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Our book is about our memories of our first grade year.
We had a great day at the Pink Palace.
Mario's Dad came to present a program to help us prepare for our field trip to the planetarium.
Let's go fly the kites we made in class.
Jack and Bubbles the Turtle
Our Easter party at Hays Roth's house was so much fun!
Easter Fun
First Grade Celebrates The Birthday Of Dr. Seuss. Read Across America Day Was So Much Fun!
Bartholomew and the Oobleck - Making oobleck helped us learn about the states of matter.
The Cat in the Hat activity helped us review elements of a story.
Green Eggs and Ham - We cooked green eggs and ham to see if we liked them.
We made cherry tarts today to celebrate George Washington's birthday.
We read a play about George Washington and Betsy Ross.
Our whole class entered the science fair and won ribbons. Way to go kids! I'm so proud of you all!
Catherine found out why the pipes burst when they freeze.
Garrett found out why leaves change colors.
Morgan showed us what happens when a volcano erupts.
Sophie studied different birds to see how many feathers they each had.
Jack studied our taste buds to see if we were super tasters.
Caroline found out where we taste sweets on our tongue.
Monday, August 31, 2009
First Grade News
Ronald McDonald came to OUS this morning at ten o'clock to present a reading program. We're very grateful to Betsy and Andrew Smith for providing this opportunity for our children.
We'll be learning about community helpers this week in class. Julie Wilson, Heidi Pratt, Mr. Frazier, and Mrs. Tis will be coming to share details about their jobs in the community. If anyone else would like to volunteer to come, we would love to have you. Please send a couple of times that might work for you and we will try to work around your schedule if at all possible.
We will be going to the post office to send Paddington on his way on Thursday morning. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, please let us know. We always love having parents with us to share these experiences with the children. We'll leave OUS at ten o'clock and we should return around eleven fifteen.
We are planning a trip to Mud Island on Thursday, September 10th. We'll be leaving OUS at eight o'clock that morning. We are scheduled to meet with our tour guide at ten thirty in Memphis and then we will have lunch at Chuck E Cheese in Horn Lake right off of Interstate 55 on our way back to Oxford. More information will be sent about this at the end of the week.
We will try to schedule the field trips on different days throughout the year to try to accomodate different schedules. If you are unable to go to either of the trips above, please don't worry. Hopefully we'll have one in the near future that you will be able to attend.
We are planning a Mississippi tasting tea and a program for the afternoon of Friday, September 18th. We will begin at one thirty and we hope you will be able to join us.
Please have your children log into the Raz Kids website. Your user name will be ouschool. Click on your child's name and go to the bookroom to select your story. There are printable books to read on various levels and each one is coded to let you know which ones you can read or listen to and which ones have tests to go along with them. If your child has trouble with a test, please have him/her retake it to raise the score. The children may read directly off of the screen or you may print the books out to keep. The books will be recorded on a reading record to show how many books each child is reading. I'd like for the children to read at least one book per night. They may choose to read a book from Raz Kids, our class library, or one they have at home. Each child should move at his/her own pace and read as many books as desired throughout the week. I'm listing the book and grade levels below so you'll be able to see what levels are challenging for your child. Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing this program.
Reading Levels
Books D-J are on a first grade level.
Books K-P are on a second grade level.
Books Q-T are on a third grade level.
Books U-W are on a fourth grade level.
Books X-Z are on a fifth grade level
For your child's safety, please remember that children may not be dropped off in the morning before seven thirty. We want to make sure that there is someone in the gym to watch them and teachers are not on duty until that time.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach your children. They have been such a blessing to me and I will try to do my very best to provide them with a strong foundation in first grade. Thank you for allowing me to work with each one of them.
We'll be learning about community helpers this week in class. Julie Wilson, Heidi Pratt, Mr. Frazier, and Mrs. Tis will be coming to share details about their jobs in the community. If anyone else would like to volunteer to come, we would love to have you. Please send a couple of times that might work for you and we will try to work around your schedule if at all possible.
We will be going to the post office to send Paddington on his way on Thursday morning. If you would like to accompany us on this trip, please let us know. We always love having parents with us to share these experiences with the children. We'll leave OUS at ten o'clock and we should return around eleven fifteen.
We are planning a trip to Mud Island on Thursday, September 10th. We'll be leaving OUS at eight o'clock that morning. We are scheduled to meet with our tour guide at ten thirty in Memphis and then we will have lunch at Chuck E Cheese in Horn Lake right off of Interstate 55 on our way back to Oxford. More information will be sent about this at the end of the week.
We will try to schedule the field trips on different days throughout the year to try to accomodate different schedules. If you are unable to go to either of the trips above, please don't worry. Hopefully we'll have one in the near future that you will be able to attend.
We are planning a Mississippi tasting tea and a program for the afternoon of Friday, September 18th. We will begin at one thirty and we hope you will be able to join us.
Please have your children log into the Raz Kids website. Your user name will be ouschool. Click on your child's name and go to the bookroom to select your story. There are printable books to read on various levels and each one is coded to let you know which ones you can read or listen to and which ones have tests to go along with them. If your child has trouble with a test, please have him/her retake it to raise the score. The children may read directly off of the screen or you may print the books out to keep. The books will be recorded on a reading record to show how many books each child is reading. I'd like for the children to read at least one book per night. They may choose to read a book from Raz Kids, our class library, or one they have at home. Each child should move at his/her own pace and read as many books as desired throughout the week. I'm listing the book and grade levels below so you'll be able to see what levels are challenging for your child. Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing this program.
Reading Levels
Books D-J are on a first grade level.
Books K-P are on a second grade level.
Books Q-T are on a third grade level.
Books U-W are on a fourth grade level.
Books X-Z are on a fifth grade level
For your child's safety, please remember that children may not be dropped off in the morning before seven thirty. We want to make sure that there is someone in the gym to watch them and teachers are not on duty until that time.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to teach your children. They have been such a blessing to me and I will try to do my very best to provide them with a strong foundation in first grade. Thank you for allowing me to work with each one of them.
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