Week....end update!

“Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"...
"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Wide Open Theatre:  Today we had a fabulous Puppet Performance by Wide Open Theatre!  The show was based on 6 stories by Robert Munsch.  We had read the stories in class this week.  Ask your child which their favorite story was:  Wait and See; Mud-puddle; Smelly socks; David's Father; Mmmm Cookies; or Up, up down.  I was very impressed by the young puppeteers!

Sight words:  I tested all the students today.  For those students still working on Level 1 words, you will really need to hard work and practice daily.  I expect the students to be at Level 2B words by the end of June.  There are 12 levels altogether and some children will be able to achieve that level but All students should have finished 6 levels (150 words) (2B) by the end of grade one.  Work hard!!!

Spring Weather Clothing - with the spring comes mud!  Please make sure your child is still dressed warmly.  It is cold in the mornings but warmer in the afternoon so layers are a good idea.  Splash pants and rubber boots are a must, please!

Field Trip:  Thank you very much for sending in the permission forms so promptly!  I have Tracy Wenger and Ramona Holman as parent volunteers at Barr Colony.  Their admission will be free.  Of course, any parents are welcome to join us but you will need to pay admission. There is no admission at Ag Days.  See you there!

Oratory info - here is a copy of the note that went home this week!

The much anticipated oratory event is drawing near.  We would like to invite you to join us at 12:45 on Thursday, April 18^th in your child’s classroom, where we will present our individual poems to our classmates, two judges, and you, our parents and community members.  Once all of the individual poems have been heard, we will move to the gym to share our class choral presentations with one another.  At the end of Thursday we will know who our first to third place winners are in each grade for individual published and individual original poems.

                                      On Friday, April 19^th at 10:45 the students who placed first to third in each grade will present their poem to the entire elementary student body and each class will also present their choral piece.

                                      For the first time in many years we will not be competing in a tri-school event so if you would like to see the Oratory competition these two days are your only opportunity to do so.

                                       Please join us for one or both of the sessions; it is most rewarding for our students when they are able to present the efforts of their hard work to an appreciative audience.

                                       See you next week,

                                       Mrs. Burzynski, Ms. Hermanson, and Mrs. Newman

Finally, Spelling words!

Unit 22

1.  went

2.  sent

3.  ant

4.  bend

5.  find

6.  mind

7.  kind

8.  want

9.  bent

 Have a great weekend!