This week in First grade...

**No school on Monday, February 18th**

February 19^th- 22^nd

Reminders:

Monday, February 18^th- Student Holiday

Friday, February 22^nd Fairy Tale Parade

Saturday, March 2^nd Family Dinner Night

Tuesday, March 5^th  Kindergarten Roundup

Wednesday, March 6^th  Early Release Day

Monday- Friday, March 11-15  Spring Break

Reading Workshop:

In Reading Workshop we will begin our unit on Folktales!  We will learn about the elements of a Folktale as well as read different folktales.  We will record our thinking in our Reader’s Response Notebooks.  **A note about our Fairy Tale Parade will go home in the Tuesday Folder.**

Writer’s Workshop:

In Writer’s Workshop we will continue our Fairy Tale Writing!  We will use our imaginations to write our own fairy tale based on what we learned about Characters, setting, problem and solution!  We can’t wait to share our Fairy Tales.

Math:

In math we will begin our unit on Measurement.  In first grade we estimate the length of objects based on non-standard units of measurement.  We will measure with paper clips, cubes and string.  This week we will focus on measuring length.

Science:

In Science this week we will begin our unit on the Night Sky.  We will be learning about the moon, starts and what makes night and day.  We will read The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons to learn about how the moon changes and how it affects nature.

First Grade will be having a Fairy Tale Parade on Friday, February 22^nd  at 8:30am to celebrate the end of our Fairy Tale Unit.  Please have your child come to school dressed as their favorite fairy tale character.  Please do not think that you have to go out and buy a costume for your child.  You and your child can make a homemade mask and/or costume.  This should be fun….not stressful!

Also, if you can, please have your child’s snack reflect what he/she dressed up as.  For example, if your child is dressed as Snow White, send apple slices for her.  If he is dressed as the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, maybe send cookies with him. 

The parade will start at 8:30 and we will walk all around the school.  We would love for you to come and cheer us on!  If you have any questions, please ask your child’s teacher.

Thanks!

The First Grade teachers