Week of January 29, 2018

     This is the week the children have been waiting for since school began in August.  This week we will celebrate 100 Days of School.  The children will celebrate 100 Days of School on Wednesday, January 31st.  Each child should bring a zip lock bag with 100 items in it.  Your child will use these items for some of the activities we will be doing on Wednesday.
       The children will work on the following skills this week.

• Identifying, decoding, and reading words with long /o/, /ow/, and /oe/
• Identifying main idea, details within the story, characters, plot, and setting within a story.
• Continue to work with prefix
• Review open syllables
• Continue to work on reading multi-syllable words
• Write several narratives about 100 Days of School
• Addition of two digit numbers
• Continue to work on place value and number sense.
• The children will be introduced to the rain cycle
• The children will work with making snow flakes within the STEM lab
• Read and discuss weekly Bible story "Joseph Forgives His Brothers"
• Students learn about Groundhog Day

Weekly Spelling Words:

low, boat, row, oat, toe, one, hundred, count, first, more, school

Bonus Words:  addition, subtraction

Classroom Reminders:

• 100 Days of School will be Wednesday, January 31st.  Your child will need to bring something for the 100 Day of School Snack.  A note was sent home on Thursday stating what your child should bring.
• Children should continue to study their math facts and sight words.
• AR Requirement:  Your child should read at least 1 chapter book a week or three books on your child level.

Week of January 22, 2018
        I hope all of you enjoyed the snow days.  The children appeared to have been excited to be back in school. This will be a extremely busy week as we prepare for the first/second grade play.  The play will be this Thursday at 6:30.  If you have any questions about what your child should wear please contact me.  If any parent can help with the scenery please meet me after school on Tuesday.

Below are the skills hopefully that will be taught this week:

• Teacher will introduce prefixes:  re, un, and pre
• Students will identify, decode, and read long e words spelled /ee/ and /ea/ in content
• Phonemic Awareness Phoneme drills (Long Vowels)
• The children will read, retell, and rewrite the weekly Bible story.  "The People of Israel are Slaves in Egypt"
• We will continue to review addition and subtraction number facts.
• Children will add two digit numbers.
• The children will continue to work on addition/subtraction word problem
• The children will learn about the water cycle
• The teacher will introduce how to identify the plot within the story. 

     WEEKLY  SPELLING WORDS:

      me, feed, seat, we, keep, beak, sheep. dream, jeep, meet

      Bonus Words:  Precipitation - weather

      WEEKLY REMINDERS: 

• AR Update:  Children that are reading chapter books are only required to read one book a week.  However, your child may read more books if they choose.
• If your child is not reading a chapter books they are required to continue to read three books.
• If you have not sent in the $5.00 for the field trip to see the play about Charlie Brown please do so as soon as possible.  
• First Grade/Second Grade play Thursday at 6:30
• The !00 Day of School Celebration has been tentative changed to January 31st due to the snow days

     

Week of January 15, 2018

         This week the children will continue to practice for the first/second grade play.  This play will be held on January 25th at 6:30.  A note was sent home listing what your child will need to wear for the play.  If you are interested in helping with the scenery please let me know.
          This week the children will work on the following skills:

• Teacher will introduce prefixes:  re, un, and pre
• Students will identify, decode, and read long e words spelled /ee/ and /ea/ in content
• Phonemic Awareness Phoneme drills (Long Vowels)
• The children will read, retell, and rewrite the weekly Bible story.  "The People of Israel are Slaves in Egypt"
• We will continue to review addition and subtraction number facts.
• Children will add two digit numbers.
• The children will continue to work on addition/subtraction word problem
• The children will learn about the water cycle
• The children will learn about snowflakes
• The teacher will introduce how to identify the plot within the story.
• Children will write a narrative about Martin Luther King Jr. using a class bubble map.

     WEEKLY  SPELLING WORDS:

      me, feed, seat, we, keep, beak, sheep. dream, jeep, meet

      Bonus Words:  Precipitation - weather

      WEEKLY REMINDERS:

• Coming Home:  The children may dress up on each day of the week as listed below.  If your child does not choose to dress up for any day they must wear their school uniform.
• AR Update:  Children that are reading chapter books are only required to read one book a week.  However, your child may read more books if they choose.
• If your child is not reading a chapter books they are required to continue to read three books.

          Monday:   MLK Day

          Tuesday:  Character Day (Dress as your favorite book character)

          Wednesday:  Nursery or Elderly (Dress as a baby or elderly person)

          Thursday: Jeans and Ezell-Harding t-shirt

          Friday:  Crazy red and white day

       

Week of January 1-8-18

        This week will be a very busy week.  I will introduce new skills in all subjects.  The children will continue to practice for the first/second grade play.  The play will be on January 25th,  More information will be sent home letter.  This information will give you the time and what your child will need to wear.  If your child has a speaking part please review this with your child daily until the play. Parents are needed to assist in making the scenery for the play . If you  are able to help with making the scenery for the play please contact me as soon           as possible.
        Below are the skills that your child will be working on this week:

• Phonological Awareness Identifying and generating rhyme in poems
• Identifying and reading compound words
• Identifying plot, main idea, and cause and effects within a story
• Write a narrative about living in a snow-globe
• Counting and writing by 5's 10's to 100
• Adding groups of 10's
• Introduce addition of two digit numbers
• Begin a unit of study about weather
• Identify, decode, and read words with /ai/ and /ay/
• Rewrite and retell stories in sequence
• Decoding words with multi- syllables.
• Weekly Bible Story will be "Joseph Helps Pharaoh" Genesis 39:1-41-49
• Learn about the life of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.

Weekly Spelling Words:

mail, chain, rain, train, brain, play, way, day, pray, stay

Bonus Words:  snowflake - January

Weekly Reminders:

• Student should dress warmly each day.  If your child will be wearing a sweater or jacket during the day it should be a EHCS sweater or jacket.
• Children will begin practicing for the first grade play.  The play will be about winter.
• Continue to study sight words and addition and subtraction facts.
• Children will begin bringing home AR books on Tuesday.

Week of January 1, 2018

      Happy New Year to all of you.  I hope you had a great break and your child is ready to come back to school.  This will be a short week and we will review school procedures and expectations.
The children will work on the following skills this week:

• Review school expectations and procedures.
• Discuss and write New Year's Resolution for 2018
• Identify and write compound words.
• Review addition and subtraction facts
• Count and write numbers by 2's, 10's and 5's..
• Identify signs of winter.
• Write narratives about making a snowman an living in a snow-globe.
• Continue to work on reading for comprehension and reading for fluency.

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• There will not be any spelling words this week due to the short week
• We will not be a Bible test this week.
• Your child should dress warmly each day.  Remember if your child will be keeping on their sweater or jacket during the day it must be a EHCS sweater or jacket.

Week of December 11, 2017

       This will be a fun and exciting week.  The children will begin the week with a field trip to the Public Library at the Global Mall and lunch at Chuck-E-Cheese.  Parents are invited to attend.  We will leave the school around 9:30.  The children will need to wear a EZ t-shirt or a holiday shirt.  Your child will not need to bring any money.
        The children will work on the following things this week:

• Read the story "Polar Express" and do fun activities
• Continue to learn about different holidays that are celebrated at this time of year
• Complete their math and reading assessment
• Read the story of The First Christmas 
• Compare and Contrast Christmas today and the first Christmas
• Make holiday crafts

THERE WILL NOT BE A SPELLING, BIBLE, OR READING TEST THIS WEEK.

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• Children will be dismiss at 11:30 Tuesday-Friday
• Monday:  Field trip to the public library and Chuck-E-Cheese
• Wednesday:  Class Breakfast (If you did not sign up for something to bring to the breakfast it would be greatly appreciated if you would donate a bag of wrapped candy to go in our class Pinata.  Each child should bring 17 items to go in their friend's Christmas stocking.  Parents are invited to come and assist with the breakfast.  Please let me know if you will be assisting with the breakfast.
• Thursday:  Christ Carols/Christmas Reading with Mr. Riley.
• Friday:  Pajama Day

         

    WISHING ALL MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY

Week of December 4th

           This week we will be preparing for our visit to Whitsitt Elementary.  The children will take a gift and refreshment to the students at Whitsitt.  Parents are invited to attend.  If you are planning on going please let me know.
    The children will work on the following skills:

• Identify, decode, and read words with /u/oo sound
• Review inflectional endings -ing and -ed
• Compare and contrast stories
• Work on improving handwriting by writing using good letter formation and spacing.
• Read and identify details and the main idea in the story
• Work on coding skills (STEM)
• Write a narrative about the first Christmas
• Sequence a story by writing what happened first, next, then, and finally.
• Review ABC order
• Interpret data on a graph
• Review addition/subtraction facts
• Review previous learned Bible stories    
• Continue to learn about Christmas Around the World and other holidays celebrated at this time of year.      

WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS:

book, look, cook, took, hood, room, wood, shook, broom, stood

Bonus Words:  Jesus-Christmas

CLASSROOM REMINDERS:

• All library books need to be turned in by Monday, December 4th.
• Field trip to Whisitt (December 7th)  The children will leave school around 8:30
• Remind your child to bring in cans for the school can drive
• Field trip to the library and Chuck - E- Cheese    (Surprise Field Trip)  December 11th
• Christmas Breakfast ( December 13th) in our classroom beginning at 9:00.  Parents are welcome to come and help.  A menu will be sent home this week.  
• Christmas Carols/Christmas Reading in Eagle Nest Thursday, December 14th (9:00)
• Pajama Day/Movie Day  December 15th   (9:00)