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. 

Happy New Years! Welcome 2012!!

Hey everyone!  I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Years Eve!  I hope you have seen the newsletter already.  Please click here to link to the newsletter. 

We do have an adjusted schedule for January.  Jan’s New Home- Wed. Jan.4th-Mon. Jan. 9th- (spelling and reading test on Monday)Frog and Toad Together- Tue. Jan. 10th-Fri. Jan. 13th (spelling and reading test on Fri. 13th)I’m a Caterpillar- Tue. Jan 17th- Jan. 20th (spelling and reading test on Fri. Jan 20th)Where Are All My Animal Friends?- Mon. Jan. 23rd- Jan. 27th (spelling and reading test on Fri.Jan. 27th)

Six Flags- Read to Succeed

Please take note of the Read to Succeed

program sponsored by Six Flags and Discovery

Education. If students read six hours of fun

reading outside of the classroom they will

receive a free ticket to Six Flags. You must log

the hours on the paper provided and return it

when the hours are completed. All forms must

be returned by Feb. 27th

Please have your child practice tying

their shoes. Let’s make that a

personal goal for 1st  grade!.

Newsletter for Honey Bees

Hello First Grade Families! Your students have been working so hard.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone's Turkey Projects!  I am also still looking for two parents who can send in tortillas to make teepees next Tuesday.  Click here for the Honey Bees Newsletter.   Keep up the great work!

Miss Snyder

Newsletter for Life in a Forest

Hey all!  It's November and we are moving fast!  Please check over the NEWSLETTER for spelling words and updates in reading and math.  Continue to review the math curriculum and encourage your child to do their best.   Thanks for all you do!!

Ms. Snyder

Newsletter for The Big Circle

Hi parents!  I hope you have had a great week.  The students have done a fantastic jobs on their pumpkin book reports.  Each students really knew their book well.  We will finish presentations on Monday.  (Please note that I have told the students that Monday will be a regular day for us.  Remind students that they must come to school ready to learn and work.)    Next week we will be reading The Big Circle.  Please click on the NEWSLETTER link for an extra copy.  Thanks for all you do! 

Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, Nov. 2nd.  Students will not come to school on this day.  If you would like to meet with me, please contact the office.  Times can be scheduled between 1 and 6pm. 

Have a GREAT weekend!!
Ms. Snyder

Fall is in the Air

Hello families!  So glad you are reading this!  We have been working hard in 1st grade and are truly enjoying all we are learning.  This past week we talked about Johnny Appleseed, seasons, apples, and plants.  We worked on the short u sound and finding blends at the beginning and ends of words.  This next week we will be looking at the "th" and "sh" sounds.  We will also begin working on subtraction.  Please check out the newsletter for more information!  A Big Fish for Max Newsletter

A Grand Week Ahead!

Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!  On Monday, we will begin our week long celebration of seasons, apples, and weather.  We will be talking about how seasons and weather change throughout the year.  Friday, we will conclude our celebration with a taste testing party of various uses of apples.  Please look over the newsletter for items to send in.  Also on Friday we will wear pots on our head and pass out grass seed in honor of Johnny Appleseed.  Please send with your child a cooking pot to wear.

Also, this week we will be finishing up our study on animal habitats.  Students should pick an animal and design its habitat in a box (shoe box, cereal box, etc).  These should be brought to school no later than Thursday, Sept. 29th.  Students should also write one sentence to match their habitat.  More information is on the newsletter.  Animal Park Newsletter  

Again, thanks for keeping up with our class website.  I am truly enjoying your students and am seeing tremendous growth already!!!  Keep up the great work!

Ms. Snyder

Newsletter for A Fox and a Kit and other bits of information

Hey everyone!  Sorry I am posting this late.  Here is the newsletter for this week.  A Fox and a Kit Newsletter

This week we have many exciting events going on.  We went to the library on Monday to visit the Book Fair.  If you did not send in money and would like for your child to purchase a book, you can still send it in and they will go in the morning. 

We also have Grandparent's Day tomorrow.  We ask that only grandparents that signed up attend.  Grandparents are welcome to take their grandchild to the book fair too.

Finally, this week we have been Think Link testing.  This is a baseline test in first grade taken on the computer.  Students took the math portion this morning and will take the reading portion tomorrow.  This will give us an indication of their growth from the beginning to the end of the year. 

The Big Blue Ox Newsletter

We had a great week!  Enjoy your Labor Day weekend.

To find this week's newsletter click- The Big Blue Ox Newsletter

Newsletter for Pig in a Wig

Hello all!  I hope that everyone had a great weekend!  Mine was very busy, but wonderful.  I wanted to go ahead and share the newsletter for this week.  It can always be found on my Rhea County page or you can click on the following link- Newsletter for Pig in a Wig

Extra details- This week we will be reading several different versions of The Three Little Pigs.  On Friday we will be acting it out.  Check out these cool sites about this story.  The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs Audio   The Three Little Pigs interactive story

Have a great week!!

Newsletter for Sam, Come Back!

Parents,
We had a great first week!  Here is the newsletter for the week.  I also sent home our schedule with your child and a copy of the spelling test format.  Thanks for all you do.  Have a great weekend. 

Newsletter for Sam, Come Back!