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Alligator News for 03/20/08

Smartboards-We have borrowed our "shared" Smartboards this week and the students have really enjoyed using them as the lessons can be so interactive.  Students have had math, language arts, and science lessons.  Each week we will continue to borrow the "shared board", as it is portable, and we will be using it for all of our lessons on the day that we have the board.  Since there are eight First Grades, that means we might not have it each week, but it makes us more excited to think about having our very own "Smartboard" before school is out this year.

Language Arts-This week our story was Jenny’s Journey.  This was a fun story about a girl who imagines how she will travel to visit a friend. We also had our Skills Test 4 and the children did great! Next week’s story: Dreams.  Key Words: city, grew, made, school, shadow, someone, street, today, wait, trapped.

Math-This week we're finishing our chapter on money. The children will take their test and I'll send the results home. Next week we'll start Chapter 20. In this chapter we'll work on time to the hour and half hour.

Science- We're having a great time learning all about plants. This week we discussed the different parts of a plant and what 4 things they need to live. We've planted marigold seeds and we're doing a lima bean experiment. On Friday all our centers will be plant centers.  Please ask your children what they're learning  about plants.

Report cards are coming home today. Please sign the white signature card and return it in the brown envelope. If you have any questions about your child's progress, please call or email me.

Thanks to Amanda Surry for being my helper mom this week. We look forward to Jill Harris coming and reading to our class on Friday.

F.Y.I.

4/5-4/13-Spring Break

News for March 12, 2008

Here is this week's newsletter. Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Fun Run

                   

SOPE CREEK SUPER RUN

5k & fun run

Less than one week until the 23^rd Annual Sope Creek 5K & Fun Run. 
Don’t miss out on this fun filled day!

If you have already registered, thank you for your support!

If you haven’t registered, please join us for a day of races, class basket auctions and fun!  Please see the reverse side of this flyer for a registration form, register on-line at www.active.com or print a form from our website at www.sopecreekfoundation.org.

The grade level with the most registrations and the class in each grade level with the most registrations will receive a special treat! 

Race Info:  Race day is Saturday, March 15^th.  The 5K race starts at 9:00 am, the Fun Run at 10:00 am and the Class Basket Silent Auction takes place from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon.

Don’t miss out on a day of family fun that also benefits our school.

For more information, please call Christy Palladino (770)984-2970

                   

Alligator News for March 6, 2008

Here is our weekly news.

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Don't forget to spring ahead this weekend and change your clocks!

 

Alligator News for 2/28/08

Here is the newsletter for this week. Have a great Friday and weekend!

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News for February 22, 2008

Our short week was a very busy week . We finished our math unit on fractions and took our end of the unit test. Everyone did an awesome job on the test. Next week we'll start our money chapter. We will identify penny, nickel, dime and quarter and their values. We will be able to count different combinations of coins.

We're finishing up our study of American symbols and presidents. We've enjoyed learning all about the flag, bald eagle, Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, The White House and the Capitol. We've learned all about Washington and Lincoln and compared their lives. The children will be bringing home a folder on our symbols. Please take time to go over this with them.

In Health next week, we'll be going over good dental health.

Don't forget that picture day is Tuesday, February, 26th. We'll have an individual picture as well as a class picture taken that day.

Thank you to David Musser for coming and being my helper parent this week. I really appreciate it!

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the wonderful surprises I received this week for Teacher Appreciation Week. I appreciate all that Christy Palladino did to organize this special week for me. I'm sending home a separate letter to let all of you know how thankful I am for you and your wonderful children!

Have a great weekend!

Picture Day

We will have our Spring picture day on Tuesday, February 26th. We will have individual pictures as well as a class picture taken that day.

Sope Creek's Birthday

Sope Creek is having a birthday on Thursday, February 21st. Help your children dress like it's 1978. There will be lots of fun costume prizes for kids and teachers!

News for February 13, 2008

Language Arts- This week we read The Wild Woods. They enjoyed reading about the world of the woods and some animals that live there. We continued to work on summarizing  and retelling  the story, alphabetical order and telling and asking sentences. We will not have a story  or spelling words next week because of the short week.

Math-We've continued discussing fractions this week. These lessons helps the children differentiate between halves and fourths and will work toward other fractional parts. We've talked about the importance of fractions in their everyday life.

US Stamp Project-We're having a wonderful time sharing our USA stamps. Many of the stamps have very original and creative ideas and I can tell that much time was taken on the project. Some of the materials used were glitter, colored marshmallows, beans, lasagna noodles, feathers and clay. We will continue to share our stamps and they will be put in the hallway for the whole school to admire. Way to go Alligators!

Don't forget to register for the Fun Run! The Fun Run will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2008.

Thanks to Jill Harris for being my helper parent this week and we're looking forward to Noela Scarano coming and reading to the children.

F.Y.I.

Monday, February 18th and Tuesday, February 19th are school holidays for the children. I hope all of you have a wonderful long and relaxing weekend.

2/21/08-Happy 30th Birthday to Sope Creek!

3/04/08-Career Day

3/15/08-Fun Run

Alligator News for February 8, 2008

Language Arts-This week we read Little Lumpty. This story was a great spin off of a favorite nursery rhyme. Our skills this week  were antonyms, possessives and -ed and -ing  endings. Next week we will read The Wild Woods.

Sounds Like Fun-We had an awesome time on Friday learning all about sound. We learned about vibrations, pitch, sound waves, frequency, intensity and quality.  We got to experiment using vibe sticks, tuning forks and other materials. Please ask your child what their favorite activity was during this time.

Social Studies-For the next two weeks we will be discussing why we celebrate President's Day and the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  We will make our own watercolor flag and Washington Monument. We will discuss the symbols of the United States and make our own symbol book.  We look forward to sharing our stamp projects at the end of next week.

Math-We have finished our chapter on comparing two-digit numbers and the children did very well with the concepts.  We are starting chapter 17 which will deal with fractions.

F.Y.I

2/13/08-Valentine boxes due in classroom

2/14/08-Valentine's Day

2/15/08-Stamp projects due

2/18 & 2/19-No school for children.