First Grade Newsletter and Pics 2/3/23

 Hi! I hope you all are keeping warm! We have taken a closer look at Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars this week. We will hit the outer gas giants next week, along with the moon. Don't forget to look at the sky each night! Also a fun app you might enjoy on your phone is called Sky View Lite. It has a free version that works great. It tells you what is in the sky above you. 

We took our NWEAs this week. It was great to see that each first grader made gains. We will use this information to keep working towards second grade! Mid-trimester progress reports come out in one week. It's hard to believe we are now half way through our year. Please make sure your child is reading each night and doing the math and spelling homework. 

We have a lot of special activities coming up in the next two weeks. We decorated our Valentine bags today so valentines can begin coming in beginning Monday.

Math Games

NWEAs

Family of the Sun books

Show and Share 

Prize Box

Number Scrolls

Losing a tooth in school is the best!

Valentine Folders

Measuring Paths

Valentine Folders

Happy Weekend!

First Grade News and Pics 1-27-23

 Hi! Not too much to report this week. We continue to work hard academically. Most of us love playing Level Up math and are disappointed if we don't get to it. We are working on place value to the hundreds. We did some snowman writing and are still learning about space. The kids are very happy with the snow, even if the adults are not. We have lots more to do on the playground now!!

It's hard to believe February hits this week! Check folders Monday for ways you can help with our Valentine's Day party and our class lists. We will be celebrating in our own classroom. However, I will be sure to include the other first grade list because I know many would like to do both classes when making valentines.

We have a field trip coming up on Thursday, February 16th to the UMaine Planetarium. If you've never been, it's pretty awesome! They have family shows on Sundays and school vacations. We will be taking chaperones so be sure to mark the date if you'd like to come! Bus will leave at 9:00 and return at 11:00.

Happy Weekend!

First Grade News and Pics 1-20-23

Hello! Finally I am back onto the blog! I don't know what was going on. We are back and all spaced out in 2023. We are learning lots about our solar system in science. It's very exciting. You can tell this picture is from awhile ago...no snow. Definitely have snow now! Thank you for remembering to pack all the snow gear each day and sneakers to wear in school.

Sharing the story she wrote!

We are working with place value in math.

Snow much fun!

Happy Weekend!