Weekly Update: May 4-8, 2026

              

Take a peek at our week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions!

Reading:

• Can you find these non-fiction text features in a book from home?

• What did you enjoy about revisiting all of our big books from the year?

• Can you read and spell these Super Words?  
• another
• move
• live
• near

• Can you read these words to me?

Vocabulary:

• What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Math:

Can you name these coins? What is their value?

Writing:

• We continued our Poetry Unit. The students learned about and wrote the following different types of poems: 5 Senses, Haiku and BioPoem.They are enjoying being creative and writing different types of poems!

Social Studies Update:  

• Our Scholastic News was Saving a Sea Otter which focused on the rescue of a baby sea Otter. We also started a Geography Unit “Me on the Map”. The students will be learning about their place in the world: address, city, state, country and  continent.

Things To Know:

LIFE CYCLE LEARNING: 

Through our reading curriculum, Being a Reader, first graders have been learning about life cycles in our non-fiction text unit. We have studied how various animals change from baby to adult, including house spiders, turtles, elephants, and butterflies. We also examined a non-fiction text about the life cycle of seeds. 

Dating back to our previous Foss Science curriculum (that we no longer use), it has become a tradition in first grade to study the life cycle of a chicken - in real life! Even if our science curriculum has changed, we welcome the opportunity to tie our new literacy curriculum with hands-on learning and continue the tradition! Every year, we incubate chicken eggs in our classrooms and watch the magic happen. All first grade classrooms have 4 chicken eggs each, incubating for 21 days. They are set to hatch on May 16th! *fingers crossed!*

MINNESOTA SPRING IS HERE!

Rain, snow, heat, cold…It’s hard to know what kind of weather to expect this time of year! Thank you for helping your child select the right gear for being outside at recess every day.  If it is wet outside, please send boots with your child as the playground gets very muddy. This helps keep our classroom carpet clean! Thank you!

Upcoming Events/Reminders: 

May 15 - Early Reading English Screening Test

May 15 - LAST DAY of library

May 16 - FAST aMath Test (rescheduled)

May 25 - No School - Memorial Day

May 28 - Snapology Field Trip - 9:00 - 12:00

June 2 - Walk to Ivy Hills Park for an end of year picnic - 10:30 

June 4 - Last Day of School!

PICTURE TIME!

Ms. K Joined us for a Kindness lesson all about self-control! Students had to stay calm, even when exciting bubbles surrounded them. It was so fun to see how they learned that they could have FUN while also staying (relatively) calm!

Weekly Update: 4/27-5/1

             

Take a peek at our week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions!

Reading:

• Can you find these non-fiction text features in a book from home?

• What did you enjoy about reading The Napping House?

• Can you read and spell these Super Words?  
• give
• always
• done
• here

• Can you read these words to me?

Vocabulary:

• What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Math:

Can you match these circles with their fraction?

Writing:

• We started a unit on Poetry.  As part of this unit, students will listen to a variety of poems and vote for their favorites. In addition, students will learn about different types of poetry. This week the students learned about Acrostic Poems and wrote their own.

Social Studies Update:  

• Our Scholastic News was “Hanging Out in my Habitat” which focused on how tiny frogs survive in a rainforest habitat.

Things To Know:

LIFE CYCLE LEARNING: 

Through our reading curriculum, Being a Reader, first graders have been learning about life cycles in our non-fiction text unit. We have studied how various animals change from baby to adult, including house spiders, turtles, elephants, and butterflies. We also examined a non-fiction text about the life cycle of seeds. 

Dating back to our previous Foss Science curriculum (that we no longer use), it has become a tradition in first grade to study the life cycle of a chicken - in real life! Even if our science curriculum has changed, we welcome the opportunity to tie our new literacy curriculum with hands-on learning and continue the tradition! Every year, we incubate chicken eggs in our classrooms and watch the magic happen. All first grade classrooms have 4 chicken eggs each, incubating for 21 days. They are set to hatch SOON!

MINNESOTA SPRING IS HERE!

Rain, snow, heat, cold…It’s hard to know what kind of weather to expect this time of year! Thank you for helping your child select the right gear for being outside at recess every day.  If it is wet outside, please send boots with your child as the playground gets very muddy. This helps keep our classroom carpet clean! Thank you!

Upcoming Events/Reminders: 

May 6 - Walk to School Day

May 6 - FAST aReading Test

May 7 - FAST aMath Test

May 13 - Last week of library

May 13 - Early Reading English Screening Test

May 25 - No School - Memorial Day

May 28 - Snapology Field Trip - 9:00 - 12:00

June 2 - Walk to Ivy Hills Park for an end of year picnic - 10:30 

June 4 - Last Day of School!

PICTURE TIME!

Have a wonderful weekend!