Spirit Week, Field Day & Spring Carnival

Next week is a BUSY (&fun) week at AHE!

Spirit Week: To celebrate all the learning that has taken place this year, students are invited to take part in our school-wide spirit week next week. Each day will have a different theme for students to dress up.
Monday: Book Character Day, dress up like your favorite book character
Tuesday: Hat Day/Crazy Hair Day, students can either wear a hat or do their hair crazy
Wednesday: Wacky/Tacky Wednesday, wear your wacky, tacky, and mismatched clothes
Thursday: Sports Team Day, dress to support your favorite sports team
Friday: Green & White Spirit Day, wear your AHE colors to support your favorite elementary school

Field Day: Next Tuesday, May 14th is Field Day. Field Day is an all afternoon event hosted by the 6th grade students and Ms. Ortega. There will be various stations set up around the school yard including a water slide, shoe toss, blowing bubbles, and many more. We will rotate through the stations all afternoon. Early forecasts for Tuesday look great, little warm, but great. I encourage students to wear cool and comfortable clothes. I don't mind 1 piece bathing suits worn under clothes. I also encourage a  dry change of clothes for the bus ride home. Students can bring water bottles, sunglasses, sunscreen, or anything else you think necessary for an afternoon outside.

Spring Carnival: Next Friday, May 17th is our school carnival. This is a HUGE fundraiser for our school PTO. Our PTO uses the funds raised to support teachers and events through the year, including teacher stipends which are very much appreciated by the teachers. :) It is a great event for the family. There will be games, prizes, food, even a dunking booth with the opportunity to sink Ms. Carroll-Frey or Mr. Bodie! :)
I hope to see you there!

Olympics Success

Wanted to share our class pic! :) We had such a great time last week. Thanks to all who were able to attend. Also, special thanks to those who helped put this event together, Miss Adamson, Mr. Bodie, Mrs. Carroll-Frey, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Mullis, Mrs. Arnold, Mr. Turchyn, Ms. Bennett, Ms. Autry, Ms. Ortega & all those who donated treats or drinks! :)

Way to go Room 4 & Room 5!

Last few weeks in Room 4...

Greetings! It is hard to believe that we are down to our last few weeks in Room 4. Time flies when you are having fun, that's for sure!

We have officially wrapped up our iRead 1st grade assessment. I was VERY pleased with our class results! Please stay tuned to find out when and how those results will be distributed.

This week we have been working on double-digit addition (without regrouping). We will continue to work on this, as well as starting double-digit subtraction soon. My hope is to also squeeze in some time for money instruction before the year is over.

We started our planting and growing unit this week too. We were very fortunate to get our hands on 4 awesome planting kits donated by Hilltop Gardens supported by Cook Medical. We have 4 groups of students growing various flowers and vegetables such as lettuce, marigolds, peppers and beans. I will be looking for 4 students who would like take these kits home to continue growing them this summer once we are done with them. The first 4 parents who commit to picking them up on May 15th can have them. :) 

Please stay tuned for upcoming events. We have spirit week, field day, and our awards ceremony coming up as we wrap up this school year.

1st Grade Measurement Olympics

The Arlington Heights First Annual 1st Grade Measurement Olympics are a go! Miss Williams and I have been working away on all the specifics, and we are so excited about this! :) Here is what I have to share with you at this time:
* Friday, April 26th
* All 1st grade families are invited to attend, please bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket
* Opening Ceremonies will begin at 1:30 with a parade & introductions of the athletes
* 11 different events that we challenge both speed & accuracy with measurement as well as strength & endurance
* Each student is guaranteed to participate in at least   2 (predetermined) events, which they will be practicing next week
* Closing ceremonies will wrap up the event with medals & certificates
* We have been talking about celebrating with a cookie & drink reception, donations are currently be accepted :)
* We will have a rain date for Monday, April 29th

I will add more details as we continue to work them out.

I hope to see you all there! :)

Space Reports on Monday

Greetings & Happy Friday from Room 4! We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our grandparents & special guests this afternoon. :)

Thank you all for your feedback about coming in to see our space reports. The majority of the feedback I received pointed to 2:00-3:00 being the most convenient time to stop by.  You are invited to stop by Room 4 this coming Monday, April 15th between 2:00 and 3:00 to view our space reports and projects.

Thanks & hope to see you Monday!

Also, I will post pics for those who can't make it. :)

Space Reports,Room 4 Musical & 1st Grade Olympics

Good morning from Room 4! I wanted to remind everyone of a few events coming up this month:

Space Reports: We are currently working away on our space reports. We have gathered our facts and written our first drafts. Today, we will work on peer revisions and begin our final drafts. I am also planning some work time this afternoon to being working on our visuals. On Monday, students will present their work to the class. I am also hoping to have an hour during the day to invite families, the other 1st grade class and possibly the kindergarteners too to show off their awesome work! I will use the results of the posted poll to pick a morning or afternoon time. :)

Room 4 Musical: Tuesday, April 16th at 5:30 in the Music Room. Please make plans to attend the show that evening. The students have been working SO hard on this and it is a great show! If you have any questions please let me know.

1st Grade Olympics:  Save the Date! Friday, April 26th (afternoon) the 1st grade class will be taking part in the First Annual Arlington Heights First Grade Olympics. This will be a culminating activity for our measurement unit. More details to come soon!

Moving right along...

Happy Spring Room 4! Besides those early morning flurries yesterday, it is finally starting to look like spring around here! Woo hoo! It sure feels like spring in Room 4. Probably my favorite part of teaching is witnessing the transformations that occur from the beginning of the year to the end. I love watching my students catch hold of the concepts and run with them.  They are really starting to bloom into future 2nd graders.

This week we are continuing our Space Unit. The students and I have really enjoyed studying a planet each day and really spending some time exploring our Solar System. We have been using planet poems each day to support our fluency goal. We have also been doing a lot of explanatory writing with this science study.

This week in math we have slowed down and started reviewing some topics of previous study. Next week we will being a unit on measurement.

Please remember to make plans to attend our Room 4 Musical on April 16th at 5:30. We have been rehearsing ( this tied in PERFECT with our fluency study) daily. They are really doing great.


As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. :)

Mrs. Quimby