A List of Missing Guided Reading Books

Below are a list of missing Guided Reading Books, Dates they were issued to students:

10/21  Picnic A Day in the Park  

11/17 Curious George Visits the Zoo

1/14 Fly Guy Frankenstein 1.3

1/28 Buzz the Bee 1.4

2/4 Just a Day at the Pond 1.9

2/25 A Kiss for Little Bear 1.4

3/5 The Stormy Rescue 2.0

3/10 Fall Mixed Up 1.5

3/23 Dixie 1.7

3/30 Happy Go Ducky 1.8

4/13 The Magic School Bus Weathers the Storm 2.4

4/16 Hooray for Fly Guy 1.6

4/16  Fly Guy Frankenfly 1.6

4/27 Biscuit 1.4

Missing Guided Reading Books

I am being held financially responsible for all missing Guided Reading Books.

There are 14 missing books.

Please check your home and cars to be sure all of the Guided Reading Books have been handed in for your student.

If you have any Guided Reading Books I would be happy to take them tomorrow.

Thank you!

The Last Week of School

The last week of school is full of fun for K/1!

Monday - 1st Grade Classroom Cleaning and Journal Reading

*We are going to gather together our chair pocket, supplies, "read to self" bag, name tag, and bank then share our School Journal Entries :)

Tuesday - Movie Day K/1 

*More details to come :)

Wednesday - Game Day K/1

*More details to come :)

Thursday - Water/Field Day -Whole School

*Half Day - School is out at 12:00

Please send your child to school on Monday with his/her backpack.  

Monday is the last day you will need to send a backpack to school.

Thank you!

Your children are amazing and I have loved having them in our class this year!!!!

Field Trips for May

Friday, 5/8 - BYU Performance

Leaving: 9:30

Tuesday, 5/12 - Zoo

Leaving: 8:45

Friday, 5/15 - Subzero

12:30 - 2:00

Field Trips are so fun!

Donuts with Dad - Friday, 5/15 8:15-8:45

We are excited to celebrate our 

Dads!

Join us:

Where:  First Grade Classroom

When:  Friday, 5/15

Time:  8:15 - 8:45

Muffins with Mom 5/8 8:15-8:45

First Grade and Kindergarten 

are celebrating 

AMAZING

Moms!

When: Friday, 5/8 

Time: 8:15-8:45

Where:  First Grade Classroom

Poetry Unit begins 5/1 - Poetry Packets

Your student will be reading and writing Poetry in the month of May.

The students will be bringing home weekly

POETRY PACKETS

in place of Guided Reading Books for the month of May.

The POETRY PACKETS include a "Poetry Menu"- please choose an activity from the "Poetry Menu" nightly, initial the activity on the menu, and return the POETRY PACKET daily.

It is important your student brings his POETRY PACKET to and from school everyday in the month of May.

If you are interested in accessing more poetry, poetry activities, and videos go to this website:

http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Thank you! 

Mad Lib Party Tomorrow - Thursday, April 30th

Pajama Party !

Tomorrow we are celebrating our climb to the top of the 

GRAMMAR LADDER!

WE MADE IT!

Please send your child to school in their Pajama's and with a special treat :) 

We learned about:

NOUNS

VERBS

ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES

PRONOUNS

CONJUNCTIONS

We are now ready to create funny stories with our new Grammar Skills.

Cereal Box Book Reports Due Monday, April 27th

Each student received a book of their choice to complete the 

Cereal Box Book Report.

For more information on the Cereal Box Book Report please visit our classroom blog:

www.fantasticfirstgradersatarches.blogspot.com

Below are the books your child should have brought home to complete the project (If you have not been given the book please check their backpack):

Isabelle - Miss Nelson is Missing

Cole: The Bernstein Bears and the Missing Honey

Savannah - The Bernstein Bears and the Sitter

Abby - The Bernstein Bears Get in a Fight

Juliet - The Bernstein Bears and Trouble at School

Keilani - Ghost town at Sundown

Carson - Just a Toy

Solomon - The Bernstein Bears and the Ghost of the Forest

Drake - The Loose Tooth

Isla - Wild about Books

Paisley - Hooray for Fly Guy

Please email me at dawn.mcniel@archesacademy.com

or feel free to text at

385-375-0840

with any questions during the project.

I look forward to seeing amazing Cereal Boxes on Monday the 27th!

Thank you!

Cereal Box Book Report - Due April 27th

In Writers Workshop in April we will be working on Elements in a Story:

Character

Setting

Problem

Solution

In Guided Reading we will be working on the reading skill:

Summarizing

Creating a Cereal Box Book Report gives students the opportunity to practice what they are learning.

Please visit the following site to print out the templates and directions used to create the Cereal Box Book Report:

Cereal Box book report templates:
http://hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/cereal_box_book_report.htm

Please click on both TEMPLATE #1 and

 #2

Please choose a "just right book" to read for the book report.  A "just right book" is a book at your child's reading level.

We will be creating a Cereal Box Book Report as a class so the students will be familiar with the process before you begin your Book Report at home.

We will begin presenting Cereal Box Book Reports on Monday, April 27th.