DECEMBER 15-19, 2014

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY:DAY 2:GYM: READ NEW STORY. DO SPELLING WORKSHEET(PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY/RETEST ON FRIDAY, IF NEEDED).

 

TUESDAY:DAY 3:MUSIC: READ STORY. STUDY SPELLING WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES(UNLESS THEY WERE DONE IN SCHOOL).

 

WEDNESDAY:DAY 4:LIBRARY: READ DECODABLE READER(SENT HOME IN FOLDER).  STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES.

 

THURSDAY:DAY 5:COMPUTERS: READ STORY-TEST TOMORROW.  STUDY FOR SPELLING RETEST AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON BACK OF TEST, UNLESS YOUR CHILD EARNED A 100:)

 

FRIDAY:DAY 1:ART: LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH CORRECTED PAPERS/TESTS AND PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE.

 

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

HERE'S HOPING WE GET THROUGH THE WEEK WITHOUT ANY SNOW.  THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SPELLING LIST AND READING STORY UNTIL THE NEW YEAR. 

 

WE WILL TRY TO READ SOME SPECIAL BOOKS ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND DO SOME WRITING ABOUT CHRISTMAS, SANTA AND PRESENTS TOO.  THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE "SPARKY" WILL BE EACH MORNING.  HE'S UP TO HIS USUAL TRICKS! 

DECEMBER 8-12,2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

THE HOLIDAY EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING! "SPARKY" THE ELF HAS ARRIVED.  YOU CAN ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT HIM AND HIS ANTICS EACH DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS BREAK.

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL FINISH OUR WORK ON STORY 2, "THE FARMER IN THE HAT." THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST WILL BE TUESDAY. THOSE CHILDREN WHO DON'T EARN A 100, WILL HAVE A RETEST ON WEDNESDAY.  THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED ON THE STORY SKILLS ON WEDNESDAY: THE H/F WORDS, LONG A WORDS AND WORDS WITH C THAT SOUNDS LIKE S AND G THAT SOUNDS LIKE J.  PLUS THEY WILL READ A STORY AND ANSWER COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS.

 

IN MATH WE WILL KEEP WORKING ON ADDITION FACTS WITH SUMS UP TO 20.  IN SCIENCE WE WILL DISCUSS WEIGHT/MASS AND THE HUBBLE TELESCOPE.  WE WILL ALSO CUT AND USE THE SCIENCE "SMARTCARDS."

 

AT THIS TIME WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF WRITING ACTIVITY EACH DAY.  THESE ACTIVITIES/LESSONS MIGHT BE DURING LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE OR RELATE TO A SEASONAL TOPIC.  I WILL TRY TO HAVE CHILDREN BRING HOME SOME OF THEIR WRITING TO SHARE WITH YOU.

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: STUDY, STUDY, STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST AND DO WORKBOOK PAGE. READ STORY.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: UNLESS YOU EARNED A 100 IN SPELLING, STUDY AGAIN AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON BACK OF PRACTCE TEST.  READ STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGE 5-4.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERSW: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-5. READ SOMETHING FOR YOUR READING LOG.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: READ NEW STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-6.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR THE FRIDAY FOLDER, EMPTY IT, READ THE PAPERS AND RETURN THE FOLDER TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!

 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! 



DECEMBER 1-5, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

NOW THAT WE ARE BACK FROM OUR LONG THANKSGIVING BREAK, WE WILL START A NEW READING STORY THAT SHOWS HOW A SCHOOL CAN BE A COMMUNITY TOO.  WE WILL BEGIN STUDYING LONG VOWEL SOUNDS, IN PARTICULAR, THE LONG A SOUND.  OUR SPELLING LIST WILL BE LONG A WORDS WHICH FOLLOW THE "SNEAKY E" RULE.  WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT PROPER NOUNS AND "CAUSE AND EFFECT" TOO.

 

IN MATH WE WILL BEGIN TOPIC 5 -ADDITION FACTS.  MANY OF THE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY GOOD WITH THEIR BASIC FACTS, ESPECIALLY DOUBLES. THIS FRIDAY YOU CAN LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S TOPIC 4 TEST IN HIS/HER FRIDAY FOLDER.

 

OF COURSE, WE WILL BE DECORATING OUR ROOM AND BULLETIN BOARD THIS WEEK FOR CHRISTMAS.  WE WILL BE PUTTING UP A 5 FT. TREE AND THE CHILDREN WILL BE MAKING DECORATIVE STOCKING AND GINGERBREAD BABIES!  WE ARE HOPING OUR CHRISTMAS ELF WILL BE SHOWING UP SOMETIME THIS WEEK - PERHAPS HE IS WAITING UNTIL THE TREE IS UP.  HE WAS LOTS OF FUN LAST YEAR; I DO HAVE TO WATCH HIM AROUND THE BARBIE DOLLS - HE'S A REAL LADIES' MAN!!!

 

GOOD NEWS HOMEROOM MOTHERS - THE FIELD TRIP TO HERSHEY PARK HAS BEEN SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH.  WE WILL BE TRAVELING WITH MRS. PIATT'S CLASS.  WE WILL TRY TO TAKE AS MANY PARENTS AS POSSIBLE.  GENERALLY WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE A FEW ON THE BUS; OTHER PARENTS HAVE FOLLOWED THE BUS AND MET US AT HERSHEY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. 

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL!

 

TUESDAY: EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO SNOW.  STUDY YOUR NEW SPELLING LIST.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: STUDY SPELLING.  READ NEW STORY, "THE FARMER IN THE HAT." DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-1.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 1: ART: STUDY SPELLING. READ STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 5-2.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 2: GYM: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.  THE RETEST WILL BE DEC. 10TH.  THE READING STORY TEST WILL ALSO BE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10TH.

 





NOVEMBER 24-26, 2014

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

THE BIG NEWS IS THAT THIS IS THANKSGIVING WEEK!  WE WILL HAVE EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:00 ON WEDNESDAY.  THEN CHILDREN WILL RETURN TO SCHOOL
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.
THIS WEEK WE WILL DO READING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THANKSGIVING AND WE WILL MAKE A THANKSGIVING STORY BRACELET.  WE WILL REVIEW AND ASSESS ON ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ON TEN-FRAMES IN MATH.  THAT WILL BE THE END OF TOPIC 4 AND WHEN WE RETURN NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BEGIN TOPIC 5 ON ADDITION FACTS TO 20!

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 2: GYM: YOU CAN READ A BOOK AT HOME TO START YOUR READING LOG (A COPY OF THE LOG WILL BE IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER).  DO MATH WORKSHEET!

 

TUESDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: READ ANOTHER BOOK (OR TWO) FOR YOUR READING LOG.  TELL A PARENT ABOUT THE THANKSGIVING STORY THAT GOES WITH THE BRACELET YOU MADE!

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: REMEMBER TO TAKE TIME TO READ OVER THE LONG BREAK.  THE FRIDAY FOLDER WILL COME HOME TODAY!

 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING BREAK!

NOVEMBER 17 - 21, 2014

 

 

FIRST GRADE NEWS

 

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE FINISHING UP "A BIG FISH FOR MAX" AND ALL OF THE SKILLS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE STORY.  WE WILL TEST ON WEDNESDAY.  IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE TEN-FRAMES TO ADD AND TO SUBTRACT. 

 

WE WILL NOT BE LEARNING A NEW SPELLING LIST THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK! THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THANKSGIVING STORIES, WRITE ABOUT THANKSGIVING TOPICS AND MAKE THANKSGIVING PROJECTS. SO ENJOY THE TWO WEEKS OFF FROM STUDYING SPELLING(ANOTHER THING FOR WHICH WE CAN BE THANKFUL!).  PERHAPS WE CAN EVEN FIND TIME TO DO A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT!

 

THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING TO READ PICTURE BOOKS TO THEIR CLASSMATES.  THEY REALLY ENJOY SHARING WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND SITTING IN THE TEACHER'S READING CHAIR.  IF YOUR CHILD WANTS TO READ TO THE CLASS, THEY CAN ASK TO BE "PUT ON THE CALENDAR."  THEN S/HE NEEDS TO PRACTICE READING THEIR STORY ALOUD.

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: DAY 2: GYM: READ  "A BIG FISH FOR MAX" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-6.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: REREAD THE STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-7.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-8.

 

 

THURSDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-9. READ FOR 10 MINUTES AT LEAST.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 1: ART: LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND YOUR CHILD'S CORRECTED PAPERS.

 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

NOVEMBER 10-14, 2014



NEWS

 

 

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY.  THEY ARE SCHEDULED EVERY 15 MINUTES.  WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO STAY ON SCHEDULE

 

AS TEMPERATURES GO DOWN, WE WILL TRY TO GO OUTSIDE FOR RECESS, UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 35 AND/OR IT IS WINDY OR DAMP. PLEASE DRESS YOUR CHILD FOR THE COLDER TEMPERATURES.  GLOVES, HATS, SCARVES ARE A GOOD IDEA!

 

WE WILL TALK ABOUT VETERANS' DAY! ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT THE HOLIDAY AND ITS' IMPORTANCE.  THANK YOU TO ALL ADULTS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR NATION!!!

 

HOMEWORK

 

 

MONDAY: PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES!

 

 

TUESDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: READ "BIG FISH FOR MAX" ALOUD WITH AN ADULT.  STUDY SPELLING WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-3 (NEAR DOUBLES).

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY: READ "BIG FISH FOR MAX" ALOUD.  STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-4.

 

THURSDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS: REREAD THE STORY FOR TEST TOMORROW.  IF YOU DID NOT EARN A 100 ON SPELLING TEST, DO WORKSHEET AND STUDY FOR RETEST.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 4-5.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 1: ART:  PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND STUDENT'S CHECKED PAPERS.

 

 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!!