Weekly Update: 1/4-1/8

READ ACROSS AMERICA MONTH: Friday kicked off our annual month-long celebration of reading! This week we will be having spirit dress-up days. Check out the calendar below for more information!

ALL SCHOOL BOOK CLUB: I hope you are enjoying A Boy Called Bat! Check out THIS LINK to catch up on any missed chapters!

SOMERSET SOCIAL: Our social is THIS SATURDAY! I hope to see you all there! Check out this message from Mrs. Huettl:

Top Five Reasons to Come to the Social

5: Awesome silent auction items! We have over 200 donated items to bid on at all price points. 

• 4 Park Hopper tickets to Disney World

• Weekend at Cove Point Lodge in Beaver Bay

• Night getaway at St Paul Hotel

• Tickets to MN Wild, Twins, Saints

• Pool and Yacht membership and many more

4: Play hammerschlagen or bags to win free raffle tickets!

3: Delicious food prepared by a Somerset parent chef, as well as Cherokee Tavern

2: Great music to keep you dancing!

1: Meet Somerset families and friends - without your kids hanging on you.

If you can’t make it – you can bid remotely! Just go to our website, register for the event, and then just skip the part to buy tickets. You can even send it to friends or relatives to check out all the great auction items. It will email you when the auction is live at noon the day of the event.

Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 – 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Location: Dakota Lodge at Thompson Park - 1200 Stassen Ln, St Paul, MN 55118

Tickets: $15 for first-time attendees $35 regular admission

Check out somersetsocial.org for more information and to buy tickets!

SPELLING: Our next spelling test will be on Thursday, March 7th. Here are our spelling words for the week:

1. bigger 

2. biggest 

3. faster 

4. fastest 

5. sadder 

6. saddest 

7. shorter 

8. shortest 

9. slower 

10. slowest 

11. good-bye

12. before

MYSTERY READERS: We have had SO much fun with our Mystery Readers this year! There are still PLENTY of slots open, so spread the word! We love to have parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins...all of our classroom family's special friends for a visit! Please click THIS LINK to sign up!

LAST WEEK:

(Ask your child these questions about school!)

• MATH: 
• What is a parallelogram?
• What makes shapes CONGRUENT?
• What 3D shapes can you name?

• READING:
• Who is Bossy R? What does he do to vowels?

• SCIENCE:
• What lego creations did you engineer in science class?

• SOCIAL: 
• How can you solve a problem with a friend?

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

• MATH: 
• I can describe attributes of two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional shapes.

• READING:
• I can read and write words with -er and -est.
• I can sequence the events in a story.

• WRITING:
• I can add details to a fantasy story.

• SCIENCE:
• I can be a LEGO ENGINEER!

UPCOMING DATES:

• 3/4-3/8: Spirit Week (see calendar above)
• 3/21: Book Character Parade
• 3/22: NO STUDENTS: End of Quarter 3
• 3/25: Spring Break Begins
• 4/1: School Resumes
• 4/9: Fusion Lab
• 4/16: Fusion Lab
• 4/23: Fusion Lab
• 4/30: Last Fusion Lab

FUN in First Grade! (Photos)