Oh, the Places We'll Go!

March has arrived, and with that we celebrate March is Reading Month. With a room full of readers, we celebrate reading each and every day here in 1st grade, however we will be involved in some additional activities this month. We kicked off the month on Wednesday with a visit from the Cat in the Hat himself!

Something else that has arrived with March are the swings in temperatures. To best help your child, layers are appreciated. Boots are often still needed, especially if there has been any rain at all. Our playground gets muddy very easily. Protecting shoes (and our rugs) is appreciated!

The following communication was sent to families, however it appears to have gone into spam for many (including myself). I wanted to make sure you all saw it.

Please check your spam email if you did not receive this, and be sure to mark it, along with any other Bauer emails, as not being spam in hopes of receiving future communication in your inbox. 

Bauer Families,
As our community continues to grow, so does our school!  Your generous support of Hudsonville Public Schools has enabled the district to add on to Bauer.  Construction will begin next week to add two classrooms on the east side of the building.  In order to work and keep our children safe, the construction company has put up a fence that encompasses the work site.  

We are so fortunate to have a very large playground.  Our students will be using more of the north end than they previously did.  Students will not be able to enter or exit the south gate.  Parents that drop off students should plan on using the front of the building avoiding the bus drop off area beginning tomorrow and continuing through the end of the school year.

We are excited to grow and realize we will need to be flexible as we do so.  Construction should be complete by the end of July!  I will keep you posted on how our project is progressing.  

Thank you for your support and cooperation!

Coming up: 

• March 10: Early Release Day
• March 15-16: Parent/Teacher Conferences
• March 17: Wear GREEN!
• March 28: Jet's Pizza Night (Please tell them my name when you order - we would love to win this month!)
• March 31: Spring Break Begins

Reading:

We have been working hard as readers! We have been working on a strategy for summarizing what we have read. We are recording the answers to who, what, when, where, why and how in our stories. Then we are using that information to write a summarizing sentences. You could have your child write these words on their whiteboard and answer them for a book they have just read. 

Writing:

We are back to writing small moment (narrative) stories. We are currently writing a class piece altogether. We will select our own topics next week. I am having so much fun watching these writers take off! Saying their sounds as they write is making a tremendous difference. 

Math: 

We are wrapping up our unit on place value concepts next week and will be taking our test. We will then move into a new unit, comparisons and data. 

Social Studies:

We have begun our geography unit. We are learning about our place on the map. We have started practicing writing our addresses. Students will need to show mastery in writing their address by memory. Please encourage your child to practice their address at home. Whiteboards are a great tool for this!

Book Orders: 

There is a new book order form going home in folders today. Please place your order by March 17 if you would like to order. Head to scholastic.com. Our class code is: LGVW7.  There are many books that would be great in Easter baskets! If you would like the books to be a surprise, just shoot me an email.