Hello families,
Finally a full week of spring-like weather! It was nice to be able to head right outside into the fresh air and sunshine at recess. Our playground is sunny so sending your child with a brimmed hat is always ok to help shade their face.
During readers workshop this week I did my end of year reading check-ins to assess what skills your children have gained as readers and test their current independent reading levels. They have worked hard this year learning lots of strategies to help decode and comprehend what they read. It's always so fun to see how much children learn and grow as readers in first grade. I'm so proud of their hard work and accomplishments!
This week in math we did a pre-test to see which unit skills need further development and then students were grouped to practice what was a good fit for them. Next week we will be wrapping up this math unit in time to fit one more in this school year!
We read another book from our series, Henry and Mudge: The Cold Shivers. Students continued working on writing their own realistic fiction series stories this week as well. We focused on adding details to make our stories come to life: dialogue, small details, character building, feelings, and lessons learned. We worked on adding the same elements to our own fiction writing. More student authors shared their stories with the class to demonstrate this skill.
Remember, tomorrow (Friday) is a half day with dismissal at 12:15. There are no activities available--all students must be picked up. Monday is Memorial Day so we don't have school. See you on Tuesday!
Dates to Remember:
- Friday 5/24 - early dismissal at 12:15 pm
- Monday 5/27 - No School - Memorial Day
- Tuesday 6/4 - 1st Grade Big Blue Trunk 9-11 am
- Tuesday 6/18 - All School Celebration
- Wednesday 6/19 - Last Day of School - 11:00 dismissal
Have a great long weekend!
❤ Mrs. Fox
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