Wednesday, March 23, 2016

March 21st - March 25th

What We Are Learning
Reading: 
Kevin Henkes Author’s Study
Books in a series
Common characters, settings, problems, and solutions

Word Work:
Popcorn Words: does, friend, enough, should, & you’re.
Word Chunk: “oo” (book) & “oo” (moon)
Word Family: “ill”

Writing:
Writing Realistic Fiction Stories
Writing stories that have characters, a problem, and a solution
Writing an interesting beginning to our stories
Making our characters come to life by using dialogue

Math:
Place Value
Understanding the ones, tens, and hundreds place values
Using tens and ones blocks to add 2 digit numbers (23+54=_)

Theme:
Signs of spring
Describing spring using our 5 senses

Nature Center Field Trip
On April 7th, first graders will be taking a field trip to the Nature Center. Here are some details you should be aware of:
*We will board the bus at 8:50am and return at 12:45.
*We will begin a hike or visit the exhibits inside at 9:30.
*We will eat lunch at the park by the Nature Center.
*Your child will need a sack lunch from home or a school sack lunch.
It should be a fun trip full of lots of learning. Come and enjoy the fun!

McTeacher Night
On Tuesday, March 29th from 4-8pm come and support Orchard Hills at the McDonalds on Chestnut Expressway and West Bypass.  WOHE gets a portion of the sales. The best part is that the faculty from Orchard Hills will be taking orders, selling cookies, and having fun!  I will be there from 4-5pm. Come, have dinner, and help support our school!

Dates to Remember
March 25th: No School/ Good Friday
March 28th: Make Up Snow Day
March 29th: McTeacher Night
April 7th: Field Trip to the Nature Center

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