Weekly Update: 4/13

Things to Know:

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!

END OF THE YEAR PLAY:

SNACK SHOP: By the end of the year, students need to be able to show various values of money up to one dollar using coins (P, N, D, Q). In order to provide students with hands on practice with this concept, we will be opening up a snack store in our class. If you wish to donate to this cause, please send a bag or box of individually wrapped peanut-free snacks to school with your child. Thank you so much for your help in making school a fun and memorable experience for your child!

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- Modernize outdated classrooms and educational spaces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.

LAST WEEK:

(Ask your child these questions about school!)

• MATH: 
• What is 13+16? How did you get your answer?

• READING:
• What happens when "two vowels go walking?" 
• Can you read the following words?  BOAT, RAIN, EACH

• WRITING:
• What do you know about poetry?
• What are adjectives?

• SCIENCE:
• What animals did you compare and contrast this week? 

• WEEKLY SIGHT WORDS:
• live 
• me
• back
• give
• most

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

• MATH: 
• I can match an equation to a story problem.

• READING:
• I can read words with oa and ow. 
• I can read 3 letter blends.
• I can describe the author's purpose  of a book.

• WRITING:                                        
• I can write poetry.
• I can use adjectives in my writing.

• SCIENCE:
• I can compare and contrast FISH!

• SIGHT WORDS:
• very
• after
• things
• are
• just

UPCOMING DATES:

• 4/24: Chicken Eggs go in incubator!
• 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)