From April Fools to a helicopter landing, and everything in between, we had a very eventful first week of April. Pictures of our busy week are below. However, let's start by taking a look at the week ahead...
Math: Last week we finished our unit on comparison of two digit numbers. The students really enjoyed our unit on greater than and less than. The coolest part of my week was when I heard one of the kiddos say in the middle of our unit test, "I like this math!" I'm hoping the sentiment remains as we move into our next topic, addition and subtraction of tens.
ELA: My second favorite quote of the week came when I was reading a "Then and Now" story with a group and one of the students commented how the old pictures looked like they came from "a really long time ago, like the 90's." This week we will continue reading our "Then and Now" stories from NatGeo and incorporate it into our studies on inventors Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Graham Bell.
Science: We will wrap up our unit on motion with learning about how things roll by experimenting with wheel and axels.
Social Studies: The students will continue their studies of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Inca's this week.
Science Fair Regionals: Marshall students did an amazing job at the regional science fair in Prescott. From our class Adyley went on to earn 3rd place, and Liam earned on honorable mention. Way to go Liam and Ady!
Harkins and Bearizona Field Trips: Plans have been finalized, and we are all set for our field trip to Harkins on Thursday, April 18th and Bearizona on Monday, May 6th. Here are the details for both:
Harkins: This is a combined 1st and 2nd grade field trip. We will leave by 9 and return by lunch (11:30). We will be asking every family for $5 towards the price of admission and to make sure each child receives a popcorn snack pack. Due to limited space on both the bus and the theater, each class will only have room for two additional parent chaperones at the most. There will be a $5 fee for chaperones as well.
Bearizona: We will leave by 9 and return about 1:30ish. There will be no additional cost for families for Bearizona. We will only have space for 3 additional chaperones on this field trip, due to cost and space. Chaperones must be able to ride the school bus with us. Due to insurance reasons no siblings may accompany chaperones because we cannot have siblings on the school bus. However, if you would like for you and a sibling to attend, you may drive yourselves down and pay to enter the park. Thank you for understanding and working with us on the pricing and space and insurance constraints we have to work under. It is always difficult for us, and we appreciate your understanding.
I will be taking chaperones on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to attend one of the field trips please let me know ASAP (email is always fastest - ashaw@fusd1.org). After all spots are filled I will put people on a chaperone waitlist. Thank you for your understanding.
Permission Slips will be going home for both field trips on Monday. Please fill them out and return them with the $5 Harkins fee ASAP. I will also be sending home a permission slip form for the Library, and a combined Thorpe Park/Tree Park form some time next week. The library and Thorpe park are great opportunities to join us for a field trip, as is Heritage Square, and there is no limit to the amount of parent helpers on these three events! You can just let me know via agenda as these dates draw near.
Suzuki Violin Performance: Our first graders did an outstanding job last Tuesday night, showing us what they have been working so hard learning twice a week in Suzuki! I am so impressed with how well they did. Here are a few pictures from performance night.
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Group Photo #1 |
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Principal Photobomb - Love the look on Adinidiin's face, he wasn't too sure where Principal Reasor had popped in from. |
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Group photo #2 |
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They all asked if they could do a silly face photo. Who am I to say no?!  |
Guardian Air: A special thank you to Guardian Air for landing their helicopter on our field this Friday. The students had the opportunity to see the helicopter land and take off, as well as sit inside the helicopter and learn all about how the crew of Guardian Air helps people in our community. This was quite the treat for our first graders, and Sula described it as "EPIC!" The crew even gifted us with pencils, tattoos, and helicopter wings. Here here some pictures of our epic day.
AWAITING THE ARRIVAL -
THE FLY BY AND LANDING -
CHECKING OUT THE HELICOPTER - INSIDE AND OUT -
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