Thankful Feast

Great Morning at Portsmouth Music Hall

We had a wonderful morning seeing Click Clack, Moo Cows That Type come to life on stage at the Portsmouth Music Hall.  The kids really enjoyed the singing, dancing, and humor throughout the show

Questions to ask your child...
1. Who was your favorite character and why?
2. Which characters played more than one role?
3. What do you think was the funniest part?
4. What's one way the play was like the book?
5. What's one way the play was different than the book?
6. Who did you sit with on the bus this morning?

We are busy getting ready for Thanksgiving in the Starfish Classroom. We just starting working on Thankful books that your child will share with you on Thanksgiving! They are very proud of their work.

Scholastic Book Fair

Thank you for attending our parent/teacher conference. It was a pleasure meeting all of you and having the opportunity to get to know you and your child better! Please never hesitate to contact me with any questions.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be at SMS the week after Thanksgiving! This is a great opportunity to buy gifts for friends and family for the holidays. While we will have the opportunity to go shopping during that week during class, anyone is welcome to come at any time during our shopping hours, which are listed here:

11/27 - 8:30-4:00

11/28 - 8:30-4:00

11/29 - 8:30 - 6:30

11/30 - 8:30-4:00

12/1 - 8:30-11:00

We are looking for volunteers to help with:

Set up on Nov. 21 from 12:00-3:00

Cashiers and restocking shelves during the school day 8:30-12:00 and 11:45-3:10 time slots.

Packing up the fair on Dec. 1 from 11:00-2:30

If you can help at the fair please click here to sign up for a time. The profits we make from the fair go back into SMS classrooms and the library, so the money raised from your purchases will go directly back to supporting your children and their classmates. We hope to see you there. Thank you for all your support!

IXL

OPTIONAL MATH PRACTICE FOR HOME:

Are you looking for more ways to support your first grader in the area of mathematics? In addition to working on IREADY at home, we also have a school-wide subscription to IXL.  This is a website where each student has their own username and password.  There is also an app that you can download on a device at home. 

TO ACCESS IXL CLICK ON LINK BELOW

https://www.ixl.com/signin/stratham

Child's Username: firstinitiallastname ex:mmurphy

Password: sms

Every few weeks I will post math areas of focus for IXL that match what your child is learning in the classroom. Our primary focus during math workshop has been addition and subtraction strategies.  The kids are learning how to use a number line and number chart to help them solve addition and subtraction problems. We are also working on addition more than two addends, mixed operations, and missing addend problems. 

Here are some areas to focus on at home:

Counting and Number Patterns (under first grade tab)

A.9

A.11

A.12

A.13

Understanding Addition (under first grade tab)

B.3

D.5

D.6

Understanding Subtraction (under first grade tab)

F.1

F.2

F.3

Mixed Operations (under first grade tab)

J.1

J.2

J.6

J.7

Subtraction Skill Builders (under first grade tab)

G.1

G.2

G.3

H.1

H.2

If you have any questions on how to log on, please don't hesitate to ask!

Warmly.

Megan Murphy