April 19 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

April 19, 2024

Review of our week:

We have had a really great week.  We are working on double digit addition.  We are still working on our unit in Listening and Learning about how America became a country.  We are doing really well in our reading unit.  We only have a couple more weeks with take home books, please take advantage of this great resource.  

We will be doing our DIBELs test on Tuesday, May 7.  Please, please keep reading with your child.  The reading at home makes such a difference.  

Mountain Eye Institute’s Kite Flight:

I am sending home another copy of the reading calendar.  Remember these are the same minutes your child has been reading for class.  If you are unable to make it, see if a neighbor or someone can drop it off.  The PTA gets money for each calendar that is turned in.  It is a great fundraiser for the school.  It is this Saturday at Cedar Middle School from 10:00-3:00.

Upcoming Events:

        * Saturday, April 20 – Kite Flight 10:00am-3:00pm 

            @ Cedar Middle School

*Thursday, May 2 – Celebrate Dacen’s Birthday

*Monday, May 20 – Field Day

*Wednesday, May 22 – Color Run

*Thursday, May 23 – School gets out at 1:30

*Friday, May 24 – Last Day of School

March 22 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

March 22, 2024

Review of our week:

We finished our last reading unit today and will be starting a new one on Monday.  In math we have been working on place value and adding/subtracting double digit numbers.  We read the story Flat Stanley.  It is about a boy who is flat and his parents mail him to visit a friend in California.  I have included a letter explaining all about our activity.  Please pick someone who will have fun with this activity for your child.  Please send me an address as soon as possible.

Miss Becker’s last day will be next Friday.  She will be greatly missed.  She has been an amazing part of our class.  

Take Home Books and Reading:

Please make sure your child is doing their reading every night.  Everyone is making progress right now. I can really tell those who are doing their reading homework.  There are a lot of students who are not bringing their take home books back.  Please make sure your child is reading their books and bringing them back every day.  This is a great resource, please take advantage of it.  We will only have them for about a month or so.

Upcoming Events:

        * Thursday, March 28 – Celebrate Harper’s Birthday

* Friday, March 29 – Mrs. Becker’s Last Day

* Thursday, March 28 – Easter Party

*April 1-5 – No school (Spring Break)

* Wednesday, April 10 – Celebrate Renesmee’s Birthday

March 1 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

March 1, 2024

Review of our week:

We had a fun day celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Leap Day this week.    I am so excited about the progress our class is making.  I have seen a lot of students move up in their reading levels and math is going very well. In math we are working on place value.  We will be taking a test next week. We finished with our unit about animals and their habitats. We will start on the layers of the earth. 

I love that this class is loving reading.  Most of the class wants to get their library books out and read them any chance they get.

Reading:

The end of the school year is right around the corner.  I know this time of year gets really busy.  Please help your child to continue reading every night.  Remember to fill your monthly reading record and the Kite Flight reading record as well.  This is a great fundraiser for our school.  The PTA gets money for every reading record that is turned in.

Take Home Books:

Mrs. Stratton will be gone on Tuesday, so she will be changing take home books on MONDAY. Please have your child read bring them back on Monday.

Upcoming Events:

* Friday, March 8 – End of 3rd Quarter

* March 13-15 – No School

*Monday, March 18 – Celebrate Georgie’s Birthday

* Thursday, March 28 – Celebrate Harper’s Birthday

* Friday, March 29 – Mrs. Becker’s Last Day

* Friday, March 29 – Easter Party

*April 1-5 – No school (Spring Break)

* Wednesday, April 10 – Celebrate Renesmee’s Birthday

February 23 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

February 23, 2024

Review of our week:

We have had a very full week with only 4 days.  Miss Becker is doing such a great job in our class.  I have been doing some assessing this week.  I am so happy with the progress we are making in our reading.  Please make sure your child is reading every night.  

Upcoming Events:

*Wednesday, February 28 – Celebrate Jude’s ½ Birthday

* Friday, March 8 – End of 3rd Quarter

* March 13-15 – No School

*Monday, March 18 – Celebrate Georgie’s Birthday

* Thursday, March 28 – Celebrate Harper’s Birthday

* Friday, March 29 – Mrs. Becker’s Last Day

* Friday, March 29 – Easter Party

*April 1-5 – No school (Spring Break)

* Wednesday, April 10 – Celebrate Renesmee’s Birthday

February 16 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

February 16, 2024

Review of our week:

We have had a really great week.  Thank you to those of you who helped with the Valentine’s Party.  Doughnuts with Grownups was a huge success.  

In Listening and Learning we are almost finished learning about animals and their habitats.  We are still working on place value in math. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure your child is reading every night. There are only 3 months of school left. 

Class Party:

Our class earned 10 gold coins, so the class wanted to do a pajama party.  We will do that tomorrow, Friday, February 16.

Upcoming Events:

*Monday, February 19 – No School (President’s Day)

*Wednesday, February 28 – Celebrate Jude’s ½ Birthday

* Friday, March 8 – End of 3rd Quarter

* March 13-15 – No School

*Monday, March 18 – Celebrate Georgie’s Birthday

* Thursday, March 28 – Celebrate Harper’s Birthday

* Friday, March 29 – Mrs. Becker’s Last Day

* Friday, March 29 – Easter Party

*April 1-5 – No school (Spring Break)

* Wednesday, April 10 – Celebrate Renesmee’s Birthday

February 9 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

February 9, 2024

Review of our week:

We are finishing up Green Fern Zoo, reading about different animals.  I am really starting to see progress.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure your child is reading every night. There are only 3 months of school left. In Listening and Learning we are also learning about animals and their habitats.  We are going to start working on place value in math.

Valentine’s :

If your child is bringing Valentines, please make sure there is enough for everyone. They can start bringing them as soon as they are ready to go.

Upcoming Events:

    *Monday, February 12 – Celebrate James’ ½ Birthday

*Wednesday, February 14 – Valentine’s Day Party

*Wednesday, February 14 – Doughnuts with a Grownup

*Monday, February 19 – No School (President’s Day)

*Wednesday, February 28 – Celebrate Jude’s ½ Birthday

January 19 Newsletter

Mrs. Bali’s First Grade News

January 19, 2024

Review of our week:

In our reading program we are reading an informational text about animals.  In listening and learning we are learning about astronomy. In math we working on gathering data and comparing numbers.

SEP Week:

January 29 - February 2 is SEP week.  I emailed you a link to sign-up for an SEP time. School will get out at 2:30 each day, except Friday.

Kite Flight Reading Record:

I have attached a reading record.  Every year the Lions Club along with other organizations and businesses sponsor this reading record and Health Fair.  Please keep track of your child’s reading minutes on this reading record as well as the one I send home for class.  THEY DO NO NEED TO READ MORE MINUTES FOR THIS ONE.  You can count their reading minutes for both. The school earns money for each reading record turned in.  This is a great way for our school to earn money. 

Valentine’s Day:

We will be exchanging Valentines in our class.  If your child would like to bring Valentine cards, please make sure there is enough for each child in the class.  I have attached a list of all the students in our class to the email.  You can put names on them, but you don’t have to. If you would like to send your child’s Valentines early, I will just keep them in my office.  If you have any questions, please let me know. If you put a treat with the Valentine, please make sure it is prepackaged. 

Upcoming Events:

        *Monday, January 22 – Celebrate Rachel’s ½ Birthday

*Tuesday, January 23 – Mrs. Bali will be at a training

*Wednesday, January 24 – 100th Day of School

        *Friday, January 26 – Celebrate Nick’s Birthday

*January 29-February 2 – SEP Week (School gets out at 2:30)

*Friday, February 2 – Celebrate Alaina’s Birthday

*Friday February 9 – Celebrate Mrs. Bali’s Birthday

*Monday, February 12 – Celebrate James’ ½ Birthday

*Wednesday, February 14 – Valentine’s Day Party

*Wednesday, February 14 – Doughnuts with a Grownup

*Monday, February 19 – No School (President’s Day)

*Wednesday, February 28 – Celebrate Jude’s ½ Birthday