Week of December 31, 2018

       I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year.  I hope everyone had a good break.  This week the children will review procedures and expectations for the classroom and the entire school.  I will be doing assessment on all students in reading.  I will assess them in decoding skills, reading comprehension, and reading fluency.  Your child should continue to review sight words and math facts daily at home.

        We have been invited to go to the Tennessee State Capitol by Jason Potts. The father of Amalie Potts.  He is a State Representative for District 59.  He has plan an exciting field trip.  The field trip will be on Friday, January 25th.  There will not be a cost for this field trip.  Lunch will be provided.  More information will be sent home as we get closer to the field trip.

AR READING:  

Your child will begin bringing home books to read from the library on Monday, January 7th.  Your child should read at least 3 AR books a week or one chapter book on their reading level.  Your child will receive a reading grade this quarter for reading AR books.  Please help your child remember to bring their AR book  to school each day.  Even if your child does not plan on taking a test they should still bring the book to school each day.  

Your child will be working on the following skills this week:

• The children will read and retell and rewrite stories about winter.
• The children will sequence stories that they read
• The children will discuss and write their New Year Resolution
• Read and solve addition/subtraction word problems.
• The children will continue to work on place value and counting and writing to 200.
• The children will be assessed on reading skills
• The children will begin a unit on the state of Tennessee in social students
• The children will begin a unit of study on weather.
• The children will work on handwriting skills

REMINDERS:

• Report cards                                    1/4
• Family Chapel                                 1/10
• Martin Luther King Day                  1/21
• Field Trip                                          1/25

Week of December 10, 2018

         Wow!  I can't believe the semester is coming to a end.  I feel that the children have all made a lot of improvement.  They are extremely excited about this week.  This will be a different week, since we will have a field trip and two half days.  Please read the information carefully below about the class party and field trip to the library and Chuck E Cheese.

FIELD TRIP:

The children will go on a field trip on Wednesday, December 12th.  Parents are welcome to come.  We will first go to the public library on Bell Road for stories and games.  Then we will go to Chuck-E-Cheese for lunch.(This is a surprise for the children.  (Help me keep it a secret.)  The bus will leave the school at 10:15 and arrive at the library at 10:30.  We will go to Chuck E Cheese around 11:30.  Your child should wear jeans and a EH shirt.  Your child will not need any money to spend.  All children will have pizza, drink, and will receive tokens to play games.

CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Our class will celebrate together by having a Christmas Breakfast on Monday, December 17th at 8:30 am. Parents are asked to donate items for the meal. Please click on the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A49AFAD2FA4F85-christmas

In addition, I would like each student to bring in 1 item to contribute to their classmates' stockings and a bag of wrapped candy for the pinata.  There are 12 students in the class.  Our class would like to have a Pinata. If any one would like to donate one to our class it would be great appreciated.  Let me know if you would be donating a pinata,.Parents are invited to come and assist with our breakfast.

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• The children will continue to learn about how the holidays are celebrated around the world.
• We will review all the Bible stories we have read this semester.  The children will have a Bible test on Friday.  I will send a study guide on Monday.  
• The children will continue to work with place value, word problems, and addition/subtraction facts.
• The children will enjoy having Grinch Day on Tuesday. 

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS;

bell, carol, wreath, stocking, candy, holiday, elves, gift, toy, peace

Bonus Words:  Christmas - Jesus 

Classroom Reminder:

• All children should read at least 2 AR books a week.  Your child should read their AR book at home and should be prepared to take a test the next day.
• Please review your child's work they bring home daily and sign your child's binder 
• Field Trip - December 12th
• Half Days -December 13th-18th
• End of 2nd Quarter - Dec. 18th
• Christmas Breakfast - December 17th
• Christmas Break- Dec. 19th - Jan. 3rd

Week of December 3, 2018

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        This past week was a great week.  The children did an awesome job in their play.  Thanks to all the parents that helped make this play a success.

        This week the children will enjoy several special activities.  Your child will be working on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /u/oo, u
• Reviewing inflectional Ending -ed and -ing
• Reviewing high frequency words: after, buy, done, every, soon, and work
• Read, retell, and rewrite stories in sequence.
• Learning how people celebrate Christmas around the world
• Learning about rolling things and ramps
• Reviewing addition and subtraction facts
• Solving addition and subtraction word problem
• Identifying groups of tens (counting by 10's)
• Identifying tens and ones
• Reading and discuss the weekly Bible story "Joseph Helps Pharaoh"
• Identifying and reading words with 1,2,3, and 4 syllables

Weekly Spelling Words:

book, look, cook, took, shook, hood, wood, moon, broom, and stoop

Bonus Words:  celebration   world

Weekly Bible Verse: 

 God makes everything happen at the right time. - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Classroom Reminder:

• All children should read at least 2 AR books a week.  Your child should read their AR book at home and should be prepared to take a test the next day.
• Please review your child's work they bring home daily and sign your child's binder
• Book Fair -December 3rd-7th
• Field Trip - December 12th
• Half Days -December 13th-18th
• End of 2nd Quarter - Dec. 18th
• Christmas Breakfast - December 17th
• Christmas Break- Dec. 19th - Jan. 3rd

Week of November 26, 2018

          I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  I would like to thank all of the parents that made our Thanksgiving feast a great success.  The food was fantastic and the children loved having you there.
       This week will be extremely busy as we prepare for the 1st/2nd grade program.  The program will be on Thursday, November 29th.  We will have dress rehearsal on Wednesday, November 28th at 10:15 in the high school gym. Your child will need to bring their shirt for the performance to school for the dress rehearsal. Please put your child's name in their shirt.  Your child will need to be in our classroom by 6:00 dressed for the performance on Thursday.

Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day.  

       Other than practicing for the performance the children will be working on the following skills:

• Reading the story "The Little Gingerbread Boy" and "The Gingerbread Baby" comparing and contrasting the stories.
• Identifying, decoding and reading words with the soft /c/ and soft /g/
• Identifying and generate rhyme in the poem The Gingerbread Boy" 
• Reading and discussing the weekly memory verse:  You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.  Deuteronomy 6:5
• Read, retell, and rewrite the weekly Bible story. "Joseph has a Dream" 
• Count and write numbers by 2's, 5's, and 10's
• Reviewing addition and subtraction facts
• Solving addition/subtraction word problems
• Read and discuss how others celebrate the holidays around the world
• Reviewing inflectional endings -ed and -ing
• Decode words with 1,2,and 3 syllables.
• Read stories and identifying the setting, characters, and main idea within the story.
• Weekly Spelling words:  rice, nice, page, age, wedge, ledge, mice, ice, face, slice, 

           Bonus Words:  gingerbread     cookie

Week of November 12, 2018

          This week the children will have a busy week as they prepare for their Thanksgiving Day feast, going to see the Little Mermaid at the Nashville Theater, and practicing for the  1st/2nd grade play.

The children will be working on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with long /o/ and long /u/ with the silent e.
• Identifying and reading words with 1,2, and 3 syllables
• Reading stories about long ago and now
• Retell and rewriting stories about Thanksgiving
• Preparing for their Thanksgiving feast
• Review addition/subtraction facts
• Solving addition/subtraction word problems
• Identifying and recognizing shapes
• Using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast schools of long ago and Thanksgiving today and Thanksgiving long ago
• Listening to the story of "The Little Mermaid" and identifying the main idea and details within the story.
• Reading and discuss weekly Bible story ""Jacob Goes Home"
• Discuss and recite the weekly memory verse:  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 107

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:  hope, nose, note, rope, cute, bone, cube, tube, clue, flute  

                                                       Bonus Words:  Indians - Pilgrims

FIELD TRIP TO THE CHILDREN'S THEATER:

The children will travel to the Nashville children's theater on November 14th
Parents cannot go to the theater
The children will have lunch when they return.
Your child should wear their uniform to the theater
Please dress your child warmly for the field trip.

THANKSGIVING DAY FEAST:
The children will enjoy a Thanksgiving feast on Friday in the Eagle's Nest.  Parents invited to attend.  If you signed up to bring something for the feast please try to have it at school by 10:30.  The children will have their feast at 11:05.  This is their regular lunch time.

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Cookie Dough Due:  11-12
• Field trip to Nashville Children's Theater:  11-14
• Thanksgiving lunch in the lunchroom:  11-15
• Thanksgiving Day Feast in Eagle Nest 11-16
• Thanksgiving Break:  11-17 thru 11-27
• First/Second Grade play 11-27

FIRST/SECOND GRADE PLAY:

Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day. 

Week of November 5, 2018

        This week the children will begin learning about the first Thanksgiving.  They will begin preparing for their Thanksgiving dinner. The first/second grand Thanksgiving feast will be on November 16th at 11:00.  Parents are invited to attend.  Mrs. Wilburn or Mrs. McClard,  our room mothers will be contacting you about what you will need to send for the dinner.  

        This week the children will be working and reviewing on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with long /i/ silent e
• Identify the characters and setting within a story
• We will continue to work on learning sight words and addition/subtraction number facts
• Retell and rewrite a story in sequence
• Review addition doubles
• Add numbers with 3 or more addends
• Identify and make patterns of AB, ABC, and AABB
• Continue to learn about voting.  (Children will have a Mock election on Tuesday) They will vote for a senator for Tennessee and for the Governor of Tennessee)
• Children will be introduce to the pollination process.
• Students will read, discuss and write about the First Thanksgiving.
• Identifying the weekly high frequency words:  green, grow, pretty, should, together, water
• Study will read and discuss weekly Bible story "Jacob has a Dream"
• Weekly memory verse: God said, "I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go".Genesis 28:15

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

like, bike, ride, hide, vine, mine, shine, nine, kite, dime

Bonus Words:  Thanksgiving - Pollination

WEEKLY REMINDERS

• 11-5 Teacher Christian In-Service:  No School for students
• 11-6 Mom's in Prayers
• 11-12 Cookie Dough Order Due
• 11-14 Field Trip (Children's Theater)
• 11-16 First/Second grade Thanksgiving feast
• 11-19 Thanksgiving Break
• 11-27 First/Second Grade Play
•  Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day.  

Week of October 29, 2018

       This will be an extremely busy week as the children prepare for our field trip to Walden Farm, fall party, and voting on Friday.  Please continue to talk with your child about listening, following direction, and following classroom and school expectation.  We are working on responsibility in class. . You can help your child by reminding them at home to return their binder, AR book, homework,  and other supplies that they may need in school.

       The children will be going to P.E. and recess outside.  Make sure your child is dressed for the weather.  Please put your child's name in jackets, sweaters, and hoodies.   

FIELD TRIP:

The children will go to Walden Farms on Tuesday.  We will leave the school between 8:15-8:30.  Parents are invited to go.  If you are planning on going on the field trip you must send in your money for the field trip on Monday.  The cost of the field trip is $7.00.  It must be paid in cash.  All children should bring a lunch with a drink.  We will have lunch in our classroom when we return back to school.  All children will need to wear an EH shirt and long jeans to school.  

First/Second Grade Play:

Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day.  

Fall Party:

The children will enjoy a fall party on Wednesday, October 31st.  The party will begin at 1:15.  The children should bring a special treat to go in their classmates pumpkin and bring the item that you signed up to send for the party.  The children can wear an EH shirt and jeans or fall shirt.

Election:

The children will be learning about the election process, candidates running for the senate and for governor.  They will be voting on Friday.

Fundraising:  

Your child brought home their fundraising information on Friday.  Please encourage your child to sell at least one item.  

 The children will work on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with long /a/ silent e
• Discriminating between long /a/ and short /a/
• Read, write, and use contractions in their writing.
• Read, write, and use compound word.
• Write narratives about fall.
• Continue to work on learning sight words.  (Child should continue to review sight words at home.
• Solve word problems on addition, subtraction, and comparing numbers.
• Learn double addition facts.
• Continue to work on identifying number families
• Read, discuss, and write about fall.
• Learn about the voting process.
• Continue to learn about map skills.
• Weekly Spelling Words:  make, take, came, game, gate, late, cake, shake, name, snake      Bonus words:   Halloween -Election
• Students will read and discuss weekly Bible story "Jacob Tricks Esau" Genesis 25"19-34 

Weekly memory verse  Genesis 28:15
 God said to Jacob: "I am with you and will watch over you..."

Week of October 22, 2018

      This week the children will be quit busy.  The children will be introduced to several new skills in reading and math.  It is very important that your child continue to study their sight words and begin studying their addition facts.  I will be doing assessment in reading this week.  

       The children will work on the following skills:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /th/, /sh/, and /ng/
• Identifying and reading words with closed syllables
• Identify words with 1,2, and 3 syllables
• Read stories and tell and write the sequence of the story.
• Continue to work on reading with fluency and understanding
• Put words in ABC order
• Read, discuss, and rewrite the weekly Bible story "Isaac Chooses not to Fight" Genesis 26-12:33
• Read and discuss weekly memory verse: 

          "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." Romans 12:

• Review addition and subtraction 
• Use a inch ruler to measure
• Use estimation to estimate length 
• Identify and write number facts
• Identify the Earth, direction words, northern and southern hemisphere 
• Identify the candidate in the the upcoming governor and senator election
•  Identify a pumpkin from seed to pumpkin

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

fish, shop, ship, with, dish, that, shell, sang, think,, bang 

Bonus Words:  pumpkin harvest 

CLASSROOM REMINDERS

• First/Second Grade Musical:

Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day.  

• AR Reading:  All children should read at least 2 AR books each week.  Please remind your child to return their book to school each day.  Your child should return their book to school each day even if they are taking a test.  We D.E.A.R. (drop every, thing and read) and your child can practice reading their book. 
• It is important that your child arrive to school on time each day
• Children should dress for the weather.  The children will go to P.E. and recess daily outside.
• Fall Party:  Please sign up on what your child will bring to the party.  

DATES TO REMEMBER

• Mom's in Prayer                               October 30th   (8:00)
• Field Trip to Walden Farm               October 30th
• Fall Party                                          October 31st    ( 1:15)

         

Week of October 15, 2018

      Fall is in the air and the children are excited about doing some really fun things this week.  The children will work on the following skill and doing the following fun activities:

• Reviewing the short vowel sounds
• Identifying rhyming words in poems and other text
• Measuring with an inch ruler
• Reviewing addition/subtraction number facts
• Reading the story "Where the Wild Things Are" and doing fun activities along with the story
• Retelling and rewriting stories about fall
• Solving addition/subtraction word problems
• Continue to work on reading for fluency and understanding
• Continue to work on identifying noun and verbs
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "Abraham's Servant finds a Wife for Isaac"
• Read and discuss weekly memory verse:   "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink. Genesis 24:19
• Identifying and using direction words:  north, south, east, and west

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

wild, forest, tree, sail, things, where, dinner, trick, king, eye

Bonus Words:  autumn - measure

First/Second Grade Musical:

Here is what is needed for their costumes: A PLAIN yellow t-shirt (no writing, design or print-please see attachment, you can find these at places like Hobby Lobby) with either black or orange pants (Girls can choose to wear leggings or tights) We are asking you to send $5 for the costume head piece (Mark envelope for musical). Dark shoes or tennis shoes.  They need their costume for "dress rehearsal/pictures" on November 27th., Tuesday. Please send costume to school that day.  

CLASSROOM REMINDER

• Half Day for Students                      October 16th         
• Mom's in Prayer                               October 30th   (8:00)
• Field Trip to Walden Farm               October 30th
• Fall Party                                          October 31st    ( 1:15)

Week of October 8, 2018

      This will be a busy and fun week.  The children will be preparing for our field trip to the fire station on Friday. Parents are invited to attend the field trip.  We will leave the school around 8:15 and return around 9:30.  The children will be visiting the fire station on Forest View and Murfreesboro Road.  Parents may follow the school bus to the fire station or meet us there.

This week is Spirit Week as we prepare for Homecoming.  The children may wear the following things:

• :Mon: "I Woke Up Like This"   (Glamour or P.J's)
• Tues:  Cartoon Character
• Wed,:  Crazy Socks
• Thurs: Hat Day
• Fri.:     Ezell Harding Pride (School Spirit Day)

• No tank tops or sleeveless shirts 
• No tight fitting clothing 
• No low cut shirts 
• No Short skirts or dresses 
• No Mask 
• No Face Paint 
• No Hair Coloring 
• Students Not Dressed Up, MUST BE IN UNIFORM 

       The children will be learning the following skills this week:

• Fire safety 
• Identifying, blending, and reading words with end blends. (nd, st, nk, nt,mp)
• Read several stories on fire prevention and identify main idea and details within story.
• Read word with inflectional ending -ing
• Review possessive nouns,
• Identify and read high frequency words in content:  eat, no, of, under, and who)
• Solve addition/subtraction word problems
• Learn about >great than ,<less than, and = equal to
• Continue to work on addition and subtraction using number line, touch points, and adding on
• Continue to read for comprehension and fluency  
• Continue to work on writing skills using good letter formation and spacing.
• Read and discuss about Christopher Columbus
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story:  Isaac is Born
• Read and discuss weekly memory verse:  “And the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised”. Genesis 21:1

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

lend, send, fast, past, sink, wink, blink, plant, blank, test

Bonus words:  fireman - smoke

CLASS REMINDERS:

• Field trip to Fire Department                                      October 12th   8:15
• Field trip to Walden Farm                                           October 30th
• Fall Party                                                                     October 31st
• Homecoming Game vs Mt Juliet Christian@7:00      October 12th
• Family Chapel                                                             October 11th
• Report Cards for first quarter                                      October 12th

Week of September 24, 2018

   

        Last week was an awesome week for the children.  They truly enjoyed learning about the legend of Johnny Appleseed.  Thanks for all that sent a special apple treat to school on Friday.  

       This week the children will be working on the following skills:

• Identify and generate rhymes
• Identify, decode, read, and spell words with the short /u/ sound
• Identify, read, and write contractions with 's
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "Abram Travels to a New Home"
• Be introduce to the weekly memory verse:"So Abram left, as the Lord had told him".  Genesis 12:4
• Review and work addition number sentences and word problems
• Illustrate subtraction word problems
• Subtract using touch point by counting backward
• Subtract by using a number line
• Read and identify the main idea and details within the story.
• Continue to work on reviewing and learning sight words
• Continue to work on reading for comprehension and fluency
• Work with magnets and identify things that attract/repel to magnets
• Write a narrative about a special friend.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

run, rug, fun, club, nut, cut, bug, rug, club, bun

Bonus Words:  magnet - attack

WEEKLY REMINDERS:

• Remind your child to read their AR book and return it back to school the next day. Your child should read at least 2 AR books a week.
• Continue to review all work your child brings home daily in their binder.  Please sign your child's folder.
• You can view Grandparent's Day pictures on Tucker Photography
• Fall Break Camp must be signed up by Wednesday, September 26th
• End of First Quarter 9/28
• Fall Break 10/1 thru 10/5
• Family Chapel 10/11
• Field Trip: Fire Station 10/12

  

Week of September 17, 2018

   

      Thanks to all the grandparents that came to Grandparent's Day on Friday.  The children were very excited to have their grandparents at school with them.  

       This will be a fun week as the children learn about the legend of Johnny Appleseed.  The children will do activities about apples and Johnny Appleseed in all subjects this week.

      The children will work on the following skills: 

• Identify, decode, and read words with short /e/ in text
• Review short vowels, /a/, /i/,/o/
• Read stories about Johnny Appleseed and identify main idea and details within the story.
• Review the following high frequency words:  again, help, new, here, use
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible Story "God's Promise"
• Read, discuss, weekly memory verse: " I will remember my covenant which is between me and you" Genesis 9:15
• Solve addition word problem
• Add using a number line
• The children will be introduce to subtraction
• Graph and interpret data
•  Retell and rewrite a story in sequence
• Identify details within a story and retell and write story.
• Learn about the inflectional ending -ed

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

 leg, beg, men, hen, bed, sled, well, bell, head, bread

Bonus Words:  appleseed -rainbow

WEEKLY REMINDERS:

• Picture Day                                              9-20                Children should wear uniforms
• Apple Tasting                                           9-21
• Parent/Teacher's Conference                  9-18                Please schedule a conference if you have not.
• Continue to allow your child to review their sight words regularly at home.
• Students should read AR book daily at home and return book to school the next day prepared to take an AR test.  (Please help your child remember to bring their AR book to school each day.)
• Fall Break                                              10-1 thru 05

Week of September 10, 2018

         This week the children will be preparing for Grandparent's Day.  Grandparent's Day will be Friday, September 14th.  All grandparents, parents, aunts, and other special friends are invited.  Your child may leave school after the program with their grandparents.  However, you must complete the form that was sent home last Thursday.  If your child will be staying at school for the remaining of the day please send me the form back letting me know this.  Your child will be doing activities in extended day.  If your child will be staying in extended day they will need to bring a lunch. 

Parent/Teacher's Conference will be September 18th from 3:00-7:00.  I would like to have a conference with all parents.  I will  also be able to have a conference with you any morning before school, during my planning at 9:30,  or after school.  Please complete the Parent/Teacher's form that your child brings home on Monday.

        This week the children will be working on the following skills:

• Reviewing short vowel sounds
• Identifying nouns and possessive nouns
• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with r blends
• Reviewing sight words
• Weekly Bible Story "Noah's Ark"
• Weekly Memory Verse: Noah did according to all that the LORD had commanded him.
• Addition by adding on (Students will use unifix cubes to practice adding on)
• Solve and illustrate addition problems
• Write a narrative about grandparents using a class bubble map.
• Continue to practice writing letters, words, and sentences using good letter formation and spacing.
• Identify details, setting, and characters within a text
• Practice reading for fluency and comprehension.
• Use pictures and diagrams to understand text that they read.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS;

spill, spin, grab, grass, drop, drip, grill, drag, spot, drink

Bonus Words:  grandparent-family

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Grandparent's Day Friday, September 14th
• Continue to bring in toilet paper and paper towel empty rolls
• Review daily work in binder and sign binder
• Your child may work on the website (www.IXL.com)  Your child's username and password is taped to the back of your child's binder 
• Parent Teacher's Conference 9-18    

Week of September 3, 2018

     Again we have another 4 day week!  Therefore, another busy week!  The children are all adjusting well in first grade and appear to be enjoying it.  We will continue to work on learning school and classroom procedures and expectations. It is very important that you review your child's binder daily and remove all graded papers.  It would be helpful,  if you would allow your child to complete any uncompleted work and return to school.   Please leave sight words in the binder.  We go over our sight words regularly at school.
       The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Read and discuss detail and main idea in weekly Bible Story "Cain and Abel"
• Read and discuss the meaning of the weekly memory verse: "I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep." John 10:11
• Identify, decode, and read words with the short /o/
• Discriminate between the short /a/, /i/, and /o/ sounds
• Generate and identify rhyming words in reading
• Continue to work on learning sight words, reading for fluency, and reading comprehension
• Retell and Sequence a story
• Identify details within a story 
• Retell and rewrite a story naming details within the story.
• Write a narrative about themselves
• Add by adding on
• Solving addition word problems
• Reviewing touch points
• Add in any order
• Continue to learn about the 5 senses (smell, hearing, and seeing)
• Learn about Friendship and how to be a good friend.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

hop, top, log, hog, block, hot, lot, flat, slip, clock         Bonus Words:  friend     school

Your child will bring a list of spelling words home on Tuesday.  They should write each spelling word 3 times. (This will be their homework for Tuesday) The children should make sure that they did not write any letter backward when writing the word.  Allow your child a few minutes each day to review the spelling words. Your child will have one dictation sentence on the spelling test on Friday,  They should make sure that they begin the sentence with a capital letter and use a period at the end of the sentence.  Your child will have two bonus words on the spelling test.

Week of August 27, 2018

       This will be a very busy week, since we may be out of school on Friday.  I will let you know if we are out of school as soon as I find out.  The children will be working on the following skills this week:

• Reading for fluency and comprehension
• Reviewing sight words
• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with the L blend  (cl, sl, bl,gl,)
• Reviewing short /i/ and short /a/
• Identifying the five senses
• Sequence stories
• Identifying details within a story
• Counting and writing numbers 1-100
• Addition word problems
• Using touch points to add simple addition
• Bible story "Adam and Eve Disobeyed God"
• Memory Verse:  The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being. Genesis 2:7  

CLASSROOM NOTES:

• Students will have their first Bible test this week.  The study sheet will be sent home on Thursday.
• Children may be out of school on Friday if 60% of the students participated in the fundraiser.
• Please review your child's work and sign their binder daily.
• Continue to review sight words with your child daily.

Week of August 20, 2018

       The children are enjoying first grade.  They are adjusting well in first grade and eager to learn. This is going to be a fantastic year. Please continue to talk with your child about listening and following directions from all teachers and staff at school. 
       I have completed assessing the children on reading skills.  If you would like to schedule a conference feel free to text me through the REMIND App and schedule a conference.
       The children will be working on the following skills this week:

• Reading and discuss the Bible story of the "Creation."
• This week memory verse will be Genesis 1.
• The children will identify, decode, and read words with short /i/.
• The children will begin identifying details, characters, and setting within a text.
• The children will identify word order in a sentence.
• The children will write simple sentences using a class bubble map.
• The children will begin to go to literacy centers and work on specific skills.
• The children will begin guided reading groups.
• The children will learn about what a family is and the importance of their family.
• Count and write numbers 0-50
• Continue to identify numbers 1-9 and how to use touch points 
• The children will be introduce to addition
• The children will use illustration and touch points to add simple addition problems
• The children will continue to work on identifying rhyming words.

       CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Please continue to go over your child's sight words daily at home.
• It is important that you review all work your child brings home daily in their binder and sign your child binder.
• If you have not connected with the Remind app please do so ASAP.  Directions was sent home in the orange folder that you received at the Meet and Great Meeting.
• Your child will bring home their Read for Fun Bag on Wednesday.  Please remind your child to return the bag and book to school on Thursday.

STEM LAB:

The children enjoyed going to the STEM LAB on Friday.  They had to work as a team and build a tower using spaghetti and marshmallows.

 

                                                                Week of August 13, 2018           
 
                                                  WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD
                                                                        OF FIRST GRADE

        The children are all adjusting well in first grade.  They had a great time learning about themselves and what they will be learning and during in first grade.  I am looking forward to a fantastic year.
         Thanks for all who came to parent orientation.  If you were unable to attend the meeting please schedule a conference as soon as possible.  If you are able to come in and help in the classroom please send me a text or email.  You can reach me on the REMIND App or by email.  My email address is Tchandler@ezellharding.com.  PLEASE CONNECT ON THE REMIND APP.  The information on how to connect was sent home in the orange folder,

       The children are still learning classroom and school procedures and expectations.  Please continue to speak with your child about listening carefully and following directions.

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Continue to work on classroom and school expectations and procedures.
• Have a unit of study about the family and themselves.
• Write about School using a classroom bubble map.
• Write about their family using a classroom bubble map.
• Identify words that rhyme
• Identify, decode, and read words with short a.
• Identify,count and write numbers 0-20
• Identify and write numbers 1-10 using touch points
• Graphing and interpreting data
• Review color and number words
• Write letters and simple sentences using good letter formation and spacing.
• Use Google map to locate their school
• Identify the parts of the Bible and the Books of the Bible.

       I will be doing reading assessment this week on each child.  It is strongly suggested that you would begin reviewing sight words with your child daily at home.  Sight words list was put in your child's binder.  I will schedule a short conference with each parent when I have completed your child's assessment.

Week of May 14, 2018

       This week the children will continue to work on their first grade memory book. They will continue to  learn about Hawaii as they prepare for their Hawaiian Luau on Thursday.  Information will come home on Monday letting you know what your child will need to bring to the Luau.  All parents are invited to attend. We will begin around 8:30 in the lunchroom.  This will be the children's end of the year celebration.  I will decorate the lunchroom on Wednesday after dismissal.  If you would like to join me I would really appreciate it.

       Award's Day will be on Wednesday, May 16th.  Parents are all invited to join us in the middle school  gym at 9:15.

       Well, this will be the final blog for first grade.  This has been a great  year.  The children have learned so much and I am very proud of each of them.  I know they will each do well in second grade.  Please continue to keep in contact with me throughout the years.  I hope you all will  have a fun and safe summer. 


                 Remind your child to read and study their math facts a lot this summer.