Mrs. Perrone

aperrone@elmhurst205.org
Phone
630-834-4541               Attendance Times:  8:07--3:00       Late Start:  9:37-3:00
                                        Lunch 11:25-12:25

Important Reminders

• Last late start May 8
• Last day of school May 31, 11:15 dismissal
• Send a note if going home for lunch or dismissal changes

First Grade Learning

Reading Workshop:  We've finished our poetry unit.  At the end of the unit we worked on creating a variety of different poems.  The kids chose to publish their favorite on Seesaw.  We shared the published poems in a mini poetry slam.  We've moved on to our final unit--life cycles.  All our schema on animal families is really helping!

Math:  We've been working on different skills we learned through out the year, just with bigger numbers.  We compared larger quantities with greater than and less than signs, we are adding and subtracting larger numbers using our understanding of place value.  We also looked at the number grid and noticed up and down is +/- 10 and side to side is +/-1

Writer's Workshop:  We've been working on being really convincing by give strong examples and using powerful words.  We brainstormed a bunch of words to use instead of good, great, or nice.  The kids are enjoying putting their amazing, outstanding, and epic words in their pieces.

Science:  Unfortunately our butterflies all emerged over the weekend, so we did not get to observe that stage of the life cycle.  The kids have loved being scientists and recording their observations about our caterpillars and butterflies.  We released our butterflies go in the outdoor classroom so they can pollinate the flowers.

Guest Reader
Tuesdays 2:30-2:50
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Classroom Rules
1.  Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself.

2.  Listen with your eyes, ears, and still hands.

3.  Raise your hand during class discussions and quiet work time.

4.  Do your best printing, coloring, cutting, and gluing.

5.  Walk from place to place in our classroom.

6.  Follow directions the first time they are given.

Consequences-
1 cube taken away = 5 minute walking ticket during recess

2 cubes = 10 minute walking ticket

3 cubes = 15 minute walking ticket/possible minor

4 cubes = parent contact/possible major