April showers..bring testing hours!

Happy April!!

We hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend, we all did here in first grade!

This week there is STAAR testing in our building, this began today. There will be no guests aloud at this time.

Good Luck all our 4th & 5th grade testers! You will do fabulous! :)

A quick reminder: Please send coats with your child's name on the tag. We have had lots of jackets being shed outside with this warming weather and these coats are now misplaced.

We also wanted to say THANK YOU!
Thanks to all of the volunteers who joined our classes to help at the Outdoor Learning Center! This field trip was a great success! The kids had an awesome time!

Upcoming events:

Apr. 12 Carnival after school

Kindergarten Roundup: Do you have or know a child that will be five on or before Sept. 1, 2013? Kindergarten roundup is on Friday, Apr. 12 from 9:00-11:00 and 1:00-3:00. All students enrolled before Thursday, May 16^th are invited to Saigling’s Kindergarten Sneak Peek on May 16^th from 3:30-4:30.

Apr. 13 Planting
Apr. 23, 24 STAAR testing 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Spelling this week:

 born

cork

horn

corn

fork

pork

barn

arm

know

great

Thank you for all that you do!

Field Trips, Book Drives and so much more

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a fabulous Spring Break!
We are excited to be back and ready to jump into another unit!

We are begining another Red Reading book this week so we are excited for some new stories!

The spelling words for this week are

her
bird
fur
fern
dirt
burn
funny
penny
full
through



This week we have a field trip!
We will be going to the Outdoor Learning Center on Thursday!

• The students will study animals that make their homes in, on, or above the soil. By dividing the soil environment into a model of a house (basement, ground level, 2nd story/attic), students learn what animals make homes in each soil habitat. Discussions about the habitat and food of the animals that live on each level will show that all living things depend on soil for nutrition and survival. Many animals must inhabit more than one soil environment to survive.

 

                                                     

We are still continuing our book collection for each grade level. Please bring in any books you may have that your family may no longer read. Please also be sure that these books are still in good condition.

Thanks so much for all that you do!

Spring Fever!

Hello fellow first grade families!

We have been so busy these past few weeks with Dr. Seuss and getting prepared for Open House that this update is a little delayed. Apologies!

Last week we had fun celebrating the life and the works of Dr. Seuss! Thank you for participating in our events!

There are only 3 days left until Spring Break! 

Thursday will be CLASS PICTURE DAY!

Thursday night will be our Open House.

PTA will be meeting at 6:00pm

Open house will be open at 6:15- 7:30pm

This will be the time for your student to shine! They will be sharing their work with you and guiding you through their work.

Friday is EARLY RELEASE! We will dismiss at noon! 

We will be having a spelling test on Friday, these are the words that will be tested.

bumpy 

puppy 

funny 

penny 

sandy 

bunny 

my 

night 

or 

because

Thank you for all that you do and we hope you enjoy your break!

Friendship Week!

Saigling Friendship Week

February 11th to 15th

Monday February 11h: “Round Up Your Friends!” Wear some Western Duds.  Invite others to join in your activities  and show that you “Know How to Play” and be “Friendly.”

Tuesday February 12th: Friendships are Treasures!  Wear warm fuzzy slippers & “Slip in a Surprise” for others by doing something especially kind and generous all day for new & old “Friends” today at Saigling.

Wednesday February 13h: Wear a Smile! A smile is always in style. Wear your biggest smile all day long. You’ll encourage  your friends to smile too!  You will be creating Happiness.

Thursday February 14th: Share Your Heart with Others!   Wear red or pink and give a heartfelt message to lots of friends to “Make Their Day” & show how much you care.

Friday February 15h: “Life is Good at Saigling.”  Wear your Saigling T shirts.  Show Your Saigling Pride!  Friendship is what we stand for: Respectful, Responsible and Ready. 

Our class parties will begin at 2:00P.M. 

Last week we celebrated the 100th day of school!

Our class wanted to share some of the fun we had

me

feed

seat

keep

beak

play

rain

give

write

Valentine's and Fine Art Night

Hello First Grade Families!

We hope everyone has been having a great start to the new year.
Conferences have been scheduled for the past week. If you need to reschedule your meeting please contact your child's teacher as soon as possible.

Tomorrow: Fine Art Night

Don't forget that you are invited to Fine Arts Night starting tomorrow at 5:30P.M.

There will be many different things to do, watch, play and listen to. We hope to see you there!

February 4th-15th:

Our classes will be collecting BOX TOPS! Please bring any box tops you may have collected with your students. 

mail 

chain 

play 

rain 

way 

day 

string 

split 

walked 

eight

Thursday February 14th We will be having our Class parties! 

Please don't forget to
-return your homework before Thursday.
- continue reading and logging your time read
- bring your coat to and from school.

Thanks for all that you do!
Have a wonderful week!

Happy MLK day!

We hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend!

Here are a few quick reminders:

Parent conferences are coming up!
Please be on the look out for reminders and schedules to be coming home and to return to your student's teachers.

Please remember to be reading with your student each night and to return their folders on the given day.

strike 

string 

splash 

split 

scrub 

scrap 

nose 

cute 

does 

girl

Thanks for all that you do!

Happy College Week!

Happy College Week!

Tomorrow wear your Saigling Spirit shirt.
Thursday wear your Plano Senior High Shirt or any maroon and white clothing.
Friday dress for your future! Wear clothing of your future job.

hope

nose

note

rope

old

chop

new

cute

cube

whale

We will be having a long weekend coming up! There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday 1/21/13

We have been learning and remembering Martin Luther King Jr. in our classes. We will discuss his life and influence on our world in the past, present and future.

We have been talking about different kinds of art and what makes people creative in our Language Arts unit. You may have seen masks coming your way!



Remember to keep returning your reading homework and your weekly spelling and math assignments. 
Thanks so much for all that you do!