Grade 1 Swimming, next Saturday!

Dear Families,
 Swimming is starting soon! Swim lessons will happen during our normal P.E. classes starting Saturday, September 29th. That is a day 3, so our class will have our first swim lesson during P.E. on that day. All P.E. lessons through October 24th will be swimming, so remember starting September 29th, on all days 1,3 and 4 your child should bring his/her swim gear (separate bag with swimsuit, towel and flip flops or crocs).

It's a good idea in the next week to have your child practice changing independently into his/her swimsuit and then back into dry clothes. Students will need to change independently in the locker rooms and will also be responsible for gathering their belongings back into their swim bag to bring everything home for drying and preparation for next time! Please make sure everything is labeled, just in case.

Thanks,
Ms. Kelly

Pintrest...idea in the classroom

I saw this idea on Pintrest and thought the kids might get a kick out of flipping their chairs upside down and reading against them.  It was a big hit this morning during Read-to-Self Time. If you haven't already, please send a cushion/pillow for your child to leave in school.

Monster Squeeze

Last week students in 1KR were introduced to Monster Squeeze, a game that reinforces number order and comparing quantities. 

Reading Buddies

This year grade 1KR and 4TB will get together on most day 5s to read and do other activities together. Last week the fourth graders helped us choose "just right" books.

Reminders and Requests

Hi Parents,
 Just a few reminders....students are invited to bring in a cushion/pillow to use during our "Read to Self" time. If you have a chance to locate one this weekend, I am sure your child will be grateful.

Also, students are invited to bring in a framed family picture to warm up our classroom and make it a bit homier.

A couple of requests....I am finding that we need zipper bags for various projects. When you're doing your shopping this weekend please pick up a box of zipper bags for us. Girls bring small size and boys bring  large size??

Thanks SO much!
Ms Kelly

Ribbon Cutting

Yeah, our classroom library is open and ready for business! After 2 weeks of anticipation and hard work organizing our collection, we're ready to read, read, read!

Welcome 1KR Parents

This week in Reader's Workshop we have been working on building stamina. We have been discussing how athletes like marathon runners build up their stamina so they can run long distances and comparing that to readers building up stamina and reading longer and stronger each day. We have been graphing how long we read each day, we have increased from 12 minutes the first day to 20 minutes on Wednesday! Way to go readers!!