Week 30

 Welcome Back! 

We hope you had a restful break!

It is hard to believe, but we are already on the home stretch of 1st grade! While we have a lot of learning yet to do, we also like to end the year with a variety of fun activities. We thought it would be helpful for you to have as many details as we can provide now so that you can plan ahead.

Special Activities

VIP Donuts-April 17 OR 18

More details about this will be coming soon from Mrs. Knuth and/or the PTO.

Sarett Field Trip-May 9

Parents are welcome to join us for this fun-filled, learning-rich day at the nature center. Students will leave Lincoln on the bus at 9am and return around 12:30. If you would like to join us, there is a fee upon arrival at the nature center. Please meet us there by 9:30. Students will need a bag lunch for this day. You are welcome to send one from home OR order a bag lunch from the school. We will be sending home a form on which we ask that you indicate whether you’ll provide lunch from home or order from school. Forms are due on Monday, April 14. 

Countdown! SHHHHHH!….it’s a Surprise!

Everyday starting on May 15th we will announce a fun activity for the following day. The countdown itself is a surprise for the students at this point! Moreover, the specific activities are a SURPRISE! Please do not tell your Firsties what we are planning! We need help with some donations and volunteering. If you can help, please check out this link!

School Picnic and Field Day-May 22

More information about this will be coming from Mrs. Knuth and/or the PTO.

Kiwanis Park Day-date TBD, but likely either May 20 or 27

No School for Memorial Day- May 26

Half Days-May 28, 29, 30

Last Day of School-May 30

In the Classroom…

We are working on:

• High frequency words: because, busy, family

• The /oy/ sounds spelled oi or oy in words such as: choice, annoyed, voices, boys, and joined

• Comparing lengths of objects

• Putting objects in order from shortest to longest

• Studying stories of bird helpers and the ways in which they care for birds

Ask your Firstie:

• What are some examples of vowel teams? (ee, ea, ie, igh, ow, etc.)

• What does it mean to have an “other people mindset”

• What is something that is hard for you at school?

• Do you feel like you’re becoming a better reader and writer?

Week 29

We will be busy this week as we lead into the long-awaited Spring Break! Please help us by reminding your Firstie that we still need to work hard and focus on our tasks. If you are leaving early for break, please let us know. Thanks!

We are working on:

• High frequency words: by, buy, bye, type

• The long i sound spelled igh and ie in words such as: pie, sigh, might, bright, and lie

• Writing a mystery bird riddle to demonstrate understanding of how particular body parts help birds to survive

• Reviewing all we’ve learned in math lately

Ask your Firstie:

• How do you solve 66 + 21 by adding the ones and then the tens? Is there another strategy that works for you?

• What words can you think of that make the long i sound?

• What are the other long vowel sounds? 

• Does every syllable have a vowel? What are the vowel sounds in each syllable in the following words: classroom, computer, happy, zebra, library

Week 28

 

Planetarium Trip Monday

Our annual visit to the Upton Planetarium will be tomorrow, Monday, March 17. We will leave school around 9:30 and return to Lincoln around 10:45. 

We are working on:

• High frequency words: been, carry, and please

• Long e spelled ee, ea, and y in words such as: trees, flea, library, and clean

• Finishing up our addition within 100 unit

• Using text features to answer questions about birds

Ask your Firstie:

• Do these numbers make a new ten: 44 + 6, 23 + 9

• What is a label? Caption? Table of contents? Glossary?

• How do you think the blue bird (above) uses its beak? What about its feet?

Week 27

 

March is Reading Month

We still have a few spots open if you would like to come in and read to the class.  If there isn’t a spot available at a time that works for you, please reach out and we will see what we can do. Check out the sign up sheet here. 

We are working on:

• High frequency words: above, nothing, people

• Long o spelled oa and ow in words like: boat, crow, bowl, road

• Compiling complete, detailed sentences in a paragraph

• Using equations to represent addition and subtraction strategies

• Creating numbers with composing a ten

Ask your Firstie:

• How would you solve these problems: 26 + 32, 15 + 41, 83 + 16

• What do you know about paragraphs?

• What are some traits or physical characteristics that help us tell baby animals apart?

Week 26

On Tuesday we will travel to the high school to watch the Lincoln School talent show. We will depart around 9:15am.

March is Reading Month

We would love to have YOU come read to the class during the month of March! Please look over the sign up sheet and add your name to a day and time that works with your schedule.

We are working on:

• High frequency words: against, break, eight, great

• Long a spelled ai and ay in words such as way, sprain, flame, train

• Continuing our bird research

• Explaining how we use place value to add within 100

Ask your Firstie:

• What are some interesting facts you’ve learned about bird beaks?

• How do beaks help birds survive?