Our Field Experience

Yesterday we had a great day to explore the habitats for animals living right in our backyard.
We explored the FIELD and had a lot of fun with our nets catching the little critters that live in the field. One group caught a snake!

We love to journal.

We learned lots of information in the FOREST and looked for berries and mushrooms. We saw many leaves and learned how to figure out how old a Pine tree is.

At the WETLANDS we learned all about the beavers and how they make their lodges. Some of us even got to dress up as a beaver.
It was a great day and we look forward to our next field experience in the winter.

October News

                                                       

Welcome to October! It was great to see so many of you at Open House.

It is hard to believe that we are already into a new month. Our transition to first grade has been good. We are getting the routines and expectations of first grade established and for the most part are successful. We are still working on talking out.

Our bathroom procedure is such that the girls and boys have passes. When they leave the room, they must put a pass on their desk. I will restrict the “abusers” so if your child has a legitimate reason to use the bathroom more frequently, I would appreciate a note. Otherwise, I will hold them to typical standards.

We have new October seats. This is very exciting and they have new partners with whom to work. Each month, we will rearrange our desk to give us an opportunity to work with a different partner. However, there are plenty of times during the month where your child is able to choose a partner other than the October partner.

In September, we studied the genre "Animal Fantasy". Ask your child the following essential question:
"In  what ways do the animal characters act like humans?" They should be very good at answering that essential question!

Children are still coming to school unsure of the lunch choices. This is an independent responsibility they have in the morning so I would appreciate your acquainting your child with the delicacies available.

I will send out the reader volunteer schedule by the end of the week, if you volunteered and do not receive one please let me know. Also, our room parents are Elizabeth Palmer and Jessica Schoonmaker. Thank you ladies and all our readers! Don’t forget to do a CORI if needed.

I have attached an updated class list. This is the only information we are able to pass along. Remember, unless all the boys or all the girls are invited to a party, please mail invitations.

We will start our “Student of the Week” next week. Please read the flyer introducing the “Student of the Week” activity. Thanks so much! FYI- we won’t have one every week.

We had our Audubon field experience Monday. We had a great time. Watch for my next blog with pictures and videos! Also, I will have an Open House on October 31^st from 8:10-8:40. This will be an opportunity for your child to show you around the room and for you to see his/her work to date.

More information about Halloween festivities will be forthcoming.

You have done a terrific job with the supplies. The only thing I need at the moment are 2 gallon zip lock bags and baby wipes. So thanks for your generosity!

Don’t forget a great place to get information is at the Cole website.  The address is: http://www.tritownschoolunion.com/harry-lee-cole

I am really enjoying your children and I am very excited about our first grade year. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call me at x - 5108 or jot me a note.

Thank You!

Hello Parents and Happy Fall!
I would just like to thank all of you for your generous donations. We have received a lot of snacks and 1 gallon bags, as well as many pencils and other writing materials. I would say that we are all set on those items for a while.
If, however, you didn't make a donation and would like to do so, we are in need of tissues (soft) and 2 gallon zip-lock bags. We really appreciate all the donations! You are a very generous group!!

Also, I would like to thank you all for attending our Parent Open House on the 17th. It was great to see so many of you there. It is always a good opportunity to get a better understanding of our day and the expectations of First Grade. However, if you were unable to attend or have questions that I didn't answer, please feel free to email me or leave me a message at x-5108. I will return your message as soon as possible. ( As I stated at Open House....if more than a day goes by and you haven't heard from me....please resend as we may have experienced a technical glitch.)

Brian likes to end his blog with a quote.....I, on the other hand, like to end mine with a joke:

Here goes:

If you had 8 apples in one hand and 5 apples in the other, what would you have?
(Really big hands!)

(FYI ~ many of you have started on IXL.....good job. Here is the link to the Cole School Portal.)Cole School Portal