First News
READING
Mrs. Brinkman – jody.brinkman@thompson.k12.co.us
679-9531
Mr. Frawley – david.frawley@thompsonschools.org
679-9500
Mrs. Saya – janelle.saya@thompson.k12.co.us
679-9530
Specials Schedule
Monday.................PE/Library
Tuesday.................Music/PE
Wednesday...........Computer
Thursday...............Music/ART
Friday...................Library/Computer
(Library books need to be returned on
Friday)
This week our CAFÉ strategy focused
on fluency. We applied our strategy from last
week when we expanded our vocabulary:
READ, READ, READ to fluency! We talked
about how the more we read, the better our
fluency gets! So during Spring Break, be sure
to READ, READ, READ and improve that
FLUENCY!
Writing
As Mr. Frawley’s time with us has
come to an end, we reflected on all the
WONDERFUL times we’ve had with him! This
week we wrote all about Mr. Frawley!!! We
made him two books. One titled, FUN WITH
FRAWLEY and the other titled, ADVICE FOR
MR. FRAWLEY! Everyone provided Mr.
Frawley with lots of great ideas as to how to
be a great teacher. We are going to miss Mr.
Frawley!!!!
STAR OF THE WEEK
1Saya…Briar Hull
1Brinkman/Frawley..
 MATH Keep up the great work on your March
homework! Don’t forget that
This week in math, we talked about
homework is due APRIL 5th!!!!!!
all the different ways we can solve Thanks again for your support at home
subtraction problems as we work with monthly homework!
towards improving our “Math Fact
Fluency.” Great work practicing
those math facts at home!
Keep it up!!!

We also completed some more

story problems this week focusing
on how to solve a story problem in
which the total and one part are
known, leaving us to figure out the
missing part. We used drawings UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!!
and number sentences to
represent our thinking. March 28th – April 1st
SPRING BREAK!

R.A.P BAGS Read And April 4th

Practice WELCOME BACK
Be sure you child is returning the RAP MRS. BRINKMAN!
Bag daily. We use them everyday for
our Guided Reading. RAP Bags will April 5th
come home on TUESDAY, March Homework is DUE!!!
WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY!
April 6th
Schools On The Move
Calendars Due
March Homework
 Reading We wrapped up Junior Achievement
this week as we talked about map
Celebration!
skills and our needs and wants. Miss
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Gail taught us so much about our
Don’t forget to have your child bring a
families, our communities, and
book that he/she can read fluently
ourselves.
each week on his/her designated day.
THANK YOU, MISS GAIL!!!!
Thanks for your help!

Flat Stanley
We finished reading Flat Stanley’s
Health and Wellness Worldwide Adventures: The Great

Are your Schools on the Move Egyptian Grave Robbery! We learned

Calendars ready to be turned in some pretty incredible facts about

when we come back from Spring Egypt and the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Break??? Remember, calendars are We’re scheduled for takeoff to the

due April 6th! Our goal is 100% African Safari when we return from

participation in 1st grade! spring break!!!

LET’S GO PANDAS!!
We are sending home a “Spring Break
With Flat Stanley” travel log today,
so you can capture all of your exciting
adventures with Flat Stanley over
break. We can’t wait to hear where
you take Flat Stanley!!!
Junior Achievement

Mr. Frawley
 How fortunate we have all been to If you are interested in helping
have Mr. Frawley as Mrs. Brinkman’s with our Field Day on April 20th.
long term sub. He has done a
Please give Mr. Ovesen a call @
wonderful job with our first graders
679-9500!!
and has been such a great addition to
our first grade team and Ponderosa!
We’ve loved our time with him, and we WALK A THON
wish him well! We are looking for sponsors,
FAREWELL AND THANK YOU, prizes, and donations for our
MR. FRAWLEY!!!!!
PANDA PROWL Walk A Thon!
If you can help, please let us
Spring Break
know ASAP! Thanks for you
Don’t forget that we are on Spring
Break next week!!! We will see you on support!
April 4th! Enjoy your time off!!!
VIP FOLDERS and I CAN READ
NOTEBOOKS are also on Spring
Break! They will come home again
April 8th!

Parent Volunteers