Whoa what a week!!!

• We did clay for a school mural with Robert Rossel
• We finished up a big project with Beth Olshansky
• Met up with our Wolf Packs for some more school wide bonding
• Participate in our school wide Earth Day event
• Jumped our hearts out for Jump for a Cause
• Began writing persuasive letters (look out for some sweet and hilarious requests from your kiddos!) 

Have a great vacation everyone! 

April 12th

Some things we did this week:

• Read our second Junie B. Jones book
• Learned about sound 
• Enjoyed Mad Scientists
• Learned about energy from our buddies 
• Finished up 2-digit addition
• Began practicing for Friendly Neighborhood Helpers

Important dates: 

• Jump for a Cause Friday, April 19th
• Wellness Walk Wednesday, May 8th 
• First Grade presents...
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned more details next month.
• Bike to School Day Friday, May 10th
• Field Trip to Portsmouth Music Hall Tuesday, May 14th
• EARLY RELEASE Thursday, May 16th 
• Memorial Day Monday, May 27th
• Grand Luncheon Monday, June 3rd
• Field Day Friday, June 7th Rain date June 10th 
• Stratham Hill Park Day June 13th families are invited to join us as we celebrate the end of first grade! 9:00-11:00

Spirit Week April 15-19th

Monday- Summer Day: Wear bright colors and summer gear to bring the warm weather.

Tuesday- Career Day:

Dress up in your dream job outfit!

Wednesday-Inside out /Opposite Day:

Wear your clothes inside out, mix up your socks, have fun with it.

Thursday-We Love Music Day

Wear all music clothes- represent your favorite concert, band, singer, dancer, and more!

Friday-PJ Day: Let’s comfortably head into April vacation!

April 5th

Some things we did this week:

• Slowed down to focus on handwriting
• Continued writing reviews
• Went to see Henry and Mudge at the Portsmouth Music Hall
• Began reading Junie B. Jones
• Learned about if fish sleep
• Continued working on double digit addition 
• Played Social Detective Jeopardy
• Learned about how characters change over time
• Learned about American symbols 
• STEAM with the Koalas 

Some things to ask your child:

• How many stars would you give the play?
• What letters do you need more practice writing?
• Do fish sleep?
• What is an American symbol? 

Important dates: 

• EARLY RELEASE DAY April 11th 
• Mad Scientist visits First Grade on April 12th
• Stratham Hill Park Day June 13th families are invited to join us as we celebrate the end of first grade! More details to come. 
• First Grade presents...
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned more details next month.

FIELD TRIP REMINDER

Field trip tomorrow to the Portsmouth Music Hall to see Henry and Mudge!!! We will not have time for snack so please eat a large breakfast! We will be back in time for lunch. 

Some things we did this week:

• Song fluency
• Learned about batteries
• Tried out some "old school" math
• Worked on posters of our favorite book characters
• Practiced adding with regrouping
• Made a bunny craft

Some things to ask your child:

• What songs did you do for fluency?
• What did you learn in math this week?
• Who is your character on your poster?

Important dates: 

• EARLY RELEASE DAYS April 4th and April 11th 
• Field Trip to Portsmouth Music Hall - Tuesday, April 2nd
• Mad Scientist visits First Grade on April 12th
• First Grade presents...
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned more details next month.

Conference Schedule

A green note went home today with your conference time. If you have not yet signed up for a conference then another sign-up sheet went home instead. Please let me know if the note got sucked into the backpack black-hole!!!

March 22nd

Some things we did this week:

• Worked on two-digit addition
• Started some Spring crafts
• Learned about rainbows
• Practiced writing reviews on books, characters, activities and more
• Practiced making predictions
• Learned about earthquakes 
• Visited the Koalas for song fluency

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you do with your Wolf Pack this week? 
• What did you learn in math? 
• What was your STEAM challenge this week? 

Important dates: 

• EARLY RELEASE DAYS April 4th and April 11th 
• Field Trip to Portsmouth Music Hall - Tuesday, April 2nd
• Mad Scientist visits First Grade on April 12th
• First Grade presents...
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HELPERS on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned more details next month.