Mrs. Childress - First Grade

Week of January 9th, 2012

2012-01-05T19:48:00.001-08:00

Hi Parents:

We have a LOT going on... some of it new and exciting!
The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1.kitten
2.frog
3.dog
4.fish
5.pet
6.puppy
7.cow
8.lamb
9.horse
10.bird
11.snake
12.turtle

UPCOMING events:

Jan. 16th MLK Birthday - NO School
Jan. 23 100th Day of School WE will be wearing PJ's this day and having a lot of fun activities planned!!!
Jan. 24, skate country night
Jan. 30th Valentine Gram's go on sale
***Talent Show sign up's at the front office. You must give your permission in order for your child to participate!

Feb. 1 - dress down day $1
Feb 3 - end of mid-quarter
Feb 6-10 Love of Reading Week!!
Feb 8th Special dress down day $1 for the new character program
Feb 14th VALENTINE's Day - We WILL exchange Valentine's and have a small party if you wish to send in snacks or treats.
Feb 22 - Grandparents Day for K - 3rd grade You can wear your favorite western wear, jeans, and cowboy boots!
Feb 23-24 NO School Rodeo Break
Feb 23-26 Rodeo Carnival at the Lakeside campus
March 2- Dr. Seuss Birthday!! More details to follow

We have been HARD at work becoming budding scientists and learning about habitats. Our first one was the rain forest with emphasis on South America. We are learning about all the problems with the rain forest and how plants and wildlife are in danger due to many practices being done to the land there. We are going to be putting up some interesting facts and urging students to get involved to save the rain forest. I'm not 100% sure that the blogger will allow live video clips, but at the very least I will be posting still pictures and the facts each learning group has researched on a still format on the blog, and then trying to get it into iMovie later to set up a link so it can be accessed via email or some other format.

It was a steep learning curve when we broke into 6 learning groups with each group COOPERATIVELY deciding which animal/ rain forest facts to pick, and then draw the one selected on paper. We will continue to research ways to post our findings and report our fun science activities and experiments for the remainder of the school year!

P.S. As the "news flash" flyer suggested, it is a great idea to bookmark this blog so that you can refer to it often and check dates, spelling words and other information you may have missed!!

Happy New Year 2012

2012-01-02T20:08:00.000-08:00

Parents:

The spelling list for this week is as follows:

1. is

2. are

3. was

4. were

5. has

6. had

7. have

8. come

9. them

10. then

11. We

12. January

There are a BUNCH of things that did not get to us before this week's newsletter went out:

This Wed. Jan 4 is our dress down day for $1

*** Talent Show sign up forms (requiring parent approval) are at the Front Desk all month!!

Jan. 16th NO SCHOOL MLK Birthday

Jan. 23rd: 100th Day of School... FUN activities planned all day

Jan 24th: Skate Night at Skate Country East

Feb 1. Dress down day $1

Feb. 6-10 Love of Reading Week... there will be additional info. going home as we get closer to this about special fun events/dress up, etc. all week

Feb 8: SPECIAL dress down day $1 to fund character charm program

Feb. 14: Valentine's day We WILL be exchanging Valentine's Day cards with our classmates!!!

Feb 22nd: Grandparents Day for KINDER - 3rd Grade ONLY

Feb 23-24 Rodeo break NO school

A special THANK YOU to the students and parents who made my holidays so special with home made treats, special gifts and cards!!! I loved it!! Be sure and continue reading NIGHTLY with your child and filling out the Pizza Hut "Book It" reading log. It must be turned in in the beginning of the next month with a parent signature!!

Thanks!! Mrs. C

Week of Dec. 5, 2011

2011-12-05T20:20:00.000-08:00

This will be the LAST spelling test before report card day, which is Dec. 16th. Speaking of report card day, it is a Friday, Dec. 16th, which is a 1/2 day with NO after-school program and NO lunch. Please make arrangements to pick your child up promptly at 11:30 AM.

The spelling words for this week are:

1. Friend

2. Friends

3. game

4. games

5. kite

6. kites

7. toys

8. gifts

9. snow

10. snowman

11. December

12. holiday

Upcoming events:

Dec. 7 - Dress down day $1

Dec 9 - Responsibility character lunch and monthly character ticket movie winner

Dec 12 - MONDAY @ 2 PM in school cafeteria: 1st grade Holiday Performance. Please have your child wear a red shirt and blue jeans.

We need donated holiday cookies and punch or fruit juice for refreshments afterwards!

Dec 14- EXTRA Dress down day $1. This money will go towards our new character program.

Dec 16 - Report Card Day!! 1/2 day of school. School is out promptly at 11:30 AM. There is NO after school program and NO lunch.

***On going*** We are trying to win a party for our class by being the classroom with the MOST donated cans for the canned food drive!!!

Als0*** Parents please remember to have your child read to you or another adult or older sibling at least 20 minutes PER DAY and log this on the December reading log!!! This is a requirement, and it really pays off when you see your child jump several levels in his/her reading ability!!!

***Please LABEL all coats, hats, gloves, etc. Many children have similar coats or sweatshirts and it helps them (and us) keep track of individual clothing much easier!!!

Thanks!!! Mrs. C

2011-11-29T07:04:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Thanks to all who brought in corn for our yummy Thanksgiving feast! We had a great time. Hopefully everyone had time to look at the class cookbook and try a recipe or two.

Please don't forget the tax credit deadline which is December 31, 2011. You get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit and the school gets money (earmarked for my class) to purchase more iPads for our class! It's a win-win for everyone!

Also, Austin's mom was kind enough to donate 20% of any sales from her Avon on-line catalog to our class! It's a great time to stock up for the holiday stocking stuffers!

The spelling words for this week are:

tap

tape

rip

ripe

not

note

lane

mane

ate

snowman

December

***Don't forget the EXTRA dress down day December 7th for $1. This money will be used for the character charm program. Your child must wear one of the character colors: red, blue, yellow or green shirts and jeans.

December 1: cookie dough delivery

Dec 2 - end of holiday shop

Dec 2 - Pancake breakfast with the principal

Dec 7- Dress down day $1

***Dec 12 - 2 PM in school cafeteria - 1st grade holiday program. Wear RED shirt and Jeans

Dec 13- Cookies with Santa 6-8 PM

**Dec 16 (Friday) Report card day. 1/2 day with NO after school and NO lunch

Dec 19-Jan 1 Winter Break

Jan 2- School resumes!!

We will need donated cookies and punch for the Dec 12 holiday program!!!

Dec

Week o Nov. 21, 2011

2011-11-20T17:54:00.001-08:00

Dear Parents:

Wow... can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving!!

We STILL need corn for our Thanksgiving feast for students and staff this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.

That will be our last day of school for the week. We are off school Wed-Thurs-Friday for Thanksgiving break.

Due to the short week there is NO homework this week and NO spelling or testing.

The Class Thanksgiving cookbook is your to KEEP. Enjoy it :)

Mrs. C

Planning ahead for the holidays.... our first grade (only) Holiday Concert is Monday, Dec. 12th @ 2 PM in the school cafeteria. We will be asking for donations of juice/punch and holiday cookies!!

****Your student should wear blue jeans and a red shirt for the performance!!

Week of Nov. 14, 2011

2011-11-13T16:38:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents:

Mrs. Childress Spelling list for the week of November 14, 2011

There will be a spelling test (during normal 5-day weeks) each Friday morning. It will greatly benefit your child and improve their confidence if you help them review the weekly spelling words.

No
So
Rode
Nose
Stone
Hope
Those
Never
Thankful
Family
winter
holiday

This will be our last full week of school prior to the Thanksgiving break. Please help your child remember his/her snack... otherwise we run low on snacks.

Nov. 22, is our annual teacher/student Thanksgiving Feast! Our 4 first grade classes have to supply CORN for the entire school (almost 500 people). You can help by either sending in cans of regular corn ahead of time, or dropping off a hot dish of corn the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 22nd. Please label your container with some masking tape or something with your name, your child's name, my 1st grade and room # so that we can make sure you get your container back!!!

Please also help your child to remember to fill out his/her Nov. Reading Log. This is a REQUIREMENT.. every month your child should be reading 15-20 minutes per NIGHT to an adult or older sibling. We have classroom "bubble gum" machines taped up in the library.. we earn bubble gum pieces for the machine by everybody participating in the reading event!! I have sent home several Nov. reading logs... if your child has misplaced their's, please write me a note on plain paper stating that your child has read 15-20 minutes per night and sign and date it and send it in at the beginning of the next month. (For example: the Nov. reading log should be turned in the 1st week of December)

Your children will earn a free Personal Pan pizza from Pizza Hut and more importantly become much better readers!! We are also looking for small inexpensive items to "stock" our classroom bank. We are learning about money, how it is made and it's value. We are starting small... with pennies, nickels and dimes... Your child has the opportunity to "earn" money whereby they color in various amounts of money at various times during the week. This Friday, we will be redeeming their value in the school "bank."

Thanks!! Mrs. C

Week of Nov 8, 2011

2011-11-08T07:12:00.000-08:00

Hi Families:

We have a busy few weeks ahead of us!

There is NO school this Friday, Nov.11 in honor of Veteran's Day.

Your child should have brought home the NOvember "Pizza Hut" Book it reading log to be completed for the month of November. He/she should be reading to an adult or older sibling at least 15-20 minutes per night and coloring in the date for each night read. We have a bubble gum machine up in the library that will track our number of hours read each month. We need EVERYBODY to participate in order to get "gum balls."

I am starting to collect small inexpensive items to stock our classroom "store." Please help your child find fun things to bring in for this. We will be earning pretend money in the amounts of 1, 5 and 10 cents (to start) to buy items once a week out of the classroom store.

There is NO spelling test this week due to the short week!

Remember - we do need CORN for our Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 22nd. You can bring in canned corn or hot corn the morning of the feast. If you bring in a container that you would like returned, please make sure you have it labeled with tape with your name, your child's name and my class room number or name.

Thanks, Mrs. C

Week of Nov. 1, 2011

2011-11-01T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everybody!
Thanks again to the students and parents who brought in TONS of candy for the Harvest Festival! We WON the class party!!!

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1. red
2. green
3. blue
4. yellow
5. brown
6. black
7. purple
8. pink
9. white
10. orange
11. treat
12. trick

Week of Oct 23, 2011

2011-10-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here are the spelling words for the week of Oct. 24, 2011

1. like

2. nice

3. time

4. ride

5. my

6. cry

7. by

8. bike

9. Friday

10. fall

11. inch

12. ice

This Monday, Oct. 24, boys are to wear blue school polo shirts. Girls are to wear red school polo shirts for drug awareness week. Wednesday your child can wear a pink shirt and jeans OR regular school uniform. This Friday is our Harvest Festival. We still need LOTS of candy so our class can win the class party! Please bring it to my class.

Friday is a regular friday dress day, NO costumes during the school day. Friday night from 6-8 is the Harvest Festival and your child can dress up for that. Mrs. D and I will be manning the "Mad Scientists" booth. Please stop by and say "boo." Mrs. C

Week of Oct. 17th

2011-10-17T16:54:00.001-07:00

Wow! The Harvest Festival is right around the corner. Last year my class won by bringing in the most candy... let's do it again this year. Send in bags of candy for the Harvest Festival.

The spelling words this week are:

1. made

2. came

3. gave

4. late

5. say

6. day

7. may

8. make

9. tree

10. feed

11. October

12. pumpkin

I still need parent volunteers to man the booth for the Harvest Festival. Our theme (sharing the booth with Ms. D's 3rd grade class) is "Mad Scientists" Last year was a blast!! It is on October 28 from 6 - 8 PM. We do NOT wear costumes to school on Oct. 28 during the day, but we will be having a small Halloween party so you can drop off cookies, or snacks for everybody to share. The Harvest Festival the kids CAN wear costumes!

We have an opportunity to "adopt" 2 bats (one for the boys, and one for the girls) at Carlsbad Cavern's in New Mexico. The cost per student is only 65 CENTS... and it's a great way for the kids to get involved in a community service project, learn about conservation and how to save endangered animals. If you still want to meet with me to discuss your child's progress or his/her report card, I have a sign up sheet on my door.

Thanks ! Mrs. C

Week of Oct. 3, 2011

2011-10-02T18:19:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Welcome to fall!

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1. fun

2. sun

3. us

4. bus

5. up

6. cup

7. Sunday

8. white

9. the

10. new

11. old

12. come

Specials this week:

Wednesday, October 5th is the dress down day for $1. Your child must bring in $1 if they wear free dress. Otherwise they need to wear regular LPA uniforms. Please, no short shorts, spaghetti straps or flip flops.

Thursday, October 6 is the 40th Day of School. This is a very important day for our school. Please be to school on time. It is also a free dress down day where we will all be wearing PJ's. Please NO blankets or stuffed animals.

This is also the first month for our required Pizza Hut Book It reading log. Your child should be reading 15-20 minutes per night and coloring the nightly block as he/she reads to you. At the end of the month after a parent signature, have your child bring the book it form back to me and they will receive a free Pizza Hut personal pan certificate!

report cards will go out on Wed. Oct. 12th with NO after school, and no lunch. There is also NO school on Thursday Oct 13 or Oct 14th.

Thanks, Mrs. Childress

Week of Sept. 19, 2011

2011-09-14T19:59:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all the grandparents who came out last Wednesday for Grandparents Day! The kids and I both enjoyed having you visit our class!

The spelling words for this week are:

1. Seven

2. six

3. five

4. four

5. three

6. two

7. one

8. or

9. snap

10. spin

11. spot

12. still

After report cards come out if you still wish to set up a conference and have not already talked to me about any concerns or your child's progress, please send me an email or sign up on the door to meet with me before school from 7:30 - 8:00 AM. Thanks! Mrs. C

Helpful Computer Sites

2011-09-01T20:26:00.000-07:00

With the increased use of technology both at school and at home, I thought it might be useful to bookmark or save the following primary age games, web sites and homework helpers for use this year and in the upcoming years.

Math Dictionary:

www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com

National Geographic for Kids:

www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities

Word Central:

www.wordcentral.com

Fun Brain great games for reading and math

www.funbrain.com

Art Games for the artist:

www.kids.albrightknow.org

Fact Monster to get information on a variety of topics:

www.factmonster.com

Scholastic Kids:

www.scholastic.com/kids

Homework Help:

www.kidinfo.com/school_subjects

Parent resources, student resources, homework help:

www.brainpop.com

Help with spelling:

www.kidsspell.com

Hope this helps get everybody off to a great start.

Mrs. C

Week of Sept.6, 2011

2011-08-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents!

We will NOT be having a spelling test this week because it is a short week. However, I am going to post the words for next week (September 12) so the kids have extra time to practice them.

Hop
Top
Mop
Hot
Pot
Got
Hot
Black
Lap
Nap
Sat
sip

Upcoming Dates and events:

Sept. 7 "duds for dollars" dress down day for $1. No offensive language or graphics, short shorts ( more than 2 inches above the knee) flip flops or spaghetti straps.

Sept 9. Mid quarter ends.

Sept. 14: Grandparents Day. Please read the Link for more information

Sept. 20 Skate Night. See Link for more details

Please parents help your child to remember his/her backpack and homework folder every day!! Also, they should be doing the "B" side of the Saxon math nightly for homework. Starting in mid-Sept. a reading log will be REQUIRED of each student to be turned in monthly. You should be practicing having your child read to you at least 15 minutes per night.

Thanks!! Mrs. C

We are still collecting small items that are laying around the house for sorting centers... (bottle caps, old keys, buttons, ) Please continue to send them in in a zip lock bag.

For those of you who wish to order Scholastic Books on-line and pay by credit card, you need to go to

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs, then select "parent", register, enter the class activation code of J2VBH and place your order. I will be sending them in for processing at the end of each month.

Week of August 22, 2011

2011-08-18T19:19:00.000-07:00

Wow! Can't believe another week has flown by! We are finally getting into somewhat of a routine. Thanks to all the parents who have helped out in the first few days of school, whether bringing in extra supplies, comforting somebody who was missing mom or supporting the school with the discipline matrix!

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

Bed
Led
Met
Get
Pen
Ten
Yes
Then
Tuesday
Blue
Not ** extra credit
Pop ** extra credit

Just like last week, your child will have the 2 page (front and back) extra supplemental spelling work sheets to complete any time during the week and turn in on Friday. We will always have a spelling test on Friday unless there is no school, a holiday or other special event.

Speaking of special events: here are some you want to keep an eye on happening around school!!

August 22 Entertainment books go on sale. There is a LOT of new cool stuff in them this year!!

August 25 Class picture day. This is a day for SCHOOL UNIFORMS ONLY.

August 29 Book Fair throughout the week.

August 31 OPEN HOUSE! The kids have been working really hard on some fun projects! Please try to stop by and say "hi" and then go to the book fair.

As always, if you have questions, the best way to get ahold of me is via email which is posted on my weekly newsletter!

Thanks! Mrs. C

Week of August 15, 2011

2011-08-14T13:24:00.001-07:00

Hello!

Every day, your child should be bringing his/her backpack AND homework folder (it has a label at the top that has his/her name and "homework" folder on it. Also, the information on the stay home side should be pulled out and read .... the spelling list is attached to the newsletter AND a 4 page worksheet that should be turned in this Friday is attached to it.

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

AT
BAT
CAT
AN
MAN
RAN
AND
AM
MONDAY
RED
*ON extra credit high frequency word from my newsletter
*NO extra credit high frequency word from my newsletter

Thanks!! We are off to a great start! Mrs. C

Getting ready for 1st grade!

2011-07-31T14:05:00.000-07:00

August 1, 2011

Hello incoming first graders and their parents:

It's going to be a busy year at LPA!

If you have not already gone shopping for your supplies for first grade, please do so soon! There are some excellent sales in progress!

Each Child needs to bring these to school and please do NOT label them, as they will be shared by the class:

4 boxes of crayons

5 glue sticks

two packages of SHARPENED pencils

1 package of markers

Erasers (please get the bigger ones, not the ones that fit on a pencil)

1 pair small Fiskar Scissors

1 one subject spiral notebook

2 dry erase markers

water colors

4 pocket folders (try and get the plastic ones - they last much longer than the paper ones)

3 boxes of Kleenex

Lysol Wet antibacterial wipes

paper towels

primary lined paper

For the health office:

1 package of Chap Stick

1 package of large band-aids

1 bottle wound wash saline

Classroom Wish list:

This is a voluntary donation to the classroom now and throughout the year. A donation of one or more items would be greatly appreciated!

pencils

Play-Doh

construction paper

scotch tape

masking tape

washable markers (fat)

dry erase markers

card stock paper

stickers

paper plates

Ziploc bags

Packages of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers

School starts on August 11 @ 8:30 AM School is out at 3:15 PM. If your child is sick or you have plans that will have your child out of school, please email me or send a note in with your child so that arrangements can be made for missed tests or homework.

I will be sending home several forms that need to be filled out completely and returned to me the 1st week of school. Please notify me and the front office if your contact information changes throughout the year.

I will also be sending home an August Snack Calendar. We will have 28 students and it will be important for your child to remember his/her snack day. Please note, that we cannot accept homemade goodies... only store bought items please. Also, if it is your child's birthday and you wish to bring in treats, please make sure you have napkins, forks, cups and something to cut a cake with, for example. We do not always have those extra's on hand.

Lastly, I'm looking forward to a great year! It is very important that we communicate in the event there are concerns on either side. The best way to get in touch with me is via email. That information will be sent home with my first school newsletter on August 15th.

I look forward to meeting you and your child on the first day of school! Mrs. Childress

School supplies for 1st grade

2011-05-23T19:52:00.000-07:00

Dear Incoming first grade parents:

The school supply list is as follows:

**Please do NOT label these items as they will be shared by all students**

4 boxes of crayons

5 glue sticks

two packages of SHARPENED pencils

1 package of markers

large erasers (not the kind that fit on the end of a pencil)

1 pair of small fiskars scissors

1 one subject wide lined spiral notebook

2 dry erase markers

crayola 8 color water colors

4 plastic 2 pocket folders

3 boxes of kleenex

baby wipes

paper towels

2 packages of primary wide lined paper

for the HEALTH OFFICE:

1 package of chap stick

1 package of large band-aids

1 bottle of wound wash saline solution

Classroom WISH list

pencils

play-doh

construction paper (all colors)

scotch tape

masking tape

staples

washable markers (fat)

dry erase markers

ream of plain white copy paper

cardstock paper

liquid tempra paint

stickers

paper plates (cheap - often used for art projects)

hand sanitizer

ziplock sandwich bags

packages of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers

Thank you and have a wonderful, safe summer!!! Mrs. C

Mid-May

2011-05-09T20:50:00.000-07:00

I hope all the Mother's enjoyed their Mother's Day gifts and plants! The kids really enjoyed watching them grow and decorating the "pots." If they did not tell you, there are two different kinds of sunflowers growing in them.

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

came
rode
class
does
holding
spring
funny
once
then
time

Reminder: if you have not already done so, I need all the permission slips AND $4 on or before this Friday, May 13th. Parents, if you would like to attend, please let me know, and you can meet us at the park. We should be there about 9:30 AM.

This Thursday, May 12th is the GIRLS only free dress down day (they won the Penny War)

Next Wednesday, May 18 is Field Day. We will be OUTSIDE most if not all morning. It's a free dress day and your child MAY wear his/her swim suit UNDER their clothing. They MUST keep a shirt of some sort on at all times. Your child will get wet, so you can send in extra clothes or a towel. Please make sure everything is labeled so items don't get misplaced.

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful teacher appreciation gifts!!

Mrs. C

1st week in May!

2011-04-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

Hello Parents: Wow... where did the year go??

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

tree
kite
grow
sunflower
seed
roots
stem
plant
bean
leaves

The next couple of weeks will FLY by and there is a lot going on!!!

May 2-6, teacher appreciation week- see the Link for what to bring in on each day.

May 2-6, Scholastic Book Fair - Buy one, get one free

May 4 - dress down day $1

May 18 - Field Day (K-5) See the LInk for what to wear that day. We will need orange slices and water bottles for this day!!

May 19- End of the Year Party at Brandi Fenton Park from 9 AM to 2 PM

May 25- Last day of school, no after school, no lunch

Happy Mother's Day to all the hardworking mom's!!!

Week of April 11th

2011-04-11T16:50:00.000-07:00

We are coming down to the wire! There are a LOT of things happening in the next 2 months, so it's very important for our parents to stay up-to-date!

April 11-15: AIMS testing Grades 2nd on up. Although we don't test (in kinder and 1st grade) it's very important to arrive on time so we don't disturb the older grades. We will have to eat lunch in our classroom this week and wait for the "all clear" to go outside for recess.

April 15: 1st Annual Wine Tasting and Glow Ball Event!

April 16: 4th Annual Golf Classic! This is a big fundraiser for our school!

April 18: Penny Wars begin! It's the girls vs. the boys! We are sponsoring the Jump for Heart and March of Dimes.

April 20: We will be jumping for heart and walking laps for the March of Dimes!

April 20: End of booklet fundraiser

April 20: Start of "Spirit Week" You can wear a Jersey or Sports Day

April 21-25 no school - Easter Break

April 26: Continue Penny Wars!

April 26: Hippie Day You can dress in tie dye clothes

April 27: Free Dress Down Day

April 28: PJ Day

April 29: Crazy Hair/Hat Day

May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2-6 Scholastic Book Fair "Buy one, get one free"

May 25: Last Day of School

The Spelling words for this week are as follows:

1. Baby

2. feed

3. clay

4. grow

5. kitten

6. note

7. something

8. teacher

9. puppy

10. done

Our plants are looking great! Thanks to all who have helped out this year! Mrs. C

Week of March 7

2011-03-04T17:11:00.000-08:00

We are still jumping for joy watching our tadpoles turn into froglets! The kids have had a great time reading, observing and writing about the tadpoles!

We will be starting our unit on weather this week - with lots of exciting things planned!

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1 go

2 going

3 sleep

4 sleeping

5 hold

6 holding

7 know

8 once

9 show

10 showing

Remember: Report cards come out on March 16th (Wednesday) and there is NO after-school program or lunch on this day. School is out promptly at 11:30 AM. We have our spring break on March 17th and 18th, and there is NO school those two days. Regular school will resume on March 21st!

I still need pencils, lysol wipes and one-gallon milk containers for a science project we will be doing soon!

Thanks :) Mrs. C

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

2011-02-27T12:05:00.000-08:00

Wow! Almost March!

Tomorrow (February 28) is our field trip to the Desert Museum! It promises to be a COLD day, so please have your child dress in layers and wear clothing that is appropriate for being outside much of the day! They also need to pack a sack lunch and a drink to have at Reid Park after the museum.

This Wednesday is Dr. Seuss birthday! Your child can wear a Seuss shirt and crazy socks OR regular free dress Wednesday... They will be taking pictures of the crazy socks.

Our tadpoles are growing and changing a bunch! The kids really enjoy watching them.

The spelling words for this week are:

1. beach

2. home

3, store

4. school

5. park

6. outside

7. house

8. zoo

9. mall

10. Yard

Looking forward to a great week! Mrs. C

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-13T13:27:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents!

Things are really hopping around our class! We are learning all about frog life cycles and we have 4 new classmates.... tadpoles! The kids are busy scientists as they observe the tadpoles change every few days!

Tomorrow (Valentine's Day) the kids can wear a pink, red or white shirt with a Valentine's Day logo if they wish and regular school pants. We will be exchanging Valentine's Day cards in the afternoon. Please make sure that you have a card for everyone in class... so there are no hurt feelings. I sent home a list of all the kids names on Friday with your student. We have 28 kids in class. We will also be having a small party after the card exchange if you would like to send in something yummy for the kids to share.

Upcoming events:

Feb. 16- End of Cookie Dough FUndraiser

Feb. 18-Grandparents Registration forms due for Grandparents Day

Feb. 23- Grandparents Day/Rodeo Western Hoedown for grades K-3! Kids can dress up in their favorite western jeans, cowboy boots, hat or other western attire. We will be having a cookout with the grandparents!

Feb. 24-27, NO school Rodeo Break... however, there will be a Big Rodeo Carnival at the LAKESIDE campus on those days!

Feb. 28- (Monday) Mrs. Witt and Mrs. Childress go on field trip to the Desert Museum! Kids should bring a SACK lunch and DRINK because we will NOT be at school for lunch!! We will be going to Reid Park after visiting the Desert Museum!

March 2- Dr. Seuss Birthday! Dress down day, but must dress as a Dr. Seuss Character!

I still need one-gallon cleaned out milk cartons for another science project we will do later this spring!

Thanks :) Mrs. C

Love of Reading Week

2011-02-06T20:18:00.000-08:00

We have a lot of fun activities planned for this week :)

We will be having guest speakers from around our community come into the class to read to them on Monday and Thursday of this week!

Monday is a regular dress day and guest readers!

Tuesday is a special dress down day, where your child can wear jeans and his/her favorite book character tee shirt or sweatshirt. We will also be practicing our "poem in a pocket" poems for Thursday!

Wednesday is a regular uniform dress day and make a bookmark day!

Thursday we will have another guest speaker read to our class and in the afternoon we will participate in the Poem in a Pocket activity... the child who collects the most stickers from a teacher will win a free pizza!

Friday is dress as your favorite book character day! Please NO guns, weapons or masks!! Your child should bring the book in where his/her favorite character is OR bring in a notecard with the name of the book written on it.

Due to all the special activities going on this week, there is NO spelling test!

Monday, February 14 (Valentine's Day) your child can wear jeans and a red, white or pink tee shirt! We will be exchanging Valentine's Day Cards... please make sure your child has one for everyone!! There are 28 children in the class! You can also bring in special snacks for the late afternoon... we will have a small party after the Valentine exchange!

Have a great week! I'm glad it's warming up!!! Mrs. C

Information from our class week of January 31, 2011

2011-01-29T12:16:00.000-08:00

Hello Parents and students!

Thank you to all the parents that have already begun to send in empty, clean 1-gallon milk containers! We will be using them for a science project later this spring.

A permission slip was sent home last week asking for parent's signatures for our class to attend a field trip to the Desert Museum on Monday, February 28th. There is NO cost associated with the field trip, but in order for your child to leave the campus, I must have a signed permission slip back. I would like to get them all back this week if possible. If your child has lost his/her slip, please ask them to let me know.

I also sent home February reading logs and the snack calendar earlier this month. Your child should be bringing back his/her January reading log that is signed by a parent later this week in order to receive a Pizza Hut pizza certificate.

Valentine's Day Grams went on sale last week! They are really cute and a fun way to give your child a smile on his/her face when they receive one in class! Speaking of Valentine's Day, we WILL be exchanging Valentine's Day cards... a list of everybody's name is going home THIS week with my newsletter and spelling list. Please make sure you have one Valentine's Day card for EVERY child.. we have 28 students in the class. Also we will be decorating bags and having a small party toward the end of the day, so if you want to send in a special treat for your child to share with his/her classmates, please do so.

The spelling list for this week is as follows:

play
played
help
helped
rest
rested
color
colored
want
too

There are a LOT of things coming up in the next few weeks... it will be very important for you to help your child keep track of the special dates:

February 4 - Character Lunch with the Principal

February 4 - end of mid-quarter

February 7- Grandparents invitations and registration forms go home

February 7-11 Love of Reading week ** look for special events happening ALL week long... to be announced:)

Feburary 14- Valentine's Day!!

February 16- Cookie Dough fundraiser ends

February 23- Grandparents Day and Western hoedown (western clothes OK for this day... Hats, jeans, western shirt, cowboy boots...) Kinder thru 3rd grade

February 24-27 RODEO BREAK, NO School

There will be a Ride 'Em Rodeo carnival February 24-27 at the LAKESIDE Campus!! See Flyers for more detalis!

March 2 - Dr. Seuss Birthday *** Watch for special news on what to wear

March 16 - Report card day - NO lunch, NO afterschool

March 17-20 Spring Break!

We will also be doing some very short, and some longer science projects this spring... we will be learning about weather, volcano's and tornado's, plants, Habitat's and frogs, just to name a few!!

Thanks to all for the support in the classroom! Mrs. C

100th Day of School ;)

2011-01-23T14:55:00.001-08:00

Hi Everybody:

Tomorrow, January 24th is the 100th Day of School!!! It is very important that everybody do their best to be on time tomorrow, as we have a lot of FUN things planned!

The school is providing everybody (staff and students) a hot-dog lunch and all the fixings! They're also bringing all the classrooms some snacks in the afternoon!

We are also wearing our PJ's to school so we can relax and have a fun filled day.

There will be NO homework tomorrow, but my regular newsletter and spelling words will be coming home.

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

by
give
over
take
hundred
think
bell
tell
melt
fix

Thanks to the parents who have already saved and brought in rinsed out 1-gallon milk containers! We will be using them for a science project later this spring.

Have a wonderful week :) Mrs. C

Week of January 18, 2011

2011-01-12T11:57:00.000-08:00

Hello!

I hope everyone had a wonderful 3-day weekend!

Monday, January 24 is the 100th day of school. This is a very important date for our school, as we receive funding from the state on this day. It is very important that you make every effort to have your child at school and on time this day. Thank you for your help! We will be celebrating it by having LOTS of fun activities to do during the day, and the school will also provide all students with a free hot lunch and b-bque!! We will also be wearing our PJ'S this day!

February 7-11 is Love of reading week. During this week if your child has a SHORT favorite book that he/she would like me to read, please send it in. Make sure, however, that you have your child's name written on the cover somewhere so it does not get misplaced.

February 24-25, No school - Rodeo Break

The school WILL be having a 4-day carnival at the Lakeside Campus. See school flyers for more details.

Parents - please start setting aside your rinsed out empty 1-gallon milk containers! We will be collecting them soon for a science project.

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1. Want

2 with

3 was

4 must

5 they

6 that

7 now

8 soon

9 have

10 into

Have a great week! Mrs. C

Week of January 10th

2011-01-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 17, is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day; there is no school.

School resumes on January 18th.

Monday, January 24, is our 100th day of school! This is a VERY important day as school funding

is based on student attendance on this day. Please make every effort to have your child in class and on time this day. We will be doing special 100th day of school activities and the school will provide each child with a hot dog lunch!! We will be wearing PJ's on this day as well!

We have had some problems with students forgetting to bring in snack on their snack day. Please let me know if you have lost your January or February snack calendar. We have a new student in our class, so we are back up to 28 students.

Starting in February, I will be collecting clean rinsed out 1-gallon milk containers for a project we will be starting in March. Please send in only clean empty 1-gallon containers!

Also, I had many more children return their December reading log which earned them a Pizza Hut "book it" free pizza certificate! This is a required assignment. Please make sure your child is reading at least 15-20 minutes per night and coloring in the nightly calendar block. Also remember that parents are required to sign the calendar before the children return it to me.

I am very proud of the class! We are working hard on practicing to become 2nd graders and it shows! Way to go :)

Mrs. C

Happy New Year!

2011-01-05T17:32:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents and students:

Happy New Year! I cannot believe that we are half-way through the school year. It's flying by too quickly. We have a lot of things and special events coming up in the next two months:

JANUARY:

Jan 17 - NO school, MLK Birthday

Jan 18 - Skate Night at Skate Country from 6 - 8 PM

Jan 21- Daddy/Daughter Dance - See flyers (for girls) or The Link

Jan 24- 100th Day of School! This will be a PJ Day and it is VERY important that your student is at school all day! We will be doing a lot of fun activities in art, games and other funny special events. It is very important to our school that everybody be present and on time. Thank you for your help and support! *** Also you do NOT need to provide your child lunch money or a lunch from home on this day. The school is providing a hot lunch to every student!!

FEBRUARY:

Feb 4 - Fairness Character luncheon with the Principal.

Week of Feb 7-11, Love of Reading Week. We will have special guests reading to the students, doing a "Poem in a Pocket" and other special events with the emphasis on Love of Reading!

Feb 23- Western B-Bque and Grandparents Day (Kindergarten thru 3rd grade)

Feb 24-25, NO school, Rodeo Break

If there are ANY parents who have their fingerprint card and have time/interest in volunteering for a possible Field Trip, please email me or send a note with your availability and # of students your car can hold ASAP.

Thanks to everyone who sent in such nice goodies for the holidays! You were all very thoughtful!

Mrs. C

Week of November 28, 2010

2010-11-22T18:45:00.000-08:00

Hello Parents!

Thank you to everyone for an amazing amount of corn donated by my class! The Thanksgiving Feast would not have been a success without your help!

The spelling words for this week are:

1. Kitten

2. frog

3. dog

4. fish

5. puppy

6. pet

7. little

8. funny

9. snow man

10. winter

Speaking of winter, it is getting COLD in the morning! Please make sure your child has a coat or jacket available to them. LPA sweatshirts are available for purchase at the front office. Also, please make sure that you have your child's name on his/her jacket... we have so many that look alike. Hats, hoodies or gloves are not to be worn IN class.

Thanks! Mrs. C

Week of Nov. 22, 2010

2010-11-21T19:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving week to my students and families!

We will have a very short week this week, with a regular school day being Monday, followed by our school wide Thanksgiving Feast for staff and students on Tuesday. The first grade classes are responsible for providing corn for the ENTIRE school, and already I have had several cans of corn show up in class! Thanks to all who have been helping out.

If you are planning on bringing in a dish of HOT corn on Tuesday, if you need your container back, please make sure you have your name, your child's name, my name and grade level clearly marked on the outside of the container somewhere... masking tape works great.

Due to the short week, there will be NO spelling words this week OR nightly homework.

Please be sure to look for our annual "Thanksgiving Cookbook" that the children made for your enjoyment. There are sure to be some yummy and very unique recipe's in there this year.... one that I know I'd love to try but the meat would probably be cost prohibitive!!

Enjoy the holidays with family and friends! We will see everybody back on Monday, Nov. 29th!

Thanks, Mrs. C

November 15, 2010

2010-11-10T14:59:00.000-08:00

I hope everybody had a great day off in honor of the Veteran's Day last week!

We have a lot of things going on this month and next before the winter break.

The 3 first grade classes are in charge of providing corn for the entire school including teachers for our Thanksgiving Feast on Nov. 23rd. Please help us out and send in either hot corn in a dish the morning of Nov. 23rd OR cans of corn prior to the 23rd. Thanks for your help.

The spelling words for this week are as follows:

1. is

2. are

3 was

4. were

5. has

6. had

7. have

8. come

9. winter

10. holiday

Parents please keep an eye out for a couple of special things coming home prior to the winter break. The first item is our annual "thanksgiving cookbook" which will be sent home the Monday prior to Thanksgiving. It is full of yummy recipe's from the whole class!

The second item is our winter special project which is a take off from the book "Flat Stanley." We change it a bit for the holidays... and make it the "Flat Gingerbread man." There is a full sheet of instructions for you to send it to a friend, or relative in another city, another state or perhaps another country. The host is to keep a daily log for about a week of the events and places that the Flat Gingerbread Man goes... and then either email the events and photos back to me or send it in the regular mail. This is a great adventure for the kids and they LOVE getting mail and hearing the adventure that their gingerbread man had while visiting out of town!

Thanks again for your help and support! Mrs. C

2010-08-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Most of the children that studied their spelling words (and copied them at home) did really well on their first spelling test :)

Here are the words for this week:

bed
led
met
get
pen
ten
yes
then
Tuesday
blue

Our spelling test will be held each Friday during a normal 5-day week.

Be sure and take a minute to look around the campus with your child and read the new Playground, Bathroom, Cafeteria and Classroom rules!! We are reinforcing the "Be Caring and Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible" rules by handing out Character Cards to any child that demonstrates the rules during the school day. ANY teacher can give a child a Character Card during the school day. At the end of the week, one child from each class will be drawn, and the following Monday, that child will hear his/her name read on the morning announcements and they will receive a prize!!

I'm looking forward to another great week!! Mrs. C

2010-08-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

Parents:

Welcome to our first full week of First Grade!

I have had some questions about the Library/computer permission slip that went home today. The permission slip is for our records at the school. It is not intended for you to have to access the internet at your home. The library/computer teacher needs to obtain your written permission for your child to access the computer during their one-hour class on Monday's, and also if you give your permission for your child to check books out of our school library. The books are to be returned the following Monday. Any books that are lost or damaged must be replaced before the end of the school year.

I still have a few students that have not turned in their blue class questionnaire. I would like to get this back by the end of this week.

Your child should have brought home his/her first homework assignment today. There was the back side of the math page which should be completed tonight and returned to school tomorrow. Additionally, the children were given their first list of 10 spelling words to study, and copy during the week. They will be tested on the words this coming Friday.

I sent home a REVISED September snack calendar today. It has the correct student's names and days that they are responsible for bringing in a snack.

Thank you to all the parents who had an overwhelming response to our request for school supplies! We are off to a great start to the school year.

Please help your child be successful in school by ensuring that he/she brings their backpack and homework folder and nightly homework to class each and every day.

Thanks for your help! Mrs. Childress

Beginning of School 2010-2011

2010-08-09T20:21:00.000-07:00

Welcome parents and students of my first grade for the 2010-2011 school year!

I am very excited to meet everybody this Thursday! I can't believe the summer has already ended.

You should have received a school supply list. I will be sending another one home this Thursday, along with a 2-sided form for parents to complete in it's entirety and return to me as soon as possible. I have also included a snack calendar for the month of August and September. There have been a couple of changes since the snack calendar was posted, but for now, we'll keep it as it is.

Here is our "specials" schedule for the year:

Computer/Library is on Monday's from 12:15 - 1:15 PM

PE is on Tuesday's from 10:00 - 10:25 AM, and again on Friday's from 11:30 - 11:55 AM. Your child will need tennis shoes on PE days.

The art schedule is on Thursday's from 9:45 - 10:25 AM.

I will be including my email address, school telephone number and other important information for you to read and become familiar with during the first few days of school.

I look forward to a great school year :) Mrs. Childress

May Events

2010-04-28T19:25:00.000-07:00

We have lots of activities planned as we wrap up a very busy school year:

Week of May 3-7 Scholastic Book Fair "Buy one, get one free" Times will be posted on library door and in The Link

May 3 - 7 Teacher Appreciation Week. Things to bring your teacher are also posted in The Link

May 7 - Last pancake breakfast with the principal

May 12 - K to 5th grade Field Day (Wednesday) Details to follow

May 25 -End of the year party (Mrs. Childress' class, Ms. Cochran's class and Ms. Macintosh's class

May 28 - Last day of school.

We are finishing up our plant unit. Both parents and kids have been very excited as they have observed our sunflower plants continue to grow!!

We are beginning to work on our solar/planet unit including some fun solar science experiments and solar powered activities.

We will then go back in time and learn about ancient Egypt and how they invented things that we use every day!

Parents: Please remember to help look for any overdue library books! Your child will not receive his or her final report card if there are missing or overdue books. You will have to make arrangements to replace the book or pay for it. Please see Ms. Cook for any questions.

Please remember it is getting hotter and it's a good idea to apply sunscreen to your child before he/she arrives at school. Also, please encourage your child to drink plenty of water. Water bottles are ok in the classroom, to save time please label your child's water bottle with his/her name. Also, so we don't have sticky spills, please help out and send ONLY water.

I can't believe this year has flown by this quickly!! Thank you to everybody for making it such as success! Mrs. C

2010-03-22T19:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Parents:

It's hard to believe but we're down to the wire!

Thanks to one and all for helping us collect the one-gallon milk containers! We finally have enough. I will be cutting them down this weekend to make them into planters. We will be starting our plant unit right after the spring break.

Ask your students about the fun things they did in class this week! Today they got to "practice" making a tornado in a bottle! It was fun to watch them get so excited about it. On Friday, we will be blowing up a volcano in class, after we learn about where they are located and some other fun facts.

It's starting to get warm, so you might want to think about leaving the heavy coats at home. Also, for those of you that are worried about sunburns, it is a great idea to apply sunscreen at home before sending your child off to school.

Please take a look at the Link, my class newsletter and save the April and May snack calendars.

We will be putting together an end-of-the-year party with at least one other first grade class. More details to follow.

This Wednesday, March24, there will be NO homework, because we will be spending the vast majority of our morning watching the school-wide talent show. We have 4 participants from our class alone!

Remember there is NO school April 1-5. Dress down day in April is April 7th for $1.

The April character lunch with the principal is April 9th.

Thanks again for all your help! Mrs. C

2010-03-02T20:58:00.001-08:00

Hi Parents:

Wow! I can't believe it's March already! Your kids should have come home wearing a Dr. Seuss "cat in the hat" hat and talking all about the wonderful (or not) green eggs and ham they had in class today! Mrs. Witt's class and our class got together and watched a Dr. Seuss movie and ate green eggs and ham!

The next two weeks are going to fly by with a lot of things coming up for the month:

March 3rd - Dress Down Day $1

March 5th - Pancake Breakfast with the Principal 50 cents per pancake

March 5th - Character lunch with the Principal - we are celebrating the trait of caring!

March 5th - Movie Night. The movie starts at 6 PM.

March 10th- Art show open house! Come see the art work our class has been working on for the past 2 -3 weeks!

March 11th - Report Card Day! 1/2 day of School with NO after school or lunch. School gets out promptly at 11;30 AM

March 12 and 15 - Spring Break - No school

March 16 - School resumes at 8:30 AM

March 16 - Skate Night from 6-8 PM

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Talent Show wil be held the week of March 22nd.

Remember - Cookie Dough sales will be over March 10th! Please help us raise money for the school. Also, we are in our final month of the Bookman's Reading Challenge. Our goal is to complete at least one form per student at home AND at school during the week! Please let me know if you need more forms to complete at home.

This is a wonderful way to increase your child's fluency and decoding skills. You can have them read the Saxon little white phonics books or any other book that is handy.

Thank you to all the grandparents who showed up and made our class such a festive spot! I hope you enjoyed seeing your "most wanted" child on his or her poster!

Mrs. C

Love of Reading Week

2010-02-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

Parents: This week is the "Love of Reading Week!"

We have lots of fun activities planned.

Monday the teachers will be switching with other classes to read one of their favorite books to another class.

Tuesday is PJ DAY!!

Wednesday is make our own Bookmarks Day

Thursday is "Poem in a Pocket" day where we read the poem's we have been practicing for a week to as many different teachers as possible. Every time one of the children read a poem to a teacher, they earn a sticker!!

Friday is Dress up as your Favorite Character from a Story Book!! Your child should either bring the book with them OR be able to articulate what character they are from a book. Please no swords, guns or masks!

Again, we are doing our BEST to support the Bookman's Reading Challenge to earn money for our school. This contest runs through the end of March, so I encourage you to have your child fill out at least ONE Bookman's reading log per week at home. Thanks for your help!!

This is a GREAT week to have your child bring in a SHORT book that is one of their favorites that I can share with the rest of the class. Please make sure it has your child's name on it somewhere so it's not misplaced!

Thank you to all the parents and children who sent in yummy treats for the class to share for our Valentine's Day party! Thanks too for your thoughtfulness in remembering me on this fun day!

Remember to talk to grandparents about the upcoming Rodeo Week Grandparents Day which will be held on Wednesday, February 24th. Grandparents will be coming into the classroom to share in some fun rodeo activities with their grandchildren, then sharing a rodeo day cookout.

Western attire is ok!!

Mrs. C

2010-02-07T14:22:00.000-08:00

Parents:

We are going to be focusing on different strategies with reading for the rest of the year. Studies show that successful readers try to have pictures, clips, sounds, smells going like an invisible movie in their head while they are "visualizing" the story when they are reading a book.

A good practice when you are reading with your child is to ask them clarifying questions to see if they remember or can describe the scenes or events in a story or chapter.

The Bookman's Reading Challenge continues until the end of March! We were in 3rd place in the total number of books read! Parents, please keep up the good work and encourage your child to fill out a book report and turn it in at least weekly!! Thanks, Mrs. C

Reminder: This Thursday, February 11 is our Field Trip to the Fox Theatre. We will be departing school RIGHT after breakfast. We will see the show first, then go to Reid Park for lunch and break. Please pack a sack lunch and drink for your child as well as a sweatshirt or light jacket.

Upcoming Events:

Valentine's Day Balloon Grams are available for sale in the front office until Wed. Feb 10th. They will be delivered on February 12th to the class.

Feb. 12th Valentine's Day exchange with our class and class party. You are encouraged to bring in store bought snacks or treats. We will be wearing free dress and a pink or red shirt.

Feb 15-19, Love of Reading Week

Feb 18: Skate Night from 6-8 PM

Feb. 24 -Grandparents Day and Rodeo Cookout! Grandparents will need to RSVP to let us know if they can attend the class activities planned in our classroom. More details to follow.

Feb. 25-26 NO school -Rodeo Break

March 2 Dr. Seuss Birthday

March 3 Dress Down Day $1

March 5 Pancake breakfast with the principal

2010-01-21T18:44:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents:

We are coming to the really busy time of year with something new happening practically every week. Next Wednesday, Jan. 27th is a REALLY special, fun filled day for the the kids! Our first grade class is going to be visiting all the 2nd grade rooms/teachers for a 100 minutes of fun filled activities, arts or crafts. Our class is VERY excited about this and want to meet the teachers and see their classes! We are also having a free dress down day (jeans and any appropriate shirt), and a cookout lunch for all the kids. It is very important that you make every effort to have your child to school on time this day as activities will start shortly after school starts. Thank you! Mrs. C

2010-01-04T19:07:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents:

Welcome back to school! I'm telling the class that they are well on their way to being 2nd graders. The expectations are going up, which you can reinforce at home.

Please make sure your child has his or her backpack, homework folder and homework done each day and brought to school. If your child has lost their monthly Pizza Hut "Book It" form, you can sign that they have read the required 15-20 minutes PER night on a plain piece of paper and send that in. The December reading logs are now due. January and February reading logs went home today.

Here are some upcoming events for January and February:

1/6 Dress Down Day $1

1/7 PTO Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM

1/14 Fuddruckers Fundraiser from 10:30 AM until close.

1/15 Movie Night

1/18 MLK Holiday - NO School

1/22 Daddy - Daughter Dance from 7 - 9 PM at LAKESIDE

1/27 100th Day of School Special Events planned ALL Day

February:

2/3 Dress Down Day $1

2/4 PTO Meeting

2/5 Mid quarter ends

2/8 to 2/12 Love of Reading Week

2/18 Skate Night from 6 - 8 PM

2/24 Grandparents Day/Rodeo Day

2/25 and 2/26 Rodeo Break No School

Thanks! Mrs. C

2009-12-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

Dear First Grade Parents:

Wow! The holiday break is almost here... and we have SO much to do!

Our Holiday concert (all of first grade) is set for next Tuesday, Dec. 15th at 2 PM in the school cafeteria. Your child can wear either holiday dress or jeans and a red shirt for the performance. We are looking for donations of small cookies and punch to serve after the performance. Please remember that the kids have P.E on Tuesdays and will also have lunch and a quick afternoon break so if you are worried about nice clothes getting dirty, you might want to think about arriving a few minutes early to help them change clothes.

Please help me and the other teachers who are doing testing and send in note or a quick email if your child is NOT going to be in school, especially between now and the last day of class which is Dec. 16th and it's a 1/2 day with NO lunch and NO afterschool. I want to make sure everybody can pick up their report card before the break.

Please make sure you have read all the "candy cane" supplemental newsletter that was attached to this week's regular newsletter. I'm encouraging all parents to make sure your child leaves jewelry (if it is big and clunky or expensive) and toys at home. We have had a big problem with toys being misplaced or brought out when we are trying to get work done.

As mentioned in the newsletter, there is NO spelling test this week.

Thanks for your help!! Mrs. C

2009-11-29T15:34:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everybody who made the Thanksgiving Feast such a success!!! I hope everybody had a wonderful, restful holiday with family and friends. We will be starting a new spelling list this week. This is the last week to turn in the $8 and permission slip for the field trip next February to see the live theatre show at the Fox Theatre. I cannot take your child off school property without the permission slip and money. We have to pre-pay the tickets in order to ensure we have seats for the performance.

Now that it is getting cold, please make sure you have labeled all your child's outerwear. The school has 2 different style sweatshirts available for purchase in the front office. These sweatshirts can be worn all day in class.

We are also going to have an all first grade Holiday Performance on Tuesday, Dec. 15th @ 2 PM. It will be held in the school cafeteria. We will be collecting donated holiday cookies to serve after the performance. More details to follow!

Thanks, Mrs. C

2009-11-04T21:01:00.000-08:00

Parents: The first grade classes are in charge of bringing HOT corn to the Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, Nov. 24 for the entire student body and staff. More information will be sent home in this Monday's Class Newsletter. We will need dishes of ready-to-eat hot corn delivered either with your student before school on the 24th, or brought to school by 9:30 AM. Please label any and all containers with your full name, your child's name and grade level IF you want to have the dishes set aside and returned to you.

Tuesday, Nov. 24 is our last day of class before the Thanksgiving break. Regular class will resume on Monday, Nov. 30th. Please let me know ahead of time if you anticipate that your child will miss any days of school during our busy holiday season! We have a LOT of things going on, including testing and it really helps us plan accordingly if we know about absences.

Thank you to all the parents who have sent in Lysol anti-bacterial wipes! We're doing our best to keep the class clean and germ free :)

Lastly, my annual "First Grade Student Recipe book" will be sent home a few days before Thanksgiving. As always, it is a great way to share holiday traditions with your family! It is always amazing to listen to the kids tell me all the great details about what they remember about family traditions such as Thanksgiving!! Happy Holidays to the entire class!! Mrs. C

2009-10-20T20:04:00.000-07:00

Parents:

It is starting to get chilly in the mornings. If you send your child to school with a jacket or sweater, please make sure that it has his or her full name in it, in case it gets misplaced. Also, please remember that in order to wear a sweatshirt or sweater in class, it has to conform to the dress code of being white, red or navy in color.

We are starting to collect BIG bags of candy for the Harvest Festival which is going to be held on October 30 from 6 to 9 PM at the LAKESIDE campus of LPA. If you feel you could volunteer for 1/2 hour or an hour, please let me know! The class that brings in the most candy earns a class party :) Thanks for your support! Mrs. C

Scholastic Book on line ordering instructions

2009-09-28T20:32:00.000-07:00

Hi Parents:

I have good news! I just finished setting up the ability to order Scholastic Books online! This will save all of us postage and our class earns a free book every time a parent orders online!

Here is how it works:

1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web Site

2. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card

3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There is no need to send money to school.

4. After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.

To order go to Scholastic.com/bookclubs

USER NAME: MrsCscholasticbooks

PASSWORD: 1stgradeclub

If you have any questions, send me a email at dchildress@lpatucson. org

Thanks, Mrs. C

Upcoming Events

2009-09-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all the parents that made the Scholastic Book Fair such a success! This Friday, our Principal and Vice-Principal are taking pies to the face for raising more money than we planned! Tickets are on sale for your chance to throw a pie for only $1.00!!

Upcoming events:

September:

11 - Mid-Quarter Ends

11- Hero Night at LPA Lakeside Campus

14- Mid-Quarter reports going home with the Link and Mrs. C's Class News

October:

2-Pancake Breakfast with the Principal

2-Character Lunch with the Principal

2-Bingo Night

7- Dress Down Day $1

8-40th Day of School!! Fun activities planned! Please be on time

9-Report Card Day NO lunch and NO after-school program. School ends promptly at 11:30 AM.

12-13 NO school Harvest Break

2009-08-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

Dear Parents:

We are off to an exciting start to a new school year! The whole class has been hard at work with projects that will be on display during our Open House/Book Fair which will be held on Wednesday, August 26th, from 6 to 8 PM. I will be working in the library to help out with the book fair, but feel free to have your child show you around the classroom and take a look at their projects which will be on their desks. Then please stop by and say "hi" and buy a book or two for your child to read with you to increase their fluency and vocabulary!

September snack calendars will be coming out before the end of August.

Thanks! Mrs. C