Thursday, March 26, 2015

What we've been up to...

News from Ms. Little’s 1st Grade Class
March 26, 2015

Upcoming Events
·      Friday, March 27thDismissal at 11:45
·      Thursday, April 2ndDismissal at 11:45 (Conferences)
·      Friday, April 3rdNo School (Good Friday)
·      Thursday, April 9thField Trip to see Charlotte’s Web
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Hello Families!


Our class has been learning all about maps in Social Studies. First, we learned about the cardinal and intermediate directions. Then, we discussed the location of Green Meadow and the bigger picture of where our school is located in relation to Tiger Drive, the town of Maynard, the state of Massachusetts, the country of the United States, the continent of North America, and the planet Earth!


 

 






Field Trip!
On Thursday, April 9th, the first grade students and staff will be taking a field trip to Mechanics Hall in Worcester to see the play, Charlotte’s Web. We will be leaving Green Meadow promptly at 8:45 and returning around 12-12:30. The cost of the field trip is $8.00. Please send cash in a labeled envelope along with the permission slip. Should you need financial help, please send in the permission slip along with a note stating this. We will be returning to school after our scheduled lunch time, so students will need to bring lunch from home this day as the cafeteria will be closed when we get back.  Permission slips and money are due by April 2nd. Please contact me with any questions.

Conferences and Classroom Supplies
Spring Conferences are coming up! 10-minute conferences will be offered on Thursday, April 2nd.  If you did not receive the email from Sign Up Genius, please let me know as soon as possible and we can set up a time to meet.

Thank you to families who have sent in shared classroom supplies throughout the school year! We are running low on tissues, dry erase markers and disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend!

Ms. Little

Thursday, March 12, 2015

What we've been up to...

News from Ms. Little’s 1st Grade Class
March 12, 2015

Upcoming Events
·      Friday, March 13thDismissal at 11:45
·      Friday, March 20thDismissal at 11:45
·      Friday, March 27thDismissal at 11:45
·      Thursday, April 2ndDismissal at 11:45 (Conferences)
·      Friday, April 3rdNo School (Good Friday)
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Hello Families!


In Writer’s Workshop, we are being writers as well as teachers as we work on writing How-To Books. Who knew the students in our class knew how to do – and explain the steps of – so many different things! Some topics are how to make popcorn, how to read with a buddy, how to cook waffles, how to plant a seed, how to paint, and how to play with a cat. Right now, we are testing our steps by reading each of them to a partner and having our partner act it out. This helps us see if we are missing any important directions.





Our class celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss last week by incorporating him into as many areas of our first grade curriculum as we could. We practiced rhyming skills with card and dice games, tried to recreate the Lorax’s mustache with pattern blocks, listened to several Dr. Seuss read alouds, practiced reading fluently and with expression with a Green Eggs and Ham play, and even tried to create our own Dr. Seuss-like character.






Conferences and Classroom Supplies
Spring Conferences are coming up! 10-minute conferences will be offered on Thursday, April 2nd. Please keep an eye out for an email from Sign Up Genius within the next couple of days. When you receive the email, you can follow the link to the website to sign up for a conference time.  If you do not receive the email, or if you have changed your email address recently, please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you to families who have sent in shared classroom supplies throughout the school year! We are running low on tissues, dry erase markers and disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend! 

Ms. Little