Happy Valentine’s Day!
Weekly Update February 10-14, 2020
Important information: Valentine Parties are on Thursday. There is no school for students on Friday, Feb. 14th or Monday, Feb. 17th. Please send in a note by Wednesday, if you are planning on attending the party on Thursday.
We are beginning a new story this week. There will be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Looking for sound chunks while reading is great practice for the children. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
We are working on Fact Families sums to 9, in Spring Math. We are continuing Unit 5, and will now be working on fractions. The children will be dividing shapes into halves, fourths, and thirds. They will write, divide shapes and recognize shapes that have already been partitioned.
Monday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; Read the H.F.W. lists.
Tuesday (Day 7) Music class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 8) Art class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting, was the story fiction, or non-fiction (not new terms, but now being used exclusively)
Thursday (Day 1) Library class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day) *NO SCHOOL! Act 80 Day. Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you enjoy your week!
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Sunday, February 2, 2020
No shadow!!! Early Spring, I’m on board!!!
Weekly Update February 3-7, 2020
Important information: The Valentine’s day Party will be on Thursday, February 13th. If you have your clearances and are a P.T.O member, you may come in to help with the party. Please send in a note, a dojo message, or call me to let me know if you can make it for the party.
We are not beginning a new story this week. There will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Continue looking for sound chunks while reading. These are the most recent sounds: ur, ie (as long e and long i), and ph. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
The children have met the goal for Fact Families with sums to 5! We will now be working on Fact Families sums to 9. We are continuing Unit 5, Geometry. The children are doing fantastic with this concept so far! We have discussed flat figures, sides, and vertices. This week we will explore 3D figures and their attributes.
Monday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; Read the H.F.W. lists. (*The children will have to read the words from Book 2; lists 1 and 2, to me on Friday, for a grade.)
Tuesday (Day 3) Music class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting, was the story fiction, or non-fiction (not new terms, but now being used exclusively)
Thursday (Day 5) Library class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Weekly Update February 3-7, 2020
Important information: The Valentine’s day Party will be on Thursday, February 13th. If you have your clearances and are a P.T.O member, you may come in to help with the party. Please send in a note, a dojo message, or call me to let me know if you can make it for the party.
We are not beginning a new story this week. There will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Continue looking for sound chunks while reading. These are the most recent sounds: ur, ie (as long e and long i), and ph. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
The children have met the goal for Fact Families with sums to 5! We will now be working on Fact Families sums to 9. We are continuing Unit 5, Geometry. The children are doing fantastic with this concept so far! We have discussed flat figures, sides, and vertices. This week we will explore 3D figures and their attributes.
Monday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; Read the H.F.W. lists. (*The children will have to read the words from Book 2; lists 1 and 2, to me on Friday, for a grade.)
Tuesday (Day 3) Music class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting, was the story fiction, or non-fiction (not new terms, but now being used exclusively)
Thursday (Day 5) Library class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Weekly Update January 27-31, 2020
Important information: Please be sure to return the signed envelope for your child’s report card as soon as possible.
The 100th day of school will be on Thursday. First graders do NOT dress up, that’s only for kindergarten. We will do activities throughout the day that relate to reading and math.
Look in the Friday Folder for the Valentine class list. If you choose to have your child participate, they need to have a Valentine for each student in the class. If you are unable to get Valentines, please let me know, so I can help.
We are beginning a new story this week. There will be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Continue looking for sound chunks while reading. These are the new sounds for this week ur, ie (as long e), and ph. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
The children are working on Fact Families with sums to 5. We are beginning Unit 5, Geometry. This is always a popular math unit. We will learn about flat shapes, 3D figures, lines, vertices, open and closed shapes.
Monday (Day 5) Computer class; Check for spelling corrections to write, and read the H.F.W. lists.
Tuesday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 7) Music class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe.
Thursday (Day 8) Art class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 1) Library class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 5 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope your week is Awesome!
Important information: Please be sure to return the signed envelope for your child’s report card as soon as possible.
The 100th day of school will be on Thursday. First graders do NOT dress up, that’s only for kindergarten. We will do activities throughout the day that relate to reading and math.
Look in the Friday Folder for the Valentine class list. If you choose to have your child participate, they need to have a Valentine for each student in the class. If you are unable to get Valentines, please let me know, so I can help.
We are beginning a new story this week. There will be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. Check for leveled readers, these books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
Continue looking for sound chunks while reading. These are the new sounds for this week ur, ie (as long e), and ph. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
The children are working on Fact Families with sums to 5. We are beginning Unit 5, Geometry. This is always a popular math unit. We will learn about flat shapes, 3D figures, lines, vertices, open and closed shapes.
Monday (Day 5) Computer class; Check for spelling corrections to write, and read the H.F.W. lists.
Tuesday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 7) Music class; read the H.F.W. lists, have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe.
Thursday (Day 8) Art class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 1) Library class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 5 and their related facts.
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope your week is Awesome!
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Weekly Update January 6-10, 2020
Important information: This week is a review of past skills and assessment week. We will have a phonics review test on Wednesday and a math quiz on ordering numbers from least to greatest. There will be Dibels Testing on Thursday and a comprehension test in reading. This will be the first test that your child is reading the passage for the assessment. I will still be reading the directions and questions, but that will be changing next month.
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, *newly added oi, oy. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
We are continuing to work on subtraction in spring math. We are also working on ordering numbers from least to greatest, greater than and less than signs and grouping numbers into tens and ones.
Monday (Day 7) Music class; Read the word lists in the blue notebook. They should be reading these words without hesitation by now. Any words that are not known on sight, need to be practiced on flash cards. Please tell me if you need them and I will supply them for you.
Tuesday (Day 8) Art class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 1) Library class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe.
Thursday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 3) Music class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a fantastic week!
Important information: This week is a review of past skills and assessment week. We will have a phonics review test on Wednesday and a math quiz on ordering numbers from least to greatest. There will be Dibels Testing on Thursday and a comprehension test in reading. This will be the first test that your child is reading the passage for the assessment. I will still be reading the directions and questions, but that will be changing next month.
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, *newly added oi, oy. Preview the page before reading and have your child find words that have the chunks that you selected. Read the words, then read the story.
We are continuing to work on subtraction in spring math. We are also working on ordering numbers from least to greatest, greater than and less than signs and grouping numbers into tens and ones.
Monday (Day 7) Music class; Read the word lists in the blue notebook. They should be reading these words without hesitation by now. Any words that are not known on sight, need to be practiced on flash cards. Please tell me if you need them and I will supply them for you.
Tuesday (Day 8) Art class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 1) Library class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe.
Thursday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression.
Friday (Day 3) Music class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a fantastic week!
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Weekly Update Dec.16-20,2019
Important information: I will not be in school on Friday due to my daughter having her wisdom teeth removed, so I will have a little treat for the children on Thursday. Friday will be our December PBIS reward day. The children will be allowed to bring in electronics/games to be played with their classmates. Please be sure your child knows the rules of any games they bring in, to help them have more time to enjoy.
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, *newly added oi, oy.
We are continuing to work on addition and subtraction in math.
Monday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; Check for spelling corrections and write any errors 3 times each, every night until the test on Friday. Read the word lists in the blue notebook.
Tuesday (Day 3) Music class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 5) Library class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day) Non-rotation day; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope Santa brings you everything on your list!
Important information: I will not be in school on Friday due to my daughter having her wisdom teeth removed, so I will have a little treat for the children on Thursday. Friday will be our December PBIS reward day. The children will be allowed to bring in electronics/games to be played with their classmates. Please be sure your child knows the rules of any games they bring in, to help them have more time to enjoy.
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, *newly added oi, oy.
We are continuing to work on addition and subtraction in math.
Monday (Day 2) Phys. Ed. class; Check for spelling corrections and write any errors 3 times each, every night until the test on Friday. Read the word lists in the blue notebook.
Tuesday (Day 3) Music class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 4) Art class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 5) Library class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day) Non-rotation day; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope Santa brings you everything on your list!
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Weekly Update Dec. 9-13,2019
Important information: I will be at a conference in Harrisburg on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please contact me through Dojo if you have any questions or concerns on those days.
We are beginning a new text book story this week, so there will be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks over the past 13 weeks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. * ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
We are working on addition and subtraction with Fact Families, in Unit 3 and testing will be done at the end of the week. We will continue to work on subtraction from 9 in spring math.
Monday (Day 5) Library class; Check for spelling corrections and write any errors 3 times each, every night until the test on Friday. Read the word lists in the blue notebook.
Tuesday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 7) Music class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 8) Art class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day 1) Computer class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Important information: I will be at a conference in Harrisburg on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please contact me through Dojo if you have any questions or concerns on those days.
We are beginning a new text book story this week, so there will be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks over the past 13 weeks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. * ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
We are working on addition and subtraction with Fact Families, in Unit 3 and testing will be done at the end of the week. We will continue to work on subtraction from 9 in spring math.
Monday (Day 5) Library class; Check for spelling corrections and write any errors 3 times each, every night until the test on Friday. Read the word lists in the blue notebook.
Tuesday (Day 6) Phys. Ed. class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 7) Music class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 8) Art class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day 1) Computer class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Monday, December 2, 2019
Weekly Update Dec. 2-6,2019
Important information: We will begin learning about Folktales this week. The Gingerbread Man is our theme for the tales. If you have any, please send them in so we can compare and contrast the stories!
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks over the past 13 weeks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. * ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
We are working on addition and subtraction with Fact Families, in Unit 3. We will continue to work on subtraction from 9 in spring math.
Monday (Day ) No school
Tuesday (Day 1) Computer class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 2) Phys.Ed. class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 3) Music class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day 4) Art class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope your week is stress-free!
Important information: We will begin learning about Folktales this week. The Gingerbread Man is our theme for the tales. If you have any, please send them in so we can compare and contrast the stories!
We are not beginning a new text book story this week, so there will not be a new spelling list tonight. Continue to practice reading the H.F.W. lists each night. (Blue notebook) Also, there may be some leveled reading books coming home for extra practice with your child. These books are intended to give your child more practice on their current success level. Five minutes of reading usually will be all that they need. Contact me if you have any questions.
We have been learning these sound chunks over the past 13 weeks; so, to make reading more interesting, pick out 3 to find in the story that they read to you each night. * ee, ea, sh, ch, th, ck, ng, oo, ow, oa, ai, ay, or, er, y, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
We are working on addition and subtraction with Fact Families, in Unit 3. We will continue to work on subtraction from 9 in spring math.
Monday (Day ) No school
Tuesday (Day 1) Computer class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you and have them retell 3 important facts about the story (what happened at the beginning, middle and end)
Wednesday (Day 2) Phys.Ed. class; read the H.F.W., have your child read to you, name the characters, setting (where the story mostly takes place), was the story real, made-up but could happen, or make believe
Thursday (Day 3) Music class; read to your child so they hear fluency and expression
Friday (Day 4) Art class; Practice reading over the weekend and practice sub. from 9
*Please check the Friday Folder for important papers to keep; then sign and date the front sheet of the folder. Send the folder back to class the next school day.
I hope your week is stress-free!
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