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!  

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!  :)
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*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. 

Doubles Fun!

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

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!  

Wow! Check out our hallway teachers that like to dress alike! Haha.

Stuffed animal reward day!

Thanks for the new book Peyton!