We are on the home stretch!!!! Hope you had a great weekend. Reminder to get those kids lots of sleep and a good breakfast. Their patience is running very thin with each other. We are having lots of issues on the playground with behavior, kindness and respect of one another and school rules. Thank you! Together we can do this! Summer Birthday Party June 1st @ 11:30-12:20. I would love to throw a birthday party for all the kids who will have birthdays this summer. This will also be our end of the year party. I need your help. We need lunch finger foods, drinks, cake/cupcakes and ice cream. Party favors, party supplies, party games would also be an extra special touch. Maybe you have some old ones laying around. We also need parent help. Sign ups will be on the Facebook page. Super Power of the week- Virtue of GRIT - Finishing what you started P. E. - Kickball, wear running shoes and wear sunscreen/hat if needed. All kids are expected to participate. Science- We studied how we can communicate with light. This week we will explore Morris code and how we can communicate with sounds. Math- Still adding in the 10's place. This week we are working on regrouping with 10's blocks. Your first grade may talk about tens sticks, and ones cubes. Homework- Practice: stmath Lexia xtramath Have a great week, Mrs. Kevwitch LOOKING AHEAD
SCHOOL CALENDAR 5/30 End of the trimester awards @ 8:30 6/1 End of the year award @ 8:30 6/1 tickets store @ 10:10 6/1 End of the year Birthday party @ 11:00-12:00. The Staff vs. Parents kick ball game was soooo fun. We need more parents there! I expect to see all of you there next year.....so the staff can win.....like we do every year! Hehehe
School year is wrapping up. You can feel it in the air. The kids know it is close. Even my kids at home don't want to go to bed because the sun is still up. Try to keep those bed times early. I know it is hard, but it makes a big difference. At calendar time we are practicing the skill of keeping track of important dates and times. We have a lot of fun things coming up. One exciting things is our Summer Birthday Party. I would love to through birthday party for all the kids who will have birthdays this summer. This will also be our end of the year party. I need your help. We need lunch finger foods, drinks, cake/cupcakes and ice cream. Party favors, party supplies, party games would also be an extra special touch. Maybe you have some old ones laying around. We also need parent help. Sign ups will be on the Facebook page. (Possible date May 31 at 1:30) Super Power of the week- Virtue of Kindness- How can we show kindness the last few weeks of school. It is easy for a 6/7 year old feel tired and self-centered these last few weeks of school. Talk with your child about every day ways to show kindness and put others first. Start a family challenge to show kindness and check in at the dinner table. Have fun with it. PE- working on kickball skills. Science- This Friday we will start our unit on Light and Sound. Vibration was the word of the week last week. Sound and vibration go together. We explored many objects that vibrate including tin can telephones, Mr. Wrights guitar, and string. Math- We are adding in the tens place this week. Strategies we have explored are using a numbers chart, counting up by 10. We are building foundations. the traditional method of pencil and paper addition of double digit addition with come next year. This year is all about building understanding of why the paper and pencil method work. We are building strong math brains brick by brick. Homework- 2 Math pages 8 Stars of reading Xtramath.com, Lexia, ST math (Great options to keep those skill growing) Have a great week, Mrs. Kevwitch The Field trip was sooo much fun. Thank you to all the parents for helping keep this bunch of 1st graders safe on our walk to the Performing Arts Center. All the t-shirts have been delivered and we raised $244.00 to help make our front yard inviting for 1st and 2nd grader to sit are work. Yay! So proud of these first graders. Super Power of the week- Virtue of Perseverance- Continuing to work on perseverance. The 3-8th graders are still working hard on their state tests and we are still working to encourage them to do their best. To celebrate the end of state testing we will have the STAR BBQ on Friday. Hot dogs are provided. Check the flyer to see what your family can bring to help. Students also still have the option to order school lunch. Staff vs Parents kickball game is Friday at 1:30. PE- working on kickball skills. Science- This Friday we will start our unit on Light and Sound. Math- We are adding in the ten place this week. Homework- Math pages 8 Stars of reading Xtra math, Lexia, ST math (Great options to keep those skill growing) Have a great week, Mrs. Kevwitch LOOKING AHEAD
SCHOOL CALENDAR 4/30-5/11 Kick ball tournament. 5/11 STAFF AND PARENT KICKBALL GAME @ 1:30 STAR BBQ for all kids. |