The Week of June 4th

Can you believe that June is here! We are on the home stretch now.... Second grade is in sight! This will be the final week for homework! We are finishing up our Scott Foresman reading so this will also be the last week for spelling tests. We will also have our final dog visit on Wednesday. Thank you to those of you who have sent in a little treat for the dogs. If anyone else would like to send in something please get it in by Wednesday morning. Our final spelling list is: cannot, outside, grandma, something, tiptoe, popcorn, school, always, boil and toy Bonus: graduation, vacation, second grade.

May 31st.

Sorry to anyone who tried to get on the teacher pages and blogs this week. The problem seems to be solved! The spelling words for this week are: pretty, happy, little, kitten, puppy, better, took, almost. about, round Bonus: whale, dolphin, manta ray

The Week of May 21st

Each morning during this week we will be taking the Oxford First Grade Test. Monday-Wednesday will be the reading and writing section and Thursday-Friday will be the math section. You will get the results with your final report card. It is important to have your child come to school on time. On Wednesday after the test our dog friends will be visiting us. We will not be using our Scott Foresman books this week so the spelling words are a review of some sight words. Don't forget Ocean Night will be on Thursday evening. Word Wall Words for the next two weeks: almost, knew, thought, took. picture, open, boy, always, move, school Spelling Words: what, went, when, saw, they, from, because, any, does, friend BONUS: horseshoe crab, mussel, Memorial Day.

The Week of May 14th

It's hard to believe we're in the middle of May! This week we will be preparing for our OCS First Grade Test in Language Arts and Math. This test follows a similar format to the NJ Ask test which starts in third grade. On Friday students will be taken the DRA tests. On Wednesday will be the spring concert. We will be meeting in the classroom and waiting until it's time to perform. Please pick up your child in the classroom at the end of the concert. On Thursday we will attend the book fair. It's a buy one get one book sale. You can also visit it on the night of the concert. Spelling words for this week are: how, now, town crown, down clown, pull, goes, paper, seven Bonus: octopus, sea anemone, sea urchin Reminder: MARE projects due next Monday.

The Week of May 7th

Another busy week in first grade! We are learning about the Rocky Seashore and tide pool creatures. Hopefully the note on our first grade project made it home. This is a fun project--please don't stress about it. Our trip is on Tuesday. We will be back in time for lunch so your child can order a lunch or bring one as normal. We will not be having snack so please make sure your child has had breakfast. This will be the final week our student teacher will be with us. Her last day is Thursday. We will miss her. She has done a wonderful job. We will have a word wall test on Wednesday. Spelling words for this week are: her, turn, girl, first, bird, hurt, once, which, slower, slowest Bonus: hermit crab, Atlantic and barnacle