FIRST GRADE FLASH
GARDEN OF LEARNING-November 25th
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It's that time of year!
CURRICULUM CONNECTION-PARENT RESOURCES-REPORT CARDS
DIGGING INTO ACADEMICS
We continued to learn about plants.
We learned about the first Thanksgiving and compare it to our present day Thanksgiving.
We practiced subtraction strategies and word problems.
We finished unit about BATS and OWLS and SPIDERS.
We learned about writing an exclamations.
We learned about short u words and NOUNS.We celebrated Thanksgiving with a Feast.
PTO NEWS...
Digging Deeper
We will read Elf on the Shelf and learn about kindness and giving.
No new vocabulary or Little Readers...We will check words and story from Plants Can't Jump.
We will read THE GIVING TREE and talk about acts of giving and kindness.
We will talk about how we can help the Grinch find his heart.
We will see the Winter Concert.
Calendar of Events
December
December 2nd 5th Grade Winter Concert
December 3rd GRINCH DAY
December 4th PTO SNOW BALL/ ELF DAY
December 9th Polar Express...PJ DAY
December 10th Daisy Head Mayzie Play
December 11th Christmas Around the World Centers
December 15 Reindeer Centers
December 16th Reindeer Day
December 18th Gingerbread Houses
December 21st Reveal your Secret Elf
December 22nd Welcome Winter Party
December 23rd Mustang Meeting
TURTLE TALK:
- A special THANK YOU for donating items for our FOOD PANTRY... we will set up this week and begin comparing Thanksgiving present and past. We filled 2 baskets for the Angel network. Our Food Store is all set up and ready to go...students will learn about The Thanksgiving from the past and Thanksgiving today.
KINDNESS KORNER
Please check out the December Curriculum Connections for our Month of Kindness and Giving.
Thank you for your KINDNESS and generosity. We will be able to fill 2 Turkey Baskets for students right here at Shoemaker.
Thank you ... thanks to your donations we sent 5 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
Thank you we sent 1 bag of items to PTO.
Congrats... we were the TOP FIRST GRADE and collected the most canned foods... 81 cans! We had an ice cream treat as a prize!
TOP TURTLE RYAN
Shoemaker Science STEM LAB
CHECK OUT THESE SITES TO REINFORCE SKILLS TAUGHT
Please look for the flyer with directions for your child to practice addition facts at home as well as in school. I have showed the students the site but please log on at home to get them more familiar with the site.
Mrs. Arnold's First Grade
Email: parnold@eastpennsd.org
Website: http://classic.eastpennsd.org/teacherpages/parnold/
Location: Shoemaker Elementary School, North Fairview Street, Macungie, PA, United States
Phone: 610-965-1626 33112