Yay for Spring! It's finally here! There is something about this weather that just seems to put everyone in a brighter mood-- especially first graders!
It is so unreal that we are finishing up April! This year has flown by for me. That phrase, "time flies when you're having fun" rings true! I love, love, love this class so much! I tell them all the time that I'm so sad to pass them on to second grade because I don't want them to leave me. No worries though, parents... I will pass them on! ha ha
The lovely weather brings about lots of opportunities to take our learning outdoors. After completing our Earth Day unit we took a quiet, peaceful, nature walk around the school grounds and wrote down our observations. We also planted peas in our Whiteside Garden. Today we practiced writing spelling and blending words outside with sidewalk chalk. After that we read our story and took our spelling test outside. Everyone seemed to love the opportunity to enjoy the weather while learning. Since they did such a good job, we will be able to do it again sometime.
Congratulations to Cody who made his AR Challenge Goal! We have a few students who are not far behind him! I have a feeling we will have some more make it next week.
Congratulations to the following students for making their personal AR Goals:
Cody, Cassanje, Taylor, Salvador, Kaeden, Madison, Khloe, Noah, Joelle, Maggie, Camdyn
Great job my little reading machines!
Our Math test over Chapter 8, Time and Measurement, will be on Tuesday, May 1. We will review on Monday. Please take some extra time to review the math vocabulary words with your child, as there are quiet a few in this chapter.
o'clock, analog clock, digital clock, minute hand, hour hand, half hour, hour, minute, unit, length, measure, long, short
Next week's spelling words are base words with -ed or -ing endings. Please spend some extra time practicing. It can be confusing for some when you have to double the middle consonant before you add the word ending. New lists were placed in take home folders today, in case you want to get a head start on practicing.
We are getting very low on tissues. We only have two boxes left to last us until the end of the school year. If you would like to donate a box, our noses would be so grateful! Thank you!
If anyone is interested in coming in to be a guest reader during story time, please let me know. Story time is after lunch recess from 12:13-12:25. I can provide a book for you to read or you can bring one of your favorites. Please email me and we can set up a day for you to stop by.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs & High Fives!
Ms. Bleich ✌
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