I wanted to express my gratitude for all of the lovely things each and every one of you has done for me this year. My surprise half-birthday party was such a fun day! I was very surprised and enjoyed all the gifts and giftcards! The scrapbooking supplies and gift card will really come in handy over the summer!
I also want to thank everyone for a lovely Teacher Appreciation week. I am still enjoying the M&M's from chocolate day and so is my family! The flowers were lovely and stayed nice in my classroom the whole week. Of course, I always love Starbucks! My Caramel Frappachino was delicious and pepped me up for the day! My lunch from Chuy's was very tasty and I enjoyed reading the cards the children made. Thank you so much for your appreciation.
As much as you appreciate me, I appreciate you! I know that as parents you work very hard at home to get your child off to school and support their learning. I can see how much involvement you put into your child's education by the progress they make during the school year. Without loving, supportive parents my students would not be as successful as they have been this year. I'm so very proud of each of my students and how much they have grown this year! Thank you for all you do at home to support your child's education!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, May 24, 2010
The last week in first grade...
Reminders...
Please turn in Spring Progress reports if you have not already.
Report cards will come home with your child on Friday.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am-11:30am.
Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty! Volunteers are needed!!! Please contact Christy Higdon at misschristy@austin.rr.com.
End of Year PARTY!!! Aloha!! Next Thursday, May 27th is our End-of-Year Luau Party!
Surfs up at Nate’s house, 6911 Bayridge Terr, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Put on your grass skirts and coconut bras my friends, as we are going to hula into summer! We are going to keep the food simple with a quick pupu platter (that is Hawaiian for appetizer!) of fruit, cheese, and sausage. We ask for the kids to bring a sack lunch to eat at the party and we will provide fruit popsicles for dessert. Kids need to wear: Hawaiian/Flower shirts or surf attireKids need to bring: swimsuit, towel, flip-flops (or other water-proof shoes like sandals or crocs), sunscreen and sack lunch Of course, to make this simple Hawaiian extravaganza a reality, there needs to be a boat-load of parental participation! We need at least 4 parent volunteers to be there the entire time to help facilitate activities and heard kids. If you can only make it for half of the time, please indicate which hour and we will try to match you up with another parent to cover the other half! It’s easy, really! If you cannot join us for the fun, please sign up for one food, game or decorator item to donate towards the cause. All items should be delivered to the classroom by MONDAY May 24th, one week from today. The sign-up email will follow. You know how that works! Thanks so much for your help in organizing this fun time for the kids to wrap up the school year! Feel free to contact me with any questions… this email or 258-8208. Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
In Reader's Workshop...
This week we will wrap up reading workshop with shared readings and a review of comprehension strategies for fiction and non-fiction.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We were not quite ready to share our fairy tales last week so we will be wrapping up our writing and sharing them as they are finished this week.
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks! We're on list #4.
Spelling words: them, then, there, these, they, this, to, two, up, us, very, was, we, went, were, what, when, which, who, will, with, would, you, your
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We will continue our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will finish up Tall Tales this week and wrap our genre study up with Legends. We will read The Legend of the Teddy Bear and write about our own experience with a teddy bear.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Please turn in Spring Progress reports if you have not already.
Report cards will come home with your child on Friday.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am-11:30am.
Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty! Volunteers are needed!!! Please contact Christy Higdon at misschristy@austin.rr.com.
End of Year PARTY!!! Aloha!! Next Thursday, May 27th is our End-of-Year Luau Party!
Surfs up at Nate’s house, 6911 Bayridge Terr, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Put on your grass skirts and coconut bras my friends, as we are going to hula into summer! We are going to keep the food simple with a quick pupu platter (that is Hawaiian for appetizer!) of fruit, cheese, and sausage. We ask for the kids to bring a sack lunch to eat at the party and we will provide fruit popsicles for dessert. Kids need to wear: Hawaiian/Flower shirts or surf attireKids need to bring: swimsuit, towel, flip-flops (or other water-proof shoes like sandals or crocs), sunscreen and sack lunch Of course, to make this simple Hawaiian extravaganza a reality, there needs to be a boat-load of parental participation! We need at least 4 parent volunteers to be there the entire time to help facilitate activities and heard kids. If you can only make it for half of the time, please indicate which hour and we will try to match you up with another parent to cover the other half! It’s easy, really! If you cannot join us for the fun, please sign up for one food, game or decorator item to donate towards the cause. All items should be delivered to the classroom by MONDAY May 24th, one week from today. The sign-up email will follow. You know how that works! Thanks so much for your help in organizing this fun time for the kids to wrap up the school year! Feel free to contact me with any questions… this email or 258-8208. Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
In Reader's Workshop...
This week we will wrap up reading workshop with shared readings and a review of comprehension strategies for fiction and non-fiction.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We were not quite ready to share our fairy tales last week so we will be wrapping up our writing and sharing them as they are finished this week.
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks! We're on list #4.
Spelling words: them, then, there, these, they, this, to, two, up, us, very, was, we, went, were, what, when, which, who, will, with, would, you, your
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We will continue our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will finish up Tall Tales this week and wrap our genre study up with Legends. We will read The Legend of the Teddy Bear and write about our own experience with a teddy bear.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, May 17, 2010
Two weeks left in first grade...
Reminders...
Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am
Reader's Theater presentations Friday, May 21st at 8:30am in Mrs. Caballero's classroom.
End of Year Progress Reports will go home on Monday, May 17th and are due back Friday, May 21st.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am- Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty! Volunteers are needed!!! Please contact Christy Higdon at misschristy@austin.rr.com.
End of Year PARTY!!!
Aloha!! Next Thursday, May 27th is our End-of-Year Luau Party! Surfs up at Nate’s house, 6911 Bayridge Terr, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Put on your grass skirts and coconut bras my friends, as we are going to hula into summer! We are going to keep the food simple with a quick pupu platter (that is Hawaiian for appetizer!) of fruit, cheese, and sausage. We ask for the kids to bring a sack lunch to eat at the party and we will provide fruit popsicles for dessert. Kids need to wear: Hawaiian/Flower shirts or surf attireKids need to bring: swimsuit, towel, flip-flops (or other water-proof shoes like sandals or crocs), sunscreen and sack lunch Of course, to make this simple Hawaiian extravaganza a reality, there needs to be a boat-load of parental participation! We need at least 4 parent volunteers to be there the entire time to help facilitate activities and heard kids. If you can only make it for half of the time, please indicate which hour and we will try to match you up with another parent to cover the other half! It’s easy, really! If you cannot join us for the fun, please sign up for one food, game or decorator item to donate towards the cause. All items should be delivered to the classroom by MONDAY May 24th, one week from today. The sign-up email will follow. You know how that works! Thanks so much for your help in organizing this fun time for the kids to wrap up the school year! Feel free to contact me with any questions… this email or 258-8208.
Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
In Reader's Workshop...
This week we will be preparing for our Reader's Theater presentation on Friday. You are invited to come to the classroom at 8:30am on Friday, May 21st to see the students perform "Dinorella" and "The Frog Prince Continued".
Please help your child practice their lines this week. They are not responsible for memorizing their lines just being able to read them with ease, loudly and clearly.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We will share our fairy tale the day we are dressed up for our fairy tale parade. The Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am. There will be a note in your child's Monday folder!
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks! We're on list #3.
Spelling words: may, me, mom, my, no, not, now, of, off, on, one, other, our, out, over, put, said, saw, see, so, some, then, that, the, their
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We will continue our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will learn about the elements of each and how they are related. We will read many different stories from each genre and work on a comprehension based activity to follow the story. This week we are reading tall tales about Paul Buyan and Pecos Bill, to name a few!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am
Reader's Theater presentations Friday, May 21st at 8:30am in Mrs. Caballero's classroom.
End of Year Progress Reports will go home on Monday, May 17th and are due back Friday, May 21st.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am- Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty! Volunteers are needed!!! Please contact Christy Higdon at misschristy@austin.rr.com.
End of Year PARTY!!!
Aloha!! Next Thursday, May 27th is our End-of-Year Luau Party! Surfs up at Nate’s house, 6911 Bayridge Terr, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Put on your grass skirts and coconut bras my friends, as we are going to hula into summer! We are going to keep the food simple with a quick pupu platter (that is Hawaiian for appetizer!) of fruit, cheese, and sausage. We ask for the kids to bring a sack lunch to eat at the party and we will provide fruit popsicles for dessert. Kids need to wear: Hawaiian/Flower shirts or surf attireKids need to bring: swimsuit, towel, flip-flops (or other water-proof shoes like sandals or crocs), sunscreen and sack lunch Of course, to make this simple Hawaiian extravaganza a reality, there needs to be a boat-load of parental participation! We need at least 4 parent volunteers to be there the entire time to help facilitate activities and heard kids. If you can only make it for half of the time, please indicate which hour and we will try to match you up with another parent to cover the other half! It’s easy, really! If you cannot join us for the fun, please sign up for one food, game or decorator item to donate towards the cause. All items should be delivered to the classroom by MONDAY May 24th, one week from today. The sign-up email will follow. You know how that works! Thanks so much for your help in organizing this fun time for the kids to wrap up the school year! Feel free to contact me with any questions… this email or 258-8208.
Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
In Reader's Workshop...
This week we will be preparing for our Reader's Theater presentation on Friday. You are invited to come to the classroom at 8:30am on Friday, May 21st to see the students perform "Dinorella" and "The Frog Prince Continued".
Please help your child practice their lines this week. They are not responsible for memorizing their lines just being able to read them with ease, loudly and clearly.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We will share our fairy tale the day we are dressed up for our fairy tale parade. The Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am. There will be a note in your child's Monday folder!
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks! We're on list #3.
Spelling words: may, me, mom, my, no, not, now, of, off, on, one, other, our, out, over, put, said, saw, see, so, some, then, that, the, their
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We will continue our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will learn about the elements of each and how they are related. We will read many different stories from each genre and work on a comprehension based activity to follow the story. This week we are reading tall tales about Paul Buyan and Pecos Bill, to name a few!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, May 10, 2010
This week in First Grade...
Reminders...
Parent Input Forms are due by Monday, May 17th.
Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am
End of Year Progress Reports will go home on Monday, May 17th and are due back Friday, May 21st.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am- Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty!
Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
Principal's Pride...
Dinah B.
Dinah is a talented writer. She works with her writing partner and helps give her "good feelings" about her writing. What a great friend!
Maci C.
Maci has been very brave all year. I'm so proud of how she comes into school independently!
Adalisse L.
Adalisse works hard and always does her best! Adalisse is a great friend to her classmates!
In Reader's Workshop...
This will be our last week with Take home readers. We will be reading a variety of stories for this week.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We will share our fairy tale the day we are dressed up for our fairy tale parade. The Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am. There will be a note in your child's Monday folder!
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks!
Spelling words: going, got, had, has, have, he, her, him, his, house, how, I, if, in, into, is, it, it's, just, like, little, look, make, man, many
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We are beginning our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will learn about the elements of each and how they are related. We will read many different stories from each genre and work on a comprehension based activity to follow the story.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Parent Input Forms are due by Monday, May 17th.
Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am
End of Year Progress Reports will go home on Monday, May 17th and are due back Friday, May 21st.
Field Day is Wednesday, May 26th 8:15am- Please send your child with sunscreen on, a hat and tennis shoes. They may want to bring an extra pair of clothes to change into if they get sweaty!
Last day of school- May 28th!
*Cafeteria note: Students need to carry a balance in their lunch accounts for the remainder of the year. No lunches will be charged. If you child does not have enough money in their account they will have a cheese sandwich.*
Principal's Pride...
Dinah B.
Dinah is a talented writer. She works with her writing partner and helps give her "good feelings" about her writing. What a great friend!
Maci C.
Maci has been very brave all year. I'm so proud of how she comes into school independently!
Adalisse L.
Adalisse works hard and always does her best! Adalisse is a great friend to her classmates!
In Reader's Workshop...
This will be our last week with Take home readers. We will be reading a variety of stories for this week.
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on writing our own fairy tale. We will be working through the writing process by brainstorming, making a rough draft, revising, editing and creating our final draft. We will share our fairy tale the day we are dressed up for our fairy tale parade. The Fairy Tale parade will be Wednesday, May 19th at 11:00am. There will be a note in your child's Monday folder!
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks!
Spelling words: going, got, had, has, have, he, her, him, his, house, how, I, if, in, into, is, it, it's, just, like, little, look, make, man, many
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Social Studies...
We are beginning our unit on Folktales, Tall Tales and Legends. We will learn about the elements of each and how they are related. We will read many different stories from each genre and work on a comprehension based activity to follow the story.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, May 3, 2010
This week in first grade...
Reminders...
Early Release- May 5th
Last day of school- May 28th!
Principal's Pride...
John A.
John has worked very hard this year! He helped us all learn more about Jaguars during our animal research.
Dinah B.
Dinah is a talented writer. She works with her writing partner and helps give her "good feelings" about her writing. What a great friend!
In Reader's Workshop...
We are books about Community workers! We will be celebrating Career Day on Friday and discussing what we want our career's to be in the future!
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on revising stories by rereading, adding details, adding adjectives and even adding details to our pictures. We are paying special attention to spelling our word wall words correctly and write all sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks!
Spelling words: a, about, after, all, an, and, are, as, at, be, because, been, but, by, came, come, could, day, did, do, down, for, from, get, go
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Science...
We are continuing our unit on Plants. This week we are focusing on interdependance. How do plants help animals in certain habitats! We will learn about plants in the desert, rainforest, artic regions, plains, and the ocean.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Early Release- May 5th
Last day of school- May 28th!
Principal's Pride...
John A.
John has worked very hard this year! He helped us all learn more about Jaguars during our animal research.
Dinah B.
Dinah is a talented writer. She works with her writing partner and helps give her "good feelings" about her writing. What a great friend!
In Reader's Workshop...
We are books about Community workers! We will be celebrating Career Day on Friday and discussing what we want our career's to be in the future!
In Writer's Workshop...
During writer's workshop we are working on revising stories by rereading, adding details, adding adjectives and even adding details to our pictures. We are paying special attention to spelling our word wall words correctly and write all sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.
In Word Work...
We are assessing 1st grade sight words for the next 4 weeks!
Spelling words: a, about, after, all, an, and, are, as, at, be, because, been, but, by, came, come, could, day, did, do, down, for, from, get, go
Challenge words: none
In Math...
We will continue our big unit on Addition and Subtraction with problem solving. The students will be solving problems to help them prepare for 2nd grade!
In Science...
We are continuing our unit on Plants. This week we are focusing on interdependance. How do plants help animals in certain habitats! We will learn about plants in the desert, rainforest, artic regions, plains, and the ocean.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
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