I am pleased to announce that our class won the box top contest! We will be having a popcorn party at the end of the day Thursday to celebrate! Thank you all for taking the time to collect and turn in all your box tops!
In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Sarah Kaye
Announcements
My Father's Dragon: Please have your child bring in their copy of My Father’s Dragon
Book Fair: Thank you to all who attended our Usborne Book Fair this week! It was a joy to see you and we are so thankful for your support. If you are interested in purchasing more Usborne books, please visit the link below. This link will bring you to a unique page connected to our school and will be valid until April 19th. After your purchase, you will receive contact from our Usborne Representative, Mrs. Cleary, and she will refund you the shipping cost. Please email Ms. Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org) with any questions!
Spring Concert: Our Spring Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on May 1st. Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a white dress shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt and black closed toed shoes. Please have your 1st graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm. THANK YOU to Mrs. Nicole Burns for putting on a concert clothing exchange. She has collected concert attire from students who have outgrown their concert clothes. If you would like to participate in the exchange by either donating concert uniforms or receiving articles of clothing, please contact Nicole at: nikki.burns@hotmail.com
Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!Calendar
Friday, April 19th & Monday, April 22nd: No school
Wednesday, May 1st: Spring Concert
Homework
Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)
Practice phonograms: ea, ur, t, ch, ey, ay, eigh, ee, ai, y
Monday: please, pleasant, picture, pitch, pitcher, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight and math workbook page 130-132
Tuesday: breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color, contains, day, daily, eagle, fancy and math workbook pg. 133-134
Wednesday: Review all 30 words and math workbook pg. 135-136
Thursday: No homework; R&R
Academics
Poem: Rope Rhyme by Eloise Greenfield Idiom: Land of Nod
Spalding: We will have 20 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Thursday due to Good Friday!
Monday: please, pleasant, picture, pitch, pitcher, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight
Tuesday: breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color, contains, day, daily, eagle, fancy
Phonograms: ea, ur, t, ch, ey, ay, eigh, ee, ai, y
Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor.
Grammar: This week we will learn about and practice using contractions and compound words. A contraction is when two words are shortened in to one word using an apostrophe. A compound words is when two or more words the have their own meanings are combined to make one new word, often with a different meaning.
Literature: We will continue to read My Father’s Dragon. Early on in the week, students will bring home a brown paper bag to fill with a few items that they would take with them on a journey to Wild Island!
Math: We will dive back into number sense as we explore numbers 50-100. Students will decompose numbers as they show how many tens and ones are in each number.
History: We will finish our unit on the American Revolution by playing a review game on Monday. We will take a unit test on Wednesday. A review sheet will be sent home on Monday.
Science: This week we will begin a deeper exploration in to the solar system. We will start by studying Mercury and Venus. We will compare and contrast Mercury and Venus to see how a day on their planet might be like in terms of time, temperature, size, and weather.
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