The Final Months: Events

M O N T H LY N E W S L E T T E R
THE FINAL MONTHS

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Events
April 19th
Early Release- 12:00
(C.A.S.E. is available)
April 27th
Class Photo at 9:35
SMILE! May 7th

Special Friend’s Day
We were so fortunate to have such great participation from the friends

and families who helped us with our Flat Stanley Project. Here is a class May 14th
picture we took with the lobster-pops we received from Vermont and Japanese Field Trip: 10:15-2:00
Mardi Gras beads from New Orleans! Thanks Jake and Grant for sharing!
May 20th and 21st

T h e c o u n t d o w n i s o n! Parent Teacher Conferences- No
School Friday, May 21
It is hard to believe that we are additional newsletter pages
almost done for the year. Beth there is information that
and I feel truly grateful for explains many of these events May 31st
having the opportunity to work (Field Trip, Author’s Tea Memorial Day- No School
with your children. We have had Celebration, and First Grade
such a tremendous year Field Day). Please let me know
June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
together and one that we hope if you need more information or
the children don’t forget! Please need me to clarify anything you Author’s Tea Celebration-
take a close look at this Month’s see. I would be happy to do so. 8:15-9:15 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
9:00-10:00 (Thursday)
Newsletter. Oﬀ to the right, you Please do know that reminders
will see dates on our calendar on all of these events will be
that take us through June. I June 2nd
coming home in the coming
wanted to try to include as weeks. We look forward to First Grade Field Day
much information as possible as seeing you in these last few
far in advance as possible, so months!
that you could pencil these into June 4th
your schedules. In the Closing Program- 8:30-10:00
!
Events
Japanese Field Trip
n Un i t
Special Friend’s Day
On Friday, May 14, the entire
Japa
first grade will be going on a
Mark your calendars for Special trip to the Kenny Center to
Friend’s Day on Friday, May 7th. visit a Japanese Restaurant,
On Tuesday the children should Bakery, Market, and Gift Shop. We are beginning our unit of study
have brought home the The students will be eating on Japan. The students will be
lunch at the Japanese learning about Japan’s culture and
invitation they made to send to
their special friend for this day. Restaurant and will have their comparing/contrasting it to the
Don’t forget, students will be choice between a chicken or United States. They will be
dismissed at 11:00 a.m.! noodle dish. We will be asking studying different Japanese
for 4-6 parent volunteers to genres, such as Haiku poetry,
help out on this trip. If you are Japanese fairy tales, fiction
available and would be (historical fiction), and non-fiction
interested in joining us, please (alphabet, question/answer)
literature. This is to prepare the
First Grade Field Day contact Leslie Leis.
students to write their own
On Wednesday, June 2nd our creations for our annual “Authors’
class will be having our end of Celebration.” Hopefully, this
the year Outdoor Game Day. experience will inspire the children
All four first grades will be Closing Program
to write more of their own stories!
participating here at school.
Please see page 3 for a more
Several outdoor activities are
being planned for the children On Friday, June 4 the Lower detailed explanation of our
with a tentative cookout or School (Pre-K -2) will have their Author’s Tea Celebration.
pizza for lunch to follow. The Closing Program from !
activities will begin at 9:30 8:30-10:00.
and finish by 11:30 p.m. Leslie
Leis will also be asking for
volunteers to help with the
games and possibly lunch. Special Activities for
More specific details to come!
the Unit
Transforming our classroom into a

Japanese home and practicing some
of their customs (taking shoes off,
using chopsticks, etc.)
Reading and writing inspired by

Japanese literature
May 5- Children’s Day in Japan
Field Trip to Japanese restaurant,

market, bakery, and gift shop
Making Carp kites for Boy’s Day

First Grade Annual Author’s Tea Celebration
W e are getting ready to begin

our final Unit. As a
culminating activity as well
3rd Tea will begin at 9:15 due to a
scheduled Assembly.) Please select the
one that works best for your schedule
!
as a way to celebrate the writing we by indicating your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
have worked so hard on throughout choice, and return the form to me as
the year, the children will be creating a soon as possible. If your schedule is
final book. The children will take their flexible, please indicate that, and I will
writing through the entire writing make the selections accordingly. The
process and even create their own form is attached, but will also come
hard-back book. home as a hard copy.
These books will be shared at one of
three Author Teas. We have decided to On the day of your child’s book
have 3 Teas on three diﬀerent reading, your child should wear special
mornings. It is our hope that this occasion clothes, such as dresses for
schedule fits better for our parents. girls and long pants and nice shirt for
boys. Some boys may want to wear ties
or suits. Please send a change of
I would like to schedule the Teas on
clothes (dress code) for after the Tea.
the dates listed on the calendar and the
attached sheet. (Please note, the June
Re f re s hm en ts aft e r the t e as
Re f r e s h m e n t s
Donut holes
Mini bagels and cr

eam cheese
Cookies
Cinnamon rolls
Please join us Fruit
immediately following Drinks: Lemonade

/ Juice boxes/etc
Listed above are jus
the children’s readings EXAMPLES of the
t some
will be asking for pa
snacks and rent volunteers to
refreshments we are help with the refres
as we will continue the after each Author’s
looking to have
in advance for helpi
hments. Thank you
Celebration. In the ng to make this
coming weeks when event a very special
Author’s Celebration the children’s one!
date for reading is
finalized, Leslie Leis
with refreshments.
Author’s Tea Sign Up
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Wednesday, June 2nd- 8:15-9:15
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Thursday, June 3rd- 9:15-10:15
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M O N T H LY N E W S L E T T E R

THE FINAL MONTHS

SMILE! May 7th

We were so fortunate to have such great participation from the friends

May 20th and 21st

Transforming our classroom into a

Reading and writing inspired by

May 5- Children’s Day in Japan

Field Trip to Japanese restaurant,

Making Carp kites for Boy’s Day

W e are getting ready to begin

Mini bagels and cr

Please join us Fruit

immediately following Drinks: Lemonade

Wednesday, June 2nd- 8:15-9:15

Thursday, June 3rd- 9:15-10:15

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