June 6th

Upcoming Dates

* Monday, June 9th: End of the Year First Grade Trip
We will be going to Almaden Lake Park the whole day. Make sure your child wears sunblock! We will take the light rail and walk to the park from the station. Please remember your child must bring a disposable lunch in a bag LABELED with his/her name! Everything will be thrown away at the park! Thank you to Mrs. Okubo, who will be coming on the bus with us. If you are driving and meeting us at the park, please be sure to get the directions from me on Monday morning. Also, one of the drivers will be transporting our lunches and drinks. Thank you!

* Thursday, June 12th: Last Day of School! Dismissal is at 12:20pm.
Please make sure you pick your child up on time!


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Dear Families,

This was our last “academic” week. We finished our last chapter in math, our last centers rotation, our language arts textbooks, and our solids and liquids science unit! Next week, I will be sending home everything in a bag on Wednesday after school, including all the work your child has done from the year. Please make sure you have a way of bringing home everything (walking may be difficult if it is a long ways away!).

For the last 2 weeks, we are ending the year by reading Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel. His stories are chapter books but are great because it shows good examples of friendship. I hope that in addition to everything your child has learned academically this year, most important is remembering how to treat others with kindness and respect. Frog and Toad show different ways of being good friends to one another.

Also, we are learning about nutrition and healthy eating these last two weeks. We are learning about the food pyramid and practicing food vocabulary in the different groups. Have a wonderful weekend!