It’s all good!

Guess who I got to meet this weekend??

                      

                               Eric Litwin

 author of - Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes

He was just delightful! I told him he had a fan of First Graders in my classroom! He was most appreciative.  The best news is…he has a new book coming out this summer!! I.can’t.wait.  Good children’s literature is one of my weaknesses!

Guess who else I got to hear this weekend? While most of you were in your closets Friday night, I went to hear one of my all time favorite music artists…..

                               

                   Sandi Patti

Along with Larnelle Harris, Heather Payne and Wayne Watson.  It was a-mazing!!

OK with the recap of my weekend! I hope all of you had a great weekend! Let’s take a look at what your firsties will be learning this week!

Math – We will continue our Chapter on Money! We still have so much to learn, songs to sing, and of course purchases to make at our class store!!

Reading – Our focus sound will be /x/ as in fox and /or/ as in horn.  This week’s word wall words are: for, or, away, fun, six.

Language – We will begin talking about rule 27 – Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

We will have our Easter Egg Hunt on Tuesday, April 19th.  I still need volunteers to help hide the eggs.  If you can help please let me know.  We will hunt our eggs in the morning before lunch.  Don’t forget to send in your eggs numbered 1-18.  I am looking forward to a hoppy time!

We have had several guest speakers visit us the past few weeks. 

~The “Talking Tree” came and taught us a few finger plays and explained the importance of recycling and why it is important to put litter in the correct place.

~Safe Routes to School Program came and talked about the importance of safety know matter how you get to school.  It can be a bike (always wear your helmet), walking (always take a buddy & be aware of your surroundings), school bus (we discussed school bus safety, on & off the bus), or in your car (always buckle up).  It was a fabulous program that really captured the attention of the children as well as taught them some safety tips!

~We also received our certificates from our First Grade Community Project for the Tri State Bird Research & Rescue Project.  Our first graders collected a total of $148.00 and were able to help a total of 4 birds! Thank you first graders and parents!!

Pete the Cat ~ Eric Litwin

      

We have a new favorite song book this week….Pete the Cat! It is filled with great illustrations, repetitive text, predictability and a good lesson!

Pete is a blue, easy-going cat with brand new shoes. He loves to walk along and sing.  He loves his new shoes but steps in many things (strawberries, blueberries, and mud) that change his shoes to blue, red and brown.  But Pete isn't bothered, he keeps walking along and singing his song.   In fact, a favorite part of the book is the last page where you read the moral of the story: (no matter what you step in: keep walking along and singing your song) it's all good!

Guess what else is good?  The author Eric Litwin is going to be in MONTGOMERY this weekend at the Alabama Book Festival!!! If you have never been it is a real treat, so much fun for the whole family. Best of all this fun event is FREE!

      “The sixth annual Alabama Book Festival will be held in historic downtown Montgomery at Old Alabama Town on April 16, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free public event is the state’s premier book festival—with more than 4,000 people from around the state converging in the capital to meet with and hear from their favorite authors and scholars. A children’s activity area organized by Alabama Public Television is sure to make this a day of fun for the entire family. The 2011 event will continue the festival’s tradition of promoting reading and literacy to Alabamians of all ages and backgrounds.”

Maybe I will see some of you there!! Also, I can’t access youtube at school, but there are some really fun Pete the Cat readings on there that the children would love!

It’s all good!!

April Already!!

Wow! What a beautiful weekend! I hope everyone was able to get outside and enjoy this wonderful weather!

Take a look at what we are learning this week!

Reading – Focus sound is /qu/ as in quake.  Word wall words are: far, five, come, some.  We will have a word wall test on Wednesday.

Language – We will practice Rule 29 – Use a comma to separate words in a series.

Math – We will finish working on calendar concepts, time and different types of graphs.

As the end of the year is fast approaching grab your calendar and mark these important dates! 
Tuesday, April 5:  Spirit night at Burger King
Tuesday, April 12:  Spirit night at Jason's Deli
Friday, April 22:  Weather Day – SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.
Tuesday, April 26:  Gold Party from 4-7 pm in the library
Tuesday, April 26:  PTA meeting at 6:00 pm
Friday, April 29:  Field Day for grades K-3
Friday, May 13:  Boosterthon Fun Run

Have a wonderful week!!

Hugs!