Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Lunch out on a Wednesday?!?!

The first and second grade team got to go out for lunch today downtown!  Can you tell we were excited?  Thank you administration!  

Monday, December 14, 2015

Week 16 (January 4-8, 2016!!)

Reminders: 
Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.  This month our virtue is Perseverance. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
      
Week of Jan. 11: NWEA Winter Testing (Monday 1/11 & Tuesday 1/12)
Monday, Jan. 18: No School, Staff PD Day
Friday, Jan. 22: End of Quarter 2
 Week of Jan. 25: Interim 2 Testing

MATH after Holiday (Jan. 4-8)
 Chapter 4:  Introduction to Tens Groupings, Explore Teen Numbers, Represent and Compare Teen Numbers, Visualize Teen Addition, & Teen Addition Strategies. 

READING after Holiday (Jan. 4-8)
Amazing Words: citizen, law, branch, patrol, community, leader, headquarters, earn

**Spelling Words: like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, kite **

Characters, Setting, Plot, Main Idea & Details - Who Works Here?

  EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
We will begin a new unit on ECONOMICS after the break. 

Friday, December 11, 2015

Doubles Fun!

We had fun practicing our doubles facts with a new game today. 





Monday, December 7, 2015

Week 15 (Dec. 14-18)

Reminders: 
 *Our virtue for the month is SELF-CONTROL.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
     
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break
Week of Jan. 11: NWEA Winter Testing
Monday, Jan. 18: No School, Staff PD Day
Friday, Jan. 22: End of Quarter 2
Week of Jan. 25: Interim 2 Testing

MATH next Week (Dec. 14-18)
  Chapter 3: Practice with Mixed Problems, Focus on Mathematical Practices, Review and Assessment over Unit 3.  We will begin Unit 4 after the holiday. 

READING next Week (Dec. 14-18)
Amazing Words: group, share, borrow, rehearsal, respect, aquarium, lines, soothe

**Spelling Words Dec. 14-18: face, safe, cage, name, made, make, cake, age, take, late  **

Characters, Setting, Plot, Main Idea & Details - The Farmer in the Hat


  EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
 We will celebrate holidays around the world!  

Monday, November 30, 2015

Week 14 (Dec. 7-11)

Reminders: 
 *Our virtue for the month is SELF-CONTROL.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
     
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break
Week of Jan. 11: NWEA Winter Testing
Monday, Jan. 18: No School, Staff PD Day
Friday, Jan. 22: End of Quarter 2
 Week of Jan. 25: Interim 2 Testing

MATH next Week (Dec. 7-11)
 Chapter 3: Practice with Subtraction Stories, Relate Addition and Subtraction Situations, and Solve Mixed Problems. 

READING next Week (Dec. 7-11)
Amazing Words: chore, cooperation, commute, downtown, household, rule, subway, display

**Spelling Words: fish, then, shut, with, rush, shell, shop, trash, thin, ship **

Characters, Setting, Plot, Main Idea & Details - A Big Fish for Max

  EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
  We are working on a MAPPING Unit. 

Monday, November 23, 2015

Week 13 (Nov. 30- Dec. 4)

Reminders: 
 *Our virtue for the month is SELF-CONTROL.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
     
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break
Monday, Jan. 18: No School, Staff PD Day
Friday, Jan. 22: End of Quarter 2
Week of Jan. 25: Interim 2 Testing

MATH next Week (Nov. 30- Dec. 4)
 Chapter 3: Addition Game: Unknown Partners, Practice with Unknown Partners, Subtraction Strategies, Subtraction Stories and Games

READING next Week (Nov. 30- Dec. 4)
Amazing Words: desert, forest, world, chatter, silent, snort, medicine, poisonous

**Spelling Words: crust, must, trust, lump, bump, just, dusk, jump, dust, hunt **

Characters, Setting, Plot, Main Idea & Details - Animal Park


  EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
  We will begin a MAPPING Unit. 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Week 12 (Nov. 23-24)

Reminders: 
*THANK YOU for taking the time to schedule conferences on Nov. 23 & Nov. 24.  Your teamwork helps build success in our first graders!   
*Our virtue for the month is GRATITUDE.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.
*Spelling is now a part of our weekly routine.  Words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

*I do feel strongly in reading daily.   I truly believe that the more kids read (or are read to), the better readers they become.  Exposure to print, story elements, and spelling patterns are all so important at this level and help to create a love of reading and learning.  Please take time throughout the week to read with your child.  If your child is an independent reader, they may want to journal about what they are reading or discuss it with a family member to gain a deeper understanding. 

Here are some potential learning activities to replace homework time if you so choose:
1. mobymax.com (each student already has their own login to use this site to practice any subject area, please let me know if you need another login)
2. MegaMath (great math activities that go with our math curriculum)
3. MAP Math/MAP Reading (these sites have activities and games geared to student individual RIT levels- I will share these at conferences in a couple weeks)
4. Spelling Practice (chalk, finger paint, shaving cream, computer practice, creative sentences using words...)
5. Visit a library and check out some new books
6. Read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
    
Monday, November 23: Full Day of School, Conferences in the Evening
Tuesday, November 24: Dismissal at 11:30, Conferences in the Afternoon
Wednesday, November 25- Friday, November 27: OFF for Thanksgiving
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break
This week we will be reviewing ELA and Math objectives, as well as celebrating Thanksgiving with some additional learning tasks. 

Social Studies
We are studying communities.  We will learn about school workers, neighborhoods, jobs, and the rights and responsibilities of good citizens. 

Monday, November 9, 2015

Week 11 (Nov. 16-20)

Reminders: 
***FOOD DRIVE items may be brought to school each day beginning Nov. 10!***  
* Report Cards will be sent home with children on Monday, Nov. 16. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on the evening of Monday, Nov. 23 and the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 24 (which is a half day for the students). No School Nov. 25-27. 
 *Our virtue for the month is GRATITUDE.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.  Vanderbilt will also be collecting food for those in need in our area over the coming weeks. 
*Spelling is now a part of our weekly routine.  Words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

*We no longer have a weekly homework packet.  Administration has asked our classroom to pilot a "no homework" option.  Therefore, I will give suggestions to parents that are looking for home activities, but they are not mandatory.  I do however, feel strongly in reading daily.   I truly believe that the more kids read (or are read to), the better readers they become.  Exposure to print, story elements, and spelling patterns are all so important at this level and help to create a love of reading and learning.  Please take time throughout the week to read with your child.  If your child is an independent reader, they may want to journal about what they are reading or discuss it with a family member to gain a deeper understanding. 

Here are some potential learning activities to replace homework time if you so choose:
1. mobymax.com (each student already has their own login to use this site to practice any subject area, please let me know if you need another login)
2. MegaMath (great math activities that go with our math curriculum)
3. MAP Math/MAP Reading (these sites have activities and games geared to student individual RIT levels- I will share these at conferences in a couple weeks)
4. Spelling Practice (chalk, finger paint, shaving cream, computer practice, creative sentences using words...)
5. Visit a library and check out some new books
6. Read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
    
Monday, November 23: Full Day of School, Conferences in the Evening
Tuesday, November 24: Dismissal at 11:30, Conferences in the Afternoon
Wednesday, November 25- Friday, November 27: OFF for Thanksgiving
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break

MATH next Week (Nov. 16-20)
Chapter 2: Review and Assessment on Nov. 17
Chapter 3: Explore Unknowns, Problems with Unknown Partners

READING next Week (Nov. 16-20)
Amazing Words: habitat, survive, croak, hatch, chirp, moist

**Spelling Words: men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, bed **

Characters, Setting, Plot - Get the Egg!


Interrogative Sentences- Question?

 EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
We are studying communities.  We will learn about school workers, neighborhoods, jobs, and the rights and responsibilities of good citizens. 

Monday, November 2, 2015

Week 10 (Nov. 10-13)

Reminders: 
***FOOD DRIVE items may be brought to school each day beginning Nov. 10!***  
* Report Cards will be sent home with children on Monday, Nov. 16. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on the evening of Monday, Nov. 23 and the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 24 (which is a half day for the students). No School Nov. 25-27. 
 *Our virtue for the month is GRATITUDE.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.  Vanderbilt will also be collecting food for those in need in our area over the coming weeks. 
*Spelling is now a part of our weekly routine.  Words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

*Beginning Quarter 2 (November 10) we will no longer have a weekly homework packet.  Administration has asked our classroom to pilot a "no homework" option.  Therefore, I will give suggestions to parents that are looking for home activities, but they are not mandatory.  I do however, feel strongly in reading daily.   I truly believe that the more kids read (or are read to), the better readers they become.  Exposure to print, story elements, and spelling patterns are all so important at this level and help to create a love of reading and learning.  Please take time throughout the week to read with your child.  If your child is an independent reader, they may want to journal about what they are reading or discuss it with a family member to gain a deeper understanding. 

Here are some potential learning activities to replace homework time if you so choose:
1. mobymax.com (each student already has their own login to use this site to practice any subject area, please let me know if you need another login)
2. MAP Math/MAP Reading (these sites have activities and games geared to student individual RIT levels- I will share these at conferences in a couple weeks)
3. Spelling Practice (chalk, finger paint, shaving cream, computer practice, creative sentences using words...)
4. Visit a library and check out some new books
5. Read!  :)
.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
*Thanks to all the volunteers that are helping to make our VIP/Harvest a success!
  
Monday, November 23: Full Day of School, Conferences in the Evening
Tuesday, November 24: Dismissal at 11:30, Conferences in the Afternoon
Wednesday, November 25- Friday, November 27: OFF for Thanksgiving
December 21- Jan. 1: OFF for Holiday Break

MATH next Week (Nov. 10-13)
Chapter 2: Relate Subtraction and Addition, Mixed Practice with Equations, Mathematical Practice

READING next Week (Nov. 10-13)
Amazing Words: observe, wild, screech, reserve, parent, canopy, million, native

**Spelling Words: sit, sits, win, wins, fit, fits, hit, hits, nap, naps **

Characters, Setting, Plot - A Fox and a Kit


Declarative Sentences

EBLI Lessons

Social Studies
We are studying communities.  We will learn about school workers, neighborhoods, jobs, and the rights and responsibilities of good citizens. 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Week 9 (Nov. 2-6)

Reminders:
*Our virtue for the month is GRATITUDE.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.  Vanderbilt will also be collecting food for those in need in our area over the coming weeks. 
*Spelling is now a part of our weekly routine.  Words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

*Beginning Quarter 2 (November 10) we will no longer have a weekly homework packet.  Administration has asked our classroom to pilot a "no homework" option.  Therefore, I will give suggestions to parents that are looking for home activities, but they are not mandatory.  I do however, feel strongly in reading daily.   I truly believe that the more kids read (or are read to), the better readers they become.  Exposure to print, story elements, and spelling patterns are all so important at this level and help to create a love of reading and learning.  Please take time throughout the week to read with your child.  If your child is an independent reader, they may want to journal about what they are reading or discuss it with a family member to gain a deeper understanding. 

Here are some potential learning activities to replace homework time if you so choose:
1. mobymax.com (each student already has their own login to use this site to practice any subject area, please let me know if you need another login)
2. MAP Math/MAP Reading (these sites have activities and games geared to student individual RIT levels- I will share these at conferences in a couple weeks)
3. Spelling Practice (chalk, finger paint, shaving cream, computer practice, creative sentences using words...)
4. Visit a library and check out some new books
5. Read!  :)

Nov. 2-6 is the final week of the marking period, so our last Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning Nov. 6.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
*Thanks to all the volunteers that are helping to make our VIP/Harvest a success! 
*Friday, Nov. 6: End of Quarter 1.  We will begin a new marking period on Tuesday, November 10. 
*Monday, Nov. 9: No School (Staff PD Day)

MATH
Addition and Subtraction Review/Interim 1 Test

READING
Interim 1 Test

Spelling for Nov. 2-6: hot, hop, pot, pop, ox, lock, mop, got, rock, mom

Amazing Words: past, produce, danger, snuggle, powerful, present, transportation, serve, enormous

Characters, Setting, Plot: The Big Blue Ox

Predicates of a Sentence

SCIENCE
We are wrapping up our Earth's Surface topic.  Quarter 2 will focus on Social Studies objectives. 

Monday, October 19, 2015

Week 8 (Oct. 26- 30)

Reminders:
*Our virtue for the month is RESPONSIBILITY.  We have been spending time focusing on the importance of taking responsibility at home and at school.   Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling is added in Unit 1 for our students.  Words go home on the front page of the homework packet each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery! 
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. Also, please sign your child's agenda each day.
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
*VIP Day is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 from 8:10-8:50.  Our classroom has limited space, so please choose 1 (or at most 2) special guest for the time frame.  Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to bring something in for our special day!
*Friday, Nov. 6: End of Quarter 1
*Monday, Nov. 9: No School (Staff PD Day)

MATH
Subtraction with Drawings & Equations, Subtraction Practice, Generate Subtraction Problems

READING
Spelling for Oct. 26-30: Short i: six, wig, mix, fix, lip, it, sit, in, did, pin

Amazing Words: career, tool, sloppy, comfort, service, scrub, exercise, search

Plot, Summarizing: Pig in a Wig 

Subjects of the Sentence

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
Our current topic is on the Earth's Surface.  We will be learning about rocks, minerals, layers of Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fast/slow changes to the Earth.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Week 7 (Oct. 19-23)

Reminders:
*Our virtue for the month is RESPONSIBILITY.  We have been spending time focusing on the importance of taking responsibility at home and at school.  We have also role-played how to show responsibility.  We have added "Moral Focus Monday" into our weekly routine to intentionally teach our virtues. 
 *Spelling is being added in Unit 1 for our students.  Words go home on the front page of the homework packet each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words at home throughout the week!  
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. Also, please sign your child's agenda each day.
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
*VIP Day is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 from 8:10-8:50.  Our classroom has limited space, so please choose 1 (or at most 2) special guest for the time frame.  Thank you!
*Friday, Nov. 6: End of Quarter 1
*Monday, Nov. 9: No School (Staff PD Day)

MATH
 Addition Game: Unknown Totals, Practice Counting On, Represent Subtraction

READING
Spelling Words: Short a: can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, at

Amazing Words: needs, responsibility, shelter, cuddle, tickle, faithful, fetch, heel

Plot, Setting- Sam, Come Back!

Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives in Complete Sentences

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
Our current topic is on the Earth's Surface.  We will be learning about rocks, minerals, layers of Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fast/slow changes to the Earth.

Monday, October 5, 2015

Week 6 (Oct. 12-16)

Reminders:
*Our virtue for the month is RESPONSIBILITY.  We have been spending time focusing on the importance of taking responsibility at home and at school.  We have also role-played how to show responsibility. 
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. Also, please sign your child's agenda each day.
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning.
*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!  Also, THANK YOU to all the parents that volunteered for our field trip: Mr. Stradley, Mr. Ross, Ms. Uk, Ms. Welch, Ms. Mares, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Lopez, and Ms. Quintanilla. 
*FYI- I will have a SUB on Friday, Oct 16 because I'll be attending an EBLI workshop. 
*VIP Day is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 from 8:10-8:50.  Our classroom has limited space, so please choose 1 (or at most 2) special guest for the time frame.  Thank you!
*Friday, Nov. 6: End of Quarter 1
*Monday, Nov. 9: No School (Staff PD Day)

MATH
Explore Solution Methods, Addition Strategies: Counting On, Count on from the Greater Number

READING
Amazing Words: bargain, bustling, fact, customer, browse, library, cost, scale

Plot, Setting- Farmer's Market

Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
Our new topic is on the Earth's Surface.  We will be learning about rocks, minerals, layers of Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fast/slow changes to the Earth.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

We filled our reward jar! "Pom-Pom Fred" is full!


Info: Week 5 (Oct. 5-9)

Reminders:
*We have begun our Enrichment Blocks in Reading and Math. This allows for smaller group differentiated instruction twice each day M-Th. We have also begun our Access time ELA rotations during our stamina time.  The students are off to a great start! 
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. Also, please sign your child's agenda each day. Thanks!
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning.
*Please write a note in their agenda if there is a change to their regular dismissal location. Front door is car pick-up and back door is walkers and Boys/Girls Club.
*Wednesday, Oct. 7 we will be walking to the Holland Farmer's Market. We will also be reading a story the following week about a farmer's market.

MATH
Lesson Topics: Represent Addition, Addition with Circle Drawings, Addition Equations and Addition Stories.

READING
Amazing Words: classmate, polite, recess, applaud, success, education, principal, science, complicated

Plot, Questioning- School Day

Adjectives

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
We will wrap up our topic of the EARTH in SPACE. We are learning about the Earth, Moon, & Sun, Reasons for Day & Night, Reasons for the Seasons, and Rotations & Revolutions. We will also begin our new topic on the Earth's Surface.  We will be learning about rocks, minerals, layers of Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fast/slow changes to the Earth. 

Monday, September 21, 2015

Week 4 (Sept. 28-Oct. 2)

Reminders:
*Wednesday, Sept. 30 is picture day.  Info is sent from the office. 
*We are beginning our Enrichment Blocks in Reading and Math the week of Sept. 28.  This will allow for small group differentiated instruction twice each day. 
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. Also, please sign your child's agenda each day to help with consistency. 
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday and need to be completed and returned by Friday morning.
*Wednesday, Oct. 7 we will be walking to the Holland Farmer's Market.  A permission slip and request for a quarter (to buy an apple from a vendor) has been sent home already. We will also be reading a story the week of Oct. 12 about a farmer's market.

MATH
Partners of 10, Math Chapter 1 Review & Assessment: Partners and Number Patterns Through 10

READING
Amazing Words: amusing, neighbor, trouble, porch, introduce, corner, deliver, squirrel

Realism & Fantasy, Questioning- The Big Top

Simple Sentences

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
We have begin on our topic of the EARTH in SPACE.  We will learn about the Earth, Moon, & Sun, Reasons for Day & Night, Reasons for the Seasons, and Rotations & Revolutions.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Week 3 (Sept. 21-25)

Reminders 
9/21-9/24 there will be NWEA testing for about an hour each morning.  This data will be used to help create effective differentiated small groups in ELA and Math beginning next week. 
*Please send in only healthy morning snacks.  Please avoid juice because it can be messy. Thanks!
*Fliptop water bottles are great in the classroom.  Twist off tend to spill regularly.
*Signed Agendas and Take-Home Folders need to go home and back each day. 
*Weekly homework packets will go home on Monday (or the first day of the week if it happens to be a shortened one) and need to be completed and returned  by Friday morning (or the last day of the school week). 
*Please write a note in their agenda if there is a change to their regular dismissal location.  Front door is car pick-up and back door is walkers and Boys/Girls Club.


MATH
Partners of 7, Partners of 8, Partners of 9, Partners of 10

READING
Amazing Words: active, pavement, puddle, overflowing, lawn, newspaper, banner, patio

Plot, Story Structure- Tip and Tam

Verbs in Sentences

EBLI Lessons

SCIENCE
We will begin our first unit on the Earth and Sun in our Solar System. 

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Week 2 (Sept. 14-18)

INFO for next week, Sept. 14-18
*Please have your children at school by 7:50 in the morning.  We begin instruction at 8:00.
*Heads Up on Testing...we will have 4 days of hour long tests (NWEA) to help place students for Enrichment Block groups. 
*Weekly Homework Packets will go home on Monday and are due by Friday morning.
*Please sign your child's agenda each evening. If there is a change to their normal dismissal location, please leave us a note. 
*If you'd like your child to have a morning snack, please send in a healthy snack each day. 
*RESPECT is our virtue of the month.  We have also created a social contract detailing our classroom expectations.  A photo of our contract was posted on the blog.
 
Have a wonderful week!!  :)

Reading
Amazing Words: adult, depend, gallery, scurry, childhood, portrait, entertain

Nouns for Places

Setting & Predictions: Snap!

EBLI Lessons
 
**Spelling will begin after the initial review unit. **

MATH
Partners of 2 Through 5

Partners of 6

Partners of 7

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Week 1

INFO for the WEEK of SEPTEMBER 8-11 *We will be establishing and practicing many of our daily routines.  We will create classroom social contracts for positive learning communities.  We will also start off the bat practicing stamina with some independent work.  We will start off slow, and grow and grow!  :)
*Please take a few minutes to review our First Grade Handbook and any additional papers sent home.  Agendas will go home each evening for a parent signature.
*Please consider volunteering your time in our classroom.  A list of volunteer needs will be going home with your child.  Thank you! 
*If you would like your child to have a morning snack, please pack one daily.  Remember we are a peanut-free school. 
*If your child will be leaving out of the back parking lot (West) at the end of the day, please let us know.  Otherwise, we will plan on car pick-up in the front lot at 3:15. 
*Weekly homework packets will go home at the beginning of each week.  When completed, they may be turned in anytime by Friday morning. 
*Specials Classes take place daily 1:30-2:15.  Mondays- Art, Tuesdays- Gym, Wednesdays- Library, Thursdays- Computers, Fridays- Music. 

 Amazing Words: straw, furniture, yawn, unwind, tidy, middle, cozy

Math: Numbers 1-10, Visualize Numbers as a 5-Group and Ones, Patterns of 2-5

****We are excited about a GREAT year ahead!  Welcome to First Grade!****

Monday, August 31, 2015