How is it already the week before Christmas? December is flying by in the blink of an eye. It is definitely going to be a white Christmas.
Tuesday, December 20 is our Holiday Music Program at Medicine Crow. The show will begin at 9:15. If you are planning on leaving after your child performs please sit in the back. Also, please make sure your kiddo is to school on time. We will be leaving Bitterroot at 8:45 to walk over. That does not give us much time to get backpacks put away, potty, take attendance, etc. Please make sure your kiddo is wearing shoes that are safe and easy for them to walk in. It has been decided students will only be wearing their coats to Medicine Crow. We don't have time to take snow pants off and we don't have storage for them at Medicine Crow. Please make sure if your girly is wearing a dress they have leggings or at the very least tights on with it. We don't want their little legs to freeze on the walk over! Mrs. Olson has done a fabulous job with the program this year!
Thursday, December 22 is our annual First Grade Polar Express Day! Students may wear their pajamas to school on Thursday. I have some pretty awesome Christmas jammies for this very occasion! They may also bring slippers and a small blanket. Please make sure your kiddo wears shoes or boots to school on Thursday and we will change into slippers when they get into the classroom. We will have regular school in the morning and then will watch Polar Express and enjoy some yummy treats in the afternoon. I have gifts for each of the kiddos that day, so make sure to check back packs before they get thrown aside for Holiday break.
Safe travels to those who are heading out of town this holiday season. Hopefully, the roads clear up and travel won't be an issue.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Cozy Sunday
The winners of the Bobcat 200 have selected to have another spirit day. On Tuesday, December 13, the entire school is being encouraged to wear their favorite sports team gear. If your kiddo doesn't have a favorite sports team they can wear Bitterroot bobcat gear or colors (blue and yellow).
Let's hope it is above zero and we can go outside for recess next week. Students must have snow pants, snow boots, and gloves to play in the snow and on the play equipment. Children without the proper snow gear will have to stay on the blacktop during recess--BORING! If providing these items is a hardship, please contact Mrs. Neese. Mrs. Neese has many donors and programs to help provide these items for those in need.
Just a reminder...our Holiday Music Program is on Tuesday, December 20 at Medicine Crow. The show starts at 9:15. I hear the first performers are quite amazing!
The next few weeks are looking a little different during our reading block. We just completed unit 2 in our Wonders reading series and are going to wait until after Christmas to start unit 3. That means we will not have any new spelling words or high-frequency words until we get back from break. We will be focusing our time working on our close reading skills using a passage on reindeer. We will look for unfamiliar words, pull out important facts, work on labeling a reindeer, and do some writing about reindeer.
This week in writing, I will be introducing personal narratives. This should be much easier than our how-to writing. Personal narrative writing is basically the students writing about something they have experienced and we all know first graders love to tell stories about themselves!
In math, we are going to continue talking about tens and ones. We will be doing many activities with the 120 chart. I will be sending home a 120 chart and many activities your kiddo can do with it to help improve their math skills.
Wishing you well,
Mrs. Dimock
Let's hope it is above zero and we can go outside for recess next week. Students must have snow pants, snow boots, and gloves to play in the snow and on the play equipment. Children without the proper snow gear will have to stay on the blacktop during recess--BORING! If providing these items is a hardship, please contact Mrs. Neese. Mrs. Neese has many donors and programs to help provide these items for those in need.
Just a reminder...our Holiday Music Program is on Tuesday, December 20 at Medicine Crow. The show starts at 9:15. I hear the first performers are quite amazing!
The next few weeks are looking a little different during our reading block. We just completed unit 2 in our Wonders reading series and are going to wait until after Christmas to start unit 3. That means we will not have any new spelling words or high-frequency words until we get back from break. We will be focusing our time working on our close reading skills using a passage on reindeer. We will look for unfamiliar words, pull out important facts, work on labeling a reindeer, and do some writing about reindeer.
This week in writing, I will be introducing personal narratives. This should be much easier than our how-to writing. Personal narrative writing is basically the students writing about something they have experienced and we all know first graders love to tell stories about themselves!
In math, we are going to continue talking about tens and ones. We will be doing many activities with the 120 chart. I will be sending home a 120 chart and many activities your kiddo can do with it to help improve their math skills.
Wishing you well,
Mrs. Dimock
Monday, December 5, 2016
Get Ready for Cold Weather!
BRR! It's Cold Outside
It is going to be very cold this week. Please make sure your child comes dressed for the weather--NO SHORTS! Please be sure to write your kiddo's name on all of their cold weather gear. I have already noticed quite a few girls have the same purple gloves.
PTA is hosting a holiday family fun night at 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, December 9. Here's the best part...IT'S FREE! PTA is still looking for a few volunteers to help with some of the stations. You can sign up here, Sign Up!! They would greatly appreciate it!
Last week marked the end of the first Boxtops competition. Mrs. Martin's class won for the primary grades and Mrs. O'Donnell's class won in the intermediate grades. We took...THIRD TO LAST PLACE! Say it isn't so! I'm not sure if this competitive teacher will survive if our class takes last place in the next competition, so start sending in those Boxtops!
Here's a peek at our week,
Reading
Essential Question: How can you find your way around?
Vocabulary: locate, route, height, model, separate
Word Work: consonant digraphs-ch, -tch, ph, wh, inflection endings -es, -s,
Grammar: irregular plural nouns, capital letters, periods
Writing
We will be reviewing opinion writing before beginning our personal narrative unit next week. We will also continue writing in our Elf Journals.
Math
We will start the week with a review of word problems, fact families, and other skills taught so far. We will then move on to starting our place value unit. This week will be focused on counting to 120 and working with groups of ten.
Have a great week and stay warm!
-Mrs. Dimock
It is going to be very cold this week. Please make sure your child comes dressed for the weather--NO SHORTS! Please be sure to write your kiddo's name on all of their cold weather gear. I have already noticed quite a few girls have the same purple gloves.
PTA is hosting a holiday family fun night at 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, December 9. Here's the best part...IT'S FREE! PTA is still looking for a few volunteers to help with some of the stations. You can sign up here, Sign Up!! They would greatly appreciate it!
Last week marked the end of the first Boxtops competition. Mrs. Martin's class won for the primary grades and Mrs. O'Donnell's class won in the intermediate grades. We took...THIRD TO LAST PLACE! Say it isn't so! I'm not sure if this competitive teacher will survive if our class takes last place in the next competition, so start sending in those Boxtops!
Here's a peek at our week,
Reading
Essential Question: How can you find your way around?
Vocabulary: locate, route, height, model, separate
Word Work: consonant digraphs-ch, -tch, ph, wh, inflection endings -es, -s,
Grammar: irregular plural nouns, capital letters, periods
Writing
We will be reviewing opinion writing before beginning our personal narrative unit next week. We will also continue writing in our Elf Journals.
Math
We will start the week with a review of word problems, fact families, and other skills taught so far. We will then move on to starting our place value unit. This week will be focused on counting to 120 and working with groups of ten.
Have a great week and stay warm!
-Mrs. Dimock
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