Save the Date!

We will be going to Sugar Ridge for our end-of-year field trip on Monday, June 3rd.  Permission slips will be sent home next week.  We would love to have some chaperones!!

Passumpsic Savings Bank Visit

Guest Readers- The Seventh Graders!

Community Visit- Post Office

Community Visit- Town Clerk's Office

Passumpsic Savings Bank Visit

On Monday we had a visit from the Passumpsic Savings Bank.  The kids loved their new wallets and folders full of money activities.  Thank you, PSB!

Activity Break

We love staying active!!

Spelling Lists

We will not be having a spelling assessment next week due to Winter Fest.  Please continue working on the Word Wall words with your child instead.

Thanks for your continued support!

Movement Break

Here are the kids enjoying our movement break.  They make my heart happy!!

Here's the video that they were watching:

Calling All Volunteers!

Do you have a special interest or expertise that you would like to share with our class?  Would you like to listen to excited first grade readers?  Are you interested in running a short-term project with a small group of students?

If the answer is YES to any of the above, please let me know.  We would love to have guest teachers in our classroom!

Winter Fest

The PTG is looking for volunteers for the Winter Fest, which is on Friday, February 22nd.

Flash Cards Resource

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/F/1

Practicing Math Facts--Games

Here are some games to get you started.  These are just a few of the websites that I found.  If you search for addition practice you will discover many more!

Online Games:

http://www.softschools.com/math/games/

http://www.abcya.com/math_facts_game.htm

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html


Games For Your Home:

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/7-games-practice-math-facts

Happy 100th Day!

Here are the students proudly sharing their 100th Day Projects!

100th Day of School

Dear Families,

The 100th Day of School is fast approaching! We will have a celebration in our classroom on Friday, February 1st.

As part of our celebration, I am asking each student to create a poster displaying 100 items. He/she may use a standard sized poster (or a creative way to represent 100 items). The display may have drawn on or glued on items. If the items are glued on, please make sure they are securely glued on the board.

The display may contain a variety of objects/drawings or all of the same item. I will take a photo of each student holding his/her 100th Day Poster.

Here are some poster ideas:
A flower with 100 pom-poms used to create it
A grid display with ten items in each of ten boxes 100 stickers
100 things your child likes about school
100 words
100 letters

These are just ideas. Encourage your child to be creative! 

A Cute Picture

The kids enjoying indoor recess!  It's going to be cold for the next few days!!

POA Scores

I have finally sent home your child's POA scores from December.  You should have received them today in your child's backpack- they are on a yellow piece of paper.  Please contact me if you have any questions. :)

Ideas for Spelling Words

This site has tons of activities to try at home to practice the spelling words.  We will be trying some of these in class as well!

Source: momto2poshlildivas.com via Angela on Pinterest

Jury Duty

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your patience through my service of Jury Duty.  If I had a choice, I would be at school with my amazing class.  Luckily, I am approaching the final month of my service.  Here's hoping that I don't get selected for any trials in February!!

Report Cards

It's hard to believe that we are half way through the school year!  I'm in the process of working on the second quarter report cards.  If you have any questions, or would like to meet to discuss your child's progress, please let me know!  I would happily meet with you at your convenience.

First Grade Word Wall

On Friday I sent home a First Grade Word Wall.  The words on the list are words that your child will need to be able to spell by the end of the year (many of the words will be included on the May assessments).  We will also be working on the words in class.

Please let me know if you didn't receive the Word Wall and I'll send another home with your child.

Thank you!

Penguin Videos

Fairbanks Museum

We will be visiting the Fairbanks Museum next Wednesday, January 9th in the afternoon.

Penguins

We are going to be learning about penguins this month.  I will be posting activities that you can try at home.  Here's a link to a penguin puzzle.

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle3.htm