1. Mrs. Kurth’s Classroom News May 23rd – 27th, 2016

2. Dates to save: May 26th: First Grade Music Concert
May 27th: Grandparents’ Day
May 30th: Memorial Day - No School
May 31st: First Grade Track and Field Day
June 6th: Minnesota Zoo Field Trip
June 7th: Last Day of School

3. Digital Days Day of the Week Digital Day Specialist
Important Reminders
Monday 3
Media and Computer
Bring Library Books
Tuesday 4
Computer & Phy. Ed.
Wear Tennis Shoes
Wednesday 5
Music
Thursday 1
P.E.
Friday 2

4. Music Program Our music program is this Thursday, May 26th.
Please help your child practice their songs by reviewing the blue packet from Mrs. Dake
You can also check out her blog for scripts
Mrs. Dake's Blog
Additional Resource
Go online to to view how the song is suppose to be sung.

5. Music Program Our class will be performing at 7:15.
Please plan on having your child in the High School cafeteria by 7:00.
You should keep their coat or any other belongings with you.
After the performance, plan on meeting your child back at the cafeteria.
Also please make contact with me before taking your child, so I know they are safe.

6. Grandparents’ Day Grandparents’ day is this Friday!
Grandparents are welcome to join us from 12:15 – 2:30 pm.
They will spend time making a craft together, enjoying a snack, singing songs a couple songs, and touring the school.
It will be a great afternoon!

7. Last Day of Breakfast
The last day to get breakfast in the cafeteria is June 3rd

8. Yearbooks For Sale There may be about 30 additional yearbooks for sale
If you did not order one the first round, be sure to grab yours quickly!
$17, checks made out to DES. 
Extra order forms in the office, or they can be put in any envelope. 
Pre-ordered yearbooks should be distributed to classrooms this week.

9. We will celebrate your child’s birthday here at school
If you decide to send store bought treats or goodies please send 24 of them.
If it's a weekend day we can celebrate the Friday before or Monday after.
We will also celebrate ½ birthdays. If this doesn’t work for you we can celebrate it in May.
Please let me know which day you will choose if it falls on the weekend or holiday break.
May Birthdays
20th: Emma V.
29th: Anna
30th: Noah

10. Upcoming Academics: This will change each week!

11. Lesson 30 Main Story: Winners Never Quit! (Narrative Fiction)
Be a Team Player (Informational Text)
Comprehension Skill: Understanding characters
Phonics: syllable patter cvc
Word Wall Words: *brothers, everyone, field, loved, most, only, *people, sorry
Grammar: adjectives
Writing Skills: Personal Narrative

12. Reading Homework We will not have traditional homework this week
Instead I would ask that your child writes about grandparents’ day in their Family Journal.
In addition, please have someone respond as usual.

13. Spelling Words:
even open begin baby tiger music paper zero table below because silent *people *only
*Practice writing sentences with word wall words and spelling words so your child will be prepared to write a sentence on the final test.

14. Challenge Words
A few students have been asked to do challenge words. If your child is one of those students, please help them study these words.
Challenge Words:
brothers loved field sorry everyone
winner quitting shorten better shudder wonder

15. Anticipated Homework:
Math Concepts in this Unit: Money, Making Change, Equal Shares, Fractions,
Anticipated Homework:
Monday: No HW – Unit 9 Assessment
Tuesday:  No HW – Unit 9 Assessment
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: No Homework
Friday:  No Homework

16. More Math…. Here is the link if you need to reprint homework pages:
Things you can practice at home if you are looking for additional ideas:
-Number Stories
-Addition Facts
-Subtraction Facts
-Telling Time to the half hour and quarter hour
-Find the value of coin combinations

17. “Ten Friends” examples: 1+9 = 10 2+8 = 10 3+7 = 10 4+6 = 10 5+5 = 10
1+9 = = = = = 10
“Turn Around Facts” examples :
1+9 = = = = = 10
9+1 = = = = 10
+0 examples
1+0 = = = = = 5
+1 examples
1+1 = = = = = 6
Doubles examples:
1+1=2 2+2=4 3+3=6 4+4=8 5+5=10 6+6=12 7+7=14
Doubles +1 examples:
1+2=3 2+3=5 3+4=7 4+5=9 5+6=11 6+7=13 7+8=15
Practicing these types of problems can help with “fact fluency” which helps solve a variety
of other math problems with greater efficiency.

18. Word of the Week
Extra:
Each week, your child can receive a sticker for their sticker book by writing down our special word/phrase of the week along with a parent signature.
This word also helps me to know that you have seen the newsletter!
They love stickers!
Word of the week: Grandparents Day!

19. Family Journals are due each Monday.
Please find your child’s current entry and use the next empty page to complete your response to your child.
I also encourage you to use the letter format to allow your child to see and experience that format.

20. General Homework Expectations
Mondays: Spelling words and word wall words will come home (practice these words to be ready for the spelling test on Friday
Wednesdays: Wednesday work: students complete the comprehension page as well as practice reading the words on the opposite side. When you feel your child is confident in knowing the words and has completed the comprehension page, please return it to the classroom. It is due by the following Tuesday at the latest.
Monday through Friday: Math homework will be sent home each day, except Wednesdays. I expect each page to come back the following day.

21. Contact Information
Angie Kurth 1st GradeTeacher – rm ext.4102, Classroom Website/Blog: