Week of March 2, 2020

     This week the children will be reading the story "Diary of a Wombat".  They will be going to TPAC  on Tuesday, March 3rd.  All children are invited to attend.  However, if your child has incomplete work,  failing grade, or has received two codes from February 18th thru March 2nd they will not be allowed to attend. 

       We will be celebrating Dr. Suess's birthday this week.  If you are interested in coming to our class to read a Dr. Suess book please contact us to schedule a time.  

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

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /ou/ and /ow/.
• Reading stories and identifying the problem and solution within the story.
• The children will continue to learn about the state of Tennessee.
• The children will continue to work on learning about the Solar System. 
• The children will working with comparing adjectives by using er and est.
• Work on phoneme substitution.
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "The People Bring Gifts to Make the Tabernacle" Exodus 35:4 - 36:7
• Addition/Subtraction of two digit numbers.
• Continue working with addition/subtraction of two digit numbers.

IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT YOUR CHILD STUDY THEIR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION NUMBER FACTS DAILY.

WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE

“The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded us to do.” Exodus 35:4

WEEKLY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

color, early, instead, nothing, oh, through,

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

cow, town, mouse, how, mouth, brown, out, clown, shout, ouch
Bonus Words:   mockingbird -ladybird

CLASS REMINDERS:  

• Read Across America week:

          Monday: "Sleep Book"  Wear pajamas or comfy clothes

          Tuesday:  "Green Eggs and Ham" Wear Green

          Wednesday:  "Wacky Wednesday"  Wear mismatched clothes

           Thursday: "Fox in Socks"  Wear mismatched socks or funny socks

           Friday:  "The Cat and the Hat"  Wear hat

• March 3nd - Fieldtrip to TCAP to see the performance of "Diary of a Wombat"
• Report Cards - March 13th
• Spring Break - March 16th - March 20th
• Day of Giving - March 31st
• Field Trip to the Dairy - April 3rd
• Stepping Stone Carnival - April 4th

Week of February 24, 2020

       Thanks to all the parents that came to the Living Museum on Friday.  The children did an excellent job on their presentation and they looked great! 

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

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /or/, /ore/, and /oar/.
• Identify Adjectives
• Write a narrative using adjectives.
• Reading biographies about Thomas Edison and other inventors
• Identify the problem and solution within a story.
• The children will be reading the Bible story of "God Sends From the Heavens".
• This weeks Bible verse will be "I will rain bread from Heaven for you." Exodus 16:4
• The children will begin a unit of study on the state of Tennessee
• The children will begin a unit of study in science on magnets.
• Subtraction of two digit numbers.

WEEKLY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

began, better, guess, learn, right, sure,

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

        born, corn, core, more, roar, soar, horn, form, store, for

Bonus Words:  Nashville - Tennessee

Don't forget to try to sell the car wash tickets.  Send all the money that you collect to school next week.

We still need to bring in dimes for our bottle.  We need to try to feel it before springbreak.

WEEKLY OF February 17, 2020

      This week will be extremely busy as we prepare for the African American Living Museum and program.  It will be on Friday at 1:00.  Parents are invited to come and visit.  Your child should dress as their famous African American.  If you need help with getting something for your child to wear please contact us. Your child should bring their costume to school in a bag or on a hanger with their name on it.  We will assist your child with putting it on.

       This week we will be working on the following skills:

• Reviewing addition and subtraction
• Identifying thing planets
•  Identifying and using adjectives in their writing
• Identify, decode, and read words with /ir/, /er/, /ur/
• Identifying cause and effects within a story.
• Make prediction and confirm the outcome of a story.
• Review high frequency words (another, climb, full, great, poor, through
• Phonemic Awareness drills (phonemic substitution)
• Read about Moses and the Red Sea and the Ten Commandments.
• Identify famous African Americans and their accomplishment.
• Identify American  symbols: The American Flag, Washington, Lincoln, King, Monuments, the Statue of Liberty)

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

SPELLING TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY.

her, dirt, chirp, bird, fur, verb, fern stir, girl, turn
Bonus Words:  Earth -space

LIVING MUSEUM
Your child should bring what they will wear in the Living Museum to school on Thursday.
If you need help in getting a costume for your child to wear please contact us.

WEEKLY REMINDERS

• Valentine Party - 2-14-20                                                                       1:30
• Visit from Lisa Spencer   WSMV  2-21-20                                            9:00
• African American Program and Living Museum          2-21-20            1:00
• Reading, Bible, Spelling Test                                         2-20-20
• Don't forget to send in dimes.  Our bottles are not full yet!  

Week of February 10, 2020

      We hope that you all of you had a fun and safe snow day.  We feel that we all needed a day of rest.  This week the children will start where we left off on Thursday.  The children will have their reading, Bible, and spelling test on Monday.  

       The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Identify, decode, and read words with /ar/ sound in them.
• Continue to work on syllabication of words
• Continue to work on capitalizing proper nouns
• Identify point of view within a story.
• Continue to retell and rewrite stories in sequence.
• Continue to work on identifying the the main idea and key details of a story.
• Continue to work on learning about famous African American
• Read and discuss famous Presidents of the United State
• Identify Symbols of the United States
• Work on writing narratives about your child's African American that they will be on February 21st.
• Continue to work on addition of 3 addends
• Review addition/subtraction number facts

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

cart, barn. arm, art, bark, yarn, harm, star, march, far,

Bonus Words:  President - America

Weekly Bible Story

"God Gives The Ten Commandment"

Exodus 19:1-24:18

Weekly Bible Verse

"I am the Lord your God.  You shall have no other gods before me."

Exodus 20:2-3

WEEKLY REMINDERS

• Reading, Bible, Spelling test will be on Monday due to the snow day on Friday.
• African American Living Museum program - Friday, February, 21st at 1:00
• Lisa Spencer from WSMV will visit our classroom on February 21st at 9:00

Week of February 3, 2020

       The children enjoyed celebrating 100 Days of School.  They will continue to celebrate 100 Days of School on Monday.  There were several activities they did not get to complete.  The children will begin working on their African American presentation this week.  The children will be part of a living museum on February 21st. This information will be sent home on Monday.

AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESENTATION

  

       Your child will need to choose a famous African American and write three details about who they chose.  Your child may choose a person we have or will discuss in class or choose an African American that is not on the list.  They will need to dress like their famous African American and tell about them at the presentation.  The presentation will be on Friday, February 21st at 1:00.   The entire lower school will participate in this presentation.  Information will be sent home on Monday.  Your child will need to choose their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, chose of who they would like to be.  This will need to be returned to school on Tuesday. February 4th.  Then your child will be giving a worksheet that they will write the information about their famous African American.  

The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /ey/,/e/
• Identify, read, and use high frequency words in their writing. (found, hard, near, woman, would, write, laugh)
• Identify adverbs and use them in their writing and speaking correctly.
• Read a story and retell and rewrite the story in sequence.
• Review compound words.
• Put words in ABC order.
• Continue to work on phoneme Categorization
• Work on editing skills
• Addition of three numbers
• Continue to work on writing using good letter formation and spacing.
• Learn about the proper way to take care of their teeth. (dental health)
• Continue to read and discuss famous African Americans
• Read and discuss the Bible story "Moses Leads the People out of Egypt"

WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE

"I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 5-6

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

key, penny, bumpy, sandy, puppy funny, donkey, candy, money, baby

Bonus Words:  dentist - cavity 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

• Children will be dismissed at 11:00 on Monday, February 3rd.  If your child will be staying at extended day they will need to bring a lunch.
• Lisa Spencer will be visiting the first graders on February, 21st at 8:30.
• Lower School African American Living Museum February 21st at 1:00