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!  :)
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*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. 

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. 

Our thankful tree!

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. 

Oh man, I forgot to take a picture...but thank you to Mrs. Shepard for being our guest reader on Wednesday!!

Thank you Samson for such a thoughtful gift!

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. 

Reading Buddies!

Jaydon was the TOP seller in the school! Yahoo!

Kylie loves her new library book! She's busy reading at pick-up time. I'm loving it!

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.