The Race Report

Last Day Fun!

We had a great last day of first grade! Can you believe it's over? Thank you for a wonderful year. I hope you all have a fun and safe summer. I'll see you second graders in August. Check out the photo album to the left of our last day fun. 

Lunch

The students will not be able to charge lunches next week. Be prepared so they have lunch money each day. Thanks!

Schedule for the last week of school

*We still have work to do next week, but we’re also going to balance the time so we can have some fun with our friends!

Monday - Game Day: You can bring in your favorite board game to share. Make sure you are able to tell your friends how to play your game. No electronic games.

 Tuesday – Mystery Summer Bag: Put something that will represent what you will do over the summer in your bag. Be prepared to be able to describe it to your friends. The students will guess what is in the bag by the clues you give them.

 Wednesday – Scrub-a-Dub Day: We will start cleaning out your desks. Please bring in some shaving cream if you’d like to help get the cleaning party started.

 Thursday – Reading Day! Bring a beach towel, flashlight, books, and popcorn as we will be camping out in our classroom reading.

 Friday – Ice Cream Social: You can bring your favorite topping or whipped cream to share with your friends. Last day of school!

Rockin Reading Celebration/Field Day

We had a great Reading Celebration and Field Day! Check out the photo album on the left sidebar.

Reading Celebration

The Reading Celebration is this Thursday and ALL of our friends will be participating because they all reached the goal of 25 book responses! There will be 5 stations that they will rotate among. One station is an inflatable "jumpy" and a waiver is going home today for you to sign if your child has your permission. Your child will not be able to participate in the "jumpy" without the signed waiver. Please return it ASAP. Thanks!

Registration Cards

Registration cards and envelopes will go home for K-4 next Tuesday, May 5. They will be due by Friday, May 8th. Parents, please return the envelopes addressed and with three stamps. Thanks!

Field Day

Field day for 1st grade is May 7th!

Please remember to:

1. Dress your child in clothes that are appropriate for the temperature (no halter tops or spaghetti straps).
2. Make sure your child has on socks and tennis shoes.
3. Apply sunscreen to your child before school.
4. Some of the events may use water. Some students may need to bring extra socks/clothes.
5. Water bottles are optional. If you choose to bring a water bottle, it must be filled at home. 

**Make a note of these lunch times:

Thursday, May 7th - 11:59-12:29

Friday, May 8th - 11:53-12:23 

Reading Celebration

We had a fun celebration this morning! The whole school came together to celebrate the great accomplishments with the 25 Book Campaign. Teachers celebrated by dressing as one of their favorite storybook characters. The kids got to watch a great skit celebrating how much Keheley kids love to read...watch out Book Snatcher! We even had a treat when Tom Sullivan from 11 Alive News came for a visit and to congratulate the kids. Check out the photo album on the left sidebar of the fun we had!

Measuring Dinosaurs

We are learning about measurement in math (estimating, measuring, and comparing length, weight, and capacity). What better way to explore than with a fun project! The kids were given tiny dinosaurs on Monday and we took an initial measurement and then put them in water. We have checked them everyday this week to track their growth progress. Check out the initial photos below. Stay tuned for the final pictures next week when our dinosaurs are done growing.

        

Character Kid - March

We are so proud of Cobi for being our March character kid. The focus was commitment (dedication/loyalty, respect for the environment, motivation, and leadership). Cobi comes to school everyday committed to doing her best in all things. She truly stands out as a leader. Way to go Cobi!

Rice

We'll be working on capacity next week and we will need some rice so we can really explore and compare the capacities of various objects. If you are able to donate a bag of rice, we would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Reading Responses

We are thrilled to share that all 16 kids in our class met the goal of 25 book responses by yesterday's deadline! Woohoo! Most of our friends have actually exceeded the goal of 25. Everyone in our class has worked super hard to read, read, and read some more. Tomorrow we'll be celebrating in a school-wide assembly and later in May the kids who met the 25 book goal will have another celebration with race care driver Mr. Jay!

Did you notice that our new homework calendar now has 5 activities to pick from? Stretch your brains and try to do a minimum of 4 each week. For those of you always looking for a challenge, go for 5. These skills review really should only take a couple of minutes max so I know you can do it. Don't forget to date each activity and always use your best handwriting. Remember, we don't number sentences in first grade. If you pick a writing activity, write your sentences in a paragraph.

An informational sheet was sent home this week about the CRCT. Our class will be testing Tuesday through Thursday next week. I feel really confident that each child will do great on the test. We've worked hard all year on our GA Performance Standards. Please don't stress your child by trying to practice for the test over the weekend. At this point, just make sure they eat a healthy breakfast, arrive to school on time, and are positive about the test and they'll do just fine. It's nothing to stress over. I can't emphasize enough the importance of arriving to school on time. If students arrive late, they will not be admitted to the classroom and will have to take the test at a later time. 

We are working on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping. That's just adding/subtracting the tens and the ones without having to "borrow and trade". Please do not have your child do problems with regrouping. It is crucial for them to have the basic understanding down before being pushed to do harder problems when they are not ready. Here are some websites so they can practice at home. 

Double-digit addition (do level 1 or 2 only 

More double-digit practice

Thank you to the parents who are sending in healthy snacks for the CRCT next week. We really appreciate it! Our class snack basket is empty and we could always use more healthy snacks for day-to-day class. Many of our students don't bring snacks (or healthy snacks) so it's nice to have some on hand. Thanks! 

School Pictures

School pictures, or money, were due today. If you haven't returned either, please do so ASAP. The pictures were sent home for you to preview and then decide if you want to buy them. Thanks for your help!

Hat Day

We're having another Relay for Life fundraiser tomorrow (Thursday, April 2nd). Bring in $1 to put in the jar in our classroom and you can wear a hat all day. Please don't borrow a hat from a friend. Wear your own hat for sanitary reasons. I can't wait to see your fabulous hats tomorrow!

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is at Keheley this week. For all of the details, please click the link below so you don't miss important dates and times. If your child wants to visit the book fair, please send in a note so I know they have your permission to go. We don't want lunch money to be spent on books! :) 

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/keheley

Your child's 3rd nine week report card will be going home on Tuesday. Please discuss their wonderful progress with them. You will notice that our standards are increasing in rigor and there might be some areas of concern to discuss with your child. None of these should be surprises. Anything that is a concern is something that you and I have talked about previously and comments on your child's work have reflected the areas that need growth. Please sign and return the white card and envelope as soon as possible. The report card and comments are yours to keep. 

Thanks for sending in your mileage each week! I can tell that a lot of you have been busy walkers! The Straw Walk is this Friday from 12:15 until 1:00. Please have your child wear comfortable walking shoes. I hope to see you there!