Dear Families,
Our First Grade Mall is FRIDAY! Please bring your donations for the mall A.S.A.P! Please send your dollar (dimes, nickels, and pennies) by 5/24! Thank you so much for your support!
Megan Murphy
Monday, May 22, 2017
REMINDER: First Grade Mall
Dear Families,
Our First Grade Mall is FRIDAY! Please bring your donations for the mall A.S.A.P! Please send your dollar (dimes, nickels, and pennies) by 5/24! Thank you so much for your support!
Megan Murphy
Friday, May 19, 2017
Upcoming PTO Event
COMMUNITY MOVIE SCREENING - MAY 24 “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age”: The SMS PTO & the Wiggin Memorial Library are excited to offer this important community movie screening on May 24 @ 6:30pm in the CMS Auditorium. We encourage all parents to attend and to bring their children ages 10 and older. A panel discussion with school staff from across SAU16, psychologist Ben Hillyard & Officer Amanda Bibeau will follow.
Parent Survey--To help the PTO serve you better please take this brief online survey covering Events and Volunteering, Communications, and Fundraising Causes.
Here are the web links in case they don't copy/paste easily:
screenagers: http://www.screen
PTO Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonk
Writer's Workshop and Makerfest
This morning our class was able to walk down to the Makerfest display in our cafeteria. The kids had a great time exploring the many displays from the students in our school. It's wonderful that SMS students have this platform to display their passions and creativity from outside of school with their peers. Congratulations to our Starfish friends who participated in the Makerfest this year! You are all so talented and creative. You were beaming with pride showing off your work!
Writer's Workshop: Writing Series Fiction Stories
I have beyond impressed with our first grade writers. It's one of our favorite parts of our day. The kids are highly engaged and proud of their writing. We are working on story structure, character development, dialogue, and conventions in their writing. Ask your child about their series! We can't wait to share our stories with you soon!
Monday, May 15, 2017
Early Release Wednesday
Just a friendly reminder that we have an Early Release on Wednesday. Dismissal is at 12:50! Thank you!
Friday, May 12, 2017
Friendly Neighborhood Helpers
Dear Families,
Thank you so much for coming to our performance of Friendly Neighborhood Helpers last night! The kids were amazing on stage and we couldn't be more proud of their hard work! Way to go, First Grade!
Monday, May 8, 2017
IXL to Practice at Home
Hello All,
Since being back from vacation we have been focusing on a few different math concepts. Here are a few IXL sections to work on at home to support your child's learning in the classroom.
To Log onto IXL:
Username (first letter of first name and last name) @stratham
ex: mmurphy@stratham
Password: sms
Telling Time:
In first grade the expectation is all first graders be able to read time to the hour and half hour. We have been working with both analog and digital clocks. We have extended to telling time by 5's (ex: 5:15, 7:45, etc.
Under Kindergarten
O.1
O.2
O.3
O.4
O.5
Under First Grade
U.1
U.2
U.3
U.4
U.5
Challenge: U.7 and U.8
Under Second Grade
Q.4
Q.5
Two Dimensional Shapes:
Over the last few weeks we have been talking about defining attributes of two dimensional shapes. Here are some sections to practice these skills
Under Kindergarten
V.4
V.5
V.6
V.7
Under First Grade
V.1
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5
Under Second Grade
T.1
T.2
T.3
T.4
Since being back from vacation we have been focusing on a few different math concepts. Here are a few IXL sections to work on at home to support your child's learning in the classroom.
To Log onto IXL:
Username (first letter of first name and last name) @stratham
ex: mmurphy@stratham
Password: sms
Telling Time:
In first grade the expectation is all first graders be able to read time to the hour and half hour. We have been working with both analog and digital clocks. We have extended to telling time by 5's (ex: 5:15, 7:45, etc.
Under Kindergarten
O.1
O.2
O.3
O.4
O.5
Under First Grade
U.1
U.2
U.3
U.4
U.5
Challenge: U.7 and U.8
Under Second Grade
Q.4
Q.5
Two Dimensional Shapes:
Over the last few weeks we have been talking about defining attributes of two dimensional shapes. Here are some sections to practice these skills
Under Kindergarten
V.4
V.5
V.6
V.7
Under First Grade
V.1
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5
Under Second Grade
T.1
T.2
T.3
T.4
Friday, May 5, 2017
IMPORTANT CLASSROOM INFORMATION
Hello, Families!
* I would appreciate if your child does not bring any stuffed animals and small toys to school with them. They are becoming a distraction in the classroom. Thank you!
End of the Year Important Dates:
We have lots of upcoming dates for the end of our school year, so please mark your calendars for these special upcoming events. If there are any further dates that need to be shared or any changes to these dates, I will be sure to let you know as soon as possible!
May 10th- Wellness Walk: We will have an all-school wellness walk up Gifford Farm Road at 1:30 pm. If you would like to join us for our walk, please meet us at the front of the SMS building at 1:30.
May 11th- Friendly Neighborhood Helpers: Our family performance of Friendly Neighborhood Helpers begins at 6:30. Please drop your first grader off in our classroom at 6:15. After the performance, you can pick up your child on the stage!
May 12th- Bike to School Day: Students can walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller blade to school! Want to avoid riding on a busy road? Families are welcome to park at Stratham Hill Park and ride the trails from there!
May 17th- Early Release Day: students will be dismissed at 12:50 pm.
May 18th- MakerFest and Art Show: Everyone is welcome to join us for our third annual MakerFest and our second Art Show in the Cafeteria from 3:30-6:30 pm. Projects can be brought in that morning by students or can be dropped off by parents after 1:30 pm. The MakerFest and Art Show will run through Friday morning.
June 2nd- Volunteer Appreciation Day and 1-2-3 Fun Run: All parent volunteers are welcome to join us for a "Thank You" assembly in the Gym at 8:45 am so we can thank you for all that you do for our classroom and school! That afternoon, teachers, parents, and students are welcome to run or walk 1,2, or 3 miles around SMS and Stratham Hill Park at 5:30 pm. Following the run, there will be a BBQ, Dunk Tank, Snow Cones, and a Dance Party!
June 5th- Grand Luncheon: Our Special guests are invited to join us for our annual Grand Luncheon. More information coming home soon!
June 9th- Field Day: bring your sneakers, because June 9th will be field day! Please bring a change of clothes with you, as we will have some water games and we will also be outside, rain or shine.
* I would appreciate if your child does not bring any stuffed animals and small toys to school with them. They are becoming a distraction in the classroom. Thank you!
End of the Year Important Dates:
We have lots of upcoming dates for the end of our school year, so please mark your calendars for these special upcoming events. If there are any further dates that need to be shared or any changes to these dates, I will be sure to let you know as soon as possible!
May 10th- Wellness Walk: We will have an all-school wellness walk up Gifford Farm Road at 1:30 pm. If you would like to join us for our walk, please meet us at the front of the SMS building at 1:30.
May 11th- Friendly Neighborhood Helpers: Our family performance of Friendly Neighborhood Helpers begins at 6:30. Please drop your first grader off in our classroom at 6:15. After the performance, you can pick up your child on the stage!
May 12th- Bike to School Day: Students can walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, or roller blade to school! Want to avoid riding on a busy road? Families are welcome to park at Stratham Hill Park and ride the trails from there!
May 17th- Early Release Day: students will be dismissed at 12:50 pm.
May 18th- MakerFest and Art Show: Everyone is welcome to join us for our third annual MakerFest and our second Art Show in the Cafeteria from 3:30-6:30 pm. Projects can be brought in that morning by students or can be dropped off by parents after 1:30 pm. The MakerFest and Art Show will run through Friday morning.
June 2nd- Volunteer Appreciation Day and 1-2-3 Fun Run: All parent volunteers are welcome to join us for a "Thank You" assembly in the Gym at 8:45 am so we can thank you for all that you do for our classroom and school! That afternoon, teachers, parents, and students are welcome to run or walk 1,2, or 3 miles around SMS and Stratham Hill Park at 5:30 pm. Following the run, there will be a BBQ, Dunk Tank, Snow Cones, and a Dance Party!
June 5th- Grand Luncheon: Our Special guests are invited to join us for our annual Grand Luncheon. More information coming home soon!
June 9th- Field Day: bring your sneakers, because June 9th will be field day! Please bring a change of clothes with you, as we will have some water games and we will also be outside, rain or shine.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
What's Happening?
One of our favorite Starfish celebrated his birthday over vacation! Happy 7th birthday!
Today we started our new fiction writing unit. Below you will see some of the covers to our new writing folders. Prior to vacation, the Starfish dove into many series books during reader's workshop. We brainstormed main characters and character traits. We talked about how authors often choose characters based on prior experiences and people in our lives. We can't wait to share more as we begin writing our stories! Ask your first grader about their book characters. Many already have story ideas and problems that will happen in their series!
We had our first practice on the stage this morning with the whole first grade! We can't wait to practice again tomorrow!
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