4/28

 Hello!

Upcoming Testing: Next week is end of the year testing. Please email for any preplanned absences so I can adjust testing. Also please talk with your student about headphones. Some of our testing is on the computer and will require headphones. 

Landmark shirts: LAF was able to purchase a shirt for each student! This is coming home today. If your student was absent you will get it when your student returns to school. We will were these shirts several times as a grade level. 

Please wear them on MAY 1st (field trip), May 5th (field day), and May 19th.

Field Trip: MAY 1st (THIS COMING MONDAY)!

Field trips are a privilege and are used to extend our learning in a fun new environment. Students who receive 2 or more behavior emails before going on the field trip will not be able to attend. This is to encourage respectful and productive behavior in class and on the field trip. This will start from April 17th till our field trip on May 1st.

Students will need a SACK LUNCH on May 1st, which means all parts of the lunch (including the container) is able to be thrown away. My suggestion would be to pack it in a clear gallon sized bag and label ALL parts of the bag, lunch parts, and disposable water bottle. Please also check the weather and dress your student appropriately for the weather that day. Students will be responsible for all their personal items. DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR GREEN LANDMARK SHIRT!

All chaperone spots are filled. If you would like to join us there you may. You will need to be at the front gates before 10:30 am.  You must join your student and their group. You may not take your student away from their group or purchase anything for students.

Field Day (May 5th** may change due to weather): This is a fun afternoon of outdoor activities! Students will receive a field day shirt at some point next week, this should be worn on field day with athletic bottoms. In the morning we will be doing some fun learning games and in the afternoon we will head outside for our fun outdoor centers. This time is a privilege and a break from our normal routine. Students can participate if they can continue to follow the rules and expectations. If students cannot make safe and wise choices then they will sit out for part or the whole time.

There will be activities that include water and students have the opportunity to get wet. Students can choose not to participate in these. Students who do get wet will not be able to change until the end of field day.

ABC Countdown:

5/1: Jump like a Kangaroo * bring sack lunch and wear Landmark shirt

5/2 King and Queen day, teachers have all supplies for this

5/3: Lights out *bring a flashlight

5/4: Mismatch socks *wear mismatched socks

5/5: Nice day for Field day * wear Landmark shirt and athletic bottoms

Important Dates:

May1st: ZOO Field Trip **Bring Sack lunch!

May 5th: Landmark Field Day

May 8th: NO SCHOOL

May10- 17th: Coin drive

May 12th: Dollar Jeans Day! May homework due!

Summer Learning: Check out the link attached to the email for more information.

Academics:

We will be MAP testing and testing in Math. It is crucial that your student has their computer charged each day and a pair of working headphones. If your student is going to be absent, picked up early or late please email me ASAP.

4/21

 WOW! This morning assembly was awesome!

Upcoming Testing: The next three weeks is end of the year testing. Please email for any preplanned absences so I can adjust testing. Also please talk with your student about headphones. Some of our testing is on the computer and will require headphones. 

Students may bring water bottles filled with water to have in the classroom, other drinks and juices must be consumed in the lunchroom.

ABC Countdown (4/24-4/28):

4/24: Extra Recess

4/25: Favorite Book! **Students bring favorite book!

4/26: Goofy Hair Day **Students come with goofy hair

4/27: Hawaiian Accessories: Wear uniform but wear beachy accessories!

4/28: Ice Pops 

Field Trip:

Field trips are a privilege and are used to extend our learning in a fun new environment. Students who receive 2 or more behavior emails before going on the field trip will not be able to attend. This is to encourage respectful and productive behavior in class and on the field trip. This will start from April 17th till our field trip on May 1st.

Students will need a SACK LUNCH on May 1st, which means all parts of the lunch (including the container) is able to be thrown away. My suggestion would be to pack it in a clear gallon sized bag and label ALL parts of the bag, lunch parts, and disposable water bottle. Please also check the weather and dress your student appropriately for the weather that day. Students will be responsible for all their personal items.

Upcoming Dates:

*****CHECK OUT THE LEAD FOR MORE DATES AND SUMMER ACTIVITES

April 24-27: Boxed Cereal Drive

April 27th: ART SHOW and BAKE SALE... Mrs. Crockett will be fundraising for her teaching trip to Uganda this summer too!

April 28th: April homework due and Timeline Project due!

May1st: ZOO Field Trip **Bring Sack lunch!

May 5th: Landmark Field Day

May 8th: NO SCHOOL

May10- 17th: Coin drive

May 12th: Jeans Day

Academics:

Phonics: We will be reviewing short vowels and sight words. Please be reading at home!

Comprehension: We will be reading one of my favorite chapter books next week! It is A-Z Mysteries The Haunted Hotel. It is part of a series that students love! A-Z mysteries is a great series if you are looking for summer reading! With this book we will be reviewing all our comprehension skills, identifying setting, characters, problems, and solutions.

Writing: We will be learning about prepositions, these are words that let us know when and where something occurs. Example: We are at school. We will have lunch at noon.

Math: We will continue to work on adding and subtracting within 20.

Social Studies: Students will identify traits of a good citizen!

4/14

 Hello families!

Lots of important things so please read CAREFULLY!

ABC Countdown: 

At the end of the year 1st grade does a countdown to the end of the year. This starts on April 18th! Below is the days and the themes. To make it extra special we have included some fun days that will need some donations or parent volunteers. Please sign up if you are able to contribute. Be sure to read carefully on the sign up as to when to deliver  the items. If you sign up please be sure to set a reminder for yourself to ensure you bring it on the assigned day! 

Somedays will include things that students can bring or wear. These are optional days. If student items are forgotten at home please do NOT drop them off in the office as they are not required for learning. 

A flyer of dates and themes will be sent home today!

ABC SIGNUP

1st Grade Assembly:

On April 21st 1st grade will be leading the Compassion Assembly! HERE is the YouTube link to our compassion song. Please have your student practice at home. Also students can wear athletic gear!

Field trip: Permission slips and money was due today. I will email to confirm who are the chaperones for the trip net week. 

Field trips are a privilege and are used to extend our learning in a fun new environment. Students who receive 2 or more behavior emails before going on the field trip will not be able to attend. This is to encourage respectful and productive behavior in class and on the field trip. This will start from April 17th till our field trip on May 1st.

Students will need a SACK LUNCH on May 1st, which means all parts of the lunch (including the container) is able to be thrown away. My suggestion would be to pack it in a clear gallon sized bag and label ALL parts of the bag, lunch parts, and disposable water bottle. Please also check the weather and dress your student appropriately for the weather that day. Students will be responsible for all their personal items.

Important Dates:

April 18th: Start of ABC Countdown!

April 21st: 1st Grade Compassion Assembly 

April 27th: ART SHOW and BAKE SALE... Mrs. Crockett will be fundraising for her teaching trip to Uganda this summer too!

April 28th: April homework due and Timeline Project due!

May1st: ZOO Field Trip **Bring Sack lunch!

May 5th: Landmark Field Day

May 8th: NO SCHOOL

May 12th: Jeans Day

Academics:

Phonics: We will be focused on Long e spellings -y, -ey, end ie. Y and ey both say the long e sound at the end of a two syllable (or more). For example, happy and monkey. The ie spelling comes in the middle of the word, like field or chief.

Comprehension: Students will work on comparing and contrasting characters' mental state and traits. We look at characters as individuals to be able to describe them but then compare them to see how they differ from others in the text.

Writing: We are going to work on narratives and really focus on setting and characters. We will also do a quick study of commas and how they are used.

Math: We will be really focused on adding and subtracting within 20. 

Social Studies: We will be reading books about people in different places and talk about how their communities and differences make them special and compare them to our school community.

4/7

 Hello families!

Few things:

Upcoming Field Trip: Each year 1st grade and Kindergarten do a joint field trip to Denver Zoo. This year we will be going on May 1st. The field trip permission slip came home today and is due back with a 7 dollar check made out to Landmark Academy, on April 14th. I will need chaperones, on the permission slip form please indicate if you would like to be a chaperone (do not email). Chaperones will need to arrive to school, carry student lunches, monitor on the bus, and guide students around the zoo safely. Chaperones must ride the bus and cannot bring siblings. I will email and confirm if you are a chaperone. If you are interested in just meeting us at the zoo, please fill out this HERE.

Field trips are a privilege and are used to extend our learning in a fun new environment. Students who receive 2 or more behavior emails before going on the field trip will not be able to attend. This is to encourage respectful and productive behavior in class and on the field trip. This will start from April 17th till our field trip on May 1st.

ABC Countdown: First Grade will be doing an ABC countdown to summer break. It will start on April 18th. I will send more details at a later date but wanted to put it on your radar.

Absences: If your student is going to be absent please email me and call the office. End of year testing will be starting at the end of the month and it will help me greatly if I know as soon as possible if your student will miss any days. I appreciate the help! 

Important Dates:

April 10th: NO SCHOOL

April 14th: Permission slip and money due! 

April 28th: Homework and Timeline Project is due!

May 1st: Field Trip

May 5th: Field Day

Academics:

Comprehension: We will be looking at comparing and contrasting texts and characters. How are they alike and different. 

Writing: Students will start working on narrative writing again. We will focus in on setting then characters.

Math: We will be reviewing adding a subtracting within 25. 

Social Studies: We will learn how to be an upstander verses a bystander!