First Grade News

It's finally coming...no matter how hard I wish it away! Please make sure your child has snow pants, boots, jacket, hat and mittens starting tomorrow. The easiest way for your child to handle all this gear is by putting anything they are not wearing to school in a large reusable grocery bag. This makes it so much easier for them to get things back and forth without losing it. Label as much as possible. 

Extra mittens or waterproof ones are a good idea if possible because we go out twice a day. Neck warmers are easier to use than scarves. 

The kids can keep things here if you have extras. Just make sure they know what they are supposed to bring home and when. Some parents only have snow pants come home on weekends or have extra pairs. 

Speaking of extra snow pants...just a reminder that your child can keep an extra set of clothes in his/her locker in case they get wet. This way you won't have to get a phone call to bring more. :)

Upcoming Dates - 

Tradition shares started today. I sent another calendar home to make sure you knew when your child's day will be. 

We have a field trip to The Grand in Ellsworth on Thursday. Bus leaves at 8:45 and returns at 11:45. We will be seeing The Grinch Musical. Students may bring snacks as long as they fit in their pockets.

Winter Concert - Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6:00pm in the gym.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

First Grade News and Pics 11/21/25

 Hi! We finished up our unit on Sound and Light this week. We worked with checking to see if things were opaque, translucent or transparent. We worked in pairs to try to communicate by only using lights and colors. We also used the Magna-Tiles on the windows to see how the light passes through. 

We had fun dressing up for all the different Spirit Days. Thanks for all of your help with it!

We went to two different Readers' Theatre. Fourth Grade put on a show about Immigrants and Second Grade put on a show called Who Stole the Turkey. Both were great!

We read a nonfiction book on turkeys. We highlighted the parts we thought were interesting and would like to remember. We then used the information to write a short research paper. They did a great job with their first attempt at it!

Miss Fick, our Husson student, read us a story and did a writing activity with us. We wrote about what we would do if we were a turkey during Thanksgiving time.

Peer Helpers worked with us on making thankful turkeys. We also wrote in our Thankful Journals.

We took a walk through the Hathaway Holiday Lights out front of the school. We were shocked at how many lights were out there. We talked about how they work. 

IMPORTANT DATES

* Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25 - School Wide STEM days.

* Monday, November 24 - PTO Online Auction begins.

* Wednesday, November 26 - Thanksgiving break begins.

* Monday, Dec. 1 - Tradition Shares begin. Don't forget to check the calendar to see when your child goes.

* Thursday, December 4 - Field Trip to see Grinch, the Musical at The Grand. 

* Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00pm - PreK-8 Holiday Concert. It is also the 67th day of school!

* Friday, December 19 - December Flex and last day of school in 2025!

Happy Weekend!