Mrs. Vella's 1st Grade Super Stars

Thursday is quickly approaching sssssooooo…..
Please look over your schedule for this months scheduled PTC Thursday, March 24th and let’s get together so you can see all the amazing things your student is doing and what we can do to make sure they finish up the year ready for 2nd grade.

 PTC SCHEDULE:
3:30
3:50
4:10 Lexie
4:30
4:50  Ryker
5:10  McKylie

SAVE THE DATE!
The entire first grade will be performing a Patriotic Concert on Thursday, May 19th at 5:30 in the Junior High gym.  Please have your child to the Junior High gym by 5:15 that evening, dressed in a RED SHIRT and uniform pants.  Any patriotic accessories, such as hairbows, pins, belts, ties, etc., are encouraged!! (Please avoid any tall accessories, such as tall hats, that could potentially block the view of other children standing behind your child.)  

We would like to honor any veterans in the audience, so we encourage you to invite any friends or family members who have served in the military to join us!  The performance will not last more than an hour.  

The first grade will be performing this same concert the next morning, May 20th, for students and faculty, so please be sure your child wears a RED SHIRT and patriotic accessories the next morning, too.

1. We are preparing for a possible visit from leprechauns!  Please help your child with the project as described on the worksheet that your child brought home on Friday, March 11th.  The leprechaun trap is due back in class on WEDNESDAY, March 16th.


If your children are adopted or in a blended family, your pictures are most welcome!  My own children are adopted and I bring in their pictures to show that even though we don’t share the same genetic traits, we share the same traits that make us humans.  Even biological families often don’t look like each other and it gives us lots of examples to talk about.







2. In our next science unit, we will be exploring the similarities and differences in characteristics when comparing offspring to parents and siblings to siblings.  This is especially fun for the students if they can bring in pictures of themselves and their families.  If you are able to send in a family photo, or a one page collage of the members of your family in a protective plastic sleeve by MONDAY, March 21th, I will hang them up for the students to observe, but not touch.  Bonus points if you have a picture of yourself around your child’s age!  

If your children are adopted or in a blended family, your pictures are most welcome!  Even biological families often don’t look like each other and it gives us lots of examples to talk about.

3. ALL HOMEWORK and missing work from last week DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH end of the term. All grades will be locked March 18th

4- End of 3rd term this Friday.  No school for students.  

5- Scholastic Book Order due March 24th.  Your Scholastic orders help our classroom library earn FREE books. Orders can be sent to school or click here for easy online ordering, our class code is  JBTR2: Scholastic Book Club


6- Help us earn playground equipment by collecting Box Tops and Campbell’s soup labels.

7- Mark your calendars for our 1st grade Patriotic Concert Program on May 19th at 5:30pm in the Q2 gym.  

Please look over your schedule for this months scheduled PTC Thursday, March 24th and let’s get together so you can see all the amazing things your student is doing and what we can do to make sure they finish up the year ready for 2nd grade.

 PTC SCHEDULE:
3:30
3:50
4:10 Lexie
4:30
4:50  Ryker
5:10  McKylie

BOTH PROJECTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY MARCH 16TH

We are preparing for a possible visit from leprechauns!  Please help your child with the project as described on this worksheet below. This is not required but will only take place at home so if your child does not make one at home time will not be given during class to make one. 
Please have your traps ready and back to school by Wednesday March 16th



In our next science unit, we will be exploring the similarities and differences in characteristics when comparing offspring to parents and siblings to siblings.  This is especially fun for the students if they can bring in pictures of themselves and their families.  If you are able to send in a family photo, or a one page collage of the members of your family in a protective plastic sleeve by Wednesday, March 16 , I will hang them up for the students to observe, but not touch.  Bonus points if you have a picture of yourself around your child’s age!  

If your children are adopted or in a blended family, your pictures are most welcome!  Even biological families often don’t look like each other and it gives us lots of examples to talk about.