Week of September 26-30

What a busy week we have just finished!  We had a great time at our Vocabulary Parade today. We learned lots of new words and enjoyed seeing the creative costumes everyone was wearing. It was nice to meet with so many of you this week and talk about your students's progress on Conference day. Next week we are going on our first field trip to Walden Farm.

We will be working on the following:

• decoding and identifying words  with end blends
•  possessive words
• sequencing
• reading comprehension
• main ideas and details
• writing complete sentences
• using correct capitalization and punctuation
• fall words
• identifying nouns and verbs
• mixed addition and subtraction
• solving word problems
• graphing 
• writing about information on a graph
• handwriting-neatness and letter formation
• pumpkins\how plants grow
• the story of Moses sending his servant to find a wife for Issac

Spelling words:lend, send, fast, past, sink, wink, tent, run, of, who

Bonus words: pumpkin, autumn

Field trip on Thursday! Wear red EH uniform shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. Bring a SACK lunch. We will be leaving around 8:15 after chapel. We will eat lunch at the farm and be back around 12:30 pm.

Fall Break-October 3-8

Week of  September 19, 2016


       This week the children will be very busy as they learn about the legend of Johnny Appleseed.  The children will be tasting things made of apples on Friday,  Therefore, we are asking each child to bring something special made of apples on Friday.  Below are some examples:
apple butter, apple chips, apple bread, apple cookies, apple sauce, and apple candy.  These are just examples.  Your child may bring anything made of apples.

The following skills will be taught this week:

• The children will read identify, decode, and read words with short /u/.
• The children will be introduce to contractions
• Students will continue to work on sight words and learning new vocabulary.
• Students will continue to work on identifying the main idea and details within a story.
• The children will continue to work with writing simple sentence.
• The children will work mixed addition and subtraction problems using different strategies.
• The children will interpret data from a apple graph.
• The children will continue to work on writing narratives using a class bubble map.

HOMEWORK:

Monday:  Write each spelling word in a complete sentence/Read AR book/ study sight words

Tuesday:  Read words and sentences with short /u/ to an adult at home/study sight words/read AR     book

Wednesday:  Read for fun/ Read AR Book/ Study sight words

Thursday: Mixed addition/subtraction worksheet

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

bug, cut, fun, lunch, nut, rug, run, skunk, three, could
Bonus Words:  Appleseed      orchard

CLASSROOM REMINDER:

• Remember to read at least 3 AR books throughout the week
• Vocabulary Parade September 23rd 8:30-10:00 Middle School Gym (Parents are Welcome)
• Parent-Teacher's Conferences September 22nd from 3:00-7:00
• Apple tasting Friday September 23rd 1:45

Week of September 12-16

This week:

• Students will be reading realistic fiction stories.
• We will discuss jobs in our communities.
• We will identify and discuss characters, settings, and events.
• Students will learn, decode, and identify words with short e.
• We will learn to use words with the inflectional ending -ed and discuss past tense.
• We will begin identifying and writing contractions.
• Students will continue to write complete sentences.
• We will study the story of Abram leaving his home.
• Students will be retelling the Bible story,
• We will continue to solve subtraction problems and word problems.
• We will begin a study of Magnets and do some simple experiments.

This week's Spelling Words: leg, beg, men, hen, head, bread, grass, spin, there, again

Bonus Words. magnet, attract

Please continue to check and sign your child's planner everyday.

Encourage your child to read his/her AR book to you several times before taking an AR test.

Keep practicing sight words as often as you can. Even if your child has mastered these it is a good idea to review.

Open House is this Tuesday, September 13 from 5-7 pm. Please plan to visit the classroom to see what your child has been doing. There will be sign up sheets for Parent-Teacher Conferences at Open House. Conferences will be on September 22nd.

The 3rd annual Vocabulary Parade will be on September 23rd. Please check your emails for information on this from the office. It is a very exciting day!

Our first field trip will be on September 29th. We will be traveling to Walden Farms. Be looking for more information to come about this trip.

Week of September 5, 2016

        I hope everyone had a great break.  This will be a busy week since it's a four day week.  Below are some of the skills and topics we will be working on this week:

• Identifying and reading words with the /s/ and /r/ blend
• Identifying details within the story
• Reading for good comprehension and fluency
• We will continue to work on learning new vocabulary in all subjects
• Subtract with difference less than 10
• Work and explain addition and subtraction word problems
• Identifying the characteristic of living and non-living things
• The children will be reading and the Bible story "God's Promise"
• The children will continue to work on writing using good letter formation and spacing.
• Review color words and colors of a rainbow

Weekly spelling words:
spill, drop, spin, drip, grab, two, grass, move, jump, two
Bonus words:  rainbow  -  promise


CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Remember to read and return library book to school daily
• Study sight words daily

Week of August 29, 2016

       The children appears to all have adjusted to first grade and are excited about all the things that they are learning.  This week the children will work on the following skills.

• Identifying the sound of  short /o/ and read words and sentences with short /o/
• Read stories and identify the main details and sequence the stories using picture cards
• Put words in ABC order
• Identify the continents and oceans
• add using a number line, touch points, and adding on
• Work addition word problems
• Read and discuss weekly Bible story "Noah's Ark"
• Write using good letter formation and spacing
• Write a narrative about  "Noah's Ark"

Weekly spelling words: hot, hop, log, they, hog, too, flop, block, lot, top

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• All money needs to be returned by Monday, August 29th for school wide fundraiser.
• Your child should read at least 3 AR books each week.  Help your child remember to bring their AR (library book) back to school each day.  Your child should read their book to an adult at home.
• Please put your child's name on all jackets and sweaters
• Remember to review your child's papers daily and sign their binder daily. Take all graded papers out of your child's binder 

    THE CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT MAPS AND GLOBES

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Week of August 22-26

Week of August 22-26

We are settling into our first grade routines and learning expectations and procedures. We have been to all of our Special Area classes and checked out library books. We've done a lot of reviewing and begun learning new things.

This week we will cover the following:

 

We will read stories about pets.

We will read and decode words with -l blends. 

We will continue to identify and write complete sentences.

We will practice sight words.

We will identify nouns and plural nouns.

We will continue to use touch point numbers in addition.

We will make a graph and interpret data from that graph.

We will work on solving word problems.

We will begin working on map skills and cardinal directions,

We will write complete sentences and simple narratives.

We will continue to practice handwriting, focusing on formation and spacing.

We will study the story of Adam and Eve. Test on Friday.

Spelling words: slip, clip, flip, black, flat, flag, plan,glad, be, pull

Bonus Words: school, color

Test on Friday.

Don't forget our Fundraisers!! First turn in day Monday, August 22. Final turn in on Friday, August 26th. You must have items turned in by the 22nd to qualify for prizes.

Keep practicing sight words daily.

If you haven't sent in a pair of headphones for your child to use with his/her tablet, please do so. We hope to begin using these very soon!

Week on August 15, 2016

The children all appear to be adjusting well into first grade.  They are all excited about learning new things this year.  Please review your child's work that they bring home daily.  Parents should  sign the binder daily.  Allow your child to correct work and complete uncompleted work.

This week the children will be review and learning the following skills.

• Identifying and decoding words with short /i/
• Writing simple sentences
• Review sight words
• All children will be assessed on sight words, reading for comprehension, and reading for fluency
• Students will write simple telling sentences
• The children will be introduce to ABC order
• Read stories and identify main details with in story
• Identify their family and how all members within the family are special
• Count and write to 100
• Add simple addition problems using touch points
• Work simple addition word problems
• CLASSROOM NOTES:

Reminder:

• All students should bring in a set of headphones for using with their tablets
• The children will be bringing home a Scholastic order form that they may order books.  You may go on line and order the books.