100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
All of our first grade students celebrated the 100th day of school last Friday with fun STEM building, 100th day art, exercises in 100 seconds, and writing about when we are 100 years old. We are 100 days smarter in first grade! BEARS THAT CARE Please read message below from a Walnut Grove student... It is time once again for our Bears That Care Toy Drive!!! My brother Colin (Harvest Park), sister Jaedyn (Walnut Grove) and I, Taryn (Amador) started Bears that Care six years ago to collect stuffed animals, small toys, and books for children who are involved with child protective services court system. Thanks to your amazing efforts and support, as well as the generosity of the entire Walnut Grove community, last year we collected more than 2962 toys! Because of Walnut Grove, every child coming to court in Alameda County this past year was able to receive a toy and a book. These toys have brought so much joy to the children and families that have received them. Children’s tears turn to smiles, and the court is seen as a less scary place to be. The Bears that Care Toy Drive will be January 28th through February 1st. We are asking for children who want to participate to go through their closets and look for toys they no longer play with that they would like to donate. The toys should be in excellent (like new) condition. For children donating toys with batteries, we are asking that they replace the batteries so that the toy will be in good working condition (many of the families served don’t have the financial means to replace the batteries). No toy is too small and all are appreciated. SCIENCE FAIR Our 20th annual Science Fair digital version pamphlets are here! A paper copy went home last Friday. I encourage you to go to the website for additional information: https://www.wgsciencefair.com/. REMINDER: The 6 Flags Read to Succeed forms due on February 2nd!!
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UPCOMING DATES
Friday, January 25th -- Recycling Day Friday, January 25th -- Official 100th Day at School Friday, January 25th -- Our School-Wide Flag Salute and 3 R's Assembly Monday, January 28th -- Abilities Awareness Week Monday, February 11th -- No School - Lincoln's Birthday Thursday, February 14th -- Valentine Party (more information to come) Friday, February 15th -- Minimum Day Monday, February 18th -- No School ~ President's Day Wednesday, February 27th -- Donuts at the Grove (served near the MPR)! - Students, bring an adult and enjoy a donut before the start of our school day! :) March 15th- No School March 28th- Open House HOMEWORK READ Read for 20 minutes a night or 80 minutes a week SPELLING/OPTIONAL (This week's spelling words are attached to the HW Checkoff sheet): Take a pretest with an adult and practice the words that you misspell using one or more of the following choices:
MATH Practice math for 5-10 minutes a night or 30 minutes a week We have completed lessons 1-18 in our Eureka program. Feel free to work on the homework that is connected to those lessons. Also, we are working on memorizing math facts to 20! Continue to practice math facts by playing games, using websites, flashcards, etc. We have moved onto subtraction math facts. However, if your child does not know their addition facts, I recommend that you spend time practicing those before you dive into subtraction. I have had a few parents request pages to help reinforce math facts. I will send home a few next week with all students. If you will not use them, please send them back and I will reuse them next year! Thank you. To download math fact games and practice, please click on the math_practice_09-10-2.pdf . It is a document I created with my former second grade team. It's full of games that you can play with dice and cards to reinforce math facts. THANK YOU! Dear students, Thank you so much for thinking of me! I can't tell you how much I loved the thoughtful cards, candies, and generous gift cards. It made me feel extremely appreciated! I missed seeing your smiling faces and am so glad to be back in the swing of things this week! Sincerely, Mrs. Cox ***Please check your child's backpack this weekend! You will find a lot of student work, spelling words, homework, and Scholastic Book Order Forms*** UPCOMING DATES 1/21- Martin Luther Kin Jr. Day, No School 1/25- Scholastic Book Orders Due! See Scholastic Book Order Instructions 1/24- 100th Day! 2/11- Holiday, No School 2/15- Minimum Day 2/18- President's Day, No School 3/15- No School 4/1-4/5- Spring Break, No School 4/19- Holiday, No School 5/16- A Book is a Magic Carpet Performance, MPR, 6:30 Pm (tentatively scheduled) 5/17- Minimum Day 5/27- Memorial Day, No School 5/31- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, Minimum Day HOMEWORK READ Read for 20 minutes a night or 80 minutes a week MATH Practice math for 5-10 minutes a night We have completed lessons 1-11 in our Eureka program. Feel free to work on the homework that is connected to those lessons. Also, we are working on memorizing math facts to 20! Continue to practice math facts by playing games, using websites, flashcards, etc. To download math fact games and practice, please click on the math_practice_09-10-2.pdf . It is a document I created with my former second grade team. It's full of games that you can play with dice and cards to reinforce math facts. Sight Words and Spelling Pattern: o_e - Long /0/, Silent e 1. how 2. find 3. under 4. those 5. close 6. home 7. spoke 8. over 9. bone 10. hole 11. rode OPTIONAL: Take a pretest with an adult and practice the words that you misspell using one or more of the following choices:
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