This is my last newsletter for this school year! Please read carefully for lots of information. You may keep the Friday folders and poetry books at home. The portfolios will be sent home on Monday. You may keep it at home, too!

The report cards will not come home until the last day of school.

Next week the students have full days of school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday is an 11:00 dismissal. Please be sure to send the backpack each day. Check and empty it every day. I will be sending lots of stuff home each day!

One thing I will be sending home is a packet of summer ideas for your child. These things are optional of course. Some skills to continue to practice over the summer are: reading (of course), writing, math facts (addition and subtraction to 18), telling time, counting money, and having fun!

Monday, May 20^th: Science Olympics at 8:30-10:00.

Tuesday, May 21st: Cleaning Day; each student needs to bring an old rag (that will be thrown away) and a paper grocery bag for desk cleaning. The students will be bringing home most of the things in their desks; please make sure to keep these things at home.

Wednesday, May 22nd: 1^st Grade Fun Day! The students may dress down. Each first grade student needs to bring a lunch from home on this day. We will not be having hot lunch. Toys for playing outside are great for this day. We will spend part of the morning at the park and the afternoon on the soccer field.

Thursday, May 23rd: Last day of school; we have an all school mass at 8:30. School will dismiss at 11:00. Report cards will be given if all lunch accounts are up to date and library books have been returned.

Thanks to everyone who was able to come to Memories and Munchies! This has been a very special year! I just can’t believe it’s over! Thank you so much for sharing your child with me!

Have a great summer!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

I wanted to tell all of you that our Mission Possible day last Thursday was truly amazing. I’m so glad your child got to experience this day. They all worked super hard cleaning the park and made a big difference!

Please return any library books that you have at home.

On Thursday I sent the white Word List folders home. Please keep them at home. We are finished with them. Please practice ALL of the words because your child will be tested on them next week.

The field trip to the zoo is Monday, May 13th. I sent a note on Thursday to all parents who have volunteered to help us at the zoo. It looks as though it’s going to be a beautiful day!

*1^st graders may dress down! No sleeveless shirts or skinny-strapped shirts. They will do lots of walking, so they should wear comfortable walking shoes!

*Students need to bring a COMPLETELY disposable sack lunch!  

Memories and Munchies will be Friday, May 17^th in our classroom (1A) at 2:30. We will need to start promptly at 2:30. I’m worried we might run out of time. I hope to see all of you there! The students will be performing reader’s theater, singing two songs and sharing favorite memories of 1^st grade. It will end at approximately 3:20. If your child has other siblings in school, I ask that you do not pull them out of class to come watch. Because it is in our classroom, we just don’t have enough room. Thanks for understanding.

One thing all parents can practice at home is counting coins and telling time on an analog (face) clock. These are two very important skills that many kids just don’t get to practice enough. Counting pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters; combinations of those coins. Please continue to practice counting money, telling time and memorizing math facts up to 18 over the summer months.

There is a May crowning and living rosary on Tuesday, May 14^th @ 8:45 in the church. It is for grades 1-7. Parents are welcome to come, but it will be very crowded.

Monday, May 20th–Science Olympics. We really need parents to help. Currently, we only have two parents from 1A. We will need help from 8:30-10:00. Please email and let me know if you can help, lisa.wilson@spsl.net.

Please check and empty your child’s GO folder and backpack every day. I will be sending lots of things home.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms! I hope you enjoy your special day on Sunday and a special gift from your 1^st grader.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

The days are really winding down. It’s so hard to believe we are so close to the end of the year! We still have lots of things to learn.

The assessment projects were sent home this week. In the Friday folder today you will find the scoring sheet for the project. The students did a great job showing off their reading skills.

Please start practicing counting money with your child. Your help is really needed with this very important skill. They should be able to identify and count pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters; combinations of those coins. Please continue to practice counting money and memorizing math facts up to 18 over the summer months.

There is no school on Friday, May 3^rd.

The zoo permission forms and money are due Tuesday, May 7^th.

Our 1^st-7^th grade partner mass is Thursday, May 9^th at 8:30.

Friday, May 10th is an optional dress down day for a donation to the St. Leo parish picnic.

Friday, May 10^th is also a special READ-IN day for 1^st grade. Please look for more information to be sent home next week.

Memories and Munchies will be Friday, May 17^th in our classroom at 2:30. I hope to see all of you there! The students will be performing reader’s theater, singing songs and sharing favorite memories of 1^st grade. It will end at approximately 3:20.

Monday, May 20th–Science Olympics! We need parents/grandparents to help with the stations. No science expertise needed. We will train you. We will need help from 8:30-10:00. Please return the form that was sent home by May 8^th if you can help.

Please check and empty your child’s GO folder and backpack every day. I will be sending lots of things home.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson