GO FOR THE GOLD!
March is definitely coming in like a lion this year. Let's hope some warm, lamb weather arrives soon! We have been thoroughly enjoying the Olympic feel of our school this winter, and you will be amazed at how fast time will fly in first grade this spring! We will enjoy learning some map skills as we navigate through these Spring months. We also kick off this month with Dr. Seuss' birthday! If your child has red, white, and black clothing, he or she should wear them on Tuesday as "Cats in the Hat" as we participate in "Read Across America" in honor of Dr. Seuss. If your child has some crazy or mismatched socks, he or she should wear them on Wednesday as we continue with our Dr. Seuss celebration with a "Green Eggs and Ham" Activity Afternoon! In addition, if your child has any favorite Dr. Seuss books, he or she should feel free to bring them in to enjoy with their classmates throughout this week!
LANGUAGE ARTS
We continue to review short vowels, long vowels, and we are learning tricky sounds that look a little different and "don't follow the rules." Paying close attention to the longer stories we are now reading helps us to figure our what to do when words are tricky, and it also helps us to "jump" right into books with characters! We are increasing our writing skills and focusing on complete sentences, proper punctuation, and story details. We have been enjoying non-fiction writing and were excited to write many "How-To" stories. We realized that we are experts at many activities! We are certainly becoming "Olympic Writers" as we officially move into writing our own "All-About" stories.
MATH
We now begin to enjoy a new understanding of geometric shapes and fun with different units of measurement (perhaps we can help cook more now!) By the middle of the month, we will return to focus on the parts and total in addition and subtraction stories such as doubling, counting on, counting back, and more.
BIRTHDAYS
Sunday, March 7th: Casey Warble
REMINDERS
Tuesday, March 2 Darien Nature Center Enrichment Program
on Animal Movement
Tuesday, March 2: Red, white and black clothing day
(Class Spirit Day in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America Day)
Wednesday, March 3: Crazy Socks Day
Friday, March 5: Scholastic orders due
Monday, March 22: Progress Reports home
March 24 - 26: Conferences, 1:30 dismissal
(conference sheets coming home soon)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Friday, May 14: Music Performance in the Common Room,
9:30 a.m. tentative time
Tuesday, May 25: Field Day, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 1: Field Day Raindate, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
SPECIAL NOTES
Thanks for the continued box tops. The collection continues through May.
Thanks for your generous support in the Daffodil Drive.
Continued thanks to our Room Moms, Christina Passaretti and Brooke Kennedy, and all families for all the work you do with your children supporting our first grade learning!
