Kidcadia Field Trip

We are all set for our field trip. We will be walking to Kidcadia after our lunch. We will have bellies, so please do not send any extra money for food. We plan to leave at about 11:40.

Please have your first grader wear socks and gym shoes. If your child would like to bring a disposable, plastic water bottle, that is fine. (Just in case it is left behind or lost, then it is not a big deal.) I will write your child’s name on it with a marker.

It is my first time going to Kidcadia. The first graders have told me quite a bit about it.

• Monday, May 22 – Pizza Monday 1$ per slice and our field trip to Kidcadia.
• Wednesday, May 24 – I will be out for a doctor’s appointment in the morning. Ms. MacDonald will be my guest teacher. I will be back in the afternoon.
• Thursday, May 25 – PARENT APPRECIATION LUNCHEON AT 2:15 pm *** Please pick up your tickets from the office.*** Parents…we love you!
• Friday, May 26 – No School
• Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day – No School

• Monday – J = Joke Day – Students will have an opportunity to share a joke.
• Tuesday – K = Kindness Day – Students will have an opportunity to write a kind note to a friend.
• Wednesday – L = Learn about what we LOVE Day – Bring something you love.
• Thursday – M = Math Challenge Day – We will play around the world fast math fact challenge.

The school year is quickly coming to a close. It is crucial that your child is here so that I can finish up the NWEA, the Developmental Reading Assessments, etc. I cannot accept any late work to add grades or change grades on the final report card once they are due. Missing assessments are unexcused and entered as a zero. Please try your best to have your first grader make it for the last few weeks.

ELA

We are finishing up our last Benchmark Unit. We will spread it out over the next few weeks.

Reading

Developmental Reading Assessments are underway. I have 1/4 of the class finished. I will be working on these for the next 2 weeks.

Writing

The writing assessment for the end of the year is complete. We had strict instructions to administer it this past week. We will be comparing the first narrative assessment with this last narrative assessment for your child’s growth goal.

That doesn’t mean we are finished writing. We are still required to learn to write a “How to…” paper.

Spelling

Last spelling test. After this week, we will review spelling words and have a mini spelling bee in the classroom. This last list might be the trickiest of them all. FYI…it has been a class rule since the middle of April to bring the spelling homework book back to school on a Friday or it is a clip-down. It is also a rule to actually do the spelling homework or it is a clip-down. That is part of being responsible. All of the children know this.

• penny
• puppy
• windy
• lucky
• hockey
• turkey
• chimney
• valley
• any
• blue
• eight
• answer

Math

We are trying our best to finish module 4. We are adding and subtracting double-digit numbers.

Science

We are finishing up our sound and light unit. Once that is finished, we will explore with Mystery Science.

Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Korte

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, and caregivers. You’re amazing! Enjoy your day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of the love this week. I know it was teacher appreciation week, but I truly appreciate you and the trust you give me with your little one. Thank you, though, for all of the treats.

If you haven’t returned your child’s field trip permission slip yet, please know that it is due Wednesday. If you are planning to walk with us, you must come to the office and fill out an ichat form.

This is our School ABC countdown to summer calendar. We had a blast making suncatchers on the 9th and Bingo with Ms MacDonald on the 10th. However, the Dance Party on Friday the 12th was AWESOME!

• Monday, May 15 – PIZZA MONDAY! We saved our money from last week.
  • We check out a book from the Geer Park Library – Please make sure your child returns their book to school.
• Wednesday, May 17 – Late Start

It’s officially here. The testing window is open for the end of the year. I will start our writing assessment for the student growth goals this week. It is SO important they have good attendance this week.

I have started the reading assessments. I got through only 2 this week. Please bare with me…they take for ever because they are a 1 to 1 assessment.

Also, I will start testing the Reading and Math NWEA.

ELA

We are in the second week of our last Benchmark unit.

Writing – The students have to write a story. They need to have good sentences with sequencing words.

Reading – I’m testing.

Spelling – Second to last list. Hang in there…we are almost finished. Please have your child do their spelling homework. It makes a huge difference in their ability to write and read.

• fall
• wall
• small
• dawn
• fawn
• drawn
• taught
• caught
• mother
• father
• never
• below

Math

We will finish up with greater than >, less than <, and equal to = comparisons. Then we will move onto adding two digit number. I will show the student MANY ways.

Science

We are learning about transparent, translucent, and opaque materials. We will learn why we have a shadow when there is a light source.

Social Studies

We are finishing up with Social Studies this week.

Thank you so much for all of your constant support. You truly are the best.

Mrs. Korte

A permission slip will be in your child’s Take Home Folder today. 

    * It must be returned by May 17th.  

    * You must fill in both pages.  (permission slip and risk release form)

    * If you would like to be a chaperone, you must come to the office this week and complete the iChat form.

This is a walking field trip so we will not be taking a bus and we will not need drivers.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Korte

Assessments are upon us. I know with the longer days and beautiful weather, getting our first graders to bed at a reasonable time is tricky. Please try your best for the next few weeks of May. We are starting all of our end of the year assessments. We have writing, reading, and we will start our NWEA assessments in a week. Thank you, thank you for all of your support.

• Monday, May 8 – Pizza Day! $1 per slice
• Wednesday, May 10 – I will be at the Galileo Professional Development session with Mrs. Faraj. I have a teacher, whom I worked with for years, covering my class.
• Friday, May 12 – We have a PTA sponsored program for the students.

ELA

We will start our last 3 week unit is the benchmark series.

Reading – Students will get books at their level to read, but I must start the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) for the students. This is a one to one test. To get 20 complete, it takes a long time.

Writing – We finished our Social Studies/Opinion cross curricular writing on Friday. We are required to write a narrative story and compare it with writing at the beginning of the year. This writing will go into their writing folder.

Spelling – This week the words have a silent k, silent w, and silent g at the beginning of words.

• know
• knot
• knife
• write
• wrote
• wreck
• gnat
• gnome
• very
• learn
• carry
• better

Math

We will finish Topic A with 10s and 1s with dimes and pennies. We have a topic quiz on Tuesday. Then we will be comparing numbers. We will read from left to right we will use the symbols >,<, and = when comparing. I just found this resource. I will share the lesson information from now on.

Science

We are getting to light. I meant to start teaching about it last week but we focused on social studies.

Social Studies

We will finish up our timelines this week.

Thank you for your support. Have a great week.

Mrs. Korte