We are in need of playing cards for a variety of math games! If you are willing to send some in we will greatly appreciate it!!! 

Thank you, The Loons

SMS Auction

Family-friendly Adventures Auction - auction closes on May 18th!
Check out the SMS Family-friendly Adventures Auction. Place a bid on teacher experiences for your child as well as other exciting offerings (including Boston Red Sox tickets or a scenic flight on a private plane)! Make sure you click on items of interest to find out more in the description. The funds from this auction directly add to the fun at SMS — benefiting classrooms plus special events like Jump Rope for Heart, Grand Luncheon, Field Day and the appreciation lunch for our wonderful teachers and staff. Contact Tonia Hutt or Pamela Hollasch with questions.

Mrs. Caldwell and I are offering a Stratham Hill Park hike with our dogs as one of the teacher experiences!

May 11th

Some things we did this week:

• Worked on Mother's Day surprises
• Reviewed attributes of 3D shapes
• Domino STEAM
• Wellness Walk-Thank you volunteers!!! 
• Shared life lessons we are learning from books
• Continued reading A Week in the Woods
• Used real life math skills to figure out how many days we have been in school so far

Some things to ask your child:

• How did STEAM go? What went well? What could you try differently?
• What's Chiller Cove?
• What is A Week in the Woods about?

Important Dates:

• Monday June 4th Grandparent Lunch
• First Grade Mall June 7th 
• END OF YEAR CELEBRATION AT STRATHAM HILL PARK.
• On Tuesday, June 12th (am only) all first grade students will hike to Stratham Hill Park to celebrate a great year together.  We would love for you to join us! 

May 4th

Some things we did this week:

• We spent A LOT of time this week getting ready for our big show! 
• Adding facts to our review writing to really convince our readers
• Read our newly published class book

Some things to ask your child:

• What's your favorite song from the play?
• What person craft did you choose to make?

Important Dates:

• Mark your calendars! First Grade presents...
• FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm on the cafeteria stage. 
• Monday June 4th Grandparent Lunch
• END OF YEAR CELEBRATION AT STRATHAM HILL PARK.
• On Tuesday, June 12th (am only) all first grade students will hike to Stratham Hill Park to celebrate a great year together.  We would love for you to join us! Specifics of the field trip will be on the permission slip and sent home next month.

Dear Families,

We are very excited about our musical, “Friendly Neighborhood Helpers” and the big performance on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm. Today we begin practicing on the stage!
In preparation for this event, we could use your help. Each child will need a costume for the role they are playing. These costumes need to be simple and are best if designed by your child’s imagination. Here is a list of some possible ideas for costumes. We have some costumes at school so please reach out me if you need some help.

STORYTELLER: Wear your finest clothes!

CROSSING GUARDS: A bright orange vest, a hand-held stop sign, and a whistle hanging around their necks.

MAIL CARRIERS: Light Blue Button Down Shirt, Navy Blue Pants (We will take care of mail carrier bag and hats at school),

FIREFIGHTERS: Yellow or red raincoats and boots would be close enough, fire fighter hat

PLUMBERS: Could wear overalls with some small tools attached, unused plunger

CHEFS: Chef hats might be great but only if they fit correctly. (If they are too big they will just keep falling in the actors’ faces.) White clothing makes the best sense.

DENTISTS: White lab coat, scrubs, stethoscope, surgery cap, gloves

GROCERS: An apron would be perfect. Perhaps some foods made out of paper and taped onto the apron for color and variety. (We will take care of grocer hats at school)

LIBRARIAN: glasses, favorite book, dress

VETERINARIAN: White lab coat, scrubs, stethoscope, small stuffed animal (beanie baby size)

RECYLER: White t-shirt, jeans (we will take care of recycle signs at school)

GARBAGE TRUCK FANS: Baseball caps and jeans (we will take care of the t-shirts in school)

Costumes need to be at school NO LATER than Friday, May 4, 2018. (Please label all costumes and props with your child’s name.) Thank you for your support. See you at the SHOW!

Thank you so much for your support!

The First Grade Team

April 20

Some things we did this week:

• Performed our Readers' Theatre plays with our reading groups
• Continued work on writing reviews 
• Learned about why animals come back after migration
• Spent time talking about recycling and conservation, with emphasis on what we can do as a class and what your families could try
• Practiced our math fluency to 10
• Jump for Heart fun
• Earth day activities: Raptor show, simulated oil spill and clean up and water walk in which we learned how tough it is to carry water the way kids in Burkina Faso have to. Your kids should sleep well after all the activities! 

Some things to ask your child:

• Any big "Loon News" this week? (Spoiler alert: the loons are back in NH!!!!) 
• How can we help take care of earth? 
• What was the best thing you did this week? (I heard a few "this is the best day of my life!" comments on Friday 😆)
• How do animals get cleaned off after oil spills? 
• What kinds of birds did you see at the raptor show?
• What play did your group perform? 

Important Dates:

• Mark your calendars! First Grade presents...
• FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm on the cafeteria stage.  Roles were sent home on Monday. 
• Monday June 4th Grandparent Lunch
• END OF YEAR CELEBRATION AT STRATHAM HILL PARK.
• On Tuesday, June 12th (am only) all first grade students will hike to Stratham Hill Park to celebrate a great year together.  We would love for you to join us! Specifics of the field trip will be on the permission slip and sent home next month.

Click the link for a thank you note from Georgie 

Georgie's Thank You