The students enjoyed “Spirit Week” so much! It was fun to see them dressed in the theme ideas. Thanks for helping the students participate. It was a busy week. The Race for Education was wet for us, but we all survived and had a pretty fun time!  

We have been working very hard on the “Reader’s Theater” presentations this week. We recorded on Thursday. I can’t wait for you to see how great they all did! The video and email will be sent out sometime next week. 

Reader’s Theater is a great way for students to use their voices and expression to show how great they have become at reading. It’s also nice because they don’t focus on memorizing their lines, they use a script. AND… there are no costumes required. YAY! The focus is simply on reading with fluency and expression. 

I may start sending some things home a little at a time. Start checking backpacks and GO folders daily. You may keep anything at home that I send.

Don’t tell the students, but this was the last week for math fact tests. I will surprise them on Monday with “no homework”. We will have a spelling test, however. 

PLEASE NOTE: on Monday, May 17th, we will be doing a painting project. I would like each student to bring a “paint shirt”. They could also bring items that will create a texture. Things like; plastic silverware, straws, a comb, golf ball, etc. These things will not be returned, as we are going to use them to paint and can’t possibly get all of the items washed. So, don’t send anything that you need to have returned. (The paint shirt will be sent home).

The painting project goes along with our author/illustrator study of Eric Carle. 

On Friday, we will be having a special “READ-IN” day. The students will be reading all day. They get to bring sleeping bags or blankets and books. I will send a note home about this next week to remind you. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms on Sunday!

Today was “Mission Day”. First grade students made placemats for the Servants of Mary Motherhouse. This is the order of nuns who helped start our school.  We also made a book  for a special officer that we have been praying for. Lastly, there was a food drive for the parish pantries. 

There is no school on Friday, May 7th. 

In your child’s Friday folder there is the LAST list of sight words to practice! They will be tested on these words next week. Please practice all of the words that have been sent home this quarter. 

Next week is Spirit Week. An email was sent home from the office about this special week. Here is the theme for what students may wear each day:

• Monday, May 10 – Hawaiian Day
• Tuesday, May 11 – Twinning (or Triplets or more)
• Wednesday, May 12 – Zoom Meeting (business on the top, casual on the bottom)
• Thursday, May 13 – Future Career
• Friday, May 14 – Dress Down Day for the Race for Education (first grade will be “outside racing” for an hour, in the morning). Please watch the weather, as it may be chilly, or the grass may be wet. You may want to send extra shoes/socks if you have them. Also, your child may need to have sunscreen applied before school. 

The first grade students will be going to mass again next Wednesday, May 12th. 

Have a great three day weekend! Happy Mother’s Day!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

I really can’t believe that May is almost here. The days are flying by!

Thursday, May 6th is an optional dress-down day with a donation for  the St. Pius and St. Leo parish festivals. I think more information was sent from the office about this. 

Thursday is also our “Mission Day”. First grade students will be making placemats for the Servants of Mary Motherhouse. This is the order of nuns who helped start our school.  We will also make cards for a special officer that we have been praying for. Lastly, a food drive will also be happening for the whole school. An email will be coming from the office regarding the food drive, also.  

There is no school on Friday, May 7th. We will have our spelling test and math facts test on Thursday, May 6th. 

In your child’s Friday folder there is a list of sight words to practice. There will only be one more list for this year.

Next week we will start practicing some Reader’s Theater plays. We will be perfecting these plays and performing them on video. We will do a few other things, too. The video will then be sent to you to enjoy. We usually have a special classroom celebration in May for parents called “Memories and Munchies”. This is when they would perform the plays and share memories. However, we can’t do it this year. So, we will do it at school and send it to you as a video. I will let you know when to expect it.  

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson