Monday, April 3, 2017

Weekly Update for 04/03/17

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.


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 Thursday, April 6.


What are we learning this week?
Our research writing this week will focus on comparing stories.

Reading: SOL 1.10
The student will read and demonstrate a variety of nonfiction texts.

Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.


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

Science: SOL 1.4
The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics.  Key concepts include:
  a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to     grow
  b) basic parts of plants
  c) plants can be classified based on a variety of          characteristics

           Weekly Schedule
*Monday, April 3             Chorus Resource

*Tuesday, April 4            Coding Resource 

*Wednesday, April 5        Art Resource 
Early Release @ 2:20
1st Grade Exhibition 6:00-7:15

*Thursday, April 6           Music Resource    
Early Release @ 2:20

*Friday, April 7               No School 

Spring Break 04/10-14/17
School will resume on Monday, April 17
        
                Looking Ahead

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

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