Spring Assessment Season

Spring is upon us, and summer is approaching which means we are getting down to the last few weeks of school! We are working hard to fit in all of our learning before the end of the year. This also means, our first graders have lots of opportunities to show off their learning. Between end of unit assessments, reading groups assessments, and state mandated FASTBridge screeners, we've got a LOT of assessing to do! Rest assured, your first grader is also having lots of fun and continuing to learn despite squeezing all of these assessments over the next few weeks. Also on that note, I am so proud of how far our first graders have come, even with the few weeks left, I can see so much growth from when I returned from maternity leave until now. You and your first grader have a lot to be proud of! I can't wait to share all of this growth with you in the coming weeks with progress reports and report cards coming at the end of the year.

Please read below for upcoming events and reminders!

Important Upcoming Dates

May 17- Stress Relief Day (morning)

May 21 - Mrs.Wilaby out of room to do assessing (half day in the afternoon)

May 23 - Mrs. Wilaby gone (Ellie is getting some testing done at U of I Children's hospital)

May 27 - No School, Memorial Day

June 3 - May Reading Logs Due

June 3 - Field Day (afternoon)

June 7th - Last Day of School (dismissal 11:45)

Snow Make-Up Days

The following days are now student days:

May 24th

Additional snow make-up days:

June 5th, 6th and 7th (June 7th - Students will be dismissed at 11:45)

Scholastic Book Orders

Book orders are due at 2:00 on Friday afternoon.

If you would like to order books for the summer, you can do so by going to https://clubs.scholastic.com and use our code NHRGK.

Mother's Day Seeds

See note below about the seeds you got for Mother's Day!

A Note From the Library

All students will be limited to 2 books on their account. If they finish those, they may return them and get more throughout the week.

May 20: Last WEEK of checkout.

May 24: Last DAY of checkout.

May 31: ALL books due from students. Overdue book notes were sent home yesterday.

Please look for books that are missing and return them to the library ASAP!

Help Us Out

In library and computer lab classes, 1st graders are going to start a cardboard challenge. They will need to design and build a product using cardboard, a few materials, and their imagination! We are in need of materials for this fun project. We love any donations of the following:

-cardboard (any kind- cereal boxes work too!)

-yarn/string

-packaging/duct tape

-construction paper

-Any items you think might be used to create- buttons, stickers- use your imagination!

Please send in any materials by Thursday, May 23rd. Thank you for your support- we are excited to see what the students can create!

Sight Words

We have now learned all of the first grade sight words. Students are doing a pretty good job of reading the words, but we could use some extra practice with spelling them. The sight word lists from now on will be a review of some of the trickier first grade words. Please practice reading and writing these sight words each night with your child. Our goal is for students to be able to read the words quickly without having to sound them out and to spell them accurately in their writing. Students can also practice these sight words through fun games and activities at the following website: https://www.spellingcity.com/1stgrade1516/ If you would like a list of what specific words your child should be working on, please email me.

Scholastic Book Orders

Book orders are due at 2:00 on Friday afternoon.

If you would like to order books for the summer, you can do so by going to https://clubs.scholastic.com and use our code NHRGK.

Kids and teens in your neighborhood can get a healthy, delicious meal and have a fun and safe place to hang out with their friends. To find FREE summer meals near you text FOOD to 877-877 or call 1-866-3HUNGRY.

Next Week's Specials

Monday: Art

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: PE

Thursday: Spanish

Friday: Art

May Birthdays

9th LaFred

18th Elizabeth

28th Malia