Hello First Grade Friends and Families!
I am so excited to start a brand new year together! We will learn new things, work hard, make friends and have fun together! I LOVE to read and one thing I am always happy to do is to share books with you! Here is one of my favorites!
Hi First Grade Friends! Don’t be a couch potato! Are you feeling like your energy level is down? Having trouble getting yourself up in the morning? Try this Go Noodle work out to help you re energize! Make it part of your morning routine!
Who doesn’t love Mo Willems? Learn how to draw from this fantastic author/illustrator! Maybe you can write an original story of your own!
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Hi First Graders! Spring is finally here! Trees are budding, flowers are blooming, moss is greening up and rain puddles are everywhere. Take a walk around YOUR backyard and look for signs of spring! Hey…how did Willy get in there? … Continue reading
March’s Word of the Month:
Flexibility
Overview: Flexibility is the quality of bending easily without breaking; willingness to change or compromise
RULER Emotion Words: curious, disappointed
Books about Flexibility
Book of the Month
Songs about Flexibility
February Word of the Month:
Compassion
Overview: Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering
RULER Emotion Words: loved, sad
Book of the Month
How can we show compassion to others?
This request may find you busy preparing for the upcoming holidays and sharing special celebrations with family and friends. It is our hope, however, that your family will reserve some time to help with our community service project.
Our community service activity this month is donating “Blizzard Boxes” to Meals on Wheels. We are welcoming Blizzard Boxes until Monday, December 16th. A Meals on Wheels representative will be joining William O. Schaefer for an assembly to personally receive the boxes and thank the SOCSD students for their kindness.
A BLIZZARD BOX is an assortment of donated non-perishable food items packed into shoeboxes. Refer to Blizzard Box Instruction to find out all the details, including the suggested foods. Please be sure to check product expiration date. NO fresh fruit or vegetables please!
Please wrap the lids separately from the boxes – wrap the top of the shoe box separately from the bottom of the shoe box (no boot boxes please) in grocery bag paper in order to make sure contents are easily accessible. Do not put any decorations on the box.
Students can use their imagination to draw pictures on the paper that senior citizens would enjoy receiving! The BLIZZARD BOXES will be delivered to the recipients of the Home Delivered Meals Program as a food source ahould the regular food deliveries be halted due to weather related or other emergencies.
For more information about Meals On Wheels and how you can help the Rockland County Community visit the Meals On Wheels website.
Please consider creating a BLIZZARD BOX with your family. Drop off your BLIZZARD BOX at William O. Schaefer (WOS), 140 Lester Drive, Tappan, New York between Tuesday, December 3th and Monday, December 16th.
Thank you in advance for giving so generously to the seniors in our community during this winter season.
Questions can be forwarded to hhill@socsd.org, ebarsanti@socsd.org, ccosgrove@socsd.org.
After learning about animal adaptations, first graders in Ms. Rossi’s class designed and created bird feeders! First students worked together to choose a bird (cardinal, blue jay, woodpecker). Next, they looked closely at the bird’s beak and noticed its size and shape. Then they discussed and planned what kind of bird feeder would best fit their bird’s body, head and beak. Finally, they used recycled materials to build their bird feeders!
Ms. Rossi’s first graders proudly earned their Word Detective Badges this week! They are working super hard at solving tricky words using all they know about letters and words!