May 14th - 18th

Dear Families,

I am truly blessed (and spoiled) to teach the children of each and every family in my class! I would like to thank each child so much for all of the love, art work with expressions from the heart, and treats with which you have all showered me. Moms and dads, your children's faces were so adorably happy when they handed their flowers and gifts to me. They are wonderful!!

As I told some of you that I would give a quick update on "the knee", here it is. The MRI showed that two biggest problems are the ACL being torn in two pieces and the meniscus being torn. The plan is to let the other minor ligaments heal for a couple more weeks with the brace. Then, do 2 - 4 weeks of physical therapy. After that, the doctor will perform surgery on those two things and I will continue physical therapy. So there we have it. I guess that just goes to show you that when I do something, I go all the way. :)  

Reading Workshop:

In Reading Workshop we will continue our unit on Fiction by review strategies we’ve learned this year to help us understand what we are reading.  We will read for enjoyment and share our favorite stories with each other.  We will discuss our favorite authors and our favorite genres.  As we wind down the year, we will begin our Reader’s Theater plays that we will present before our End of the Year parties.

Writer’s Workshop:

We will continue using the process of editing and revising as we use the writing process to complete stories.  As a class we will learn strategies of revision such as adding dialogue, revising by adding to the middle of our stories and revising by taking things away from our stories.  We will practice and discuss writing stories for enjoyment and using our imaginations.

Math:

In math we will continue our unit on Extending Skip Counting.  We will look for patterns in numbers while we solve problems and think mathematically.

Social Studies:

Howdy y’all!  This week we will dive into TEXAS!  We will learn about our state’s symbols and heritage.  We will discuss the Texas Flag, colors and their meanings.  Friendship is the Texas state motto.  We will examine how our friendships effect our community! We will read about Texas and “travel” around the state as we learn about all of the great things Texas has to offer.   

Thank you!!

Tuesday Folders - Mrs. Tripathi

Parent Reader - Mrs. Rodsari-Sayyer and Mrs. Loschke

Classroom Helper -  Ms. Wright

Homework Helpers - Mrs. Van Metre and Mrs. Bhatia

Reminders:

May 14th and 15th -5th graders will be taking the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests in 
Math and Reading.  To assist us in adhering to strict state and district guidelines regarding test security, we will not have visitors or volunteers in the building until 11:00 a.m. on May 14th and 15th.

Book Fair: All week

Friday, May 17^th  Career Day

Thursday, May 30^th  End of the Year party (information will come soon from our wonderful homeroom parents).
Friday, May 31^st Last day of First grade

*Cafeteria note:  As of April 29^th students will not be allowed to charge their lunch.  Lunch accounts must have a balance that will pay for their lunch purchase each day.  Cheese sandwiches will be served to students who do not have enough money in their account.