Mrs. Kurth’s Classroom News Mrs. Kurth’s Classroom News May 9 th – 13 th, 2016

Dates to save: May 26th: First Grade Music Concert May 27th: Grandparents’ Day May 30th: Memorial Day - No School May 31st: First Grade Track and Field Day June 6th: Minnesota Zoo Field Trip June 7th: Last Day of School

I hope you had a great Mother’s Day weekend! There should be a note with your Mother’s Day gift that explains how to care for it. If you did not get this pink sheet, I will send another one home.

Book Order All orders should be placed by Friday, May 13th. It is a great opportunity to get a few great reads for summer. Look through the flyer that gets sent home or go online to scholastic.com to see even more fun reads. Our scholastic class code is GX88Q.

Grandparents’ Day Grandparents’ day is May 27 th. Please send the purple forms in by Tuesday of this week. Pictures can be sent in any time between now and Grandparents day. Any forms that are not completed by Tuesday will be completed in our classroom.

Tiger Dash Find out about the third annual Tiger Dash being held Saturday, May 21st at Delano Elementary. Go to: to register or sign up to volunteer!

Music Program The first graders will have their music program on Thursday, May 26th. Please help your child practice their songs by reviewing the blue packet from Mrs. Dake Go online to to view how the song is suppose to be sung.

Delano Elementary Free Art Saturdays An adult must accompany the child. Art Saturdays are held in the Middle School art room from 10am-2pm on the following Saturdays: Saturday, May 21

We will celebrate your child’s birthday here at school If you decide to send store bought treats or goodies please send 24 of them. If it's a weekend day we can celebrate the Friday before or Monday after. We will also celebrate ½ birthdays. If this doesn’t work for you we can celebrate it in May. Please let me know which day you will choose if it falls on the weekend or holiday break. May Birthdays 20 th : Emma V. 29 th : Anna 30 th : Noah

Upcoming Academics: Upcoming Academics: This will change each week!

Lesson 24 *Assessment: -140 word wall words -oral and written phonics blends –ou, ow, aw, ew, oo, ue. oy, oi, au -Comprehension -Mechanics Usage: ending marks, capital letters, etc. Writing: Personal Narrative

Review Spelling Words: –night years again anything family saw learning together ready school Review phonics sounds we have learned about: –oo, ou, ar, ow, ir, oi, ew, er, ur

Math Concepts in this Unit: Money, Making Change, Equal Shares, Fractions, Anticipated Homework: Monday: Addition Practice Tuesday: Perimeter Wednesday: No Homework Thursday: Missing Addends Sheet Friday: Add or Subtract Sheet

More Math…. Here is the link if you need to reprint homework pages: home/unit_8/ home/unit_8/ home/unit_9/ home/unit_9/ Things you can practice at home if you are looking for additional ideas: -Number Stories -Addition Facts -Subtraction Facts -Telling Time to the half hour and quarter hour -Find the value of coin combinations

Word of the Week Extra: Each week, your child can receive a sticker for their sticker book by writing down our special word/phrase of the week along with a parent signature. This word also helps me to know that you have seen the newsletter! They love stickers! Word of the week: Happy Mother’s Day!

Family Journals Family Journals are due each Monday. Please find your child’s current entry and use the next empty page to complete your response to your child. I also encourage you to use the letter format to allow your child to see and experience that format.

General Homework Expectations Mondays: Spelling words and word wall words will come home (practice these words to be ready for the spelling test on Friday Wednesdays: Wednesday work: students complete the comprehension page as well as practice reading the words on the opposite side. When you feel your child is confident in knowing the words and has completed the comprehension page, please return it to the classroom. It is due by the following Tuesday at the latest. Monday through Friday: Math homework will be sent home each day, except Wednesdays. I expect each page to come back the following day.

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Volunteering The media center is also looking for volunteers to help shelve books. In the past, some parents have volunteered in the library right before coming to our room to volunteer. Please contact them beforehand to see if they have an available opening. Thank you for ALL your help! We couldn’t do it without you!!!

Digital Days Day of the Week Digital DaySpecialistImportant Reminders Monday3Media and ComputerBring Library Books Tuesday4Computer & Phy. Ed.Wear Tennis Shoes Wednesday5Music Thursday1P.E.Wear Tennis Shoes Friday2Music

Contact Information Angie Kurth 1 st GradeTeacher – rm ext.4102, Classroom Website/Blog: school/gradesstaff/first-grade/mrs-kurth