We have been having a great time in our class!  Your children are wonderful and we had lots of fun last week!  I just wanted to remind parents to please send in a set of clean clothes for your child.  This should include a t-shirt, pants, socks and underwear.  I will store them in the classroom and in case of a spill or accident we will have a change of clothing and won't have to call home. If you ever have any concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!  I look forward to working together with you to help make this a great year for your child. Mrs. Underhill 

Just a reminder to parents that our class will be going to see the play The Bully in the Purple Pants tomorrow morning. We will be leaving our school for Gretna Green immediately following morning announcements. Students do not need any money and we will have our recess snack when we return to the school.

Hope everybody enjoyed their Homework–Free week last week! Reading:  Please continue to have your child read for 15 minutes every night. Math: Please do the 2 Math sheets. Don’t forget to use your doubles to help solve your addition facts. Spelling words day                  play                 clay                  hay                  spray               tray

I will not be sending home any worksheets again this week as I would like homework to focus on reading and basic math.  A note will be going home on Tuesday regarding toys needed for our upcoming project. Reading:  I would like students to continue increasing the amount of time they spend reading at home. Please have your child read for 15-20 minutes every night this week. The books should be at an easy (enjoyable) level for your child so if the books are too hard, please send a note and I’ll help them find better fit books. Math: Please continue to do some of the activities listed with the 100 chart.  I told the students they can ask their parents the questions if they want (i.e. “Mom find the number 1 less than 88”) Spelling words- Review of last 4 weeks  very                          they                             said                             was                              come

     For the next few weeks our class will be working with Mrs. Newman’s class on a project called “Toys from the Past”. As part of this P.L.B. (Project Based Learning) our students will be looking at toys and commercials from different eras (from 1920’s to 1980’s). We will be asking each child to bring in a toy or two from the list we create together in class. We would also like older toys, so if any grandparents have toys from when they were children we would love to borrow them.  (We will send a note when we want students to bring in their toys).          We will be looking at old commercials (from the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s) and learning some of the jingles (songs) used to sell the toys.  We will also be doing some interviews and writing assignments. The students are very excited to start this project and we can’t wait to share what we learn with you!!!    

I hope everybody had a great March Break!  Since it is the first week back after March Break there will be no Spelling words or worksheets to do this week.  We would like students to continue practicing their Math strategies each night and continue to read.    MONDAY  Practice counting forward and backwards from 100, beginning and ending with different numbers. Read for 15 mins.   TUESDAY  Practice counting by 2’s to 100, 5’s to 100 and 10’s to 100; count backwards from 100 to 50. Read for 15 mins.   WEDNESDAY Practice 1 less or 2 less than a number between 1 and 100 with your parents. This will help you when you do your subtraction facts. (9-2 is the same as two less than 9).   THURSDAY   Practice your double facts with your parents. Read for 15 mins.   Have a great week!