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the FIRST GRADE NEWS

MRS. MOHRS CLASS

COMMUNITY GATHERING
On January 24 the rst grade and multiage classes will be performing for the Community Gathering. The Community Gathering begins at 7:45 in the Gym. Generally, the presentations last 15-20 minutes at most. All families are invited to attend. We will be doing a special presentation on Responsibility. We will be practicing with the classes this week, so if you ask them about it, they wont be able to tell you about it yet. We hope that you are able to attend, and please let me know if you have any questions regarding this.

Our reading strategy of the month is: Questioning

As you read with your child, stop and ask them questions about the story. This is a great check of their comprehension. After the story is over, be sure to ask questions about the story, and their opinion of the it.

January:

Upcoming Dates and Announcements

24 Community Gathering: First Grade Performs (7:45 am in the Gym) 27 Star of the Week: Emily
February:

14 Friendship Party (12:15-1:15)

13 Star of the Week: Sean 20 No School 24 Book Orders Due

12 100th Day of School

Book Orders

In the BEE books today I included a yer for the month of January. If you are interested in placing an order, please do so by the 24th. In the last shipment, Scholastic sent me a coupon for each family, which I stapled onto the yer this month. Feel free to use it if you would like.

Leveled Library Volunteers Friendship Party

Our school wide book room is looking for volunteers to come in an help re-shelve the leveled library. This position would require helping 1-2 times a month. If you are interested in volunteering for this, please email Jennie Clement at clementj@verona.k12.wi.us.

We will be having our Friendship party on Friday, February 14 from 12:15-1:15. We will be celebrating with Mrs. Rices class. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kristen Bystol at: kristenbystol@gmail.com. In addition, we will be doing Valentines with just our class this year. We will be opening these up prior to the party in our classroom. I will include a class list in the BEE books next week for the Valentines. Please let me know if you need any assistance with the Valentines, as I do have quite a few extra boxes on hand. You can start sending in your childs Valentines on Monday, February 10. Please let me know if you have any questions about this special day.

On February 11, we will be celebrating our 100th day of school. We will be doing a variety of activities to honor this exciting day. One of the activities is doing a 100 Day snack. We are asking for donations of any of the following items: marshmallows, licorice nibs, teddy grahams, goldsh, vanilla wafters, craisins, honey comb cereal, fruit loops (large generic bags are best) and cheerios (any avor). Please make sure the items are peanut free. Thank you in advance for any donations.

100th Day Snack

Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the heat wave!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kaite Mohr at (608) 497-2176 or kaite.mohr@verona.k12.wi.us