Weekend Update

I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful weekend. It wasn't exactly winter, but the sunshine was welcome. I also noticed that it was quite light at 7 AM, which is a sign of brighter days ahead.
This week will be a testing week in first grade, with a unit 2 benchmark test in Reading Streets, and two math tests : unit 5, and the midyear test. We will break up the testing over several days, so the kids should not feel overwhelmed.
In science, we are finishing up our study of living and non-living things, and moving on to magnets. We have lots of magnets for the kids to experiment with.
Miss Yarnall, our St. Anselm's student, has been very busy. She is "publishing" stories for all of the students, and assisting at the art center where the kids made those cute triceratop models. If you haven't seen yours yet, they will be coming home on Monday.
Wednesday brings February, and that of course means Valentine's Day. We will be exchanging cards - I will send home more information, including student's first names, next week.

Winter Reminder

Hi, everyone. Winter is officially here. How can I tell? One snow day and one delayed opening in one week. Also, many children (and teachers) with the sniffles. Also, snow is on the playground, which is great fun for the kids, but only if they have boots and snow pants. Without boots and snow pants, kids have to stay on the black top, which can be booorrrring! So, if your child has this winter clothing, and hats and mittens, be sure he/she brings them. We have extra hats and gloves, and the nurse has ski pants if your child needs to borrow a pair. Please remember to send in shoes or slippers to wear inside.

On another subject - our class has earned homework passes for good attendance at last week's math night. The homework pass can be used anytime, just staple it to the homework, and your child is excused from doing that assignment. I hope to get the passes out this week - I'm sure the children will remind me if I forget.

Happy New Year