April Desert Hills Elementary

Las Cruces, NM

2019 Week of:

Apr.22nd – Apr.26th

Mr. Estrada’s First Grade Newsletter

Desert Hills Elementary 527-9619 email: restrada1@lcps.net
www.firstgraderoadrunners.weebly.com

Classroom News Kid of the Day Schedule

Dear Families, Monday: No School
REMINDER: There will be no school on Tuesday: Solomon
Wednesday: Tristan
Friday 4/19 and Monday 4/22 for Spring
Thursday: Adalia
Holiday! Friday: Aidan
I want to send a big THANK YOU to all Monday: Amarah
the families that helped out and were able to Please have your child bring in something special to talk
about on their scheduled day (i.e. favorite toy, picture,
attend the field trip to the zoo. The kids stuffed animal, etc…).
loved the field trip and they were able to They can also bring a healthy snack for 21 kids. 
make a lot of connections to our learning in .

class.
I hope that everyone has been
enjoying the Biomes research project so far. Homework for This Week
Please remember that the “Biomes”
performance will be on Friday, May 10th at Be sure to color in every day that your
8:30AM in the cafeteria. Your child has a child reads!
yellow packet which includes all of the
information you will need to complete in We have some new homework for the
order for this to be successful. Please be month of April. Please see the after-
sure to continue your research. You have school adventures that are available for
already planned the costume, started you and your child to complete!
research of your biome, listed 10 animals and
5 plants in your biome, completed the ** Please be sure to read with
research paper for organism #1 & #2. This
your child every day! **
week you will complete the Venn Diagram to
compare and contrast the two organisms.
Remember that I will be available to
help from 2:45 – 3:45 on Mondays and
Fridays for our Biomes Community Resource
Center!

Have a great week!

Mr. Estrada 
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Classroom Needs Specials Schedule

Continue to research with Monday: Music

your child! Tuesday: P.E. & Library

Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: P.E. & Music
Friday: Counselor

Reminders to Students Upcoming Events

*Bring your Home-School communication
folder to school EVERY DAY!
*We will be outside every day! Please dress
Biomes Performance 8:30AM
accordingly. 
Friday, May 10th

Dion’s and Caliches Walking Field Trip

Thursday, May 16th
9:00 AM departure

S.T.R.E.A.M. Thematic Unit:

Science:
Plants and Animals
******** Engineering:
Please do not allow your child to
bring toys to school unless they are
the “Kid of the Day”. Thank You!
Thank You!  *Thank you to all my families for the wonderful
support you have provided!