I'd like to welcome all my new students to first grade!  I hope you all got your postcard last week!  I can't wait to see you all on Tuesday morning.  I'll meet you on the playground and then we'll head in and find our seats, where you'll find something fun and mysterious waiting for you!  See you Tuesday, Ms. Furlotte

1B is currently working on a science unit about seeds.  We're looking for lots of different kinds of seeds.  If you're garderning or if you're eating some food this week that has seeds in it, would you please send some in?  We'd appreciate it if you could label the seeds so that we know what they are.  =) IMPORTANT:  Due to allergies, please don't send in anything from the peanut or nut family. Thanks for your help, The kids of 1B

Just a note to parents that the SPCA can be a very loud place.  You may want to consider sending a pair of soft ear plugs with your child if they have trouble with loud noises.  This is just a suggestion and is NOT mandatory.

Just a reminder that book orders are due this Wednesday, April 17, 2013.   Thank you for supporting Literacy in our classroom!

Our class will be visiting the book fair tomorrow at 8:45.  Books usually start at a cost of $6.00.  If you'd like your child to be able to purchase a book(s), please send in their money in an envelope or baggie with their name on it.   Remember, by purchasing books through book fair and book orders, you're directly supporting our school and our classrooms.  Scholastic gives back a percentage of sales to the schools in the way of supplies and books.  

 Grade one will be having a unit test on addition this Thursday and Friday.  This is a fairly large test and will be broken into two parts.  Students will be demonstrating applying strategies learned for efficient addition.  Making 10 and doubles will certainly be on the test.  Ask your child about these strategies.  See if they can apply them to these two story problems below.  Avoid telling them how to answer.  Remember, avoid helping them answer the questions and see what they can teach you first!  Guide your child if you see them struggling. Jenny got a surprise in her lunch box today.  Her dad had packed her some jelly beans.  8 of the jelly beans were red and the rest were blue.  All together Jenny got 13 jelly beans.  How many were blue? (Making 10 is a great strategy for this question) Sam had a hockey tournament this weekend.  In his first game he scored 3 goals and in his second game he scored 4.  How many goals did Sam score all together? (Doubles + 1 is a great strategy for this question)