First Grade Newsletter
Oct. 2
Mrs. Eriksson's Class
Storyline:
This week we worked on our frieze. We now have our mountain range up along with lakes and sky. Next week we will be working on putting up Bend and the surrounding area.
Field Trips:
Monday, Oct. 12: Camping and Rafting
We will be camping near the Deschutes River and rafting down Big Eddy (not really). But we will be setting up a campsite along with rafts, canoes and kayaks by the gym! We will need yellow rafts, canoes and kayaks, paddles and life jackets and blue tarps (water). If you have any of these items and would like to bring them next Monday let me know and I will share the specifics with you!
Thursday, Oct. 15: Fishing on the Deschutes at Mirror Pond
We will be hiking to Mirror Pond to do a little cast fishing and Fly-fishing.
If you would like to help with this event, I know I will need some! Fishing poles, lines, bait, 6 and 7 year olds….. am I crazy? I know it will be a very busy day, however, I also know it will be a great time!
Several parents have contacted me about helping with the fly-fishing portion of this event. If you are still interested, please contact me. We will be leaving school at 12:15 and arriving at the fishing area at 12:25. Fishing will occur for 40 minutes then we will head by to school.
Research Project:
On Friday, I sent home large envelopes with your child's research project. Please read over the information. If you have any questions, please email me.
Culmination: Our Culmination is tentatively scheduled for the week of November 9 – 12 – but may change to the week prior. A specific date and time will be announced soon.
Homefun:
Please read the poems in the Poem folder with your children and return the folder to school on Mondays.
Please remember to help you children with their math homework. Please make sure numbers are written correctly and answers are correct.
Math:
Last week in Math we worked on:
· Ordering numbers
· Counting by 2's and 5's
· Making and counting tally marks (It would be good to practice at home!)
Writing:
Each child picked on e member of the Fritz family and wrote al them. We also wrote about Mimi Moments.
Reading:
This week we worked with
· The "ell" word family
· Completed a word sort using the short a, i and short sounds in words
· Worked on syllables, and hearing sounds in words.
Volunteering:
There are still some time slots left for volunteering if you are interested.
PE/Music:
We will have Music this week.
I hope you had a great weekend. Nice snowstorm!
Becky
