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Important Upcoming Dates April/May/June

Monday, April 8th ~ EARLY DISMISSAL @ NOON Friday, April 26th ~ Marmon Valley field trip 8:30-2:00 Monday, May 6th~ Pioneer Day Friday, May 10th ~ Special Friends Day ~ (11:00 dismissal) Thursday, May 16th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - evening only Friday, May 17th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL Monday, May 27th ~ Memorial Day ~ NO SCHOOL May 28th, 29th, 30th ~ 1Bs Authors Teas Friday, May 31st ~ End of Year Program ~ 8:30 am

Special Friends Day

Mark your calendar for Special Friends Day ~ Friday, May 10th. Each child may invite a special grown up to come share a morning in CAs first grade. Dismissal is at 11:00 on this day! Formal invites and more information to follow.

Our Door is Always Open! Feel free to visit our classroom as a mystery reader, to share a connection you may have to our unit of study, or to celebrate a summer birthday. Let me know if youd like to drop by!

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Please continue to view the blog and the weekly ASk ME ABOUTS in your childs Thursday Folders to learn more about what were doing in MATH, PHONICS, WRITING, and READING. We are thrilled with how much progress every single child has made! We look forward to watching them grow even more during these final months! THANK YOU for engaging in this partnership and for your support at home!

OUTDOOR DAYS:
It is tradition at Columbus Academy to spend time outdoors on our beautiful campus. We have decided before the year is over to take our curriculum outdoors. Your child will be permitted to dress down these days in clothing suitable for the outdoor weather and activities. Reminders will come home regarding OUTDOOR DAYS closer to the decided upon date.

Authors Tea Celebration:

Reading and writing are major for our rst graders! We actively work on skills and strategies, while also trying to instill in these young students a LOVE for both! Our Authors Tea is a way for us to take time at the end of the year to celebrate the growth of each and every writer and reader in our class. At your childs Tea, he/she (along with ve other classmates) will read aloud a story he/she has written in Writers Workshop. This special piece will have been revised, edited, illustrated and published by your child! Your child will be asked to dress up on this day and we will offer refreshments afterwards, as it is a very special event! More information to come... FYI: There will actually be three Teas (May 28: 8:15-9:15, May 29: 8:15-9:15, May 30: 8:15-9:15) to accommodate parents schedules. You will only be asked to attend one Tea. The sign up sheet is attached and we ask that you return it to school no later than next Friday, April 12th. This will help us to get you the nalized schedule so that you can plan accordingly.

Refreshments
Donut Holes Mini bagels and cream cheese Cookies Cinnamon rolls Fruit Drinks: Lemonade/Juice boxes/Water bottles *These are just some EXAMPLES of possible snacks for the Writers Celebrations. Please let Amy Reynolds know if you would be willing to help with refreshmen ts at your childs Tea.

Thank You!

Authors Tea Sign Up

Please mark your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice for the day you would like your child to have their Authors Tea. We will do our very best to accommodate your schedules. (As of now we are planning on having 5-6 students read each day.)

Tuesday, May 28- 8:15-9:15 1.

Wednesday, May 29th- 8:15-9:15 1.

Thursday, May 30th- 8:15-9:15 1.

Please note: Please let us know if you NEED your child to go in a particular order or time frame due to an obligation. We do ask that you stay for all of the childrens Authors Tea, but we do understand if your job or previous commitment makes that dicult. Thank you for your understanding!