Progress Report Envelopes

Your child's progress report is in their red folder.  Please sign the envelope and return just the envelope to school tomorrow!  Thank you!

Thorson Family Wellness Night

 

The Annual Thorson Family Wellness Night is TOMORROW, January 31st; 5:30-8:00-pm. – So much fun is planned for tomorrow night: Zumba, Tae Kwon Do, Fitness Obstacle Course, "Piggly Wiggly" Yogurt Parfaits, Family Yoga, and much more.  Don’t miss out on the fun!

Volunteers are still needed!  Please consider volunteering 1-hour of your time at this event – Click to here http://vols.pt/tYb714 to volunteer – Thank you!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

It is time for Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences! Once again we are coordinating the conference calendars through VolunteerSpot.com. Conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 11th from 5:00PM until 8:00PM and on Thursday, March 13th from 12:20PM until 7:40PM. Each conference is 15 minutes in length. The link below will take you directly to VolunteerSpot.com where you can select Mrs. Majinski and then your preferred conference day/time.

IT'S EASY! JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW. THEN CLICK ON THE ORANGE "SIGN UP" BUTTON

 

http://vols.pt/5CptWy

 

A couple helpful hints:

If prompted to enter a name, please enter only yours or your child's last name. If not prompted to enter a name, NO WORRIES; it only means that VolunteerSpot already knows who you are (and so do we).

For those of you with more than one child here at Thorson, you can open more than one calendar at a time and toggle between the two via your browser's tabs.

Spelling, Challenge, and Vocabulary Words

                                                 

done

sweater

June

rule

cube

Challenge Words

waste

recycle

Vocabulary Words

find

after

done

old

terrific

creation

new

work

Winter Carnival First Grade Basket

We are collecting items for our first grade winter carnival baskets.  First grade has three themes this year:

 

Boy - Minecraft Basket - pickaxe, magnets - anything related to Minecraft!

Girl - Anything and everything Barbie.

Theme Basket – MIXED BAG – tons of surprises in this one – anything goes!

You can either purchase an item to be added to our theme baskets or you can donate money towards the basket and items will be purchased in order to fill each basket.  Please send the items to school with your child.  We will have a donation box in our classroom.

Thank you for your support!

January 27th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we will be working on drawing conclusions.  The students will practice listening for details and after each detail they will be asked to draw a conclusion.  We are also going to focus on the sound of u as in the word cute.

In math, we are going to use our addition and subtraction math facts in order to figure out “What’s My Rule?” problems.  We will also continue learning about fact families and name collection boxes.  Look at the parent letter for further explanation on name collection boxes.  Look for Home Links 5.13, 6.1 and 6.2 to come home this week.

Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home.  There are a lot of fun resources on the Thorson website that help with addition and subtraction,  a good one to check out is “Math Bingo” on www.abcya.com.  XtraMath.org is another great resource and a fun way for the children to practice their math facts!

Children are expected to be able to retell the take-home books that come home in their book bags.  Please practice this with your child before returning each book to school.

Special Points of Interest

• MAPS testing begins this week.  Our reading MAPS tests will be on Tuesday and Friday this week.
• Valentine's Day classroom parties are on Friday, February 14th at 2:30
• Thorson Winter Carnival is on Saturday, February 8th from 11:00-3:00

Hudson is this week's star of the week!

Spelling, Challenge, and Vocabulary Words

brother

under

to

those

use

 

Challege Words

behavior

group

 

Vocabulary Words

sparkled

every

any

soon

saw

floating

opened

January 20th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we are going to work on making inferences.  This reading strategy has the students draw on their prior knowledge and use the information from the story and picture clues to make an inference about what the author does not say in the text.  We are also going to focus on the long o sound, as in the word home.  This week we will be starting writer's workshop.  The students will be able to choose the topic that they want to write about each day.  On Tuesday the children will be bringing home a brown bag.  Please have your child select one treasure to put in the bag that means a lot to them.  We will be writing about the treasures that are near and dear to our hearts on Wednesday.

In math, we will be working on story problems, turn-around facts and adding two digit numbers without regrouping.  Look for Home Links 5.10, 5.11 and 5.12 to come home this week.  Remember to keep practicing addition and subtraction facts at home with your child.

 

The students will be finishing up their unit on Arctic animals and we will be starting our Pushes and Pulls unit in science this week.  The students will be thinking about their favorite jobs and how pushes and pulls are used in that job.

 

Special Points of Interest

• No school this Friday, January 24th. It is the end of second quarter and teacher record day.
• MAPS testing begins next week
• I hope you had fun at the science fair.  Congratulations to all of the students who participated!

Ellie is this week's star of the week!

 

Spelling, Challenge, and Vocabulary Words

creatures

green

their

then

they

Challenge Words

connection

support

Vocabulary Words

give

say

read

were

about

says

January 13th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week in reading we are going to focus on the characters and the setting of the stories that we read.  Due to the short week last week, we will continue reading and writing about Arctic animals.  We are also going to be learning about contractions and triple consonant sounds, as in scr, spl, and str.  Our chunk of the week is –ide as in hide.

This week we will be introducing addition of two digit numbers.  The children will be using base-ten blocks to find the total weight of pairs of animals.  We will be playing Shaker Addition Top-it to practice our addition facts.  We will also be practicing with more than and less than number stories that involve addition and subtraction.  Look for Home Links 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8.

Scholastic book orders are due this Friday, January 17th.  You can go online to order www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and type in the Online Code: JBVLX, or you can send the order form and money to school with your child

Special Points of Interest

• The Science Fair open house is this Thursday, January 16th at 6:30
• No school on Friday, January 24th.  It is the end of second quarter and teacher record day.
• I hope you enjoyed your extra long weekend last week with your children!  Please remember to dress your children for recess!

Alex is this week's star of the week!

Spelling, Challenge, and Vocabulary Words

**We will NOT have a spelling test this week due to the cold days on Monday and Tuesday, but please practice the words at home with your children.

be

friend

gym

red

ride

Challenge Words

member

share

Vocabulary Words

how

there

so

more

funny

call

January 8th Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to this short week, we will have new spelling words but we will not have a spelling test this week.  In reading, we will be working on stories dealing with families.  We are also going to continue working on making predictions as we read stories.  Our sound of the week is the long i sound, as in the word mine.  The children are going to be working on writing descriptive sentences.

In math, we will be revisiting money by completing a few fun activities.  The children will be comparing numbers and learning how to use the relation symbols greater than, less than, and equal to.  In addition, we will be doing activities that help the children memorize their addition facts in order to continue developing “fact power.”  Keep working with your children at home on both their addition and subtraction facts.  This week and next look for Home Links 5.3, 5.4 and a subtraction sheet to come home.

We are beginning our Arctic animal study in science this week.  We will be learning and writing about animals found in the Arctic.

Special Points of Interest

• I hope you had a great long weekend with your children and were able to stay nice and warm!
• Scholastic Book Orders are due on Friday, January 17th. Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub  Class Activation Code: JBVLX
• Due to the short week, we will not have a Star of the Week this week.
• Please send an extra pair of socks and mittens in your child's backpack for the wet winter weather.

Scholastic Book Orders

Again this month the flyers have not arrived on time.  They should be coming this week and I will send them home as soon as possible.  I apologize for this inconvenience.

                                 

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by Friday, January 17th.

You can shop and submit your order online or return the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

Green Bay Packer Friday

Green Bay Packer Friday 

Show your support of the Packers as they take on the 

 San Francisco 49ners 

Wear your Packers colors to school tomorrow

January 2nd Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to this short week, we will not have new spelling words this week.  We will be using it as a review week.  The students will be writing about their winter break and a goal for the new year.

In math, we are going to begin learning about place value.  We will be using manipulatives, as well as calculators.  The children will be finding mystery numbers after they are given place value clues.  This week look for Home Links 5.1 and 5.2 to come home.

Special Points of Interest

• The holiday party was fun for all.  Thank you so much to all of the parents who donated items and a special thanks to Mrs. Van Ermen and Mrs. Quirk for all of the fun games and activities!
• I hope you had a great winter break and enjoyed spending time with your children!
• Please send an extra pair of socks and mittens in your child's backpack for the wet winter weather.