Brignac's Brightest: April 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Weekly Update: Week of 4/30

Things to Know:

END OF THE YEAR PLAY: In your child's Friday Folder, you'll find an invitation to our class play celebration. Stapled to the invite are the scripts for the two plays we will be doing together. We will choose parts TOMORROW (Monday, April 30). Feel free to look through the plays with your child to see what parts he/she may like to choose!

MYSTERY READERS: Thank you to all who have volunteered! We were all booked up, however I thought it would be fun to wrap up the year with some additional mystery reader slots! If you haven't had a chance yet, there are now some slots for Mondays leading up to the end of the school year. Please visit this link if you are interested!

YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Have you heard? There will be a special election on May 8!
District 197 is holding a special election and I hope you will vote on or before May 8. If it passes, the students at Somerset will benefit in the following ways:

Building maintenance updates

A new gym, separated from the cafeteria

Updated classrooms & new learning spaces

Handicapped accessibility improvements

And more

Maintenance updates and facility renovations are being proposed for all of the district’s elementary and middle schools and the high school. Since your child is just in elementary school, they could also benefit from upgrades made at Heritage or Friendly Hills Middle School and Henry Sibley High School.
More information can be found at www.isd197.org/bond or by calling 651-403-7557. Combined polling locations on May 8 will be at Friendly Hills, Heritage, Henry Sibley, Pilot Knob and St. Stephen’s Church (West St Paul). They will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling location at pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us or call the District Office at 651-403-7002.

COMING UP: CAMP FIRST GRADE!

LAST WEEK:

(Ask your child these questions about school!)

MATH:

Can you make a story problem for this equation? 13-5=?
True or False? ----> 5 + 9 = 7 + 7

READING:

What sound does -igh make in words like light and high?

WRITING:

What are ADJECTIVES?
What do the following similes mean:

"He was as tall as a giraffe!"
"The bag was as light as a feather!"

SCIENCE:

How long will the eggs need to be incubated before they hatch?
What else do you know about chickens and their eggs?

WEEKLY SIGHT WORDS:

name
good
sentence
man
think

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

MATH:

I can read and analyze data on different graphs.

READING:

I can read a script with fluency.
I can read compound words.
I can read and write words with ue, ew, and ui.

WRITING:

I can write poetry.
I can use adjectives in my writing.

SCIENCE:

I can describe the life cycle of a CHICK!

SIGHT WORDS:

say
great
where
help
through

UPCOMING DATES:

5/4: No Students- Professional Development
5/10: Brignac at training- Ms. Jackson subbing
5/15: Hatch Date! 🐣🐣🐣
5/24: Save the Date! End of Year Celebration 1:15-2:00 p.m.
5/25: Field Day!
5/28: No School- Memorial Day
6/5: Field Trip- Gale Woods Farm *Pack a bag lunch!*
6/7: Last day of school :-( *Early dismissal at 11:15

FUN in First Grade! (Photos)

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Weekly Update: Week of 4/23

Things to Know:

SNACK SHOP: Thank you SO much for your generous donations! Our snack shop is off to a great start and has been a hit for the first graders! :-)

YOUR VOTE COUNTS! In December, the District 197 School Board voted unanimously to place a funding question before voters on May 8, 2018. The decision was based on 18 months of study by the district that included a Facilities Task Force, community input and expert assessments of building and mechanical maintenance needs.

There will be one ballot question on May 8, a request for the approval to issue $117 million in building bonds for additions, renovations and repairs at all schools, K-12. The bond proceeds will be used to:

- Conduct building and mechanical maintenance
- Modernize outdated classrooms and educational spaces
- Improve fine arts and athletics spaces
- Address handicapped accessibility and school parking lot safety
If voters approve the ballot question, the tax impact to a resident with a home value of $237,000 (median district home value) would be approximately $7 per month.