Update March 30th

*On Monday & Wednesday we will go to the Library to research 5 famous Americans that we did not learn about in class.  Students will work in teams to learn about one American and share the information they learn with their classmates.  

*Wednesday, April 4th is a 12:20pm Early Release (yes, another one!)  We will have snack in the morning since students will not have lunch at school.

*On Wednesday morning, the students will see the 2nd graders play about famous artists! 

*We will continue learning about Maps and Globes.  This week our focus will be on compasses, compass rose and map keys.

*In Math, we will finish Unit 7 of Everyday Math.  We will learn about digital clocks.

*On Friday, we will walk to Crisafulli to visit our Book Buddies in 4th grade.  It's been quite a while since we've seen them so I'm sure everyone will be excited!

Update March 25th

I'm looking forward to being in school for a full week (almost) this week! It's been a while.  We do however have a 12:20pm Early Release this Friday.  Please send kids with snacks for Friday morning, since they will not have lunch before being dismissed.

*On Thursday, Dave McGillivary, the race coordinator for the Boston Marathon, will be presenting his book "Dream Big" to the school community.  We're excited to have Dave here.  He will teach the kids about never giving up!

*We'll finish up our Famous Americans unit this week.  Our focus will be on Ruby Bridges.  

*We will begin our Social Studies unit on Maps & Globes.

*In Math, we'll use different tools to practice addition facts, subtraction facts and skip counting.

Update March 18th

*We have another busy week this week!

Monday- We'll be heading to the Living Lab at the Day School from 9:10-11:00.  Please be sure that students are on time for school tomorrow so they don't miss the bus for this field trip.  Please dress for the weather and wear sneakers for this trip.

Tuesday- School Store for Grade 1.  Students may bring in money to spend at School Store.

Wednesday- Regular Day!  I will be out in the morning for an appointment.  Mrs. Carvalho will substitute (lucky kids!)

Thursday- No School- Parent/Teacher Conferences at night.

Friday- 2 Hour Delay- Students start their day at 11:00am.  Parent/Teacher Conferences before school.

*We will finally learn about Jackie Robinson this week (we've been trying now for a few weeks!)

*In Math, our focus will be on addition and shape attributes.

*In Writing, we will finish up our unit on Opinion Writing.  I look forward to sharing opinion letters with you at conferences.

Update March 12th

*We have another shortened week this week and we'll work hard to finish up assessments I had hoped to complete last week.

*In Math, we'll complete the Unit 6 Cumulative Assessment, which will assess student's knowledge of all math skills we've worked on so far in first grade.  We'll also continue work with fact families.  

*In Spelling, we'll finish writing the 100 high frequency words.  We will also begin a new spelling list.  As a first grade team, we've decided not to assess last week's spelling words since it was a review list.

*In Social Studies, we'll learn about Jackie Robinson.

*We will once again have Library on Wednesday this week.  This will allow students to return books and go to the Book Fair.  Book Fair information will come home in students BEE Binders on Monday afternoon.

*This Thursday, March 15th is a 12:20pm Early Release.  Students will not eat lunch at school but we will have snack in the morning.  Please send a note if there is a change to your child's dismissal plan.

*Parent/Teacher Conference sign ups begin on Monday, March 12th at 3:30pm.  Follow the link on the Robinson School website.

Looking Ahead:

*Thursday, March 15th- 12:20pm Early Release

*Thursday, March 22nd- No School - Conferences 2-8pm

*Friday, March 23rd- 2 Hour Delay- Conferences 8:15-10:45am

*Friday, March 30th- 12:20pm Early Release

Update March 4th

*We will have library on Wednesday this week.  Please return library books to school on Wednesday.  Thanks!

*On Thursday, we will travel to the Day School to visit the Living Lab.  We will be at the Day School from 12:35-2:25.  Students will do a lesson on Sky Patterns, which will prepare us for upcoming Science unit on the Sun, Moon and Stars!

*In Math, we will complete the Unit 6 math assessment.  I will share this assessment with parents during parent/teacher conferences at the end of the month.  We will also begin Unit 7.  Our focus this week will be Fact Families.  

For example:

2+3=5

3+2=5

5-2=3

5-3=2

*In Social Studies, we will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. & Jackie Robinson. Ask students if they can tell you facts about these famous Americans.  They should also be able to tell you a word they can use to describe them.

*We will assess students on the 100 power words this week.  We will do this over the course of 3 days.

Looking Ahead:

*Thursday, March 15th- 12:20pm Early Release

*Thursday, March 22nd- No School - Conferences 2-8pm

*Friday, March 23rd- 2 Hour Delay- Conferences 8:15-10:45am

*Friday, March 30th- 12:20pm Early Release

Update February 25th

*We will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday all week at school.  Please join us in these fun spirit days!

Green Eggs and Ham Lunch Day   Monday, February 26, 2018

 Students are invited to wear something green!

Fox in Socks Day   Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Today, students are invited to wear their craziest and silliest socks.  

Wacky Wednesday  Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Get wacky!  Students are invited to wear their clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched.  

Pajama Day Thursday, March 1, 2018

What is better than snuggling up with a favorite book while wearing your comfortable PJs?  For today's festivities, students are invited to wear their pajamas to school.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!   Friday, March 2, 2018

We are closing out our weeklong celebration, and honoring Dr. Seuss on his birthday, by inviting students to do one of the following:

• Dress up as one of their favorite Dr. Seuss characters, or wear Dr. Seuss-inspired hat or hair style, 
• Dress in red and white, or
• Dress up as a favorite book character from ANY beloved book (i.e., does not have to be a book by Dr. Seuss).  

*We will welcome a new student to our classroom this week.  Anaaya will join us in class on Monday.  I'm confident that once again, my students will do a fabulous job welcoming a new student to our class.  

*In Math, we will finish up Unit 6.  Our focus will be on place value, pennies/dimes, and 2 digit numbers.

*In Social Studies, we'll learn about Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong.

*As part of our Opinion writing unit, we will learn how to write letters.  Students will begin to write opinion letters about something they want to change.  

Looking Ahead:

Thursday, March 15th- 12:20pm Early Release

Update February 11th

*We will celebrate our 100th day of school on Tuesday. We'll do fun 100th day activities during math and create a class book. As a school community, we will have a pajama day to celebrate the 100th day!

*Tuesday is also school store for first graders!

*On Wednesday, we'll celebrate Valentine's Day with a party in the afternoon. Thank you to everyone for donating or volunteering for the party! Please remember to send Valentine's into school by Wednesday (no candy included.) 

*Last week the class filled up their great behavior jar with pompoms for the 2nd time. They voted to watch a movie. Last Friday, we watched an episode of the new Magic School Bus series.  I'm very proud of the great behavior I've been seeing. I'm especially proud when other adults in the building give us compliments, especially on the cleanliness of our class' section of the coatroom. 

*In Math, our focus will be on near doubles facts (5+6, 5+7.)  We will also focus on making 10 to solve harder number sentences.

*In Social Studies, our focus is on Clara Barton and the Wright Brothers. Last week, the class came up with following character traits to describe Washington and Lincoln: brave, leader, kind.

*Wish List:

We would appreciate donations of:

*spoons

*forks

*tacky glue

*empty egg cartons

Thank you for all of the donations of paper towel rolls. We are all set for this year!

Looking Ahead:

*No School, February 19-23