Newsletter May 16-20

This will be our last week of homework, nightly reading (that counts), and spelling.  Please work until the end and help your child practice their spelling words and read nightly.  If you practice the words make sure you pronounce "read" like:  "I read my book yesterday."  and "lead" like "pencil lead."  Thanks!  May Reading Records will be due this Friday, May 20th as well as any book lists towards our 100 book challenge.  I will not accept work after, Monday, May 23rd.  I will be printing out grades then.

Remember that we are going swimming this Friday morning for our Field Day.  Have your child wear their swimming suit underneath their clothes and bring a towel and dry underclothing to change into afterwards.  A plastic Wal-Mart bag would be helpful to put their wet suit and towel in.

We have two more Field Trips scheduled for the last week of school.  On Monday, May 23rd in the morning, we will be walking over to the Cedar City Library.  The children's librarian will give our students a tour and get them excited for the Summer Reading Program.  We will then play at the park adjacent to the library and return back before lunch.  On Thursday, May 26th, my aide in the afternoon is going to help me organize a "track meet".  We will be playing outdoor games and then we will walk to Maverick's Tiki Shack for a shaved ice.  I failed to mention on the permission slip that a 50 cent donation would be appreciated to help cover the cost of the shaved ice ingredients. Please sign and return the permission slips for both of these walking field trips as soon as you can.  I cannot take students that do not have these permission slips signed.

I hope that you marked your calendar for our Reading Picnic on the last day of school. We will start at 1:00 and it shouldn't be more than an hour.  Bring a blanket to sit on and enjoy watching your child "perform".  We have been practicing our Reader's Theaters and are excited to share them with you.  School will dismiss at 2:30 on the last day of school so you are welcome to take your child with you after our Reading Picnic.

Thanks for sending Flat Stanley.  We had a great time today trying "Gecko poop" and receiving some western silly bands and polished rocks.  Jonny's has traveled the farthest so far.  His Flat Stanley made it all the way to West Babylon, New York.

This class is the best!!  I have so enjoyed my first year of teaching with such wonderful, smart, and funny First Graders!!