Weekly Update for 03/27/17

Animals Alive

We will have our Animals Alive: First Grade's Exhibition of Deeper Learning on Wednesday, April 5th.  All first grade students are highly encouraged to attend.  They have been working hard since January with the resource teachers to present all the information they have learned about their animals through music, P.E., STEM, coding, art, and library. Please drop of your child at 5:45 so that they can prepare for the exhibition to begin at 6:00.

Pizza Bingo

This Friday, March 31st is Pizza Bingo.  Mr. Lee Duncan of Wharf Hill Brewing Company in Smithfield has sponsored our class.  Each student in our class will receive a free bingo card thanks to Mr. Duncan's generosity.  

Zoo Field Trip

Our class will be taking our final field trip of the year to the Norfolk Zoo on Friday, June 9.  The cost of the field trip is $15.00.  This price includes the cost of the field trip as well as a school visit from the VA Living Museum and a performance in school from the Theatre IV company of Richmond.  The field trip money and permission slip are due on Friday, April 6.

What are we learning this week?

Our research writing this week will focus on comparing stories.

Reading: 
SOL 1.9:  The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
f) Identify characters, setting, and important events.
g) Retell stories and events, using beginning, middle, and end. 
h) Identify the main idea or theme.

Writing:
The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
b) Focus on one topic.
c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.
g) Share writing with others. 

Math: SOL 1.10

SOL 1.10 The student will use nonstandard units to measure and compare length, weight, and volume.

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, March 27             Coding Resource

*Tuesday, March 28            Art Resource 

*Wednesday, March 29        Chorus Practice

*Thursday, March 30           Music Resource    

*Friday, March 31              P.E.  Resource         

Pizza Bingo @ 6:30

        

                Looking Ahead

03/28  Bucket Filler Breakfast for selected students 

03/31  Pizza Bingo @ 6:30 pm

04/04  National Librarians’ Day

            PTA Board Meeting @ 5:30 pm

04/05  All Schools Dismiss 90 minutes early (CAES @ 2:20 pm)

            Resource / 1^st Grade Exhibition of Learning 6-7pm

04/06  All Schools Dismiss 90 minutes early (CAES @ 2:20 pm)

04/07  Professional Development Day – No School for Students

04/10-04/14  Spring Break – All Schools & Offices CLOSED

04/20  Spring picture make up and retakes

            VA Repertory Theatre presents “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” to Kindergarten

04/26  Secretaries Day

04/27  Report Cards