Mrs. Nelson's First Grade News
February 16, 2016
In the Classroom
it's a great week in first grade! We are learning about some of our favorite presidents! We are learning the importance of President's Day and focusing on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Barack Obama.
Here are some important things to know this week:
Jump Rope for Heart continues until March 4th. You can also raise money online by visiting www.heart.org/jump or by using the free app Jump/Hoops. If your child raises $100 or more they receive a free 1-hour pass to Sky Zone in addition to their other prizes!
Yearbooks are a great way to look back at fond memories of the year! There are only a few more weeks until the deadline. You can order online at www.ybpay.com and follow the directions. It will ask you which school you want to order from and then take you to the correct school site. For any questions about the yearbook contact rhonda.tomnitz@republicschools.org.
Please continue to send in Box Tops! February 25th is the last day for our contest. The class who has the most box tops wins a party!
"Owl Always Love You" Friendship Craft
Friendship Snack
Cupid's Arrow Game
Learning This Week
Reading- This week students will use learn about different reasons an author writes. Authors write to entertain, inform, and persuade their readers. By the end of first grade, students should be able to determine if a story is written to entertain or inform.
Writing- This week students will begin exploring opinion writing. Students are thinking about their opinions and expressing them through writing. By the end of first grade, students should be able to write opinion pieces with an introduction to the topic, an opinion, reasons for the opinion, and a closure.
Math- Students will begin exploring graphs and charts. We will learn how to collect, organize, and report data using graphs and charts. By the end of first grade, students should be able to organize, represent, and interpret data with 3 or more categories, and ask and answer questions about the total number of data points.
Science- This week students will learn about some of our favorite and most important presidents.
Counting by fives helps us quickly count to 100!
Attendance
Last week's class attendance: 89.30%
Upcoming Events
February 25- Last Day for Box Top Contest
March 7-11- Spring Break
Now-February 25th- Box Top Contest (Send in your box tops to earn money for our school!)
Monday is always spirit day! Wear your black and orange!