Over the last few years of teaching first graders I have found that they are really good at learning poems, they love to sing songs, and they like to dance. When you are six and seven years old it is easy to find the world a place joy. In one of my most valued teaching resources they call the J-Factor (Joy Factor) one essential piece of building a strong classroom culture in your classroom. I hope that your scholars come home and tell you about the J-Factor in 1A. I hope that they have shared with you "Go Bananas," "Purple Stew," "Double Dream Hands," and "A-Tooty-Ta." Perhaps some have shared their duets with Mrs. Moreno and her ukulele. We definitely purpose to have joy balanced with a lot of hard work. We love to sing and dance in 1A and you know what, it is these special times, that I hope they take with them into their summer and into their second grade year. I have been getting lots of hugs these days and feeling a little sentimental about my first graders.
GENERAL ACADEMICS:
Spalding - Students will learn 10 new words on Monday, 10 new words on Tuesday, and 10 new words on Wednesday. The 30 word review is on Thursday and the test is on Friday.
Math - Money
Science - Geology
A study guide went home last week. We reviewed the unit concepts today. The unit test is tomorrow.
History - Westward Expansion (Daniel Boone, the Louisiana Purchase, etc.)
Literature/Writing/Grammar - My Father's Dragon
We are finishing up the story this week. A review guide will be placed in your scholar's red homework folder tomorrow. The literature test is at the end of the week.
UPCOMING DATES:
May 10-14 - Teacher Appreciation Week
Friday, May 21- Virtual Coffee with Headmaster Philabaum, 8 AM
Monday-Tuesday, May 24-25 - PSO Uniform Collection
Monday-Wednesday, May 24-26 - Half Day Dismissal, 12 PM
No lunch served on half days
Wednesday, May 26 - Last Day of School, 12 PM Dismissal
Enjoy your week!
