Ms. England's Class April Update

Grammar Time

Contraction surgery  

We became word surgeons to help two words become one. We practiced how to read and say contractions while we made them. Please help us to notice contractions in the books we read at home, and ask us to figure out the two words the contractions make on our stories. This will help us to better understand what we are reading. 

We also have a few videos on youtube that we like about contractions: 

"Contractions!" Scratch Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gubPH3WEurg

Semana Literaria  

Students enjoyed listening to both adult and student authors throughout this special week.

Marble Jar Celebration

After earning marbles all year long, for following the Eagle Way as a class, we finally filled the jar all the way to the top! We had an amazing day to celebrate this achievement. We got to wear PJs to school, bring a toy to share during our extra long morning recess, we watch a movie and ate pizza for the last period of the day, and to top it all Abbie (Ms. England's dog) came to spend the day! It was a blast!! We wonder if we can refill the jar before the end of the year?

Big Events in May

We have a very busy May ahead of us! 

This week on Friday, May 10th, we have our final assembly for the year. The theme of this assembly is superheros. Everyone can pick a superhero and dress like her/him (Superman, Wonder Woman, JK Rowling, Mom, Dad... anyone we feel is a superhero)

Next week on Friday, May 17th, first grade has our late night extravaganza! Please make sure to fill out the permission slip and send it back to school by May 13th. Students who have Eaglets soccer can go to soccer while the other children are on the playground. After soccer, they should stay on the field to meet the rest of the grade to continue with the festivities. 

The following week, on Friday, May 24th, we have our final assembly to Toca da Reposa. We are very excited to further our understanding of animals and plants from our region of the globe.

We need cereal boxes!

Hi First Grade Parents,First graders are working on their final unit in Writer’s Workshop. Students are developing their own characters in their writing and some have completed some of the books for their series of stories. As students are finishing books in their series, we will be collecting cereal boxes or boxes of a similar size to make a box set. Our hope is it will look a little like the picture below.

Please feel free to bring in more than one box as students may have more than one series or could give it to another students.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtchlra/12199275603

Thank you for your help and support.The First Grade Team

Ms. Keane's April Flowers

Eagle Shout Outs

April Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Maria, Ella, and Somin. It was filled with fun and treats.

Swimming

Students enjoyed the first time in the new pool and took some swimming lessons. They got to use noodles and other fun toys. They enjoyed diving off the block and they learned some swimming strokes. It was quite an adventure. 

Semana Literaria

Students enjoyed listening to authors from adult writers to student writers. They also heard some students do some excellent reading in their books. 

SLCs

Students really enjoyed having parents celebrate their learning with them at Student-Led Conferences. Watching everyone together was a delight. Check out the pictures below of all the activities. 

Thank you to everyone for helping with our basket at Celebration of the World and to all those who volunteered or participated in our school events in the month of April.