IMPORTANT: Addition & Subtraction Facts Memorization & Reflex Math

Addition and Subtraction Fact Memorization: 

In the upcoming weeks, we will be focusing on double-digit addition and subtraction.  This is a very challenging unit for kids who do not yet have their addition and subtraction facts memorized! If your child does not yet have math facts memorized, you may choose to memorize math facts as your math activity practice for the upcoming weeks of homework.  Please utilize the following links to create flashcards and work on memorization of facts up to 20:
*  Reflex Math Instructions: 
Step 1: Go to the Quest Home Page at questac.org
Step 2: Click on “For Students and Student Links”
Step 3: Click on the Reflex Math Icon
Step 4: Type “quest” in the username and enter
Step 5: Click on “mathstars”
Step 6: Click on your name
Step 7: Type “rams” in the password field and enter
Step 8:  Have fun and play Reflex Math :o)

American Heroes

**We are still in need a few guests to represent our American Heroes visits.  If you are interested please click the below link.  It also counts for volunteer hours**

This year we will be learning about many of our great American Heroes.  We would like to invite those interested to come dressed as one of the characters and share their story with our students. Presenters will visit each 1st grade class for 7-10 minutes.  


We hope to help our students create a memorable connection to history and understand the impact these instrumental people had upon our country. 

Please sign-up now for the American Hero you would like to represent for our students by clicking on this link:  American Hero Sign-up Form
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Winter Party Success!

Thank you to all of our amazing and wonderful volunteers that helped plan, prepare, purchase supplies, and run our activities for all of our amazing 1st graders today during our winter party! You ROCK! Here are some fun pictures of your cute kids that you share with us every day! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! 
Love- Mrs. Nelson & Mrs. Hill
 
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Mazzie and Coins for K9 Rescue

Mazzie, a war dog who was abandoned in Kuwait after his service, visited our classroom to wish us a Merry Christmas and to thank us for choosing K9 Rescue as our service learning project! These war dogs provide a great service to our military and are often abandoned after their missions are complete.  As mentioned in a previous post, our classroom is collecting spare change to donate to K9 Rescue, an organization that rescues war dogs after their service.  This will be first grade’s Service Learning Project for the year.  
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