PICS FROM WEEK ENDING 12-13-19

Each morning we have been meeting as a Primary Wing to "open" a gift of kindness.

Once we read the gift we think about ways we can give this act of kindness to others. 

Ask your child what acts of kindness we have given out so far.

It is so fun to hear all of the wonderful traditions 

our First Grade Families have! 

We started "traveling" around the world this week.

Each day we will visit a new country and learn about it.

It's especially fun because we are traveling in multi grade groups!

The VCS Robotics Team came to share their project.

They had to come up with an idea to help their city.

The chose to learn about bats and make bat houses.

Bats help us by getting eating mosquitoes!

We wish them luck at their State Competition!

Show and Share.

We had some twinning going on this week!

It's fun when this fun surprise happens!

And the creative juices keep flowing...

Happy Weekend...Stay Warm and Dry!

FIRST GRADE NEWS 12-13-19

Hi. This will be our last newsletter of 2019. It’s been wonderful working with you and your children so far. I’m looking forward to even more fun learning opportunities in 2020! There will be no Progress Notes until after break. There is too much excitement in the air and everyone is trying their best! We will be starting the New Year learning about space. Start looking up at the beautiful sky each night. This is always one of the kids’ favorite units.

HERE’S WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING...

We’ve been putting the miles in traveling the globe this week! We mixed up all the Pre-K through Second Grade students into four multi-age groups. Each group will travel to a different country each day and learn about it. We even have passports! Ask your child where they’ve been so far. We will continue our travels next week!
It has been so much fun listening to all of the kids’ wonderful family traditions. We still have a few more next week. Thank you for all your help in preparing your child for their share.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

• ●  PAJAMA DAY - Thursday, December 19th ​We will celebrate us arriving back from our global travels :)!
  
• ●  There will be no Spelling Test next week. We will pick back up with our Spelling routine after vacation.
  
• ●  There will be no Math homework next week. It’s a good time to get in some extra holiday stories :).
  HAPPY WEEKEND!
  

PICS FROM WEEK ENDING 12-6-19

The kids have been having a blast

sliding down our hill and

working together to build forts at recess!

We added some extra fun to our building materials...

bells and snow villages. The bells worked great

with our Magna-Tiles creations!

It is so much fun learning about all of our

wonderful family traditions!

We are using dimes and pennies to play an Exchange Game.

Take 4 (or more) dimes and 20 (or more) pennies.

Put them in a bank (the middle).

Take turns rolling a dice. Take that many pennies.

When you have ten pennies you say EXCHANGE.

Trade 10 pennies for 1 dime (or ten ones for one ten).

Keep playing until bank is empty (eventually just keep taking pennies).

Don't forget to count up totals at end to see who had the most.

This is a GREAT game to play at home to practice Place Value!

 The kids did an OUTSTANDING job at the Holiday Concert!

It was fun to watch them shine!

 

And as we hope for...

Friday afternoon if all the week's work is done...

STEM choice!

HAPPY WEEKEND!

Happy Thanksgiving!