Dear Families,

      We had a great last full week of school.  We continued our author study of Eric Carle.  We learned about contractions and lots of fun celebrations of our Lasts!

         I know this is hard to believe, but this will be your last newsletter from me this year!!!  I have loved having your child in my class this year.  We have become a little family and it is hard to believe they are moving on.  I hope you all have a wonderful summer.  Stop by and see me next year.

Portfolios will be sent home on Monday.  You can keep these at home.  Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday.

      Here is the schedule for next week…

Monday, May 24th Fun Day

Students may dress down on this day.  We will be spending the morning outside .  Please put sunscreen on at home.  Make sure your child has their water bottle on this day.

Tuesday, May 25th – Cleaning Day

We will be cleaning out desks on this day.  Your child should bring a rag to clean with and an additional bag (grocery style) to help get all their stuff home!! 

Wednesday, May 22nd – Last Day

We will be attending an all school mass in the parking lot on this day.  The first graders need to bring a towel to sit on and help with distancing.  We will dismiss at 11:00 for the summer.

Thank you for a wonderful year!

                                          Miss Buttell

Dear Families,

      Wow!  1D is amazing.  We have practiced our Readers’ Theaters all week.  We recorded them on Thursday.  As soon as I have the video ready I will send the link to you.  They did an amazing job.  It is called Memories and Munchies so we enjoyed the munchies today.  Plus we had so much fun with Spirit week.  Watch for photos on our Facebook page.

We also had a great week learning about the author/illustrator Eric Carle.  We will continue this next week.  Monday we will be doing our texture painting.  Don’t forget to send items with your child on Monday.  These items will be thrown away after painting.  The items are usually covered in paint by the end.  

Next Monday your child will be tested on their sight words for this quarter.  I am sending a list of the words in your child’s Go folder today.  Please take some time this weekend to practice these words.

Next week we will begin finishing things up and cleaning out our desks.  Please check your child’s backpack each night.  Your child should be able to tell you what should be left at home.  It is very helpful if your child’s backpack is cleaned out each evening.

This week we talked a lot about Mary.  We will be crowning the Mary Statue by the parish center on Monday morning.  We wrote prayers to Mary this week on the back of flowers.  We will place the flowers by the statue.  

Next Friday, May 21st, will be a special day in First grade.  We will be celebrating our growth in reading by having a day of reading.  Your child can bring a sleeping bag, pillow and books.  A note with more information will be sent next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Buttell

Dear Families,

    For a short week, we were very busy.  Today was an awesome Mission Day!  We spent time working on projects for our police officer that we have been praying for all year.  We also decorated placemats for the Servants of Mary.  It was fun to spend time today thinking about our community.

    We read a story about a vet this week in Literature.  It was a fun story to read because it was written as an interview.  In Social Studies we continued learning about and reading various maps.  In science we talked about how plants are living organisms and like animals they have traits that make them the same.  In Religion we learned about the first Christians.  Next week we’ll be learning about Mary.  Next Wednesday will be our turn to attend Mass in person.

Next week is Spirit Week.  Watch for an email with all the details.  We will wrap up spirit week with our Race For Education on Friday.  First grade will be walking/running from 10:05 – 10:55.  Please watch the weather.  It can be chilly up on the Soccer field.  Friday is a dress down day!  

We will be learning about our last author for the next 2 weeks.  We will be reading many of Eric Carle’s books.  He is a fun author/illustrator.  We will create some projects using his collage style of art.  

We will also be practicing our Readers’ Theaters.  Hopefully your child has been telling you about their parts 

    I would like to wish all of the mothers a very Happy Mother’s day.  As we worked on our Mother’s Day projects this week I loved hearing them talk about their moms.  I hope you have a wonderful day.  You all deserve it!

Remember there is no school tomorrow.  Enjoy the long weekend!

Miss Buttell