Dear First Grade Families,

Thank you so much to our amazing parent community for the countless gifts and smiles this week for teacher appreciation! We cannot thank you enough for all the love. It was truly a magical week!

We spent a busy week practicing for our upcoming play, “Clump-a-Dump and Snicklesnack.” The students have been working to memorize their lines, and to learn their cues for when to speak. We practiced both off and on stage this past week. As the week came to a close, students began to live into their characters by bringing them to life through more dramatic movements and facial expressions. The Class Play takes the students on a journey which serves not only to increase individual confidence and promote inner growth, but also to deepen the social interconnectedness of the class. Students grow both individually and collectively; some skills on the stage come very naturally while others are earned through practice and stretching beyond comfort zones. It’s a gift in itself to be a part of this journey with them.

Additionally, we have been working daily with sight words and word family patterns. The students are beginning to recognize some more complex letter blends at both the beginnings and endings of words. We will continue with word family practice for the remainder of the school year.

Reminders:

Please join us for the class play on Tuesday, May 10th at 5:00 PM. Students need to be on campus in the Blue Sky room at 4:30 PM.
First Grade will be hosting the next community workday, Saturday May 14th. We’d love to have you join us!
Please send two water bottles every day (or one Very Large one). The students are reminded regularly to drink on hot days.
A change of clothes and creek shoes (hard-soled water shoes, old sneakers, etc.) are needed at school every day. On hot days, even those children who insist they will not want to get wet, will do so if they are appropriately geared up for the opportunity.

Warm regards,

Hayley