Summer fever has definitely hit!

Hi everyone!  We are in the homestretch of the school year, and you can definitely tell based on a few pieces of evidence:

• "May Gray" weather has arrived- gotta love the overcast mornings and hot afternoons!
• The children are EXTRA talkative in the classroom... are they extra talkative at home, too?
• The Firsties are practicing their song for the 8th grade Paraliturgy... it is going to be a rootin' tootin' good time!
• We are getting ready for Olympic Day this upcoming Friday! Don't forget to show up at the park, NOT the school! There is daycare provided by the 7th grade class, but you must sign up and pay for it using the form sent home. Please make sure your child wears the color they are supposed to- we stapled a tiny paper to their homework last week telling you what color they need to wear.  It is supposed to be in the 80's, so sunscreen, water bottles, and a hat would be great!
• We are no longer practicing addition facts for timed tests...
• We are no longer practicing new spelling words, but we will have a review test this Thursday! Expect to see changes in the homework from now until the end of the year.  We will also have a class spelling bee sometime in June with those spelling words and even sight words!
• Ms. Hudson drinks larger sized coffee drinks, or stops by Starbucks before AND after school!
• Students are more frequently asking me, "When do we get out of school?" 
• Memorial Day marks that unofficial beginning of "summer" , so the Firsties tell me more and more about swimming playdates being planned.

I hope everyone hangs in there until June 14th! I know it's tough (believe me, I do!) but we have to stick to it until the very end!  Just think of all the things the Firsties are going to miss when they are stuck playing in some pool on a hot summer day = ) Here are some photos they can look at to remind them of the good times they had!

 We started the week off with a wonderful Meet the Masters art project regarding shading with oil pastels and chalk.  We hope you are enjoying their masterpieces at home!

 

Then we had our fabulous Finding Nemo Popcorn Party!  Take a look at these awesome desserts provided by Mrs. Calvey:

Then we did a great  project that covers one of the standards of Social Studies for First Graders- understand the difference between city, state, country, continents, and the world.  Here are some photos of that project:

We also had a special Principal-for-the-day visit our class to let us play Bingo!  Owen was the vice principal of the day and he got to help Mr. English all day long!

 

 And of course we participated in some fantastic learning centers!

Finally, we finished up our week with a fun Math project.  We've been learning about measurement, so we decided to measure a buddy! First we traced a buddy onto butcher paper, then we used blocks, hands, and a "measuring tool" of our choice to measure the tracing. Here are some interesting photos from that lesson! 

 

 The kids appeared to be enjoying themselves!  Next week we will begin learning about measuring with standard units of measurement- inches, feet, and centimeters.  

This week will be a quick one- no school on Monday and a half day on Friday!  Again, please make sure your child is dropped off at the park, and please be there to pick them up at noon.  You must see Mrs. Coulter or myself to pick up your child- we will ask you to sign them out on our attendance sheet.  I believe Mr. English is still looking for a few good volunteers, so please contact him if you can help out on Friday.  Thanks so much, and enjoy your long weekend!  

Take care! 

~Ms. Hudson