Math-  We will continue to work on addition and subtraction  with regrouping for the rest of the year. Regrouping is a focus in  second grade, so this is an introduction. We use Base Ten Blocks  to solve these problems. Students were even introduced to multiplication,  learning that it is repeated addition!  Literacy- After our trip, students did a wonderful job writing  all about Lewis and Clark. Feel free to stop by our classrooms and  read your child's writing on our bulletin board. Continue working  on sight words and home. We have begun one of my favorite parts  of first grade- our read-aloud, Charlotte's Web. If your child asks  to watch the movie, please hold off until after we finish reading the  book! Bible- May's Bible verse is Nehemiah 9:5- Stand up and praise  the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting."Blessed  be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and  praise." Next week we will write about Paul and learn more about Peter. History- We had a wonderful trip to the Lewis and Clark  Exploratory Center at Darden Towe Park. This is a great resource  right in our own backyard. The Center is open Fridays and Saturdays  after May 14.  A Public Opening Celebration is open to all on  Saturday, May 14 from 10-4. We will continue learning about  the Lewis and Clark expedition this month through non-fiction  books.   UPCOMING EVENTS Buy your 2015-2016 Lower School Yearbook now through The Perch or at the Front Desk.

Wednesdays at 8:30- Come join your child for Chapel!

Thursday, May 12- 1st and 2nd Grade Brown Bag Lunch, in the library from 12-1pm. You will  hear from the second grade teachers!

Friday, May 20- Lower School Field Day. First grade students should wear as much orange as possible! (Go Hoos!)

Monday, May 30- Memorial Day, no school

Tuesday, May 31- First grade End-of-Year Picnic at Greenleaf Park, 11-2. You will be receiving information from the parents planning this event soon! May, June and July birthdays will be celebrated during dessert. The rain date is Wed. June 1st, same time.

Thursday, June 2- Last day of classes

Friday, June 3- First grade Closing Ceremony at 8:30. Students must be in the classroom, dressed in their Sunday best, by 8:10 am. There are no classes, students leave with their parents after the ceremony. Wow, this year went fast!