Weekly Update: 4/29-5/2

LAST LIBRARY CHECKOUT: Our last library checkout will be the week of May 6th (Where did the time go?!?). Please round up any library books that may be hiding in your homes. All books are due to our library by May 17th. Mrs. Garrett works really hard to make sure that our library catalog is up to date and that our shelves are stocked with amazing books for our stars! Speaking of our library.....

SUMMER LIBRARY DATES: You can visit our library over the summer from 10-11 a.m. on JUNE 26 and AUGUST 5th! 

SPELLING: This week we are learning all about suffixes!

1. careful 

2. gladly 

3. nicely 

4. painful 

5. playful 

6. quickly 

7. sadly 

8. slowly 

9. useful 

10. wonderful 

11. because 

12. across

(If you have GoNoodle at home, here is another great video on prefixes and suffixes to get your body moving!)

SAVE THE DATE: It is a tradition at Somerset to have a special presentation to show off the amazing learning that has been happening due to the hard work of our Stars. First grade classes will be sharing our non-fiction animal reports in the months of May and June. Our class' special presentation will be on MAY 23 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

• MATH: 
• I can identify and use coins!
• I can draw lines of symmetry in geometric shapes.

• READING:
• I can read and write words with oo.
• I describe how suffixes change the meaning of words. 
• I can determine cause and effect relationships.

• WRITING:
• I can write a non-fiction report.

• SCIENCE:
• I can describe the life cycles of chickens.

UPCOMING DATES:

• 5/1: May Day! (Students will be delivering baskets to the community w/ 3rd grade buddies!)
• 5/3: NO SCHOOL- Professional Development
• 5/23: Mrs. Brignac's Animal Extravaganza (10-11:00 a.m.) 
• 5/24: Field Day!
• 5/27: NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day
• 5/31: Ms. Unzen subbing (Mrs. B will be traveling to her best friend's wedding festivities!)
• 6/4: Field Trip- Snapology
• 6/5: Last day of school! (How are we here already?!) 😮

FUN in First Grade! (Photos)

Weekly Update: 4/22-4/26

To those who celebrate,

IT'S INCUBATION WEEK! My son, Michael, and I met up with Farmer Bailey to pick up 18 fertilized eggs for our first grade Somerset Stars! The best part? She is not 100% certain that they are all chicken eggs...we might have a few DUCKS, too! 😂 We will be incubating on Tuesday and will be learning about the development of chicken (and ducks too, apparently!) embryos over the course of the next 3 weeks! 

SPRING CONCERTS: Click here for information about our Spring Concerts!

SPELLING: This week we are learning all about compound words!

1. backpack 

2. baseball 

3. bluebird 

4. brainstorm 

5. flashlight 

6. herself 

7. inside 

8. lunchbox 

9. outside 

10. suitcase 

11. picture 

12. remember

SAVE THE DATE: It is a tradition at Somerset to have a special presentation to show off the amazing learning that has been happening due to the hard work of our Stars. First grade classes will be sharing our non-fiction animal reports in the months of May and June. Our class' special presentation will be on MAY 23 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

• MATH: 
• I can solve story problems!

• READING:
• I can read and write words with ue, ew, and ui.
• I can tell fact from opinion.
• I can read and write compound words. 

• WRITING:
• I can write a non-fiction report.

• SCIENCE:
• I can compare and contrast FISH!
• I can describe incubation of chicken eggs.

UPCOMING DATES:

• 4/23: Field Trip: Wizard of Oz Play at Inver Hills Community College (no chaperones)
• 4/23: Fusion Lab
• 4/25: First Grade Spring Concert (5:45 arrival time)
• 4/30: Last Fusion Lab
• 5/23: Mrs. Brignac's Zany Zoo (10-11:00 a.m.) 
• 5/24: Field Day!
• 6/4: Field Trip- Snapology
• 6/5: Last day of school! (How are we here already?!) 😮

FUN in First Grade! (Photos)