Upcoming Dates
* Thursday, May 24th: Open House 6:30-7:30
Please plan on attending this night to see all the work your child has done this year! This is an informal night where your children will be your “tour guides,” showing you all of their work around the classroom.
* Friday, May 25th: Last Day at Eaton Library
Please be sure to return Eaton library books no later than this date or you will be fined!
* Monday, May 28th: NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
Enjoy your long weekend!
* Monday, June 11th: End of the Year Trip at Almaden Lake Park
More information will come later!
* Thursday, June 14th: First Grade Musical at 1:30pm in MP room
Please plan on attending our musical on this afternoon! Next week we will be sending home costume lists for your children to bring to school.
* Friday, June 15th: Last Day of School! Dismissal is at 12:20pm.
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Dear Families,
Less than one month of school is remaining! The dates listed above are some of the important events taking place from now until the last day of school. Please mark your calendars!
Our daily schedule is also changing in this last month because there are so many activities left to finish. We did not do centers this week because it was a short week and because we also went on the Insect Fair field trip on Tuesday. We may or may not continue centers depending on if we have time in the next few weeks.
We had a great time looking at insects and spiders on Tuesday at Sanborn Park! Thank you to Mrs. Woo for coming with us! We went on a nature hike, ate lunch, then touched and looked at many creatures including walking sticks, tarantulas, bees, and millipedes! We even were offered the opportunity to eat cooked mealworms!!! Nobody in our class tried one, but many other first graders in other classes did! Eeeew!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Janani
Poem of the Week: The Robin’s Secret
Song of the Week: Presidents
Kindness is … giving a praise note to someone
Vocabulary of the Week: Animals 1
WWW: baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something you find at the beach
(Memorize at least 4 lines and hide picture/object in a bag)
• Language Arts: Theme 9 Special Friends: Week 3
• Stories: The Surprise Family
• Word Families: -aw (saw, raw) and –ay (say, day, play)
• Sounds: vowel pairs oi, oy, aw, au and suffixes –ful, -ly, -y
• Grammar: describing what we see
• Writing: This week we started writing our final page in our Insect books on silkworms. We completed the prewriting, editing, and revising stages together but the students worked on the drafting and publishing by themselves. We are becoming proficient in writing expository paragraphs!
• Math: We finished Chapter 11 on Time and Calendar this week and started our final chapter on two-digit addition and subtraction facts. This is an easier chapter for most students because it deals with computation, however, I am still noticing silly mistakes and am encouraging students to check their work!
• Science: We have butterflies now! Our caterpillars emerged from the chrysalis and now we have four painted lady butterflies. We will keep them until Open House and then we will let them be free! Also, several of our mealworms turned into beetles! It has been exciting watching our insects change! This week we also started learning about the life cycle of frogs. We completed several activities and stories to learn about how frogs grow and change.
• Computer Lab: Since we didn’t have centers this week, we worked on our Kindness journals in computer lab. A few students continued working on their Very Hungry Caterpillar stories. We are hoping to finish them in time for display next week during Open House!
• Music: We sang some fun May songs and even got to dance with the May Pole. We used wooden sticks and ribbons to make music.
• Art: This was our second to last art session with Mrs. Blakeslee. We finished up our Indian symbol stories and drawings. Next time we will be sharing the stories to the class.
• Assembly: This week the West Bay Opera came to entertain us! They did a great job using music to tell a story! Congratulations also to Catherine, who was our Author of the Month today! She read her expository piece on the life cycle of a mealworm. Great job!
I hope to see all of you next Thursday evening at Open House!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
May 11, 2007
Upcoming Dates
* Monday, May 14th: NO SCHOOL – Staff Learning Day
Teachers will be working on writing assessments, Peacebuilders, and evaluating changes for next year.
* Tuesday, May 15th: Insect Fair Field Trip
I am still missing several permission slips. Please sign and return them on TUESDAY or your child will not be able to attend. Remember to send your child with a BAG LUNCH labeled with his/her name on it (everything will be thrown away at the park). Thank you, Mrs. Woo, for volunteering to chaperone on this trip.
* Friday, May 18th: Book Orders Due!
This will be the last chance to order books for May and June. Please write ONE check payable to Scholastic Book Clubs if you would like to purchase any books.
* Thursday, May 24th: Open House 6:30-7:30
Please plan on attending this night to see all the work your child has done this year!
* Friday, May 25th: Last Day at Eaton Library
Please be sure to return Eaton library books no later than this date or you will be fined!
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Dear Families,
The ELD classes throughout the Cupertino District are full! We are only supposed to have 20 students, however, there’s no more room at any school! Therefore, we met our 21st student on Thursday! Her name is Rie and she came here from Japan! You can learn more about her in the Classwork section of our website under Prince and Princess. Please welcome her to Eaton school!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Julia
Poem of the Week: Caterpillar Small
Song of the Week: Presidents
Kindness is … stopping germs from spreading
Story of the Week: If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Vocabulary of the Week: Transportation 3
Word Wall: other, before, buy, done, off, pretty, school, wash
Next Week’s Sharing: Regular – something you made yourself
(Memorize at least 4 lines and bring picture/object to show)
• Language Arts: Theme 9 Special Friends: Week 2
• Stories: The New Friend
• Word Families: base words with the ending –es
• Sounds: base word/endings –es and –ies, prefixes un-, re-
• Grammar: was vs. were
• Writing: We finished another page in our insect books on mealworms. Congratulations to Catherine who will be sharing her mealworm piece at the Author of the Month assembly next Friday.
• Math: This week we worked on answering word problems with time and calendar. Many of the problems are difficult for the students so we have been completing math as a whole class for several of the pages. Also, we started a new circuit this week, and Mrs. Burgess worked on a pizza project to review different fractions.
• Social Studies: We spent time this week writing a poem about ourselves. This I Am poem will be displayed at Open House.
• Science: Our caterpillars formed a chrysalis this week! We saw them transform by climbing to the top of their containers and hanging like a letter J. Then they formed a cocoon all around them! Now we are waiting for them to emerge as painted lady butterflies. We also continued observing our mealworms. Many are also starting to enter the pupa stage.
• Computer Lab: We continued our The Very Hungry Caterpillar books in Powerpoint. Students who finished continued working on their prewriting mindmaps for Writer’s Workshop. These mindmaps are made using Kidspiration and are on any topic the student chooses.
• Music: Today you are receiving a copy of all the words of the songs that the students will be performing in the first grade musical at the end of the year. Please have your child practice singing the songs and memorizing all the words! Save the date: the performance is on Thursday, June 14th at 1:30pm in the MP Room.
Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday! I hope you enjoyed the card and present that your children made for you! Enjoy the weekend and thank you for all you do!
* Monday, May 14th: NO SCHOOL – Staff Learning Day
Teachers will be working on writing assessments, Peacebuilders, and evaluating changes for next year.
* Tuesday, May 15th: Insect Fair Field Trip
I am still missing several permission slips. Please sign and return them on TUESDAY or your child will not be able to attend. Remember to send your child with a BAG LUNCH labeled with his/her name on it (everything will be thrown away at the park). Thank you, Mrs. Woo, for volunteering to chaperone on this trip.
* Friday, May 18th: Book Orders Due!
This will be the last chance to order books for May and June. Please write ONE check payable to Scholastic Book Clubs if you would like to purchase any books.
* Thursday, May 24th: Open House 6:30-7:30
Please plan on attending this night to see all the work your child has done this year!
* Friday, May 25th: Last Day at Eaton Library
Please be sure to return Eaton library books no later than this date or you will be fined!
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Dear Families,
The ELD classes throughout the Cupertino District are full! We are only supposed to have 20 students, however, there’s no more room at any school! Therefore, we met our 21st student on Thursday! Her name is Rie and she came here from Japan! You can learn more about her in the Classwork section of our website under Prince and Princess. Please welcome her to Eaton school!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Julia
Poem of the Week: Caterpillar Small
Song of the Week: Presidents
Kindness is … stopping germs from spreading
Story of the Week: If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Vocabulary of the Week: Transportation 3
Word Wall: other, before, buy, done, off, pretty, school, wash
Next Week’s Sharing: Regular – something you made yourself
(Memorize at least 4 lines and bring picture/object to show)
• Language Arts: Theme 9 Special Friends: Week 2
• Stories: The New Friend
• Word Families: base words with the ending –es
• Sounds: base word/endings –es and –ies, prefixes un-, re-
• Grammar: was vs. were
• Writing: We finished another page in our insect books on mealworms. Congratulations to Catherine who will be sharing her mealworm piece at the Author of the Month assembly next Friday.
• Math: This week we worked on answering word problems with time and calendar. Many of the problems are difficult for the students so we have been completing math as a whole class for several of the pages. Also, we started a new circuit this week, and Mrs. Burgess worked on a pizza project to review different fractions.
• Social Studies: We spent time this week writing a poem about ourselves. This I Am poem will be displayed at Open House.
• Science: Our caterpillars formed a chrysalis this week! We saw them transform by climbing to the top of their containers and hanging like a letter J. Then they formed a cocoon all around them! Now we are waiting for them to emerge as painted lady butterflies. We also continued observing our mealworms. Many are also starting to enter the pupa stage.
• Computer Lab: We continued our The Very Hungry Caterpillar books in Powerpoint. Students who finished continued working on their prewriting mindmaps for Writer’s Workshop. These mindmaps are made using Kidspiration and are on any topic the student chooses.
• Music: Today you are receiving a copy of all the words of the songs that the students will be performing in the first grade musical at the end of the year. Please have your child practice singing the songs and memorizing all the words! Save the date: the performance is on Thursday, June 14th at 1:30pm in the MP Room.
Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday! I hope you enjoyed the card and present that your children made for you! Enjoy the weekend and thank you for all you do!
Monday, May 07, 2007
May 4, 2007
Upcoming Dates
* Thursday, May 10th: Cupertino Library Field Trip
We will be walking to the Cupertino Library. Please remember to send your child’s blue library card to school and practice the 4-digit PIN number. Remember to return the books on your own.
* Friday, May 11th: No Eaton Library
We have an all day music practice on this day, so we cannot go to our regular library time. Bring library books on Thursday, May 10th if you would like to check out a book for the week.
* Monday, May 14th: NO SCHOOL – Staff Learning Day
Teachers will be working on writing assessments, Peacebuilders, and evaluating changes for next year.
* Tuesday, May 15th: Insect Fair Field Trip
We will be going to Sanborn Park to attend the Insect Fair. We will be leaving after recess and returning before 2:30pm. Please remember to pack a bag lunch that can be thrown away at the park. THERE IS A PERMISSION SLIP IN TODAY’S FRIDAY FOLDER! PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ASAP! We can have any number of chaperones, but you will have to drive to Sanborn Park. Unfortunately, there is no room on the bus!
* Thursday, May 24th: Open House 6:30-7:30
Please plan on attending this night to see all the work your child has done this year!
* Friday, May 25th: Last Day at Eaton Library
Please be sure to return Eaton library books no later than this date or you will be fined!
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Dear Families,
We got our insects this week!!! We have 4 caterpillars and we are watching them eat and grow. We also have about 100 mealworms and they don’t smell very good =( But the students are definitely excited!!!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Jonathan
Poem of the Week: May Song
Song of the Week: Presidents
Kindness is … doing exercise everyday
Story of the Week: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
Vocabulary of the Week: Transportation 2
Word Wall: around, dance, else, ever, open, ocean, talk, though
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something from another country
(Memorize at least 4 lines and bring picture/object to show)
• Language Arts: Theme 9 Special Friends: Week 1
• Stories: When I Am Old With You
• Word Families: words that rhyme with my (try, fly)
• Sounds: sounds for y (cry vs. baby)
• Grammar: is/are
• Writing: We started working on an expository piece about the mealworm life cycle. We did the prewriting together, and students are in the drafting through publishing stages. We will continue next week.
• Math: This week we continued reviewing time but also started working with calendars. Many of the problems require following directions and answering questions about calendars, days of the week, months, etc.
• Social Studies: This week we completed our last circuit for community. We went to Mrs. Khan’s class and talked about all types of transportation. We made our own transportation vehicles to add to our community wall. You will see our community wall during Open House.
• Science: We spent time this week observing the mealworms and caterpillars. We have a class culture of mealworms and we fed them potatoes and apples. Also, each student received a vial with bran, potato, and two mealworms of their own. We used magnifying glasses to draw and write what we saw.
• Computer Lab: We are continuing our The Very Hungry Caterpillar books in Powerpoint. Students who finished began working on their prewriting mindmaps for Writer’s Workshop. These mindmaps are made using Kidspiration and are on any topic the student chooses.
• Art: This week we had a make-up art class with Mrs. Blakeslee. She had us paint our clay pots that we made last time.
• Music: We started our first grade music practice and circuits this week. We spent all day today rotating through every classroom to sing songs and learn dances.
Please remember to turn in the Insect Fair permission slip next week. It is in the Friday Folder. There is a map on the back of the permission slip if you would like to come. Unfortunately, we cannot bring parents on the bus because it is full. We will be seeing interesting (and creepy) insects!
* Thursday, May 10th: Cupertino Library Field Trip
We will be walking to the Cupertino Library. Please remember to send your child’s blue library card to school and practice the 4-digit PIN number. Remember to return the books on your own.
* Friday, May 11th: No Eaton Library
We have an all day music practice on this day, so we cannot go to our regular library time. Bring library books on Thursday, May 10th if you would like to check out a book for the week.
* Monday, May 14th: NO SCHOOL – Staff Learning Day
Teachers will be working on writing assessments, Peacebuilders, and evaluating changes for next year.
* Tuesday, May 15th: Insect Fair Field Trip
We will be going to Sanborn Park to attend the Insect Fair. We will be leaving after recess and returning before 2:30pm. Please remember to pack a bag lunch that can be thrown away at the park. THERE IS A PERMISSION SLIP IN TODAY’S FRIDAY FOLDER! PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ASAP! We can have any number of chaperones, but you will have to drive to Sanborn Park. Unfortunately, there is no room on the bus!
* Thursday, May 24th: Open House 6:30-7:30
Please plan on attending this night to see all the work your child has done this year!
* Friday, May 25th: Last Day at Eaton Library
Please be sure to return Eaton library books no later than this date or you will be fined!
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Dear Families,
We got our insects this week!!! We have 4 caterpillars and we are watching them eat and grow. We also have about 100 mealworms and they don’t smell very good =( But the students are definitely excited!!!
Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: Jonathan
Poem of the Week: May Song
Song of the Week: Presidents
Kindness is … doing exercise everyday
Story of the Week: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
Vocabulary of the Week: Transportation 2
Word Wall: around, dance, else, ever, open, ocean, talk, though
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – something from another country
(Memorize at least 4 lines and bring picture/object to show)
• Language Arts: Theme 9 Special Friends: Week 1
• Stories: When I Am Old With You
• Word Families: words that rhyme with my (try, fly)
• Sounds: sounds for y (cry vs. baby)
• Grammar: is/are
• Writing: We started working on an expository piece about the mealworm life cycle. We did the prewriting together, and students are in the drafting through publishing stages. We will continue next week.
• Math: This week we continued reviewing time but also started working with calendars. Many of the problems require following directions and answering questions about calendars, days of the week, months, etc.
• Social Studies: This week we completed our last circuit for community. We went to Mrs. Khan’s class and talked about all types of transportation. We made our own transportation vehicles to add to our community wall. You will see our community wall during Open House.
• Science: We spent time this week observing the mealworms and caterpillars. We have a class culture of mealworms and we fed them potatoes and apples. Also, each student received a vial with bran, potato, and two mealworms of their own. We used magnifying glasses to draw and write what we saw.
• Computer Lab: We are continuing our The Very Hungry Caterpillar books in Powerpoint. Students who finished began working on their prewriting mindmaps for Writer’s Workshop. These mindmaps are made using Kidspiration and are on any topic the student chooses.
• Art: This week we had a make-up art class with Mrs. Blakeslee. She had us paint our clay pots that we made last time.
• Music: We started our first grade music practice and circuits this week. We spent all day today rotating through every classroom to sing songs and learn dances.
Please remember to turn in the Insect Fair permission slip next week. It is in the Friday Folder. There is a map on the back of the permission slip if you would like to come. Unfortunately, we cannot bring parents on the bus because it is full. We will be seeing interesting (and creepy) insects!
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