Week of January 30-February 3, 2017

Spelling Words:

1.     day              7. train

2.     mail             8. afraid

3.     way              9. may

4.     play             10. gray

5.     rain              11. clothes

6.     tail               12. better

THIS WEEK:

          This week we are studying dinosaurs.  We will watch a Discovery Education video on dinosaurs and a Brainpop Jr. video on fossils and ready many fiction and non-fiction books including Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Story, Dinosaur Time, The Trouble with Tyrannosaurus Rex, and How Do Dinosaurs Go To School.  We will also learn about groundhogs and hibernation as Groundhog Day is Thursday.  Our high-frequency words this week are:  clothes, cold, coat, kind, dress and better.  We will work on substituting initial phonemes, long a: ai, ay, and adding phonemes /s/ and /z/, and possessives.  In Math, we will be working on word problems.  Our math facts test Friday is adding 9.

REMINDERS:

·        Library checkout day is Thursday this week.  Return books on Wednesday.

·        Snacks this week: Mason; February 6-10 and 13-17: Jacob.  Thank you!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        February 14^th – Valentine’s Day Party – 2:15 - details and class list coming soon!

·        February 20^th – No School – President’s Day (Staff Development for teachers)

·        March 13-17 – No School - Spring Break

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS:

9^th – Mason

19^th - Owen

ALL ABOUT ME:

Kemi shared her All About Me poster with lots of pictures including when she was a baby and with her Mom, Dad, grandparents, aunt, and uncle.  She also showed us pictures of her playing laser tag, roller skating, having fun at Superfly, swimming, and at Disney World.

This is our last All About Me week and our student this week is Owen.

Week of January 23-27, 2017

Spelling Words:

1.    slower          7. sadder

2.    biggest         8. shorter

3.    faster            9. saddest

4.    bigger         10. shortest

5.    fastest         11. clean

6.    slowest       12. warm

THIS WEEK:

          This week we will finish up our Jan Brett study and talk about Chinese New Year.  Our high-frequency words this week are:  clean, wash, water, carry, hot, and warm.  In Math, we will be working on adding three numbers and adding three number word problems.  Our math facts test Friday is on adding 8. 

REMINDERS:

·        Library checkout day is tomorrow.  Return books tomorrow!

·        Snacks this week and next: Mason.  Thank you!

·        Lots of GREAT books to choose from - Scholastic Book Orders are due by this Friday!  You can order by sending the form and check to me or go online to www.scholastic.com/bookclubs Class Activation Code:  GL4RP. 

·        Send in box tops by Thursday please!  Thank you!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        February 3^rd – Mom/Son Night at CHS Basketball games – be sure to RSVP!

·        February 14^th – Class Valentine’s Party 2:15

·        February 20^th – No School (Staff Development) – President’s Day

ALL ABOUT ME:

Elisha shared her All About Me poster last week with several pictures of her favorites.  She showed us a picture of her family – she has 3 brothers and 1 sister.  Her favorite restaurant is CiCi’s and her favorite colors are orange and blue.  She likes breakfast for dinner, shopkins, chocolate, and she loves to be silly J  She wants to be an artist when she grows up!

This week’s All About Me student is Kemi and next week is Owen.

METHODS STUDENT:

I just wanted you to know that a student from Lee University will be coming to our class twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from now through April 13^th as part of her Methods class.  She will then student teach somewhere in the Fall.  Her name is Rosa Haynes.  She will do a lot of observing, teach some lessons, and work with the students as needed.  We welcome her!

Week of January 17-20, 2017

Spelling Words:

1.     bird            7. shirt

2.     fur              8. burn

3.     were           9. girl

4.     sir               10. first

5.     hurt             11. woman

6.     her              12. both

THIS WEEK:

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend!  We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of school on Friday J  This week we are doing an author study on Jan Brett.  We will read several of her books including The Mitten, The Hat, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, and The Three Snow Bears.  Our high-frequency words this week are:  men, woman, along, stop, both, and walk.  We will also work on blending and segmenting onset/rimes, r-controlled er, ir, ur, and contractions ‘s, ‘ve, and ‘re.

In Math, we are working on telling time to the half hour and reviewing telling time to the hour.  Your child made a clock today – this may be something you want to keep to work on telling time.  Once they understand to the hour and half hour, you can work on the second grade skills of quarter hour and nearest 5 minutes.  Math facts test on Friday - add 7.

In Science this week, we are talking about changes in the sky, what causes day and night, and about the moon and sun.

REMINDERS:

·        Library Check-out Day is tomorrow – return books tomorrow if you didn’t today.

·        Don’t forget to send your food item for our 100 Day Celebration!   Also, if your child wants to bring 100 of something, please send on Friday.

·        Snacks: this week is Owen.  January 23-27 and January 30-February 3 is Mason.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        January 18^th – Class Picture Day!

·        January 19^th – Creative Discovery Museum night at Ross 6-8 p.m.

·        January 20^th – 100 Day Celebration!!!

·        February 3^rd – Mom/Son Night at CHS Basketball games – be sure to RSVP!

·        February 14^th – Class Valentine’s Party 2:15

·        February 20^th – No School (Staff Development) – President’s Day

ALL ABOUT ME:

Verona was our All About Me student last week.  She showed us pictures from her visit to Wilderness at the Smokies and the beach.  She also showed us pictures of her family, her dog Buddy, a Daddy-Daughter dance, and Jumpin’ Junction.  She loves to play soccer.

This week’s All About Me student is Elisha and next week is Kemi.

Week of January 9-13, 2017

Spelling Words: 1.     jog              7. planned 2.     helped         8. asked 3.     call              9. plan 4.     jogged        10. ask 5.     help            11. every 6.     called         12. could

Welcome back and Happy New Year!  We had a great first semester.  It’s hard to believe it is 2017, and before we blink it will be summer!   I am excited to see your children and get started with the second half of the school year.  I want to say a huge thank you to our room mom, Leah Green, for her hard work in planning and coordinating a super fun Christmas Party!  Thank you to everyone who sent in items and who came to help on the day of the party.  The children had a fantastic time!  I also want to thank all of you for my Christmas present from the class – my husband and I already enjoyed dinner and a movie over the break, my kids loved playing with some of the items in the beautiful gift box, and I am so thankful for the items to use in the classroom.  Thank you!!!  Thank you to Katie Weiss for preparing and serving the hot chocolate on Polar Express day… another super fun day for the kids J

THIS WEEK:

     This week, we are studying Frog and Toad books including Frog and Toad are Friends and Frog and Toad Together.  We will use stories out of these two books to write about friendship, discuss plot, work on comprehension, and then for science we will talk about frogs and toads, compare and contrast frogs and toads and chart the life cycle of a frog.  

     In Math, we will be working on making equal parts and dividing shapes into halves and quarters.   We will also be doing some stations with New Year’s activities that focus on time and greater than, less than, equal to.  During reading group time, we will work on some reading skills such as antonyms and making words from “Happy New Year”. 

REMINDERS:

·        SHOW AND TELL day is this Friday, January 13^th.  Please only bring one item to share with the class.

·        Snacks the next two weeks: Owen

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        No School Monday, January 16^th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed.

·        January 20^th – 100^th Day of School Celebration

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

          13^th – Allison

ALL ABOUT ME:

Siobhan shared her all about me poster before Christmas Break.  She showed us pictures of her family, Alaska (where she was born), and her trip to see Santa at the North Pole.  Siobhan loves dinosaurs, camping, and her new puppy.  She wants to be a vet when she grows up.

Verona is our All About Me student this week and Elisha is next week.

Weeks of December 12-21, 2016

No Spelling Words this week and next week!

THANK YOU!

    Thank you for a great first semester!  I love

working with your 1^st graders.  I am looking forward

to seeing them perform tomorrow in the Christmas Program.  Thank you for working with each of them on their parts!  I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, as this is my last newsletter of 2016!

THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK:

    This week, we are enjoying Christmas books and activities… including writing about what you think might be in your stocking and learning about how Christmas is celebrated in many different countries as we enjoy “Christmas Around the World” – the children will get to travel to every first grade teachers classroom to learn about a different country.

    Next week, we will have a Christmas Party on Tuesday the 20^th at 2:00 in the classroom.  Thank you to our room mother, Leah Green, for planning a fun snowman themed party J  I can’t wait!  Then we will have our “Polar Express Day” on the last day, Wednesday, December 21^st.  The children may wear their pajamas and bring one stuffed animal.  We will watch the movie, have hot chocolate, (if you would like to donate hot chocolate or marshmallows, let me know.  Thanks in advance!) and enjoy some “Polar Express” activities.  In Math, we will be reviewing.   

REMINDERS:

·        Our last day of school is next Wednesday, December 21^st.  We dismiss early at 11:25.  The children return on Monday, January 9^th.

·        We will have “Show and Tell” on Friday, January 13^th.  Your child can bring one item to school to share with the class.

·        Don’t forget to allow your child to work on IXL, especially over the break.  Go to www.IXL.com/signin/yatesprimary, then their username and password is their lunch #.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        TOMORROW:  December 13^th at 2:00 p.m. – 1^st Grade Performance – The ABC’s of Christmas – please have your child dress in their Christmas best!  Come enjoy this wonderful program in the Yates gym!

·        December 14-16^th – Christmas Around the World in 1^st grade classrooms.

·        CHRISTMAS PARTY WILL BE DECEMBER 20^TH AT 2:00!

·        December 21^st – Polar Express PJ Day J  Dismissal at 11:25!

ALL ABOUT ME:

Ryland shared his all about me poster last week.  His favorite foods are chicken fingers and pollo loco.  He loves Star Wars and Christmas.  His favorite place to visit is Universal Studios.  Ryland is going to be a big brother in January J

This week’s All About Me student is Siobhan and Janaury 9-13 is Verona.

Week of December 5-9, 2016

SPELLING WORDS:

         1. wish         7. buses

 2.    fixes        8. kiss

 3.    classes     9. kisses

 4.    wishes    10. bus

 5.    fix           11. around

 6.    class        12. away

THIS WEEK:

This week, we continue our unit on Christmas and traditions.  We will enjoy many books including Snowmen at Night, The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Girl, and Gingerbread Friends.  We will work on comparing and contrasting stories and characters.   

Our high-frequency words this week are: car, far, ride, around, back, away, town, took.  We will also work on ending –es.

 In Math, we are graphing and working on shapes.  

REMINDERS:

·        Fundraiser pick up is TOMORROW from 3:30-6:30 in the Yates gym.  They will not be sending anything home through backpacks as orders must be signed for at pick up.

·        Don’t forget to practice your ABC’s of Christmas part!

·        Library books are due Wednesday this week!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        December 13^th at 2:00 p.m. – 1^st Grade Performance – The ABC’s of Christmas – please have your child dress in their Christmas best!  Be sure you are practicing their part!

·        December 14-16^th – Christmas Around the World in the 1^st grade classrooms

·        December 20^th – Class Christmas Party at 2:00!

·        December 21^st – Polar Express PJ Day J and Abbreviated Day (dismiss at 11:30)

ALL ABOUT ME:

Reagan showed us lots of pictures including when she was a baby, her family, and places she has traveled.  She loves to dance, play soccer, go to Dollywood and play in the snow.  Her favorite food is macaroni and green beans.

This week’s All About Me student is Ryland and next week is Siobhan.  

Week of November 28-December 2, 2016

Spelling Words:

1.    blank           7. sunk

2.    pink             8. bring

3.    sang             9. rang

4.    wing          10. rink

5.    trunk          11. because

6.    bank           12. read

THIS WEEK:

This week, we begin a unit on Christmas and traditions.  We will enjoy many books including The Gingerbread Man, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, Moostletoe, and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.  We will work on putting events in a story in order, main ideas and details, and writing narratives.  We will also do some comparing and contrasting.

Our high-frequency words this week are: read, because, another, book, and over.  We will also work on blending and segmenting syllables and onset/rime, final ng and nk, and identifying verbs.

 In Math, we are working on telling time to the hour – digital and analog clocks.  

REMINDERS:

·        Return Christmas tree art project by this Thursday!

·        Our “Share Your Christmas” food drive field trip is this Friday!  If you have not turned in your form, please do so as soon as possible!  We saved some of the canned goods that you donated a few weeks ago to take with us on Friday.  Please wear your class shirt!   If all goes as planned, we should be singing live on NBC (Channel 3) at 11:04.  We will be at Life Care Centers – Campbell Campus.

·        Reading groups end for this semester on Thursday, then we will be testing.  Please keep reading at home!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

·        December 13^th at 2:00 p.m. – 1^st Grade Performance – The ABC’s of Christmas – please have your child dress in their Christmas best!  Be sure you are practicing their part!

·        December 14-16^th – Christmas Around the World in the 1^st grade classrooms

·        December 20^th – Class Christmas Party at 2:00!

·        December 21^st – Polar Express PJ Day J and Abbreviated Day (dismiss at 11:30)

ALL ABOUT ME:

Olivia showed us lots of pictures of things she enjoys and of her family.  She likes to swim, drink coconut, and play.

This week’s All About Me student is Reagan and next week is Ryland