Hello First Grade Families!

It was great to see you all at Open House on Tuesday! The children had a great time sharing their work with you. We hope you enjoyed their animal projects, as well as the slide show. It is amazing to see their growth both physically and academically! Great job First Graders! I will be sending home their animal projects next week....enjoy!

We had a busy few weeks finishing up our projects, as well as beginning our end of the year activities. Can you believe the year is coming to an end? It has been a pleasure working alongside your child this year..thank you! We began our reading assessments this week.Your children are excellent readers! Please continue to read over the summer. Talking about books your children are interested in and asking questions is very helpful. Who are the characters in the story? Where did the story take place? What was the problem (if any) in the story? etc. Have Fun! The children had a great time reading plays....Flake, The Missing Hamster was a favorite. We will be reading more fantasy next week and talking about problem and solution.

Mathematically, the children did a great job with telling time to the hour and half hour. We did a few activities on the smartboard telling time both ways...digital and analog. Please practice @ home. We will continue to review time next week, especially the hour and minute hand. We will also be introduced to coins. If you have an altoid cannister hanging around, please feel free to send it in. We will be using coins to make change etc. This concept can be very challenging for our young minds, but we are ready to explore with as many hands on activities as we can. Let the counting coins begin! We will be making many literature connections to money as well.

Ladybugs,ladybugs! We are learning so much about these insects! Did you know ladybugs hibernate in the bark of a tree? I am sure your child can label a few parts of a ladybug. The facts we brainstormed were great! We made two observations this week. Right now, our ladybugs are in the larvae stage. We may have two pupae.?They are growing! In about a week or so we should have adult ladybugs.....fingers crossed. Like all scientists, we know this is an experiment!

HAPPY MOTHER' S DAY!!
Reminder...Friday, May 14th, 2010 is Class Picture Day!!

Thank you for your continued support!
Jennifer Flynn