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Important Upcoming Dates April/May/June

Monday, April 9th ~ EARLY DISMISSAL @ NOON Tuesday, May 1st ~ Pioneer Day Tuesday, May 8th ~ Marmom Valley Field Trip Friday, May 11th ~ Special Friends Day ~ (11:00 dismissal) Thursday, May 17th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - evening only Friday, May 18th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL Monday, May 28th ~ Memorial Day ~ NO SCHOOL May 29th, 30th, 31st ~ 1Cs Authors Teas Friday, June 1st ~ End of Year Program ~ 8:30 am

Special Friends Day

Mark your calendar for Special Friends Day ~ Friday, May 11th. Each child may invite a special grown up to come share a morning in CAs first grade. Dismissal is at 11:00 on this day! Formal invites and more information to follow.

Our Door is Always Open! Feel free to visit our classroom as a mystery reader, to share a connection you may have to our unit of study, or to celebrate a summer birthday. Let me know if youd like to drop by!

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Please continue to view the blog and the weekly ASk ME ABOUTS in your childs Thursday Folders to learn more about what were doing in MATH, PHONICS, WRITING, and READING. We are thrilled with how much progress every single child has made! We look forward to watching them grow even more during these final months! THANK YOU for engaging in this partnership and for your

Flat Stanley Project:

Last week your child engaged in a very fun story about a boy who became flat and was then able to travel the globe, participate in solving mysteries, and even be flown as a kite! We will read another book in the series this week called The Japanese Ninja Surprise, a great connection to our Japan unit. You and your child are being asked to take part in an exciting project that will allow a flat version of your child to travel the globe (or at least to a nearby relatives house)! Please take a look at the Flat Stanley letter with all the information you may need. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Authors Tea Celebration:

Reading and writing are major for our rst graders! We actively work on skills and strategies, while also trying to instill in these young students a LOVE for both! Our Authors Tea is a way for us to take time at the end of the year to celebrate the growth of each and every writer and reader in our class. At your childs Tea, he/she (along with ve other classmates) will read aloud a story he/she has written in Writers Workshop. This special piece will have been revised, edited, illustrated and published by your child! Your child will be asked to dress up on this day and we will offer refreshments afterwards, as it is a very special event! More information to come... FYI: There will actually be three Teas (May 29: 8:15-9:15, May 30: 8:15-9:15, May 31: 9:15-10:15) to accommodate parents schedules. You will only be asked to attend one Tea. A sign up sheet will be coming home soon. Please keep your eyes peeled!

Refreshments
Donut Holes Mini bagels and cream cheese Cookies Cinnamon rolls Fruit
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Drinks: Lemonade/Juice boxes/Water bottles *These are just some EXAMPLES of possible snacks for the Writers Celebrations. Please let Bridget Sirak know if yo u would be willing to help with refreshments at your childs Tea.

Thank You!