Family Fun Night

Friday, October 9 will be family fun night. Please make plans to bring the whole family and enjoy games, food, and fun!
Our class will be running the candy sales. Parents, we need volunteers to sign up for a 30 minute time slot to work the candy stand.

We are excited to find out which teacher will kiss the pig too!

First Grade rocks!

It's hard to believe we're already in week 3 of the year! Our class has learned most of our routines for the year, and we are rocking and rolling.

This week we started our individualized word wall words. Please work with your child in reading these words. Some parents like to make small cards and practice flash card-style. It is important that children can read these words in stories so they don't have to spend time analyzing every word.

Also, we are working on first graders being responsible about library books. After reading each night, please have your child place his/her book in their bookbag so it returns to school the next day.


We have a great class!!

Open House

Open house is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, from 6:00 - 6:30pm for Kindergarten and First grade. The other grades are also scheduled for the evening. Be sure to come meet your classroom, teacher, and new classmates!

I look forward to seeing you!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Gilbert celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday Friday, March 6 with Thing Hair, Gak making, and computer games. We read Dr. Seuss’ books all week and had a great time learning about his work! Homework notes:
Please be sure to check the homework sheet nightly, as our homework is changing a bit. First graders are working hard in preparing for the CRCT (annual end-of-year test), which takes place April 20 – 24. Please help your child to work hard these next few weeks to prepare him/herself for the exam. I don’t want to stress them about it, but we all need to be focused during the school day and working hard. They will be rewarded after the exam IF they truly tried their best. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! March 17: St. Patrick’s Day: wear green March 19: Report Cards go home March 24: Science Night 6:00 – 8:00 at Gilbert Elementary March 27: Movie Day (turn in your 5.00 and yellow permission form) March 28: Playground Workday 10:00 – 4:00 April 6 – 10: Spring Break April 16: Kindergarten Registration April 20 – 24: CRCT (PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD HERE!!!) May 1: Spring Fling from 4:00 – 8:00 May 1: Field trip to Aquarium- details to come May 4 – 8: Book fair May 22: Students Last Day of school

Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank you all for participating in our special snack and bringing items to help everyone enjoy the afternoon. We hope you enjoy your Monday off.

It’s inauguration day!
We are celebrating this history- making event today by watching the live inauguration and doing activities related. Please discuss this celebration with your child.

Academic update
Math workshop will include telling time. Please use all opportunities to discuss when events take place during the day, as well as looking at the clock with your child. This is a skill that they must know for the rest of their lives!
Reader’s workshop will continue to learn about nonfiction books.
We are also learning to write informational reports from our own research.

Calendar of events
*1/22: Wellness night
*1/23: Scholastic book orders
due
*2/16: No school
(President’s Day)
*2/25: Six Flags Read to
Succeed deadline (see
child’s folder)


Reminders

-Be sure to send your child in a warm coat each day. Unless we have extreme temperatures, we always go outside.
-Ice cream on Fridays $.50
-PE on Fridays—wear tennis shoes
-Teacher/parent conferences begin Thursday. Be sure to sign up for a time slot.

Welcome back to our last half of first grade! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Christmas break.
I think we ended the year on a great note with some good gifts to open and a week of Christmas festivities such as an ornament rotation, Polar Express Day, and so much more. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, effort, and supplies.

With half the school year already behind us, we will be jumping right in to our workshops so that we can be prepared and ready for the annual TEST (CRCT), which will take place in April. Please be sure to check your child’s folder as more information will be coming on that.


Mark Your Calendar
*1/12: Awards/pep rally for K/1st grade beginning at 1:30
*1/19: No school (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
*1/22: Wellness night
*1/23: Scholastic book orders due
*2/16: No school (President's Day)
*2/25: Six Flags Read to Succeed deadline (see child’s folder)

Reminders
-Don’t forget to check our classroom blog at http://eagersevents.blogspot.com/ for weekly updates on happenings at school.
-Homework will resume next week
-Keep your Pizza Hut Book It logs up to date so your child can earn free pizzas!