First Grade News

December 15, 2014

Letter From Ms. White

Homework

Dear Families,

Due to the Gift of Reading this week, school-wide the only

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The weather was

absolutely gorgeous! This is our last week before our winter
break. It is going to fly by! Lets get ready for some
awesome learning and reading!

calendars there are other homework assignmentsthose are

This week we will be celebrating the Gift of Reading.

Students will build their reading stamina from 30 minutes to
120 minutes by Friday! With students starting their reading
over the weekend, we are well on our way to reaching our
goal! We need a few more parent volunteers to come and
share in our reading on Friday, Dec. 19th. I will be sending
home a sign-up sheet. Please return it by Wednesday, Dec.
17th, so that I may plan for our groups. Thank you!
Our class is working diligently on our action project
(mentioned last week). Each of our students is excited
about taking action in their community this holiday. Starting
Wednesday we will begin recording our speeches for the
class. But, we need your help! If you have any extra SD
cards or would be willing to purchase some for the class,
could you donate them to our class? If you can, please
send them in by Wednesday, Dec. 17th. Thank you so
much!!!
This week is Mrs. Bickneses last week in our classroom as
our TA! She will be moving to 5th grade to complete her
student teaching! We are so excited for her, but extremely
sad that she will be leaving us! Be sure to take time to write
a note or make something special for her this week!

homework assigned to students is reading! On your homework

optional! If you would like to carry on as usual, feel free! But,
keep in mind that only reading and logging are required! I
hope you enjoy building your stamina and love for reading
this week!

What Were Learning About

Reading- main topic and key details, ask

questions about a text, retelling stories, stories
that tell stories or give information
Writing- using appropriate capitalization,
spacing, using periods, opinion
writing/speeches
Math- Place value, addition and subtraction
Social Studies- Traditions and Holidays
Unit of Inquiry- How We Express Ourselves
Science: Rocks, pebbles, and silt
Spelling: NO SPELLING WORDS

We are talking about traditions and holidays around the

world. Please continue to take some time this week to talk
about some family traditions you have and some holidays
you may celebrate!
Thank you to the families who were able to contribute
snacks to the classroom! Snacks are like a revolving door in
our room and we are currently out! If you can, please send
some in.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to ask. Mrs. Bicknese and I are here to help!
Sincerely,

Ms. White

Important Dates
Dec. 15-19- Gift Of Reading Week
Dec. 19- Share Reading
Dec. 20-Jan. 1- WINTER BREAK: NO SCHOOL
Jan 2.- Teacher Work Day
Jan. 5- Back to School
Jan. 7-First Grade Spelling Bee