Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 27th week:

IRA: We will be finishing up with our fairy tale unit and starting our fracture fairy tales.  This is such an entertaining unit and your child will enjoy the stories very much!

Phonics:  We will be reading and writing contractions. (For example: I'm, don't haven't, she'll, etc.)

Writing: We have been working hard on learning how to put a nonfiction informational piece together. Taking facts and putting them into three categories of are, have, and can.  (Penguins are birds. Penguins have feathers. Penguins can slide on their bellies.)  The students are doing an amazing job.

Math: We will start reviewing for our math interim.  We will be reviewing skills taught through out the year.  Please take time and go over the math sheets your child is bringing home.
 

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:

• Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
• Addition (Section B, C & D)
• Subtraction (Section E, F, G & H)
• Mixed Operations (Section J) 
• Comparing (Section K)
• Place Value (Section M)
• Spacial Sense (Section N)
• 2D and 3D shapes (Setion V)

Core Knowledge: We will finish up our unit on astronomy, including planets, moon, and of course stars.

Core Virtue: March is Compassion 

News:

Early Release Dates:

Friday, March, 23rd

Friday, May 25th

March 15th

College T-Shirt Day

March 19th-23rd
Math Interim 

February 26th-March 30th 

Spring Break

A reminder-spaghetti dinner is on Friday from 5-7 at the Cologne Community Center (next door to CA).  This an event you do not want to miss!  

All are welcome to this family event- family-friendly pricing, too.  Tickets are purchased online.

The Silent Auction is open for bidding on many amazing teacher experiences as well as many cool baskets and other items and services.  

Once you have registered, bidding and buying tickets is quick and easy.  Follow the below...  the bidding is exciting.  All money raised goes back to our awesome programs.  Please pass the word! 

https://paveconnect.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/spaghetti-feed-silent-auction/

Reminder: MN Science Museum Field Trip FEB. 23rd! :)

• This Friday, February 23rd: College T-Shirt and OSA at 2:45. If you are attending the OSA and bringing your child home from the OSA, please let your child's teacher know by noon on Friday so we can have your child bring their end of day items. If we don't have advance notice, you will simply pick your child up in carline. 

• All next week: Pennies for Patients!  Cologne Academy is running this fundraiser for children with leukemia and lymphoma. Here's "what kind of money" to send each day: Monday-pennies; Tuesday-nickels; Wednesday-dimes; Thursday-quarters; Friday-$3 means you can wear a hat! Classes are competing for the most weight in their jars. Empty out those coin purses and piggy banks!

• Wednesday, February 28th: Spring Photos. Only the students who are ordering pictures will be photographed. Students may change their clothes for the picture, but must be in uniform before and after the photos.

• Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd at 7:00 pm: Middle School Musical of "The Music Man"! Come and support the arts and the hard work these students have put in!

Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 25th week:

IRA: These next few week we will focus on poetry and its elements of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. We will be searching for these concepts throughout multiple types of poems.

Phonics:  We will begin with long vowel vs short vowel review this week. (For example: short a in cat, and long a in game)

Writing: We have been working hard on learning how to put a nonfiction informational piece together. Taking facts and putting them into three cateories of are, have, and can.  (Penguins are birds. Penguins have feathers. Penguins can slide on their bellies.)  The students are doing an amazing job.

Math: We will continue with fractions this week, and focus on writing, reading, and creating fractions. We will also review some concepts like graphing and 2D & 3D shapes.
 

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:

• Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
• Addition (Section B, C & D)
• Subtraction (Section E, F, G & H)
• Mixed Operations (Section J) 
• Comparing (Section K)
• Place Value (Section M)
• Spacial Sense (Section N)
• 2D and 3D shapes (Setion V)

Core Knowledge: We will begin a new unit on astronomy, including planets, moon, and of course stars.

Core Virtue: February is Loyality

News:

Early Release Dates:

Friday, March, 23rd

Friday, May 25th

February 12th
Conferences

February 15th

Class party at 1:00
Conferences

February 16th and 19th
No School

February 23rd

Science Museum trip

OSA

College t-shirts

Conferences will be held Monday, February 12 from 4:00-8:00 pm and Thursday, February 15 from 4:00-8:00 pm.

Grades K-2:  Please sign up with Homeroom teacher

Grades 3-8:  Please sign up with MUM (Math) teacher and MUR (Reading) teacher

History, Science, Writing teachers will be available in their classrooms. Specialists (art, music, physical education, Spanish) will also be available. 

We look forward to seeing you!  

http://signup.com/go/YFBUEbv