Week of October 30, 2017

It was great to see many of you at the Walk-A-Thon last Saturday!  It’s always a fun event for everyone.  :)

We have been studying and observing caterpillars for the past two weeks.  They changed into their chrysalis state and now many are butterflies.  Ask your child about their caterpillar/butterfly.

Tuesday is Halloween! I know your first grader can't wait to show off their costume!  It will certainly be a day filled with excitement!  On Tuesday, students should wear their costumes to school.  The Costume Parade starts at 8:30 on the Primary Playground.  Our class party will begin about 9:00 (following the parade).  Parents are welcome to stay for the party.  After recess, we will try to resume our school day, as best as we can.  :)  Please make sure your child can use the restroom on their own with their costume.  I’ll attach our principal’s message about Halloween Costumes as well. It looks like we still need some help with the stations/booths for our class party, even if it's just for part of the time, that would be helpful.  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4ca8a72aaafb6-class/17005849 

Tuesday is also a Family Night, so there is no homework that night and to lighten the packet, we worked on our Book Report together and the first page of the math.

We will have an Art Vistas project on Thursday about 11:20 (Lesson is at 10:50).  It is always nice to have extra parent helpers for the project.  Please let Mrs. Timpano know if you can make it.

On Thursday our school will have Family Science Night!  It is a lot of fun!  Hope you can make it.  We still need some volunteers for the event.  If you or a friend would like to help out (It’s fun and easy!) Here is the sign up:  http://bit.ly/FamilyScience2017

We have been really good about returning our library books; let’s keep that up!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Week of October 23, 2017

I hope to see you tomorrow at the Walk-a-Thon!  Make sure your child is wearing their Walk-a-Thon t-shirt if they pre-registered, so they can collect lap tallies.  Here is the website if you need more information.  http://altavistawalkathon.org

Please let Anne-Marie Hart know if you can help us on Thursday with our Clay glazing project.  Set up starts at 10:30.

Don't forget to sign up for Seesaw.  We have been adding more to our online journals. 

Please return your AV School Library book on Monday.  I do remind the students to check their backpack for their books, but I do not check it for them; if you pack the book for your child, let them know as well. :)

Thank you to our parent volunteers this week! 

Have a great weekend!

Week of October 16, 2017

Don’t forget to sign your child up for the Walk-a-Thon!   I will be handing out the Walk-a-Thon t-shirts in class on Friday for all of the preregistered students.  www.altavistawalkathon.org

We had a great time on our field trip today.  It was my first time at the Mountain View Center For Performing Arts and I really enjoyed it!

We will not be visiting the library on Monday due to CELDT testing.  You can return your library book or hold onto it for one more week.

One of the decorations for the Walkathon is a scarecrow from each class.  Our scarecrow has a bear face but needs pants and a top.  Let me know if you’re interested in taking our scarecrow home and adding an outfit to it. J

I hope you enjoy your weekend.

Week of October 9, 2017

This was our first week of "Cougar Time," RtI – instructional reading groups.  The students have done a great job lining up for their Cougar Time class.  It's a transition, and all of the first-grade teachers are pleasantly impressed.  Cougar Time will be Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30-9:30.

On Monday and Tuesday from 11-12 we will be working on our Cardboard Challenge in the Maker Space Lab.  

Please let me know if you are interested in being a chaperone on our field trip on Friday 10/13, we have three spots.  You may ride on the bus with us or you can drive separately.  Thank you.

Friday morning is picture re-takes.  If you purchased pictures and would like re-takes, please return the pictures on Friday.

I will continue to post pictures of the math homework on our blog.  We started this week’s math homework in class today.

Make sure you sign up for the walkathon online.  Students who have registered will receive their t-shirt in class on the Friday before the walkathon.  If you haven’t been before, it’s a fun-filled day.  Students like to walk laps with their friends and parents too!  So far we have 19 friends from room 1 - signed up! www.altavistawalkathon.org

Please remember library books for Monday.