Little Red Hen

Today we saw the 1st grade performance of Little Red Hen.  It was astounding!  The songs were the funniest and the costumes were the cutest.  The night performance will be on Thursday. Check it out if you get a chance, you won't be disappointed. 

Our schedule was pushed back due to the play as well as the school picture (we took another all school picture today).  We didn't get to cover any math so there was no math homework.

Courage

Our Spelling Bee participants did great yesterday.  It takes a lot of courage to speak or in their case spell in front of an auditorium full of people.  I think that shows a great deal of courage. Congratulations to all the participants from our class: Nora, Davin, Maciek, Evelyn, Funmi, Maddie, Katie, Annie, and Ben.  Good luck to our finalist Funmi and Maddie!  The final round will be next Tuesday.  They are already studying hard.  

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Raffle winners for the Math Con Challenge were announced today.  Congrats to Nora, Katie, Maciek, Allison, Annie, Davin, Alex, and Noah!

The 1st round of Spelling Bee starts tonight at 6:15 pm.  Good Luck to all the participants!  We have a huge amount of 2nd graders participating, especially from our class. 

Happy Friday!

We celebrated Allison's birthday today.  She brought wonderful healthy treats and we sang to her. Her birthday is Saturday.  Happy Birthday Allison!

No School Tomorrow

Don't forget there is no school tomorrow.

Next time you are in the building, check out our fraction people.  The class used fractions to make different looking people.  Come and check it out!

Full Plate

Reminder: There is no school for the students on Thursday.  It is an institute day.

Today we started a new Open Court story.  There are vocabulary sheets, spelling homework, and super sentences this week.

No raffle drawing today.  I will let you know when the raffle winners are announced.  Thank you for all your support with Math Con.

Timelines have come down and are coming home this week.  The school community has enjoyed seeing them decorate our hallways.  Now we have our Fraction People up, so stop by and see them next time you are in the building! 

Friday News

Suessical was fabulous!  The singing, dancing, and costumes really made the musical stunning.  A great time was had by all.

Math Con is coming to an end.  Monday is the last day to get the challenges in.  So far we are in 2nd place.  Another raffle drawing is Monday as well.

Next week we will be back to the regular schedule as far as Open Court goes.  We will be starting Unit 5 on courage.

Field Trip and Magical Flute

Don't forget the field trip is tomorrow.  Everyone must bring a bagged lunch because there will be no hot lunch or milk for us.

Today we saw a wonderful opera called the Magical Flute.  It featured professional opera singers (Opera for the Young), our 4th and 5th grade chorus, and our very own class.  It was about a brave princess that was trying to escape the Queen of the Night.  She is rescued by a prince and a silly bird catcher.  In the end the Queen of the Night realizes that war does not help anything and declares peace with the Temple of the Sun.  The characters were creative and their voices were amazing.  It was also made interesting with lots of audience participation.  The students had a fabulous time.  

Raffle Winners

Congratulations to the Math Con Raffle Winners: Davin, Daniel F, Alex, Nora, Ben, Katie, Marcell, and Allison.  Next Monday will be another drawing so encourage your child to get those challenges in.

Friday News

We have finished Unit 4 in Open Court.  Next week we won't be starting a new Open Court story. We will have spelling words and bonus words but we won't have super sentences or vocabulary worksheets.

We have also finished Unit 7 in Everyday Math.  Our next unit is on fractions which are always fun.

Next week we have a field trip on Thursday.  We also have a special school wide performance On Wednesday. More details on both to come.  The 1st Math Con raffle is Monday.  Good Luck!

Sunday is Nilo's birthday.  Happy Birthday Nilo!

Have a great weekend and try to stay dry! 

Bus Drill

We braved the rainy weather for the spring bus drill reminder.  We reviewed safety rules and procedures for the bus.  We got wet but it was worth it for something so important.

FYI

Several of our very own were in the lastest issue of FYI.  Nora and Alex both had poems published.  Daniel was interviewed about our FLW box community.  Maciek, Nozomi (we miss you), Noah, Evelyn, and Maddie all recieved honorable mentions.  Check out the FYI today!

Contests

The students are very excited about the Math Con Challenge.  Students will get questions each night to solve.  The questions don't have to be turned in the next day however all questions need to be in by April 21st.  The students will get raffle tickets for each question attempt.  On Mon the 14th and Mon the 21st there will be a raffle drawing for 150 people.  Classes will also be given points for each challenge turned in.  Points are given for correct answers and attempts.  The class that has the most points will win a special prize.  We had a speaker yesterday tell us all about it. There were lots of challenges today wand I look forward to more tomorrow.

Spelling Bee list went home today.  During snack break and whenever students got a chance lists were out and they were quizzing each other.  Spelling mania is definitely in the air.  Good luck to all the contestants.  We have a huge group from our room.

Our Spring Donation box is filling up.  Please keep items coming as someone will match whatever our school donates.  How exciting and for such a great cause!

Finally, please don't forget the permission slips for our trip!

End of the week news

Math Con starts on Monday!  It's a great way to get your child excited about math.  There are a lot of cool prizes to win.  

Congratulations to everyone that participated in the Move and Crunch challenge.  Keep the healthy habits going!  

Salad will be offered next week as a lunch choice for the month of April.  It is the school's goal to become a gold star healthy choice school by having everyone eat hot lunch for the month of April. 

Alex, Maddie, and Daniel won Citizenship Awards this week.  Great Job!

Move and Crunch

We have 100% of our class move for 60 minutes or more yesterday.  Great Job!  Let's keep it going.

Move and Crunch Challenge

The Move and Crunch Challenge is a initiative set forth by Ms. Hackmiller to encourage students to focus on increasing their consumption of fruits and vegetables and their physical activity.  The daily target amounts for school age students are 2 cups of fruits and veggies along with a total of more than 60 minutes of continuous movement.  Please encourage your child to keep track of his/her physical activity and the amount of fruits and vegetables he/she eats using a homemade graph.  Students are encouraged to bring in their home graphs on Monday, April 7th.  Each day during lunch this week students will have the option of a healthy treat.  Ms. Hackmiller will be sharing her progress daily and has encouraged students to beat her 'moving minutes and crunching cups'.  Also, in class a graph will be filled in to encourage students to move and crunch. This is a great way to establish healthy habits that can last a lifetime.  Let's Move and Crunch!