First Grade News
June 6, 2014
Mrs. Koransky’s and Mr. Perkins’ class
tkoransky@op97.org sperkins@op97.org
Wow! It’s hard to believe that the end of the year is only a few days away! Thank you, parents, for all of your support
this year. We feel so privileged to have taught your children and witnessed their growth through first grade. We
hope you have a wonderful summer filled with sunshine, fun, and relaxation, and also some learning, too! Be on the
lookout in your child’s report card for a letter outlining ideas of how to integrate math into your summer. Also, be sure
to participate in the Oak Park Library’s summer reading program, which starts next week and goes through August 1.
Important Dates: The last day of school is Tuesday, June 10th. Students should dress comfortably because we will be having
Hatch’s annual “Beach Day” all morning (fun in the sun without the actual beach), during which the students rotate through game
stations. Trimester 3 report cards will go home on the last day. First day of school next year is Monday, August 25 th.
Math and Social Studies/Science Update
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We continued making our math games.
Most of us finished making them and we
had a blast playing each other’s games!
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We are working in our Monster Math
journals, which are filled with math
problems that cover all of the math
standards taught this year. In addition
to other activities, we will be doing a
couple of pages most days to help us
review all of our math skills.
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We wrote math stories in our math
journals and had a partner try to find
the solution.
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After discussing the meanings of the
words campaign, election, ballot, and
vote, we read the book Duck for
President in which we followed the
campaign trail of a duck. Ask your child
how it turned out!
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We finally are starting to see
mealworms turning into the pupa stage!
We hope we see a few turn to beetles
before the last day.
Language Arts Lowdown
 Thank you to Amy Bergau-Ridge who
read a terrific Dr. Suess rhyming
book. Dylan did a great job helping to
read too!
 We read a tale from Mexico called
The Goat in the Garden about a
family of farmers who have a
difficult time with a billy goat who is
eating all their plants. The students
also partner read a story by the
famous boxer Oscar De La Hoya
called Super Oscar and practiced
answering comprehension questions.
 In group work, the Bears, Bulls and
Blackhawks finished reading Flat
Stanley and practiced retelling the
story to each other. Blackhawks
have been working on vocabulary and
comprehension questions for each
chapter. The Bulls are also finishing
up their very own reader’s theatre
which they will present to the class.