I came upon a perfect quote today.  As I read it I had feelings of happiness/joy and sadness all at the same time....
"What makes teaching worth it?  When you get to the end of the year and see how much they've changed and grown.  That makes teaching worth it."  
That and so much more....the daily stories, hugs, laughs, challenges, and memories. 
I have truly enjoyed my fantastic first graders (soon to be super second graders) and I wish you all a fun summer. 

Some very important dates

*May 31st Wiswell Farm

• June 5th Field trip to Moose Point

Items students will need for the field trip:

- Bag lunch with plenty of water

- Sunscreen/bug spray

- Change of clothes (in case we get wet)

- boots/sneakers/water shoes that can get wet

- sweatshirt or coat (we are on the coast where it can be breezy)

- shovel/bucket (if you have one to explore the tidal pools)

* We are only taking two buses for all the students.

We will fill the buses, so parents will be asked to carpool.

 The park has asked for us to do this because of limited parking spaces.

• June 8th concert at 1:00
• June 14th field day
• June 15th last day of school & early release at 12:00

We are raising Painted Lady Butterflies.  We will be observing their life cycle
 and watching them grow.  These caterpillars will grow 10 times their
 size, and they will shed their skin 5 times before they become a chrysalis.
 After 7 to 10 days as a chrysalis.....we will have butterflies.
 We will wait and observe them for 2 days and release
 them outside into the world!

There is a very important form all about our
Moose Point field trip going home today.
 Please check folders.

  May in Grade One

It is hard to believe that we have already entered the month of May.  

As the saying goes…..“time flies when you are having fun.”

Important Dates

May 25th Inservice day

May 28th Memorial Day

Reading

As we read and work on comprehension we will also focus on making predictions,

sequence of events, and summarizing.  Keep reading daily.

Writing

We are now working on narrative writing.  The children are writing realistic fiction.

 They are fiction writers that will call upon their pretending skills

to invent characters and small adventures. They need to realize that

realistic fiction is something that could happen but has not really happened…..not fantasy.

Science

Animal Trait Inheritance and Variation is our new topic.  

Students will be comparing and matching baby offspring to the parent(s).  

There will be lots of discussions about traits and characteristics.

Once this unit is complete we will be moving into plant science.  

Math

We will be wrapping up our unit in Go Math on two-digit addition and subtraction.

 The students did very well with these new skill and new math curriculum.

We will begin piloting Envision math and our topic will be place value.

As always if you have any questions or concerns please never hesitate to contact me.  

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