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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.

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 DayFriday, May 10th ~ Special Friends Day ~ (11:00 dismissal)

Thursday, May 16th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences - evening onl

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

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 outdoorweather and activities. Reminders will come home regarding

OUTDOOR DAYS closer to the decided upon date.

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Drinks:Lemonade/Juiceboxes/Waterbottles*ThesearejustsomeEXAMPLESofpossiblesnacksfortheWritersCelebrations.Please

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Refreshments

Authors Tea Celebration:

Reading and writing are major for our first 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 five 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 finalized schedule so that you can plan accordingly.

Thank You!


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Authors Tea Sign Up

Please mark your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice for the day you would like your child to have thei

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 aparticular 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 ifyour job or previous commitment makes that difficult. Thank you for

your understanding!

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