Math Mall Profit Will be Used to Purchase |Blankets for Homeless

After our Math Mall, all first grade classes combined their profits which totaled 1,282,00 Reais! This money was donated to an NGO called Amigos do Sopão, that helps homeless people in São Paulo.
Our very own, Beth Coelho, volunteers by cooking meals there every Saturday!

We are proud to be able to help!


http://www.amigosdosopao.org/

Thrilling Thursday Fun!

Hi Parents,

As we discussed last week we have the schedule for Thrilling Thursday! Check out the activities and timings below. Also remember students can wear pajamas, bring a flash light, bring a sleeping back, and other items that the homeroom teacher may have suggested. We look forward to all the fun.

8:00-8:30           Homeroom set up and morning gathering
8:30-9:00           Dance Party
9:00-10:00         Field Games at the playground
10:00-10:30       Scary Story
10:30-11:00       Campfire Songs
11:00-11:45       Specials
11:45-12:50       Lunch and Recess
12:50-1:30         Homeroom Fun
1:30- 2:20          Specials
2:20-3:00           Continue Homeroom Fun
3:05                   Home Time

Thank you again for your flexibility.

The First Grade Team

Overnight Experience Update

Hi Parents,

Due to unfortunate events that have been occurring in Brazil, the school will be closed on Friday. Therefore, the overnight experience will be modified. Students will still be able to enjoy the same activities, during school hours, that would have occurred this Friday afternoon and evening. 

On Thursday, June 7 students can come to school wearing their pajamas and they can bring items from their "packing list." The schedule of Thursday activities will be posted on the blog early next week. Teachers will ensure that this end of year celebration will be memorable and special for all the first grade students. 

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility. 

The First Grade Team

Ms. England's Class Sleepover Packing List

Hi Mom and Dad,

We have all brainstormed and decided that for our sleepover we need to make sure to pack the following items:

1) Sleeping Bag
2) Pillow
3) Toothbrush and toothpaste
4) Pajamas and clothes for Saturday morning
5) A small stuffed animal (if we are used to sleeping with one at night)
6) Flashlight

Please double check our packing to make sure we do not forget anything!

We all have our fingers crossed that we will have enough fuel for school to be open on Friday!! As long as school is open, the sleepover is on!

At Home Work

For those students who are unable to join us at school due to the gasoline shortage, please work on the following websites at home:

READING: RAZkids.com -build your stamina and try to read for at least 30 minutes without stopping. Be sure to answer all the comprehension questions.

MATH: Students can practice their math by checking out these sites below:

 http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm#numbers-cat

link to mathletics Logins were sent home in Aug. It's also a free app

SCIENCE: Watch the Brain popjr video about seasons: https://jr.brainpop.com/science/weather/seasons/

www.brainpopjr.com 

Login: graded2   Password: graded

Also students can explore matter by making  Oobleck:

How to make Oobleck Slime
Materials: corn flour, water, food coloring for color, and a big bowl

Instructions:
1. Pour about a 1/4 cup (30g) of corn flour into a bowl
2. Put a drop of food coloring into the water
3. Add about 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of colored water
4. Stir well
5. If mixture is too dry, add more water
6. Play with the Oobleck!

Things to think about:
· What words would you use to describe Oobleck? (its properties)
· How is Oobleck similar to a liquid?
· How is Oobleck similar to a solid?
· Do you think Oobleck is more like a solid or a liquid?

To learn more, check out these websites:
http://weirdsciencekids.com/glurch.html
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/phenom/zlime.html
http://sciencecafe.org/content/2008/12/22/how-to-make-oobleck/

WRITING: Students can do a small moment story about how they are spending their day at home. Then they can bring it in and share it with the class. 

Thank you, 

1st Grade Team

Ms. England's Class Math Mall

Thank You

Thank you so much to all the parents, siblings and grandparents who came out today to support us during our math mall! We all really enjoyed practicing making change, and we could feel our confidence growing with every sale. Everyone also learned that massages were one of the most popular items ;). We sold so many goods and services that our class raise R$320 for the NGO where Beth Coelho volunteers. This NGO will use the contributions to buy blankets for homeless families. Here is the website for Amigo do Sopão: Link to website!

After our math mall finished we got to go shopping ourselves. Ms. Keane's class had an awesome mall as well! 

Science 

This week we have been investigating matter, focusing on the properties of solids and liquids. We have learned some very fancy "sparkling" scientific vocabulary! Who knew that you can describe solids and liquids in so many different ways?! Mom and Dad, do you know what rigid, opaque and viscous mean? We can tell you!

Senior Walk Through

At the end of the day on Friday, we got to say a final farewell to our hard working seniors and wish them the best of luck on their new journey!

Sleepover Update

Hi Parents,

Our overnight experience is almost here. Remember that forms are due this Friday, May 25 so please make sure to send them if you have not done so already. Check out the schedule below of the activities during the sleepover on June 1st. If you have any further questions please contact your homeroom teacher. 

Time	Activity
15:00- 16:00	Recess/Snack
16:00- 17:00	Field Games
17:00- 18:00	Classroom Fun
18:00- 19:00	Dinner
19:00- 20:00	Dance Party
20:00- 21:00	Bon-fire
21:00- 22:00	Bedtime
Next Morning 6:30- 7:15	Wake-up and pack up

Sincerely,

The First Grade Team

Curriculum Update: What's Going on in First Grade

Literacy: Students have been working hard on producing their very own series books! In reading students are learning to compare and contrast books they read.

Math: Students continue to work on place value up to one hundred. They will be adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. Students will work on fractional parts of a whole.

Social Studies: Students are finishing up the unit on "Family" and understanding how families change over time from past to present.

Science: Students will begin a unit on States of Matter. Students will learn about the properties of solids and liquids.

Portuguese PLA: Estamos iniciando a última unidade do ano: um projeto de pesquisa sobre animais brasileiros ameaçados de extinção. Nesta unidade, trabalharemos habilidades de leitura para que os alunos possam "ler para saber mais sobre um assunto" enquanto localizam palavras-chave e informações específicas em textos informativos.

Portuguese PAL: 1st grade PAL students will start studying and researching about animals. They will learn information about size, weight, habitat, what they eat and how many babies they have.

More recyclables needed!!

Thank you for all the bottles and cans brought to us, but we still need a lot of them.
Take a look at what we will do with it!! It will be a lot of fun!

ATIVIDADES SEMANA LITERÁRIA

Semana Literária - Programação

Prezados Pais,

Segue a programação de espetáculos que acontecerão durante a próxima semana, paralelas à Feira de Livro, para cada grade level.

14/05

# 4o ano recebe o poeta Paulo Netho

15/05

# 1o ano com a Cia Circo de Trapo (http://circodetrapo.com.br/ )

# 3o ano recebe a autora Patricia Auerbach

16/05

# 5o ano recebe o autor e ilustrador Laurent Cardon

17/05

# 2o ano recebe os contadores de história da Cia Clara Rosa

18/05

# Ed. Infantil recebe o grupo Malas Portam (http://www.malasportam.com.br/ )

# 1o ano conversa com a autora Martha Bevilacqua sobre o livro "Amazônia"

# Assembly de premiação Vivas Palavras 2018 - somente para 3rd, 4th e 5th grades.

Curriculum Update: Whats Going on in First Grade

Literacy: Students are continuing to bring characters to life in both reading and writing. During reading, this entails reading with lots of fluency and expression. In writing, this includes adding actions and speech to their characters. If you have not done so already, please send in a cereal box for your child to use to hold their series books.

Math: Students continue to work on the understanding of place value up to one hundred. They are exploring the idea that fractional parts of a whole must be equal and will identify shapes as divided into halves, thirds, and fourths.

Social Studies: Students are finishing learning about family traditions and beginning to learn how things change overtime with a specific focus on the vocabulary of past, present, and future.

Portuguese PLA: Os alunos continuam escrevendo suas aventuras em série, enquanto trabalham com os elementos da narrativa. Depois de criar um personagem e descrevê-lo com detalhes, estão fazendo o mesmo para o lugar onde cada história acontece. Além disso, criam problemas que os personagens vão enfrentar e desenvolvem soluções criativas para eles.

Portuguese PAL: Students in PAL continue working with the letters of the alphabet in Portuguese. Next week, we will start “Diário de Leitura”. We will read a book in class and each day, a student will take the book home and draw their favorite part. On the following day, they will share their work with the class and another student will take the book home.

Important Updates

Upcoming this Month is the First Grade Math Mall! On May 25 students will be selling items in their classroom. It is a showcase of their learning of money. They will be adding and subtracting to make change. More information will be sent by your homeroom teacher so please keep an eye out!

Our overnight experience will be happening June 1st and information along with a permission slip will be sent to you on Monday. When you receive the form please keep the first page and send back the second page with the emergency contact information. If you have any further questions please email your homeroom teacher. 

Recyclables needed!

Hello all! 

We need your help for our wonderful Game Gala! We are building some toys with the students and need as many pet bottles (big ones - 1.5 L or 2L) and powdered milk cans (leite ninho, nescau, or any other cans)  as possible. Please send them with your children and drop them off  at the P.E. office (covered court near the LS gym)

Thank you very much.

P.E. team