Friday, May 13, 2016

Week 37 May 16-20

May 16, 2016



Dear Parents, 
We hope you enjoyed your weekend! 

Your child has been learning facts about their chosen animal as well as their habitat. For this week's homework, your child will create an animal diorama for their animal. Many ideas can be found on pinterest. This project is due on Thursday, May 19th. Here is an example of a polar bear diorama below:



Please remember to look over the ABC countdown below for this week since we will need parental assistance for many of the days. 


For the last 24 days of school First grade will be doing at least 1 special activity per day. Below we have listed all the activities that will be taking place. We appreciate your support for this activity. ***Activities with an asterisk need parent assistance***
A
Tues. May 3
Art Day
B
Wed. May 4
*** Bubble Day please bring in a bottle of bubbles
C
Thurs. May 5
***Career Day- Dress like the career you want to have.
D
Fri. May 6
Doughnut Day
E
Mon. May 9
Exercise Day
F
Tues. May
10
Fantastic Fluffy Furry Friend Day-Bring in your favorite stuffed animal
G
Wed. May
11
Games Day- Bring in your favorite games to share****No electronics***
H
Thurs. May
12
Hat Day- Wear your favorite hat
I
Fri. May
13
Icee Day- Your teacher will have a surprise for you
J
Mon. May 16
***Jelly Rolls- We will make yummy jelly rolls
Parents send in 2 slices of white bread and your child’s favorite jelly
K
Tues. May
17
Kindness Day
L
Wed. May
18
*** Let’s learn about our Loves- Bring in 1 thing you Love
M
Thurs. May
19
***Math Challenge-Around the World game practicing addition fluency 0-10 facts
N
Fri. May 20
*** Nifty N Snack- bring in snacks that begin with N to share with your friends( nutella, nuts, noodles, nectarines, nachos, nuggets)
O
Mon. May
23
Orange Day- Wear Orange to school
P
Tues. May
24
***Pajama & Pizza Day(Thanks Issa Mare for the Pizza)
Q
Wed. May
25
Quick! Get ready for a game of Tag
R
Thurs. May 26
***Read In- Bring in your pillow favorite book and a flashlight
S
Fri. May
27
***Silly Sock Day- Wear mismatch / silly socks to school
T
Mon. May
30
Test your Spelling Day- Sparkle and class Spelling Bee
U&V
Tues. May 31
Upside Down Day-Our daily schedule will be turned upside down
Very Special Awards Day
W
Wed. Jun.
1
Walk to the Bus- End of the Year field trip!
X
Thurs. Jun. 2
***X-citing Movie Day
***Popcorn donations please ( if you would like to help out please let us know, We need 10 bags of microwave popcorn)
Y&Z
Fri.
Jun. 3
Yay Yay it’s Party Day – Let’s Zoom out of School
*** Need help with snacks, lunch and dessert




This week your child will be inquiring into the following: 

Language Arts
Word Wall- This week your child will be reviewing all the Word Walls with various chants and activities. The spelling challenge will be on Friday, May 20th.

Vocabulary: off, quit, side, fun, saw


ReadingFor reading, we will be reading the story, Fox on Stage by James Marshall.

Writing- This week, you child will be writing an informative piece on their selected animal.  


Science
- 
We will continue learning about 5 different classification of vertebrates: reptiles, mammals, birds, fish, amphibians. 



Math- This week your child will learn about fractions

 

Chapter 12 Skills:   K1, K6, J2 


Homework
Monday
Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log 
Science Students will create an animal diorama. This is due on Thursday, May 19th. 

Tuesday
Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log 
Science Students will continue working on their animal diorama. This is due on Thursday, May 19th.


Wednesday
Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.  
Spanish:  Worksheet
Science Students will continue working on their animal diorama. This is due on Thursday, May 19th. 


Thursday
Reading: Read for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log. 
WWW: Study for Spelling Challenge





For Everyone:
SUMMER CAMPS AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL  - Just like last year, there will be two summer camps in the month of June. Discovery Zone 7 will be a fun, artistic and entertaining camp for children 3 to 9 years old. There will also be a reinforcement camp for reading, writing and French for students in grades K-2. Both camps will run from June 13 to July 1, with the same schedule (8:00 a.m. to 12:00). Transportation is available at a small additional cost. If you or a relative/friend is interested, more information can be given to you by Ms. Carolina or at the accounting offices in school.


















Important Dates Coming Up:
                                            
Friday May 20                      OPEN HOUSE   
                                              Junior’s Bake Sale  
Wednesday, May 25             Discovery Idol 10:15 a.m.
                                              Early Dismissal (AM Schedule)
Friday, May 27                     Awards Ceremony 1:30 p.m.
Monday, May 30                  Secondary Semester Exams (grades 8-12)
Tuesday, May 31
Wednesday, June 1
Friday, June 3                       Last day of school for students
Friday, June 10                     GRADUATION DAY
                                              Last Day for Teachers



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