Read All About It! News from May 14

IMPORTANT DATES: •May 16~ All library books DUE •May 17~ Field Day! Cookout for first grade is at 10:10. •May 18~ Yearbooks will be passed out. •May 22~ PBIS carnival •May 23~ First Grade Award’s Program 8:30 •May 28~ Memorial Day Holiday (no school) May 30~ Variety Show 8:45 and 11:30 dismissal •May 31~ LAST DAY: 11:30 dismissal and final report cards DEBTS: If you have not purchased your child’s spring photographs, please return the packet as soon as possible. Please pay any lunch bills and help your child find any missing library books. Students will miss out on Field Day activities in monies are owed. End of Year conferences: I will be scheduling conferences with you to go over our most recent MAP testing and other assessments. Thanks in advance for your cooperation with scheduling. PTO News: Thank you for continuing to send in Box Tops, Campbell Soup labels and Coke Rewards bottle caps. PBIS Carnival: The children have the opportunity to “buy” a pass to our end of year carnival, which will be held on our hall on the afternoon of 5/22. The event costs $70 Cardinal Cash, with popcorn, cotton candy, and face painting available for $10 Cardinal Cash each. We’re looking forward to this event that will celebrate our decisions to be “Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn!” We are asking for donations of candy, stickers, or little items to be used as prizes for the carnival games. Anything would be appreciated! Thanks for your help as we celebrate our Positive Behavior! All library books will be due by Wednesday, May 16th. The library will be sending home notices for overdue books soon! If you have checked out a library book that has been lost or damaged, or you are SURE you’ve already turned a book in that is still showing up on your record, please see Mrs. Farmer or Mrs. McDonald right away. Our public librarians will be here May 23rd and May 24th to speak to our students about the summer reading theme, Dream Big Read, based on the children’s book Bats at the Library. Students will be introduced to upcoming programs & will be bringing home a calendar of events. June 1st is the kickoff party at the Seneca Branch but families may register any time throughout the summer. When they register, they will receive a goodie bag and instructions on how to earn their medal and certificate. There will also be programs for middle school, high school and adults as well! Next week – watch for news about tools our school library will offer to families during the summer! 100 Book Challenge: Hooray! McKenzie and Annmarie have earned their 400th steps! Kade, Jayden, Bella, Sydney, Sam, Jaxton and Josh reached 300 steps! Catherine, Braden and Kimberly earned their 200th, too. As we get closer to the end of the year, it’s super important for your child to read EVERY day at home! High Frequency Word reminder: We have come a long way with spelling! The children have enjoyed having spelling “bees” in the classroom! Please let me know if you would like another copy of these words. Language Arts: We have enjoyed our unit on poetry! We used our research skills to learn about animals, and we used our new knowledge to write cinquain poems! We’ve learned all about nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We are continuing to review syllables, synonyms and antonyms. We are working hard on our spelling of high frequency words! Math: PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD REVIEW DOUBLES FACTS: 2+2 through 10+10. These facts should be memorized by this point in first grade. Please practice the Rocket Math sheets as they go home each day. Congratulations to the following students who have mastered all the facts through Z! Conner H and Kade We’ll review polygons, 3 dimensional shapes, and symmetry with geometry. We’ll continue to work on counting combinations of coins up to $1.00 and telling time to the half hour.