Week 37

·       As a Franklin community we will work on showing acts of kindness. I feel that our class does exceptionally well with this. These actions make our day all the more meaningful when we find ways to help. Kindness counts!

·       For the month of May we will be working on showing initiative. I love focusing on this skill as the year comes to an end. At this point the students are aware of our routines and expectations, with this knowledge they can find ways to show initiative. I am looking for helpful actions that keep our school days productive as well as actions that encourage great thought.  Cannot wait to see initiative as we go into second grade!

·       Practice those poems!

·       I am looking for a parent volunteer to file writing samples from the year. This task should not take more than an hour-ish.  The binders are ready, they just need to be filled and taken to the conference room. If you would like to come in to file please let me know!

·       I am also starting to prep for the first graders of the 19-20 school year. There are a few things that need to be cut/ stapled/ sorted. This can be done from home, if you don’t mind helping this this, send me a Dojo message. I appreciate you prepping for a fresh group of students.

·       We are in the home stretch families! I cannot believe how quickly the year has gone and am so proud of the progress made along the way. We have grown into strong, knowledgeable, happy citizens who are so ready for second grade! It is important to keep the routines as normal as possible as the year comes to an end. The school days are still full of learning.

·       Save the Dates (lots to plan for):

§  May 15^th- Library Books Due

§  May 17^th- End Term 6

§  May 17^th- Early Release at 1:25

§  May 22^nd- End of Year Party

§  May 23^rd- Last Day of School!

§  May 23^rd- Early Release at 1:25

A look at next week…

Spalding

It has been so rewarding to look back at the first pages of our Spalding notebooks. WOW how the handwriting and markings have improved. We have a two more weeks to input words, continue with the responsible routines as they come back to school daily. It will be a great portfolio of the year. If you haven’t had the chance to take a look at the Spalding book, please do!

Reading

The tall tales were great fun, the students enjoyed hearing the exaggerated story elements. Next week we will be reading Peter and the Wolf as we listen for instrumental character representations when we watch an orchestra tell the story. 

Math

We will introduce division as sorting into equal groups.  There will also be time to review skills from the school year.

Social Studies

Next week we will take a look at how things were in the past. We will compare past and present schooling, transportation and communication.

Science

The students will have a chance to research an animal of choice. We will be using our technology devices as well as Nat. Geo Kids to continue with our research.  Along with the research, we will also be classifying animals as we look at characteristics of various species.

Our last full week of first grade is here… WOW!

Ms. Reger