I hope you all enjoyed the three day weekend. This week is a full week.

SAVE THE DATE--We will be having a Mother's Day Breakfast for mom's and their first grader on Thursday, May 5 from 7:30-8:00.  More information will be in your child's Wednesday Folder.

Wednesday is Administrative Professionals Day aka Secretaries Day.  If you see Mrs. Z be sure to thank her for all she does.  She is AMAZING!

Last week in writing we worked on our "Star of the Week" writing.  We also made a book for Mrs. Zimmerman for Secretary's Day.  The kids wrote about what they think Mrs. Z does all day.

The classroom carnival is Friday.  Come enjoy some fun games and family time!  I hope to see you there!

We will be starting our geometry unit in math.  We will start out with solid figures.  We will learn some new math vocabulary to help us identify solid figures such as faces, vertices, and edges.

It is suppose to be rainy with a chance of snow all week.  YUCK!  Make sure your kids have the appropriate outdoor wear.  It is going to be wet.

Have a wonderful week!

No School on Friday

No school Friday, April 22.

Thank you to those who donated their spare change to the Ultimate Penny Wars.  Even though, our class did not win the kids had so much fun deciding whose jug to put their nickels, dimes, and quarters in.  The BraveHearts grief group was so thrilled to receive a donation of $1,564.50.  WAY TO GO BITTERROOT FAMILIES!  What an awesome thing we were able to do!

Picture packets need to be returned ASAP with either payment or pictures.

Report card envelopes also need to be returned.

We are starting to plan our end of the year field trip to Riverfront Park.  This is a fun day of games and nature.  We will be going from 9:30-1:30 on Tuesday, May 31.  We are in need of volunteers to help make this day happen.  For safety purposes siblings are not allowed on this trip.  If you are willing to volunteer please let me know.   Permission slips and more information will be sent home when the date gets closer.

This week we will be doing lots of Earth Day activities.  We will learn about recycling, pollution, and what we can do to take care of the earth.

We will be having a spelling test on Thursday.  Please be sure to help your child study.  Our spelling words are getting tougher and scores have consistently been going down.

I am hoping to finish up our Fairy Tale writing this week.

In math, we will continue to work with money, graphs, and time.  Many kids are still having trouble identifying the coins and how much they are worth.  This is something you can work on at home. To help,  I have added a couple websites that the kids like.

Learning Coins
Counting Coins

Have a great week!