Let's see what fun we'll have in June!

Good morning!

This week we went to a few community gardens. We saw six community gardens on a neighborhood walk in only two blocks!  We had so much fun going to walk to see community gardens.

Yesterday we got checked for lice. We got to wear our hats inside if we wanted.

It's close to the picnic! It's on June 11th. At the picnic we have a snack in Tompkins Square Park in front of the sprinklers. We get to go in the sprinklers. Last year it rained so we didn't have a picnic outside. Some of the clubs, like the clowning club, will perform that day.

Wait, don't go! We have something else to say.

There will also be activities at the picnic!  It's not only for kids, it's for parents too!

Adios! Goodbye, we love you!

The First Graders

Family Friday and Writing Workshop

Dear families,

We have almost finished all the chapters in Charlotte's Web. We read it for read aloud every day.

We had Family Friday today, all about poems. Parents helped us write comparisons, like "my baby niece is as cute as a button" or "a cup of water is like a baby bird's bath." We're writing poetry for Writing Workshop. Today is the last Family Friday.

We only have five weeks of school left!

Bye for now!

The First Graders

About gardens

Dear parents,

Remember the lettuce we planted in our classroom? Last week, we harvested and ate the lettuce! The lettuce was weak after spring vacation, but they grew back to life!

We hope you enjoyed our publishing party this week. We're finished with our farm study for social studies and now we're studying community gardens.

This week, we went to a community garden. It's called Campos, and it's right next door to our school. It was fun! The gardeners told us a lot and it was fun using the shovels and garden tools. There were a lot of statues, like a fairy, a monkey and cats. The gardeners' names were Alex and Felix. We had fun watering plants. Aden watered a rose!

Next month is the last month of school!

love,
The First Graders