Weekly Update: 1/2-1/10

WELCOME BACK! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and are having a great start to the new year. The Brignacs had an exciting time celebrating the holidays, Michael's 3rd birthday, and started the new year off with a new family member! Meet our new four-legged friend, Freddy! 

*Please excuse my bedhead in the photo above. ;-)

Even though it was nice to have winter break, I am SO READY to be back with our Somerset Stars! We have a lot of great learning ahead of us and PLENTY of fun to be had!

Things to Know:

MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS: This year our annual Art Adventure Field trip is THIS Friday, January 10th.  We'll leave Somerset at 9:30 and Return around 11:30 (the actual tour is from 10:00-11:00). Be sure to ask your child which pieces of art were most memorable!

PROJECT FAIR: The project fair is coming! This extra-curricular event is open to all Somerset Stars. Please see the message below from our Somerset PTA:

Hello Somerset Stars!

The Project Fair and Family Engineering Night is just a few weeks away- we hope you can join us on Thursday, Jan. 30^th from 6PM-8PM.  Please mark your calendar for this fun event, brought to you by the Somerset PTA.

We are excited to partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota for the Family Engineering Night portion of the event.  There will be a quick assembly-type presentation at 6:30, followed by multiple hands-on STEM stations to explore!

The Project Planning Guidance went out in the Friday folders just before the Holiday Break!  Students should have a good idea of their projects by the end of this week, and should be moving into the next phase- Learning about their topic and gathering materials needed to create their project.

SPELLING: Here are our spelling words for next week! Our test will be on Thursday, January 10th. Two of the high-frequency words will be chosen as extra credit! (Hint: the words are family and some.) 😉

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 (year) 😉:

(Ask your child these questions about school!)

• MATH: 
• What are the names of some 3D shapes?
• True or False?
• 3+3=5+1
• 9=12-2
• 6+6=10+2
• 3-2=2+3

• READING:
• What happens when you add SUPER E to these words?
• tub
• cub
• mat
• not
• fin

• SOCIAL STUDIES:
• What do you know about maps?

A PEEK AT THIS WEEK:

(Looking ahead...)

• MATH: 
• I can explore open number lines.
• I can create story problems to match an equation.

• READING:
• I can read and write words with ee.
• I can compare and contrast.

• WRITING:
• I can add adjectives to my writing.

• SOCIAL STUDIES:
• I can read a map. 

UPCOMING DATES:

• 1/10: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• 1/17: Professional Development NO STUDENTS
• 1/20: MLK Day, NO SCHOOL
• 1/21: End of Quarter #2: NO STUDENTS
• 2/5: Dodge Nature Center: CHAPERONES NEEDED! (11:45-1:30 pm)
• 2/14: Jump Rope for Heart
• 2/14: Kindness Day/100th Day of School

FUN in First Grade! (Photos)