February 27-March 3, 2017

Engineering Day was a wonderful learning opportunity! We listened to professionals describe what they do as engineers and we tried a few activities! In our classroom we made flower pots from newspapers. This helps save plastic from going into landfills and the newspaper is biodegradable so new plants can go straight into the ground with the little pots!  Engineers help find solutions to all kinds of problems.  

Next week we will celebrate Read Across America day! We will have fun reading activities all week to celebrate reading.  Dr. Seuss' birthday is March 2nd.  As part of our week we will learn about this amazing author and read some of his stories! We look forward to celebrating reading with fun activities!  We will have a Read-a-Thon on Friday, March 3rd.  Please allow your child to bring 3-5 books from home for this event.  Please make sure their name is written inside the book.

Reminders:

Monday (2/27): Six Flags forms are Due no later than 3pm!

                          Reading Homework.  Due Friday

Tuesday (2/28): Tuesday folders.  Please return Wednesday.

Wednesday (3/1): Library Checkout. 

Thursday (3/2): Dr. Seuss' Birthday

Friday (3/3):

Looking ahead:

Thursday, March 2, Ms. Smith will be out for the day as the 1^st Grade teachers plan for the rest of the year.

Spring Break - March 13-17

This week in Reading Workshop...

We will be diving deeper into Poetry.  We will read and analyze different types of poetry and begin to discuss the meaning of specific poems.  We will explore poems and notice how poems make us feel.  

This week in Writer's Workshop...

We will be composing poetry utilizing strategies poets use such as

-finding a big topic that gives them big, strong feelings

-finding a small object or moment or detail that holds the big feeling

-looking with poet's eyes at the world around us

-writing about our feelings and how we see ordinary things in new, fresh ways

-finding ingredients for poems

-Showing, not telling

This week in Math...

We will wrapping up our unit on Making 10 and equality.  We will practice problem solving this week as we pay close attention to the questions being asked.  We will review all of the strategies we have learned for addition to find the ones that work the best for us as individuals.

This week in Social Studies...

We will begin our unit on Economics.  We will discuss the importance of saving and spending.  This will help us learn to be smart with our money.

Have a great weekend!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

March 13-17:  Spring Break

March 22:  Skate night- Playland Skate Center @ 6:00 pm

March 23:  Field Trip to ZACH Scott Theater

March 28-29:  STAAR Testing- No Visitors on Campus

April 1:  Family Dinner Night

April 5:  Early Release Day @ 12:00 pm

April 7:  Family Fun & Fit Night @ 6:30 pm

April 14:  Spring Holiday- No School

April 20:  KnOWLedge Night @ 5:30

April 22:  Earth Day Clean up

April 26:  Playland Skate Center @ 5:30 pm

May 1-5:  Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8-10: STAAR Testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 19:   Field Day

May 26:  Career Fair

May 29:  Memorial Day- No School

June 1:  Last Day of School- End of the Year party