Dear Parents,
We made it to the last week of school! Hooray! It has been a very successful year and we have done a lot more than I imagined we could do in one year. Your children have learned a lot and grown--and hopefully you can see that in them as well!
Here's a heads up of things going on in our classroom this week.
Reading for Ice Cream Party
We have been reading for ice cream! Our party will be tomorrow afternoon. Tonight is the last night your child may read for this party. Please return all finished reading papers tomorrow.
If you signed up to bring a topping/ice cream, don't forget to send it in! And thanks for all the support and help we got for gathering those things!
Field Day
Thursday is Field Day. Just a few reminders for this. If your child is in the red class, they chose to wear yellow t-shirts or something yellow. If your child is in the blue class, they chose to wear something blue. We will be outside for about an hour and a half this day, so you will want to sunscreen your child before school this day and maybe send them with a cheap (store bought type) water bottle with their name on it that they can carry around. This will be a fun activity for them this day.
Tote Trays
50 tote trays is a lot for one teacher to clean! So, to help me out with this, I will be sending the students home with their tote trays on Wednesday, June 27. They need to be returned on Thursday, June 28. Some methods I have heard that work well for cleaning them are dish washing them or using Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponge on it. Thanks for helping us to get these clean!
Reading Calendars/Poems
Please send them in as you finish! Poems will be passed off tomorrow!
Thanks again for all you have done this year! I have enjoyed being your child's teacher!
Miss Merritt
Monday, June 25, 2012
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Writing Prompt
This weekly writing prompt is to give you some ideas of things you can write about at home. To make this time more meaningful, maybe have a writing night once a week and have a writing journal that your child can use at home. Have them answer the prompt (it doesn't have to be polished and perfect--our goal is to just write). Modeling along with your child can motivate them to write more! I find that it usually works best with the kids to give them a time limit (like 10-15 minutes). That way they are writing for a duration and if they go longer, that is fine. But--usually when we have to stop at a time limit--there are a few of them that really want to keep going. Share the writing after as you have your child read it to you. It is not a required assignment, but if you'd like to turn it in you may send in the writing with the homework and I'd love to read it. Maybe I can put up a few selections on the blog each week as we see some excellent pieces! Thanks for helping make your children better writers!
Prompt #2
Opinion Writing
Tell about your favorite treat. It needs an introduction sentence (ie There are many different kinds of treats.), an opinion (ie My favorite treat is a chocolate chip cookie.), at least 3 reasons supporting why (ie Chocolate chip cookies are nice and sweet. When they come out of the oven, they warm my stomach up. Chocolate chip cookies go good with a glass of milk.), then they need a closing sentence (ie Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite treat.)
Prompt Week #1
Narrative Story (needs a beginning, middle, and an end)
Write a story about the wind. It can be a real life story that happened to you or a story that you make up. Make sure to include a beginning, middle, and an end.
May Poems
Seed, Sprout, Flower
A seed is planted:
First a sprout,
then stem,
and leaves,
and buds
come out.
Buds grow bigger,
smelling sweet,
bees and birds come
'round to eat.
Bees and birds
help flowers spread
their new seeds on
the garden bed...
A seed is planted.
~Helen H. Moore
Friends
Tall friends, short friends,
Skinny and wide;
Red haired, black haired,
Side by side.
Old friends, young friends,
And in-betweens;
Moms and Grandpas,
Tots and teens.
From Washington
To Delaware
Friends are found
Most anywhere.
~Janet C. Miller
About Miss Merritt
I am originally from Blackfoot, Idaho. I love small towns! I attended BYU-Idaho for my undergraduate studies and received my Masters degree through Southern Utah University. I recently passed my National Boards and am glad to say I am a National Board Certified Teacher. I love learning and enjoy helping others love it too! This will be my 8th year teaching 1st grade.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
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