FEBRUARY 23-27, 2015

 

NEWS

 

THREE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK.  FIRST-"BRAINSHOWMANIA" ON WEDNESDAY.  THEN WE WATCH A PLAY PUT ON BY MRS. SHADLE'S THIRD GRADE CLASS.  FINALLY ON FRIDAY WE CELEBRATE DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY.  BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WILL VISIT K-3 CLASSES TO READ TO STUDENTS AND DO ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE BOOKS.

 

ACADEMICALLY WE ARE CONTINUING TO STUDY THE REALISTIC FICTION, "A PLACE TO PLAY." WE WILL LEARN ABOUT VERBS, WORDS WITH Y (THAT SOUND LIKE VOWELS E OR I) AND THE ORDER OF EVENTS IN THE STORY. THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST WILL BE TUESDAY; THE RETEST ON WEDNESDAY.  THE READING ASSESSMENTS WILL BE THURSDAY. OH YES, IN MATH WE WILL STARTING TOPIC 8-COUNTING TENS AND ONES (TWO DIGIT NUMBERS).

 

 

WILL WE HAVE A FULL WEEK???

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: READ "A PLACE TO PLAY." DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 318. GIVE PARENTS MATH TOPIC 8 LETTER.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ STORY.  WRITE ANY INCORRECT SPELLING WORDS 5X ON BACK OF TEST AND STUDY!  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 8-1.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTER: READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 8-2.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 8-3.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS WITH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER PLUS CORRECTED TESTS AND OTHER IMPORTANT PAPERS.

FEBRUARY 16-20, 2015

NEWS

 



WE WILL BE STARTING OUR THIRD READING BOOK THIS WEEK.  THE SELECTIONS FOCUS ON  CHANGING.   THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION IS "WHAT IS CHANGING IN OUR WORLD?"

 

WE WILL HAVE A NEW SPELLING LIST WITH WORDS THAT END WITH Y, BUT, THE Y MAKES A VOWEL SOUND, PLUS TWO H/F WORDS FROM THE STORY.  THE PRACTICE TEST WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY AND THE RETEST ON WEDNESDAY.

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL FINISH MATH TOPIC 7-COUNTING AND NUMBER PATTERNS TO 120 (UNLESS THE WEATHER GETS IN OUR WAY AGAIN!).  WE WILL TRY TO TEST ON EITHER THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

 

NEXT WEEK WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL EVENTS-"BRAINSHOWMANIA" ON FEB. 25TH AND "READ ACROSS AMERICA" WHICH CELEBRATES THE BOOKS OF DR. SEUSS.  BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WILL COME AND READ TO THE CHILDREN AND DO SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.

 

TRY TO STAY WARM!!! 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: PRESIDENT'S DAY: NO SCHOOL

 

 

TUESDAY: 2 HOUR-DELAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 7-5.

STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS:  TAKE HOME NEW READING BOOK.  READ PAGES 16-19.  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST. DO MATH PAGES 7-6.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART:  READ NEW STORY, "A PLACE TO PLAY." STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM:  PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME WITH CORRECTED TESTS AND PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE.

FEBRUARY 9-13, 2015

 

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE REVIEWING ALL OF THE WORDS AND SKILLS LEARNED IN UNIT 2 OF READING, THEN WE WILL HAVE THE UNIT 2 BOOKLET TEST.  THE CHILDREN ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY WILL SOON GET READING BOOK 3!

 

THERE WILL BE NO SPELLING UNTIL WE START THE FIRST STORY IN BOOK 3. 

 

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON NUMBERS UP TO 120.  WE WILL SKIP COUNT BY 2S, 5S, AND 10S.  WE WILL LOOK AT HUNDRED CHARTS AND FIND PATTERNS. 

 

WE WILL HAVE THE JUMP ROPE FOR HEART ACTIVITY DURING OUR SPECIAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH.  CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR SNEAKERS AND THEY CAN DRESS IN GYM CLOTHES THAT DAY.

 

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR CLASSROOM VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY.  WE DID MAKE OUR VALENTINES HOLDERS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD MAKE VALENTINES FOR THE CLASS AND THEN BRING THEM IN BY THURSDAY.  I HAVE EXTRA CLASS LISTS IF YOU NEED ONE.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: ANOTHER SNOW DAY:(

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC(2 HR. DELAY): READ FOR READING LOG. WEAR SNEAKERS.

 

WEDNESDAY: JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 7-4. BRING IN VALENTINES, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: PARENTS LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH CORRECTED TESTS AND PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE.  PLUS YOUR CHILD'S VALENTINES WILL COME HOME.

 

PRAY FOR SPRING!!!

 

 





FEBRUARY 2-6, 2015

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: SNOW DAY AGAIN:(

 

TUESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS (2HR DELAY): READ "HONEY BEES" AND DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 7-2.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: READ "HONEY BEES" AND DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 7-3.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: READ "HONEY BEES" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME.

 

 

NEWS

 

 

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE "HONEY BEES" STORY ALL THIS WEEK.  WE WILL NOT HAVE A NEW SPELLING LIST THIS WEEK.

 

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH NUMBERS UP TO 120 IN MATH. WE WILL BE COUNTING BY 2S, 5S, 10S.

 

WE WILL HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK.  BRAINSHOWMANIA IS RESCHEDULED FOR THE 6TH  AND THE 100TH DAY IS COMING SOON.  A NOTE WILL BE SENT HOME REGARDING THE 100TH DAY.  PLUS WE WILL BE MAKING OUR VALENTINES HOLDER (WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS LAST FRIDAY, BUT, ALAS, MOTHER NATURE HAD OTHER PLANS FOR US).

 

REPORT CARDS WILL BE COMING HOME THIS WEEK.  THIS IS A STANDARDS BASED REPORT CARD.  ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL OR PHONE.