Dear First Grade Families,                                                5-12-14

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

The Unit 8 Math Review packet will be sent home today.  Please review with your child.  We will have the Unit 8 Math test on Wednesday.

Writing lessons will include informational writing.  Students will write about a topic and include a topic sentence, facts and closing sentence.

Science lessons continue to include study of the three states of matter. (solid, liquid, gas)

Social Studies lessons will continue to focus on rules and ways to get along with others.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday, we will have our spelling test, Gym, and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                    5-5-14

School picture day is Friday, May 9, 2014.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Writing lessons will include opinion writing.  Students will write their opinion about a topic and support it with details.

Unit 8 Math lessons will include counting money; place value; hundreds, tens and ones; fractions; addition and subtraction.

Social Studies lessons will continue to focus on rules and ways to get along with others.

Science lessons continue to include study of the three states of matter. (solid, liquid, gas)

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday we will have our spelling and math computation tests.  Students will have gym Friday and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                     4-28-14

Unit 7 Math tests will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Spelling test booklets will also be sent home today. Please sign and return booklet.

Unit 8 Math lessons will include counting money; place value: hundreds, tens and ones; fractions; and addition and subtraction.

Social Studies lessons will focus on rules and ways to get along with others.

Science and writing lessons involve research of the three states of matter. (solid, liquid, gas)

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday we will have spelling and math computation tests.  Students will have gym Friday and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                           4-14-14

On Thursday, April 17, 2014, we will have a Spring Vacation celebration in the afternoon.  Students will make a craft, play a game, and watch a movie.   Your child may bring a treat to share.  We have 19 students in our class.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Our Unit 7 Math test wil be on Thursday.   It is a shorter unit of study.  I will send home a review packet on Tuesday.  Please help your child review for the test.

Social Studies lessons will focus on identifying symbols of the United States.

Science and writing lessons involve research of the three states of matter. (solid, liquid, gas)

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  There is no school Friday and we are on Spring vacation next week

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                        4-7-14

Unit 6 Math tests will be sent home today.  Please sign and return the test.

Unit 7 Math lessons will include study of fact families; addition and subtraction; geometric shapes; patterns; and telling time.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Science lessons will focus on Earth’s resources.

Social Studies lessons will focus on rules and ways to get along with others.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday, we will have our Spelling and Math computation tests; gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                     3-31-14

Please sign and return your child’s report card envelope.

Reading logs for March are due Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Science lessons will focus on Earth’s resources.

Social Studies lessons will focus on rules and ways to get along with others.

Unit 6 Math lessons include study of fact families; fact triangles; comparing numbers; exploring pattern blocks; and digital clocks.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more. On Friday, we will have our Spelling and Math computation tests;  gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                   3-24-14

The third report card marking period ended Friday, March 21, 2014.  Students will receive their report cards soon.

March is reading month.  Please encourage your child to read and participate in our reading challenge.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Science lessons continue to focus on weather and the seasons.

Social Studies lessons continue to focus on economics.  We will be studying government next.

Unit 6 Math lessons include study of fact families; fact triangles; comparing numbers; counting coins; exploring pattern blocks and digital clocks.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday, we will have our Spelling and math computation tests; gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                        3-17-14

March is reading month.  Please encourage your child to read and participate in our reading challenge.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Science lessons will focus on stormy weather and ways to stay safe during storms.

Social Studies lessons continue to focus on the study of economics.

Writing lessons continue to include informational writing.  Students will read articles and learn to summarize information.

Unit 6 Math lessons include study of fact families; fact triangles; comparing numbers; counting coins; exploring pattern blocks and digital clocks.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday, we will have our Spelling and math computation tests, gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                        3-10-14

March is reading month.  Please encourage your child to read and participate in our reading challenge.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

The Unit 5 Math test will be on Tuesday.

Science lessons will focus on stormy weather and ways to stay safe during a storm.

Social Studies lessons continue to include the study of economics.  We will study government soon.

Writing lessons include informational writing.  Students will read articles and learn to summarize information.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday, we will have our Spelling and Math computation tests, gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski

Dear First Grade Families,                                                       3-3-14

March is reading month.  Please encourage your child to read and participate in our reading challenge.  We will visit the book fair today.  If your child would like to buy books later in the week, they are allowed to visit the book fair.

Spelling booklets will be sent home today.  Please sign and return.

Unit 5 Math lessons include comparing numbers using <, >, and = symbols; counting coins; reading a thermometer; telling time; addition and subtraction.  Friday we will have the computation timed math test.  Practice pages will be sent home today.

Social Studies lessons continue to focus on the study of Economics.

Science lessons focus on the sky and weather.

Writing lessons will involve how-to writing.  We will review how to make a paper chain and how to make a cake this week.

Reminders:  Read for homework 15 minutes or more.  On Friday we will have our Spelling and Math computation tests, gym and return library books.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Dobronski