Announcing ~ Happy Tracker!

I don’t know if you have heard but we have a new member in Room 123.  We have a little stuffed…….GROUNDHOG, {also known as a woodchuck or a whistle pig!} B  We have learned so much about this cute little rodent! Needless to say, he has been quite a hit!  We are participating in an online Groundhog Project to see if the groundhog’s prediction is reliable.  Last week we had to come up with a name for our class groundhog.  After lots of discussion and many great ideas we narrowed it down and voted…… Happy Tracker was the winner.  We have a groundhog journal where we are recording the weather and the temperature each day for the next six weeks.  Each week I will enter our data along with classrooms all across North America that are participating in the project.  So stay tuned…….and we will let you know if Happy Tracker’s prediction was correct this year. 

Our focus sound this week is /g/ as in gorilla.  This week’s word wall words are: white, big, go, there, no.

In math we are studying Solid Shapes.  We will not test on this chapter.  Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts at home. 

We have added grammar rules 17 & 18, {using them and they}. We are constantly reviewing rules that we have already learned this year.  We started ABC order a while back and the children have done fabulous with it! Please be sure and go over DOL paper that is sent home each night.  Remember that I chose one sentence from each day for our DOL grade on Friday.

Please remember to write a note when your child is ready to take an AR test.  Everyone should have taken at least three tests by Friday.  Let me know if you have any questions.

In other news~

Tuesday, February 8th   Book orders are due.   

Thursday, February 10th we will have Spring Pictures.  Children do not have to wear uniforms but must adhere to MPS dress code policies.

First Grade Community Spirit Project!!

Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Center's

Gulf Coast's Adopt a Bird

Experts from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research rehabilitate oiled wildlife following the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico.  Please help us adopt a bird, or two, or three! We are collecting money to help with the bird rescue after the recent oil spill.  Hopefully our sweet little firsties are helping out around the house trying to earn some extra money. While we certainly don’t want them to donate all of their money, if everyone donated just a little, we could adopt a bird!

 

AAA   Happy Valentine’s Day!!   AAA

Monday, February 14th ~ Happy Valentine’s Day!! Our class party will be from 1:30 – 2:15.  Please feel free to join us if you can.  Also please make sure to send your child’s valentines in already addressed no later than Monday morning.  We will pass them out that morning so the children can read them during the party.  If you want to send them in early feel free to!

Have a “sweet” week!!