We have enjoyed a little spring fever to end our week. Sounds like it won't last long. Hopefully you get out and enjoy it! It is so hard to know what to dress kids in when the days are like this. Keep an eye on the forecast, knowing it can change even throughout the course of the day. And keep in mind that the playground is often messy, so boots are never a bad idea.
Coming Up:
Friday, February 2: Early Release Day
Monday - Tuesday, February 5-6: No School, Mid-Winter Break
Friday, February 9: Valentines Due
Wednesday, February 14: Valentine's Day Party at 9:00am
Saturday, February 24: Father/Daughter Dance
Thank you!
Our classroom has received many wonderful donations from the BPC school supply restock sign up. Thank you to all of you that donated! It has been such a treat to have new dry erase markers that work, a restock of graham crackers for forgotten snacks, new items to build with for morning tubs, and more. It has been fun to see students excited to give. Thank you for your generosity!
Water:
A quick reminder to only send in spill proof water bottles. Juice boxes, gatorade, chocolate milk and more are too easy to spill and make things sticky. Please save those for lunchtime. And twist off water bottles are hard for first grade hands. Thanks for your help with this!
Valentine's Day:
Hopefully you received the class list of names for valentines last week. If you need another copy, please let me know ASAP. Your child may choose to include Mrs. T and Miss Kim, the two para pros that spend time in our classroom.
Hopefully you received the class list of names for valentines last week. If you need another copy, please let me know ASAP. Your child may choose to include Mrs. T and Miss Kim, the two para pros that spend time in our classroom.
Please bring valentines to school no later than Friday, February 9.
Reading:
We continued our study of nonfiction books this week. We have been focusing on the main idea of the book and telling what we learned from reading it. We use our hand to retell: make a fist to tell the main idea, then raise one finger at a time and say, "I learned..." to tell 5 things learned in the book. Please practice this at home. If your child is struggling to retell details from an entire book, try just a page or two or a section. This can be done with WEB books if nonfiction, books read on kidsa-z.com, or any other nonfiction books.
Writing:
We have begun a shared opinion piece. We are writing about why first grade is the best. Student have a lot of great reasons! After brainstorming a list of reasons we voted to decide which three we would write about. The winning three were: We get to have Read Aloud and read Meet Addy (kids love to be read to!), we get to learn how to read nonfiction books, and we learn how to say our sounds as we write. Their choices surely made my heart happy!
Math:
We are wrapping up unit 4 and will be taking our test next week. Look for these in data notebooks coming home next week.
Social Studies:
We have continued our history unit learning this week about Rosa Parks and Abraham Lincoln. I love that many students have said they are sharing what they have learned with you!
Whiteboard Tip:
We have been working on the /s/ sound. There are 5 ways to make this sound that we have learned about (of course there are many more!). Have your child write these sounds on their whiteboard, as seen in the picture (only the headings, I have included some examples for you). Then have them search through their books for words with the /s/ sound that and record under the correct spelling. Be careful to make sure the word actually makes the /s/ sound. Many say /z/ like in the word has. I could record house under se, however I could not record hose. Be sure to check their work for the correct spellings and as always, make sure they say as they write!
We have been working on the /s/ sound. There are 5 ways to make this sound that we have learned about (of course there are many more!). Have your child write these sounds on their whiteboard, as seen in the picture (only the headings, I have included some examples for you). Then have them search through their books for words with the /s/ sound that and record under the correct spelling. Be careful to make sure the word actually makes the /s/ sound. Many say /z/ like in the word has. I could record house under se, however I could not record hose. Be sure to check their work for the correct spellings and as always, make sure they say as they write!
From Our Bauer Parent Club:
The Bauer Father/Daughter dance is scheduled for
Saturday, February 24th from 6:30-8:30pm at Bauer.
All Bauer girls, pre-K through 5th grade, and their dad (or other special guy!) are invited to join us for a night of dancing, crafts, a photo booth, snacks, and lots of fun!
(Please note: we will have many yummy snacks but dinner will not be served.)
To order a ticket for your family, please use this link:
https://bauerfatherdaughterdance.eventbrite.com
*The above link can also be accessed through the Bauer Elementary Facebook page as well as the Bauer Blog.
**Ticket prices are per family.
***Dads, we encourage you to carpool, as parking at Bauer is limited. Thanks for considering!
Please contact Lindsey Bolhouse with any questions.
lindseybolhouse@gmail.com
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