the show that night. 

Animal Project

We have been working on researching and studying animals in class. Please ask your Firstie all about this. They should be able to tell you their animal’s name, details about its appearance, habitat, and family. It has been a bit tricky in some cases to find out if certain animals live in groups, what babies are called, how long they live with their mothers (if at all), and so forth. We would love for you to discuss this with your Firstie and maybe do some reading together at home. In class we will be writing an informational report.  As a way to demonstrate their learning, we ask each student to create a project at home.  

*Projects are due Monday, April 15. 

Please select one of the following to make together with your Firstie:

• Diorama

• Model

• Poster

Projects should:

• Include accurate details

• Show effort

• Demonstrate understanding of the animal and habitat 

Please use whatever materials you would like.  If supplies are an issue, please let your child’s teacher know and we will provide materials to create a poster.  Completed projects will be on display at school for about a week before being returned home. 

Sample Diorama Sample Poster Sample Model