Week of April 22, 2019

      This week we will be busy taking care of our strawberry garden.  The children will continue to learn about plants and what plants need survive.  

       The children will work on the following skills.

• Identify, decode, and read words with /ar/, air/, /are/ and /ear/
• Identify and use homophones correctly in their writing
• Identify, read and use high frequency word:  few, gone, surprise, wonder, young, nation, and unite
• Listening and responding to comprehension question
• Read, write, count, and illustrate numbers 100-300
• Review addition/subtraction facts
• Solve and write addition/subtraction problems 100-200
• Review Cause/Effect
• Read and discuss weekly Bible story " Rahab Helps Two Spies"
• Read for fluency and understanding
• Write narratives

   WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

    fair, bear, spare, pair, wear, share, chair, pear, air, square

    Bonus Words:  garden - strawberries

    CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

     It is strongly suggested that your child bring a water bottle.  Please make sure you put your child's name on the bottle each day.

• Field Trip (Nashville Children's Theater)                             May 1st
• Field Day                                                                               May 3rd
• Park Day                                                                                May 10th
• Half Day                                                                                May 13th-16th
• End of the Year Celebration (First Grade)                            May 15th

Week of  April 15, 2019

      The children did a great job last week on their achievement test.  Hopefully we will get the results back before the end of the school year.  The children are glad that it is over and so am I!

       This week we will be back on our regular routine.  However, the weekly test will be Thursday since we are out of school on Friday.       

      The children will have a special Easter luncheon on Thursday.  Therefore, your child will not need to bring a lunch.  I would like for all children to bring 14 filled plastic eggs to pass out to their classmates. The children will  not need to bring a basket to school.  We will have lunch at 11:05.  Parents are welcome to come in an assist.  Please let me know if you will be coming to school to assist on Thursday.  

       The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Identify, decode, and read words with three blends at the beginning of a word. (/spr/, /str/, and /spl/
• Identify, read, and use high frequency words in their writing. (before, front, heard, push, tomorrow, your, difficulty, nobody)
• Identify the problem and solution within a story.
• Review adjectives and how to use adjectives to compare.
• Review inflectional endings -ed and -ing
• Continue to work on listening comprehension skills
• Read, retell, and write stories in sequence
•  Read about the Easter Story
• Identify the parts of a plant.
• Count and write to 200
• Continue to review addition/subtraction facts
• Solve addition/subtraction word problems.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

strike	spray	splash	split	scape	string	strong
street	sprout	strap	Bonus Words:	resurrection	Easter

WEEKLY MEMORY VERSE

"The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here, he has risen, just as he said." (Matthew 28:5-6 (NIV)

CLASS REMINDERS

Easter luncheon                                                    April 18th

No School (Good Friday)                                     April 19th

Family Chapel                                                       April 25th

Field Trip ( Nashville Children's Theater           May 1st

Field Day                                                                May 3rd

Week of April 8, 2019

       This week the children will be taking the first grade achievement test.  The children have been taught the skills and are ready for the test.  I have reviewed the children on reading and math skills during the past two week.  It is very important that you speak with your child are listening carefully and following directions.  We will be testing Tuesday thru Friday.  Please make sure your child do the following each day:

• Help your child to have a positive attitude about taking the test.
• Get a good night sleep.  Your child should be in bed no later than 8:30 during testing.
• Eat a good nourishing breakfast.  
• Arrive to school on time.  Your child should be at school by 7:45.  The test will begin at 8:00.  NO CHILD WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE CLASSROOM ONCE TESTING HAS BEGUN. 

The children will be working on the following skills during the afternoon this week:

• Reading for fluency and comprehension.
• Identifying details and main idea in a story.
• Reviewing addition/subtraction facts.
• Solving addition/subtraction word problems
• Finding the missing number in a subtraction problem
• Addition of two digit numbers with regrouping.
• The children will learn about the parts of a plant and gardening skills.

REMINDERS:

• Achievement test                              4-9 thru 4-12
• Good Friday (No School)                4-19
• Family Chapel                                  4-25
• Children's Theater (field trip)        5-1

Week of April 1, 2019

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        This will be a busy week since we have a field trip on Monday and Fun Run (Spring Sprint) on Friday.  Please read this blog carefully there is a lot of information about our week.

FIELD TRIP TO THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE MUSEUM 

        We will be going to the Discovery Science Museum on Monday, April 1st.  Parents are invited to come and chaperone.  If you are planning on going please text me and let me know.  You may pay for your admission when you arrive at the museum.  The bus will leave the school around 9:00.  Your child should wear their Ezell- Harding school uniform shirt, jeans or khakis, and tennis shoes.  ALL children should bring a lunch which includes a drink.   Please put your child's lunch in a bag with their name on it.  NO LUNCH BOXES

FUN RUN (SPRING SPRINT)

  

      Our second annual Fun Run )Spring Sprint and family picnic will be on Friday.  You may order your lunch on line through the link that was sent home earlier this week.  If you have not registered your child for the Fun Run please do so ASAP.  You may click on the link below to register.

https://funrun.boosterthon.com/auth/login/PN7TJ8RQ13

The children are excited about the Fun Run and learning about each of the words presented to them that teaches good character.  

THIRD LETTER TO PARENT ABOUT FUN RUN

To: Parents
When: Day Before Weekend Begins (typically Friday)
Subject: Special Weekend Challenge!

Parents,

Thank you again for supporting our school through the Ezell-Harding Spring Sprint (K-5)!

This weekend we are issuing a special challenge! Your child can earn a bonus prize simply by getting a qualifying pledge this weekend only. Check out funrun.com for details!

And if you’re looking for the easiest way to ask for a pledge, just upload a photo of your student to funrun.com to create a personalized Student Star video. This fun, hilarious video starring your child can be shared by email or social media to connect with sponsors and ask for a pledge.

Thank you again for helping our class!

P.S. - If you haven’t registered your child on funrun.com, use our school registration code: 238693

This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Identify, decode, and read words in text with silent letters. (kn, gn, and wr)
• Work on test taking strategies and reviewing math and language skills.
• Read to identify the author's purpose, identifying main idea, and details within the story.
• Identify and writing their address (spelling)
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "Moses Send Twelve Spies to the Promise Land"
• Solve addition/subtraction problem
• Identify the missing number in a subtraction problem.
• Retell and rewrite stories in sequence.

SPELLING

       This week your child will need to learn how to correctly write their entire name, entire address, including the city, state, and zip code. ( Your child should not use abbreviation when writing their city and state).  Please spend a few minutes each day going over this.  This will be our spelling for this week.

CLASSROOM REMINDERS

Field Trip to the Discovery Center (Murfreesboro, Tn)                    April 1st

Spring Pictures (Where Your Sunday Wear)                                      April 2nd

Fun Run/Family Picnic                                                                          April 5th

Achievement Test                                                                                    April 9th-12th

Good Friday (Holiday) No School                                                        April 19th

Family Chapel                                                                                         April 25thE

EZELL HARDING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL  

FUN RUN

  

Week of March 25, 2019
   

    

   I hope each of you had a great spring break.  I would like to thank each of you for the surprise luncheon and the beautiful flowers for my birthday.  I was able to enjoy them throughout the break.  They still look beautiful.
        This will be a busy week as we review for the upcoming achievement test and learn new reading and math skills.  Remind your child to listen careful and follow all classroom skills as we go through the next couple of weeks.
        In math the children will begin counting coins, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.  It is strongly suggested that you allow your child to count coins at home for reinforcement.

The children will be working on the following skills:

• Reading for fluency and understanding.
• Identifying, decoding, and reading words within text with /au/ and /aw/.
• Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Categorization
• This week high frequency words are as follow:  brother, father, friend, love, mother, picture, accept, often.
• Reading and using possessive pronouns in their writing.
• Listening skills
• Counting coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters)
• Reviewing addition/subtraction facts
• Work on test taking strategies
• Work on the three R's (recycle, reuse, and renew)
• Retelling and rewriting a story in sequence.

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:  haul,cause, saw, claw, paw, dawn, sauce, law, yawn, author

Bonus Words:  recycle - renew-money

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Boosterthon kickoff:         https://vimeo.com/279380471/467a72b20f                       3-27                
• Spring Sprint/Family Picnic                                                                                4-05
• Stepping Stone Carnival            9:00-11:30                                                         3-30
• Achievement Test                                                                                   4-8 thru 4-12

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Week of March 11, 2019

This will be a fun and exciting week as we prepare for Spring Break and St. Patrick's Day.  However, the children will be introduce to several new skills in reading and math.  Therefore, continue to talk to your child about listening and following directions within the classroom as well as the entire school.
The children will work on the following skills:

• Identify, decode, and read words with variant vowel sounds
• Listening skills as the children listen and answer comprehension skills "The Cat's Bell"
• Review high frequency words: answer, brought, busy, door, enough, eyes, emergency demand.
• Read and discuss sequence in the story "Click, Clack, Moon, Cow, that Type" and "March on!"
• Read and discuss about Leprechauns and Ireland
• Phonemic Awareness Segmentation drills
• Discuss the moon and the moon phases
• Review addition/subtraction facts
• Identify the missing addend within an addition problem
• Solve addition and subtraction word problem
• Read and discuss the weekly Bible story "Moses and the Ten Commandments

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

moon, tune, flew, blue, fruit, rule, school, cube, too view

Bonus Words:  Leprechaun - Ireland

The children will celebrate Saint Patrick's Day on Friday.  They will be Tasting of the Green.  Your child brought home Friday what they will need to bring to school by Friday.  The children will do fun activities and view a video about Saint Patrick's Day.

• Re-Enrollment needs to be complete by    March 15, 2019
• Tasting of the Green                                   March 15, 2019            
• Spring Break                                               March 18-22nd
• Lower School Spring Picture                      April 2, 2019
• Spring Sprint and Family Picnic                 April 5, 2019
• Achievement Test                                        April 9th -12th

Week of March 4, 2019

         The month of March will be a very busy week as we prepare for our multicultural presentation and spring break.  The children will have a lot of fun activities this month.  I have been very proud of the entire class this week.  They have worked hard to complete their work and do their best.  Looking forward to another fantastic week.

         The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Listening comprehension skills
• Phonemic Awareness substitution
• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with /ou/ and /ow/
• Identifying and reading and using the following high frequency words in their writing:  color, early, instead, nothing, oh, through, scrambled, and suddenly
• Reading words with -er and -est
• Review addition/subtraction facts
• Solve addition/subtraction word problems
• Identify liquid measurement: gallon, quart, pint, cup
• Identify the planets in the solar system
• Continue their study of famous African Americans
• Read and discuss the Bible story "God Gives Manna to Eat"

Read, discuss, and recite weekly memory verse:

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

Matthew: 2

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS

cow, town, mouse, how, out, mouth, round, down, town, sprout

Bonus Words:  Solar System - Planet

CLASSROOM REMINDERS

• Taste of the Green (St. Patrick's Day Activity)      March 15th
• Multicultural Presentation                                      CANCELLED
• Spring Break                                                           March 18-22
• Spring Sprint                                                           April     2
• Achievement Test                                                    April     9-12