Green's Great News: Sneak Peek at the Week of March 2-6

It was a productive week in first grade despite the early release and delayed start days! Even though we didn't get much snow, I hope you and your family enjoyed the extra time together.

On Thursday we will perform our play, "How Does Your Garden Grow?". Please read the following important reminders...

Parent Reminders for the First Grade Play

How Does your Garden Grow?

1. The first grade students will present two performances of the musical,Thursday, March 5. The morning performance will be at 9:30 a.m. and the evening performance will be at 7:00 p.m. Please make sure your child arrives no later than 6:15 p.m. for the evening show. We will meet in our classroom. They will get dressed at school.

2. For the play, the first grade students are to wear a solid colored short sleeve t-shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes. T-shirts can be orange, yellow, pink, blue, purple, red, blue, turquoise, green, etc.

3. The only exception is the for the students who are performing the following jobs in the show: ( A note went home about this several weeks ago)

· Weed Rappers- need a solid green shirt and jeans

· Flower speakers –need a solid green shirt and jeans

· Flower dancers- need a solid green shirt and a pair of shorts (any color shorts)

· Crows- need black t-shirts and black leggings

4. Please have your child bring in his/ her t- shirt to their teacher labeled and in a Ziplock bag by Friday, February 27. We will keep your child’s shirt at school until after the performances.

5. On Tuesday, March 3 we will have the Dress Rehearsal at 9:15. Please make sure your child wears jeans to school on that day. The PTO will make photos for the photo DVD that day.

**You can print photos off of the DVD.**

6. Also, make sure your child wears jeans to school on Thursday, March 5 which is our performance day.

Thanks so much for your support of the music program at RBES. The children are doing a great job preparing a wonderful program for their parents.

Teresa Granger, RBES Music Teacher

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, we will have a "Read In" on Monday morning from 8:00-8:30! Please have your child wear red, black, or white {or Dr. Seuss t-shirt if you already have one}. They may bring their favorite small pillow {please make sure it can fit in their book bag} and books for the celebration. In the afternoon, we will enjoy Hop on POPcorn and watch Horton Hears a Who. We can't wait!

Here's a sneak peek at next week:

Spelling: didn't, wasn't, doesn't, can't, won't, it's, that's, couldn't, wouldn't, should've

Challenge: contraction, apostrophe, persuade

Reading: Dr. Seuss, reading comprehension

Phonics: Syllables

Vocabulary: often, usually, introduction

L.Arts: Contractions, Suffixes, Commas in a Series and Dates

Writing: Opinion Writing

Math: Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour

Social Studies: Producers and Consumers, STEM activity:Budgeting for a Class Pet

1. Complete telling time practice sheet and play telling time gameHERE

2. Complete comprehension practice sheet about Dr. Seuss

3. Please go to MAP Reading and Math websites to play learning games {website links are to the right}

4. Practice spelling words

5. Read!

SPRING BOOK FAIR

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair! The dates for this exciting event are March 16-20. The Book Fair will be open Mon.-Thurs. from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 5:00-7:00PM and on Friday from 8:00 AM until 10 AM. The Book Fair provides students, parents, grandparents, and special friends an excellent opportunity to purchase great books that your children will love to read. This is also a wonderful way to help support the RBES Media Center. All proceeds go directly to the RBES Media Center.

Want to volunteer at the book fair? Here is the link for "Volunteer Spot - Spring Book Fair" RBES BookFair Volunteer Sign Up

Do you want to help with our first grade play?

Can your child tie their shoes? If not, it's important to start/continue practicing this skill until they master it. This will help them gain independence. Check out these websites for shoe tying tips.

http://www.icanteachmychild.com/tips-for-teaching-your-child-how-to-tie-shoes/

http://www.efficientlifeskills.com/how-i-taught-my-6-year-old-to-tie-shoes-in-5-minutes/

Classroom Wishlist:

We are running low on the following items: Expo Dry Erase markers, pencil top erasers, and Clorox wipes. If you care to give a donation of these items it would be very much appreciated. Thank you!