Weekly Newsletter Mrs. Conely ~ Room 161
February 12th-16th, 2018
Upcoming Events: February - I Love to Read Month
Tuesday, February 13th: PIE Meeting in Media Center at 7:00 Wednesday, February 14th: Valentine’s Day Party
Monday, February 19th: No School - President’s Day Saturday, February 24th - Tiger Fun Fair (volunteers needed) Tuesday, March 13th: PIE Meeting in Media Center at 7:00
Friday, March 30th & Monday, April 2nd: No School - Easter Break Friday, May 4th - Field Trip to the Children’s Theater
Thursday, May 10th - First Grade Music Program at 7:30 Friday, May 11th - Grandparent’s Day
Monday, May 14th - First Grade Track and Field Day Tuesday, May 22nd - Field Trip to the Minnesota Zoo
Wednesday, May 23rd - Last Day of School!
Tiger Fun Fair: The Tiger Fun Fair is Saturday, February 24th from 12:00-4:00 at the high school TAC. We need LOTS of volunteers for this event. If you would like to help please use the sign up genius to volunteer. As a thank you for volunteering you will receive a voucher for the concessions. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949a5ab29a0f58-2017 You can also pre-purchase wristbands for the fun fair. See the purple note that came home Friday, January 26th.
Our class will be putting together a silent auction basket for the Fun Fair. The theme for our basket is ART FUN. Donations of art supplies and activities can be brought to school to add to our basket.
I Love to Read Month: We are Reading for the Gold this February. Week ones minutes will be due Monday, February 5th. Dress up days are as follows; Feb. 16th - Book Character Day, Feb. 23rd - Wear Gold Day, Mar. 2nd - I love to Read Month Carnival.
Guest Reader Signup: Sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ea4a92fa2fa7-february to come in and read to our class. :)
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Day of the Week
Digital Day
Important Events Specialists
Monday 2 Return Book Bags and Family Journals Media / Computer
Tuesday 3 February P.I.E. Meeting at 7:00 in the media center Music
Wednesday 4 Valentine Party 1:20-2:20 Phy. Ed.
Thursday 5 Music
Friday 1 Book Bags and Family Journals come home **Dress as a Book Character** Phy. Ed.
Alison Conely 763-972-6200 ext. 4161 [email protected]
Classroom website/Blog: www.delano.k12.mn.us/elementary-school/gradesstaff/first-grade/mrs-conely
Reading Main Selection: Let’s Go to The Moon
(Informational Text), Mae Jemison (Biography)
Words to know: around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think
Homework: Read for minimum of 10 minutes each night
Math
Unit 6 - Developing Fact Power The students will be introduced to fact-finding strategies, review coin values, measurements and time, develop pro-cedures for addition/subtraction prob-lems and get an introduction to My Ref-erence Book.
February Birthdays Bergen - Feb. 5th (half) Grayson & Matthew - Feb. 9th Grace - Feb. 10th Isaac - Feb. 11th Oliver & Ross - Feb. 28th (half)