SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 3, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

THIS IS HOMECOMING WEEK WITH SPECIAL DAYS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND ON FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A PEP RALLY IN NSE'S GYM.  THERE WILL BE A HEARING SCREENING FOR STUDENTS IN K-3 ON TUESDAY.  ON WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST GUIDANCE LESSON WITH MRS. HULL.  REMEMBER TOO THAT THE BOOK FAIR WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK.

 

IN READING WE WILL BE STUDYING "THE BIG BLUE OX" AND WILL HAVE A TEST ON WEDNESDAY.  WE WILL HAVE A SPELLING PRACTICE TEST ON TUESDAY ON THE SHORT O WORDS. THEN THOSE STUDENTS WHO NEED TO RETEST WILL DO SO ON WEDNESDAY. 

 

IN MATH WE WILL BE SUBTRACTING FROM 8 AND 9 AND, THEN, WE WILL WRITE SUBTRACTION SENTENCES.  THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO SOLVE SUBTRACTION WORD PROBLEMS. 

 

REMEMBER, TOO, THAT SECOND GRADE CAN SHOP AT THE SCHOOL STORE ON TUESDAYS!

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ "THE BIG, BLUE OX." STUDY SPELLING LIST ON SHORT O WORDS FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-2 (UNLESS DONE IN SCHOOL).

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: REREAD THE STORY.  DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 167 AND STUDY FOR RETEST (NO HOMEWORK FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO EARNED 100 ON PRACTICE TEST).  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-3.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: FINAL READING OF STORY.  NO SPELLING!  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-4.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: READ NEW STORY, "A FOX AND A KIT."  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST 4.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-5.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS.

 

 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

SEPTEMBER 22-26,2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

  THIS WEEK STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE SKILLS LEARNED THROUGH THE STORY,"PIG IN A WIG." THEY WILL ALSO BE TESTED ON THE SHORT I SPELLING LIST (PRACTICE TEST-TUESDAY; RETEST ON WED.). WE WILL ALSO BE TESTING ON ADDITION STRATEGIES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  THE CHILDREN DID A PRACTICE TEST ON FRIDAY AND DID WELL.

 

NEXT WE WILL BE READING AN ANIMAL FANTASY CALLED "THE BIG BLUE OX."  WE WILL BE ASKING THE QUESTION-HOW DO ANIMALS HELP PEOPLE?  THE SPELLING LIST WILL BE SHORT 0 WORDS AND WE WILL STUDY THE SHORT O SOUND IN WORDS.  WE WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT MAKING WORDS PLURAL BY ADDING -S.  WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING THE PREDICATE OR ACTION PART OF SENTENCES AND WRITING SENTENCES TOO. IN MATH WE WILL BEGIN TO STUDY SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES/MISSING PARTS.  FINALLY WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR FIVE SENSES IN SCIENCE AND USING TOOLS TO HELP US EXPLORE.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: REREAD "PIG IN A WIG." STUDY SPELLING WORDS FOR PRACTICE TEST.

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDENTS WHO DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST NEED TO STUDY AND COMPLETE A WORKBOOK PAGE.  PLEASE READ FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES.

 

 

WEDNESDAY:DAY 1: ART: READ NEW STORY, "BIG BLUE OX."

 

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: REREAD STORY AND DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 2-1.  STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS.

 

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS LOOK FOR FRIDAY(RED) FOLDER.  IT CONTAINS TESTS, CORRECTED PAPERS, PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND PTO.  PLEASE EMPTY AND RETURN ON MONDAY.

 

 

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE FAIR(IF YOU GO)!



SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

    THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN OUR SECOND READING STORY, "PIG IN A WIG."  IT IS AN ANIMAL FANTASY.  WE WILL BE STUDYING THE SHORT I SOUND AND CONSONANT X.  WE WILL BE SPELLING SHORT I WORDS AND TWO HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS.  WE WILL STUDY THE HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS AND THE AMAZING WORDS.  WE WILL BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SENTENCES AND, IN PARTICULAR, ABOUT THE NAMING PARTS OF SENTENCES.  I AM HOPING TO SPEND 7-8 DAYS ON THIS STORY, RATHER THAN 2 WEEKS.

 

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE ADDING TWO PARTS TO MAKE A WHOLE (THERE IS A LOT OF NEW VOCABULARY TO COMMON CORE MATH, BUT, THE PROCEDURES ARE SIMILAR).  IN SCIENCE WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT SCIENTISTS DO.  WE WILL DO SOME SMALL EXPLORATIONS WITH HAND LENS. 

 

IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AT HOME, YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT SPELLINGCITY.COM WHERE I LIST THE WEEKLY SPELLING LISTS.  MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE FREE-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING.  WE USE IT AT SCHOOL AND I DO GET PRACTICE WORKSHEETS FROM THIS SITE AS WELL. 

 

IF YOU HAPPEN TO VISIT THE SCHOOL, WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR BULLETIN BOARD IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM.  THE TITLE IS "BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE"  AND EACH CHILD WAS PHOTOGRAPHED WITH A WHITE BOARD THAT SAYS WHAT S/HE WANTS TO BE WHEN S/HE GROWS UP.  THE PHOTOS WILL COME HOME EARLY IN OCTOBER, SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR CHILD.  THERE ARE SOME VERY INTERESTING JOB TITLES (YOU WANT TO SAVE THESE TO REMIND THEM YEARS FROM NOW-MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO BE A COWGIRL!)

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ FOR 10 MINUTES(AT LEAST) AND STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.  IF WE DID NOT DO THE MATH WORKBOOK PAGE, PLEASE COMPLETE IT AT HOME.

 

TUESDAY:DAY 5: COMPUTERS: READ NEW STORY, "PIG IN A WIG."  STUDY SPELLING AND DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE UNLESS COMPLETED IN SCHOOL.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: REREAD THE STORY.  SPELLING AND MATH IS SAME AS MON./TUES.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM(REMEMBER SNEAKERS): READ OUR STORY.  STUDY THE SPELLING WORDS. DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME.  PLEASE LOOK AT THE PAPERS, SEND ANY BACK THAT NEED TO COME BACK AND RETURN THE EMPTY FOLDER BACK TO SCHOOL.

 

 

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2014

 

 

NEWS

 

 

THIS WEEK WE TAKE SCHOOL PHOTOS ON FRIDAY.  FORTUNATELY, WE GET THEM TAKEN IN THE MORNING!  PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND IN THE ORDER ENVELOPE.  IF YOU DID NOT GET ONE IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ON FRIDAY, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP. 

 

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE THE STORY, "SAM, COME BACK" AND THERE WILL BE A PRACTICE TEST ON THIS FIRST STORY (THIS TEST WILL NOT COUNT, BUT, THE CHILDREN NEED TO GET PRACTICE WITH TAKING THESE STORY TESTS).  THEY WILL ALSO BE TAKING A SPELLING PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY, IF THEY EARN A 100, THEY ARE DONE ON THURSDAY AND GET FREE TIME ON FRIDAY MORNING.  IF THEY MISS ANY WORDS, THEN THEY MUST WRITE THE INCORRECT WORD 5X AND STUDY FOR THE SPELLING (RE) TEST ON FRIDAY MORNING.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: STUDY SPELLING WORDS.  READ "SAM, COME BACK."

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDY SPELLING WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE(UNLESS COMPLETED IN CLASS). READ FOR 10 MINUTES.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: STUDY FOR THE PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE(UNLESS COMPLETED IN SCHOOL).  READ FOR 10 MINUTES.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM(REMEMBER SNEAKERS): STUDY FOR SPELLING, IF NEEDED AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X ON BACK OF TEST.  REREAD "SAM, COME BACK."

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR THE FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME WITH PAPERS FROM OFFICE AND CORRECTED TESTS/PAPERS.

 

 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

SEPTEMBER 1-5, 2014

 

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS-MRS. DENNIS' ROOM

 

 

AFTER OUR LONG WEEKEND,  WE WILL START IN ON OUR READING TEXT, MATH LESSONS AND SCIENCE TEXT.  WE WILL BE READING AND WRITING ABOUT PETS.  WE WILL BE USING COUNTERS AND NUMBERS TO ADD.  WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT BEING A SCIENTIST.

 

WE WILL ALSO BEGIN OUR FIRST SPELLING LIST ON SHORT A WORDS; WE WILL NOT TEST ON THESE WORDS UNTIL LATER NEXT WEEK.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE WEBSITE-SPELLINGCITY.COM TO PRACTICE OUR WORDS. 

 

I WILL CONTINUE TO READ THE CHAPTER BOOK: "JUNIE B. JONES: FIRST GRADER AT LAST!" TO THE CLASS.  WE WILL TALK ABOUT CHARACTERS AND SETTING AND PLOT EVENTS.  I WILL ALSO ASK THEM TO PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.  THEY ARE ENJOYING THIS BOOK-IT IS FUNNY AND THEY CAN EASILY RELATE TO THE CHARACTERS.

 

THIS WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE DOING THE DIBELS (READING) TESTS.  THEY WILL BE TESTED BY THE READING SPECIALISTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TRAINED TO GIVE THE TESTS.  THIS WILL TELL US WHERE EACH CHILD IS WITH HIS/HER READING SKILLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.  THEY WILL TAKE THE DIBELS TEST TWO MORE TIMES THIS YEAR.

 

REMEMBER ALSO THAT SCHOOL PICTURE DAY WILL BE SOON-SEPTEMBER 12TH!!! NEXT FRIDAY-ALREADY.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A SNACK WITH YOUR CHILD EACH DAY.  BY 2 O'CLOCK THEY ARE STARVING! 

 

FINALLY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT EXT. 3225.  I GET TO SCHOOL EARLY (USUALLY): 7:15-7:30 AND, IF I AM NOT IN THE ROOM, LEAVE A VOICE MAIL AND I WILL RETURN YOUR CALL BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARRIVE.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL-LABOR DAY

 

 

TUESDAY:DAY 5: COMPUTERS: READ "SAM, COME BACK."  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.

 

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: READ THE STORY AGAIN FOR FLUENCY.  KEEP STUDYING THE SPELLING WORDS.

 

 

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM:  REMEMBER SNEAKERS!!!  READ THE STORY AND LOOK FOR SHORT A WORDS.  STUDY SPELLING LIST #1. 

 

 

 

FRIDAY:DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR THE FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME WITH PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND CHILDREN'S CORRECTED PAPERS, ETC.  NO HOMEWORK ON THE WEEKEND!

 

 

 

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!

 

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!