Xtreme Party

JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR END OF SCHOOL PARTY IS ON TOMORROW.

WE WILL DEPART FROM SCHOOL ABOUT 9:45. OUR PARTY IS FROM 10:00 - 12:00. THE CHILDREN ARE FREE TO GO HOME AFTER THE PARTY OR RETURN TO SCHOOL WITH ME. IF THEY DO GO HOME I WILL HAVE A SIGN-OUT SHEET YOU MUST SIGN.  IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE PARTY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE DRIVERS FOR THE PARTY ARE:

1)MISSY RAMAGE

2) SHANNON SENN

3) GENE AND GERALD MURPHY 

Reminders for the Week

I would like to have all of the Xtreme Athletics waiver forms, the $7 fee, and the $2 for pizza by tomorrow. If for some reason you cannot have these turned in by tomorrow, I will collect them Wednesday morning at the latest.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19th we will celebrate the summer birthdays during lunch. If your child has a summer birthday and you would like to send pizza, snacks, etc please let me know by this afternoon.

Friday school will dismiss at 10am. I will not be here on that day.

Summer Birthdays

For the children that have summer birthdays I thought it would be a good idea to let them celebrate at school. If you have a child with a summer birthday and are interested in celebrating at school please contact me. I am reserving Tuesday during lunch for these celebrations. It will be a joint celebration. You can do pizza, cupcakes, etc. Just let me know by Monday. Thanks

Don't Forget

Just a reminder that the Xtreme Athletic Waiver form is due Wednesday, May 20th along with $7 for Xtreme's fee and $2 for pizza. The party will also be on that day. If you are interested in helping out with the party in any way contact Laura Leigh at lauraleighsikes@yahoo.com

Thanks

Details for AR Pool Party

I have only received 5 permission forms for the party. They were due today. If we do not receive them by tomorrow I will assume your child will not be attending. If for some reason you have lost or missed placed it please come in the office in the morning and see Mrs. Jordan to sign the form.

They will begin busing children to the pool at 9:00am. Mrs. Jordan says first grade will probably be leaving school around 9:15 and returning around 11ish. If you are planning on attending, your child can ride with you or you can just meet us there. Mrs. Jordan will be serving pizza, cupcakes, and drinks so there will be no need to send lunch with your child on Monday just a snack. Please have your child already dressed in their swimsuits. They should bring a towel and a change of clothes for when we return. 

End of the Year Party

The parents that are making the arrangements for refreshments at the end of the year party is asking each student to bring $2 to help with purchasing pizza. If you would like to bring any treats that is fine. If you would like to help out in any way please contact Laura Leigh Sikes at lauraleighsikes@yahoo.com. Thanks!

The party is Wednesday, May 20th at Xtreme Athletics from 10:00-12:00.

Next Week

Just a few updates and reminders about next week:

******Monday is the AR Pool Party. The permission form is due no later than tomorrow.

******Wednesday, May 20th is our end of the year party at Xtreme Athletics. The fee of $7 and the waiver form is due that day. Anyone interested in helping with refreshments please email as soon as possible at haleystinson@rocketmail.com


I will not be here on Friday (the last day of school) due to personal reasons. The school will dismiss at 10am....if your child is coming to school that day I will either have a sub or they will be sent to Mrs Hollis' room. I hate that I will miss the last day but we will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate this incredible year before the end. I would like to say I feel beyond blessed to have had your children as my first class. Thank you to everyone that supported, encouraged, uplifted, and offered a helping hand when I needed it.  This being my first year teaching, I have definitely learned a lot and know I made a few mistakes but I am so grateful for your patience and again your support as I was figuring it all out. I would not have made it through the year without some of you! The Lord creates our paths and I know he put PLAS in mine for a reason. This is an incredible school with wonderful students and parents. I wish the best for all your kiddos and hope to stay in touch. :)

STAR Testing

ON FRIDAY MORNING OUR FIRST GRADE WILL BE STAR TESTED TO SEE HOW MUCH WE'VE IMPROVED IN OUR READING AND COMPREHENSION THIS YEAR. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL ON TIME AS WE WILL BE GOING TO THE LEARNING LAB WHICH IS IN THE OLDER BUILDING.

Field Trip TOMORROW

OUR TRIP TO LANDMARK PARK IS TOMORROW.  WE WILL GO BY BUS.  WE'LL BE LEAVING AS CLOSE TO 8:00 AS WE CAN. SO PLEASE TRY TO HAVE YOUR CHILD HERE BY  7:45.

WE WILL BE EATING AT THE PARK, SO PLEASE PACK A SACK LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD. I WILL TAKE AN ICE CHEST TO KEEP DRINKS AND FOOD COOL.  WE WILL NEED ONE MORE ICE CHEST, OR MAYBE TWO.  PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU CAN BRING ONE.

JUST A REMINDER THAT THE PLANETARIUM ONLY SEATS 45, AND THERE ARE 38 OF US.  PARENTS WILL HAVE TO WORK OUT WHO GOES IN FOR THE OTHER 7 SEATS.

Homework

I have assigned each student a planet or the sun to research at home. They should find at least 3 facts about the planet. I would like this information due no later than Wednesday. We will be adding the information to a class chart that we will use during our planet lesson this week. They can bring pictures, written or printed facts, books etc. Below is a list of the assigned planets.

Sun
Joshua James Gardiner
Weston Garrett
Mercury
Anna Kate Hardin
Will Hasson
Venus
Isabella Helms
Carly Henderson
Mars
Jaylyn Luker
Huck Murray
Jupiter
Amy Ramage
Caroline Renfroe
Saturn
Carter Nelson
Emory Senn
Uranus
Libby Tompkins
Brady Walters
Evan Zhao
Neptune
Luke
Lexie

FYI and Weekly Reminders

We are through taking grades, YAY!!! I will still be teaching and reviewing lessons but no grades will be taken. I am going to take this opportunity to work on the skills the children are having the most trouble with along with doing a lot of hands-on learning. We will also do a Planet lesson to prepare for our field trip to Landmark this Thursday.

There is A LOT going on in the next two weeks. Please check blog daily. Check out the reminders below.

Reminders *****

Field Day
We will have Field Day tomorrow, 1:00-3:00 (according to the flyer)  I'm thinking we will probably stop by 2:30.  Please put sunblock on your child before he/she comes to school and send a couple of bottles of water.  (It would be good to freeze one bottle of water.)  As the flyer says, dress your child in clothes that you do not mind getting dirty and wet.

Honor's Day
The End of the Year Honor's Program will be this Wednesday at 9am.

Field Trip
The Field Trip to Landmark Park is this Thursday. I will be posting more information later.

AR Pool Party
Permission forms and information for the AR Pool Party will be sent home tomorrow. Since this is the first year the children did AR, they will all be able to attend the party. I will be there and parents are welcome to attend.  If you do not feel comfortable with your child going to the pool party, they will be able to stay at school, please notify me as soon as possible if you do not want your child to go.

Thanks! :)

End of the School Party

Our end of school party will be at Xtreme Athletics on May 20th, 10:00-12:00.  Cost is $7.00 per child.  Please send this amount by Wednesday of next week.  Today, I will have a waiver in the children's folders for you to sign and return at the request of Xtreme Athletics.

There is no one signed up for this party.  If you would like to be in charge of planning for the refreshments for our class, please e-mail me at haleystinson@rocketmail.com; you will be collaborating with the parents in Mrs. Hollis's class THANKS!!!

Field Day

Students will need to wear sunscreen and clothing that can get wet.  Sunscreen will not be applied outside.  

Thank you all for your support and help in the play. I could not have done it without you. I feel it was very successful and the children seemed to have a lot of fun and that is all that matters :) Thanks again!

Lunch Tomorrow

We will be celebrating Lexie and Amy's birthday tomorrow during lunch. We will be having pizza and cupcakes so the children will not need to bring a lunch, just a drink :)

AR Stars!

Congratulations to Anna Kate and Joshua Gardiner on reaching their goals in AR!!! Way to go, guys. I am so proud :)

Video of Play

Candace Nelson will be filming the 1st grade play tomorrow.  If you would like a copy of the video it is $25.

Reminder****** The play is TOMORROW at 9AM. Please practice the play parts tonight! Some forgot their lines today. Please have your child here on time tomorrow. We will begin getting ready at 8 o'clock. Thank you! 

Dress Rehearsal

I have enough volunteers for dress rehearsal! Thank you so much! None of this is possible without your support! :)

We are learning about the White House this week. I am asking all the students to bring in a interesting fact about the White House or the Capital to share with the class!

Newsletter Week of May 4th

Spelling Words: NO SPELLING!


Sounds/Spellings: Digraphs: are two consonants put together to make one sound.
Examples: sh, ch or tch, wh, th, ph

High Frequency Words: while could should

Vocabulary: trudge, president, famous

Stories: "The White House" and "Snail's Pace"

Comprehension Skills and Strategies: Predicting, Visualizing, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Making Connections, Compare and Contrast, Drawing Conclusions  Focus: Main Idea and Details

Language Arts: Review:Identifying present and past tense verbs, Irregular Past Tense Verbs, and Past Tense Verbs Ending in y Introduction: Future-Tense Verbs


Math: New Concepts; Comparing 1/2, 1/4, and 1/3  Math Concepts to be tested on: Addition and subtraction families 1-12, place value cards, story problems with extra facts, adding and subtracting three numbers, two-digit numbers, and carrying when adding, counting by 5s, time, less and greater than

Math Test: Friday, May 8th
Reading Test: Friday, May 8th

Homework

Please have the children read the story "The White House" and do questions 1-8, the answers can be answered verbally... just make a note of it. We will not have spelling this week since we have so much going on. :)

AR GOAL

4 more days to reach AR goal!!!!!!

Help Needed and Play Info

I will need help getting the students changed in to and out of their costumes. I already have one parent volunteer, I would like at least one more. If you are able to help please let me know.

We will have our dress rehearsal this Wednesday at 9am and whoever volunteers will need to be here then.

All clothes/costumes for the play will need to be brought  no later than Wednesday morning. I would like for them to be brought tomorrow if at all possible. 

The children may go home after the play production on Thursday. They will need to be signed out in my room.


Thank you all for your support and help throughout this play! It has been a little overwhelming and I would not have survived without the help from you WONDERFUL parents! Thank you for everything you have done to help prepare us for these plays. :)

AR Stars!!!

Congratulations to Carly Henderson and Huck Murray for reaching their goals in AR! I am SO proud :) Way to read, keep it up!

AR Star!

Congratulations to Lexie Terry for reaching her goal in AR!  I am SO proud of you!!! Keep it up :)