1st Grade Supply List

For upcoming families, we have posted a link to view our supply list for next year. You will need Adobe to view it. The link can be found on the left side under "Downloads." Thank you! (Posted 5/20/08)

DRA RESULTS

A formal letter will be sent home with your child’s final report card regarding end-of-the-year DRA test results. Keep in mind that by the end of first grade children should be reading at least a level 16 and for second grade a level 28.

SUMMER READING

Everyone has done a great job this year and we’d all like to see that growth continue. Please read over the summer with your child to continue strengthening the reading skills they’ve learned throughout first grade such as: summarizing, retelling in sequence, identifying main characters, identifying the setting, making personal connections, identifying important events in the story and why they’re important, and to make sure they are verbalizing in complete sentences.

Astronomy

If you would like a second chance of seeing what's up there, check this out…

Almost every month, starting at dusk, on the Saturday nearest the first quarter moon, the DAS hosts an Open House at the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory. Guests can view the heavens through the observatory's famous 20-inch aperture Alvan Clark-Saegmuller refractor by registering on the main floor of the observatory and paying a $1 per-person fee.

An added bonus on Open House nights is that Denver Astronomical Society members set up their telescopes on the observatory grounds (Observatory Park) to share with anyone and everyone interested in taking a look at the wonders of the universe -- stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and more! (There is no charge for viewing through DAS member telescopes.) (end post 4/18/08)