Happy Spring Break!!

Here is the newsletter for the story Simple Machines.

Spring Break Challenges!!

 Spring Break Challenges!!!

#1. Students will be challenged to read 10 books over Spring Break.   By completing the challenge students will earn lunch in the classroom.  Just fill out the form and return it on April 10^th. 

#2.  Money, Money, Money

Please practice identifying each coin and its value with your child.  I have sent home today examples of “touch point” on coins.  This helps students count coins when transitioning between different ones.   Each touch point on a coin is worth 5.  Please work with your child on the “Take-Home Learning Tote.”  Please pick 3 of the activities on the Learning tote and sign it to say they were complete.  Students who complete this challenge will earn free choice centers day.   

March Madness (Dot and Jabber, Flat Stanley)

Hello hello!  I hope that the wonderful spring (summer) weather is treating you well.  I know the students have enjoyed playing outside in the nice warm air.  Here is the newsletter for the story Dot and Jabber.

This week we will also be starting to work with money.  Students should be able to identify each coin and its value.  Please, please, please, practice this skill with your child.  Thank you!

Flat Stanley  

Today we began a fun project with a character called Flat Stanley. He was flattened by a bulletin board and now is “as flat as a pancake.”  He is able to go on many adventures with this change.  Students will be bring Flat Stanley home to spend a few days with you and should come back with a journal about his time spent with your family.  We will be mailing our Flat Stanley’s all over the country and world over Spring Break.  Please see the information sheet that came home today.  You will need to get the address of a relative or friend we can send your child’s Flat Stanley.  Please try to send them to people outside of Spring City who will be willing to participate with our project.  We would love to see pictures, postcards, emails, etc. Here is a website of other places that Flat Stanley has traveled.  He also has a Facebook page.

http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/

http://www.flatstanley.com/

Hello!  We have had a very busy and productive week.  Our class has been working hard on phonic sounds, reading fluency, and numbers on a hundred chart.  Please continue to work with and practice with your child.  This coming week we will be working on the ou sound, sequencing, and reading with expression.  We will continue to work with comparing numbers through 100.  Click here for the newsletter for next week.  Email me at snydera@rheacounty.org at any time if you have any question or concerns.

Parent/Teacher Conferences- Wed. March 21st 2012  1:00- 6:00. Please contact the front office in order to make an appointment. 

Dr. Seuss play and Henry and Mudge Newsletter

**** The Green Eggs and Ham play has now been rescheduled for MONDAY, Mar. 5th 2012 at 9:00 a.m.  I will be contacting each parent to let them know.  The student did GREAT today performing for the other first grade classes.  Please make plans to attend.  Thanks!

Here is the newsletter for next week.  Click here.

Hope to see you soon!! 

Ms. Snyder