The Gift of Giving

Who: Our class


What: Bring small gifts to share, enough for 20 students (may not cost more than $3 total)


Why: Each students will share little trinkets and experience the joy of giving to others.


When: Thursday afternoon


Where: Our classroom


Please note that gifts can be homemade. Your child is welcome to write positive notes or small cards to share with their classmates.


Also note that students without a gift will be encouraged to create something to give during recess. The purpose of this activity is to experience the joy of giving. Happy giving!

Homework this week-

Parents,

There will not be any paperwork sent home for homework this week! However, I would like for your child to continue to read for 15 minutes every night. We need this!

I will be sending a book home with the book pocket. Please complete and return by Friday in the red folder. Thank you for making reading a priority!

Lauren Guest

Week of FUN!

This week, we are excited to have a little fun with our literature studies. We will incorporate each theme day into all activities for an added bonus!

Monday-Santa Day! Wear your Santa hat and dress in red. Get ready for lots of silly Santa stories, Santa math beard and a Santa acrostic poem!

Tuesday-Reindeer Day! Wear your reindeer antlers and dress in brown. We  have 2 great reindeer stories to read and even reindeer games!

Wednesday-Grinch Day! Wear green or a Grinch shirt if you already have one. We will hear the story of the grouchy Grinch, design a new suit for him and retell the story using puppets.

Thursday-Celebration Day! Our holiday party begins first thing in the morning. The Gift of Giving will be in the afternoon along with creating gifts for the ones we love.

Friday- T'was the Night Before Christmas Day! Wear your PJs for some comfy reading! Early Release at 1:30.

Weely News-Week 16

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Reading Workshop: Introduce Reading Comprehension Strategies-Wondering within our text

 

Language Arts: Cause and Effect; Informational texts

Writing: Adding details to writing

Phonics/Spelling: digraphs sh, wh and ph

 

Social Studies: Christmas Around the World

Math: Place value to 40

Special Events this week: Donate a dollar on Thursday and wear your PJs to school!

Weekly News-Week 15

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Reading Workshop: Introduce Reading Comprehension Strategies-Making connections to books

 

Language Arts: Gingerbread book study, sequence of events; homophones

Writing: Letter writing, drafting

Phonics/Spelling: digraph ch; f, l, s, z if I'm behind a short vowel, DOUBLE ME!

 

Science: Matter and how heat causes change

Math: Place value to 40

BOOK ORDERS due-Monday, December 6th!

Send your decorated Christmas tree by Friday!

No Homework this week!

There will be no homework this week. Red homework folders will go home Monday, November 29th.

PLEASE keep reading over the holiday! All the students are making great progress in reading, so let's keep it up!

Special Person's Day

Don't forget! Special Person's Day is this

Tuesday, November 23rd!

Please arrive at our classroom by 9:45 for some special activities!

Special Person's Day will conclude at 10:15.

Weekly News-Week 14

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Reading Workshop: Improving fluency by reading with voice

 

Language Arts: Story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution)

Writing: Story Organization-using story elements in your writing

Phonics/Spelling: Review all skills

 

Social Studies: Thanksgiving activities

Math: Patterns and probability

 

Please don't forget to send a potato by Tuesday! If you are helping with our food project, please send your item then as well.

 

 

Wednesday-Friday: School Holidays!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Potato Potato!

Calling all potatoes! Please send one with your child by Monday, November 22nd for a fun Thanksgiving project!

Weekly News-Week 13

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Reading Workshop: Improving fluency

 

Language Arts: Story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution)

Writing: Story Organization-using story elements in your writing

Phonics/Spelling: digraph th, -ump

Social Studies: The story of Thanksgiving

Math: Probability

Please see your child's B.E.E. folder for Special Person's Day invitations Monday!

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Reading Workshop: Discussing how we use strategies with a partner

 

Language Arts: Sequencing story events

Writing: Ideas: Write your own autobiography and story elements

Phonics/Spelling: w blends (sw and tw)

Science:  Human body

Math: Addition and Subtraction review

Weekly News-Week 11

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Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- using strategies, comprehension and fluency

 

Language Arts: Biographies

Writing: Ideas: Write your own autobiography

Phonics/Spelling: s blends (st, sm, sn)

Science: Animal Habitats

Math: Addition Strategies-Math CBM this week (district assessment over the skills we have learned so far)

 

Please turn in completed Bat projects on Friday!

Go Batty for the Bat Project!

Parents,


In your child's red homework folder this week you will find the guidelines for our Bat Project. Follow the instructions on the paper to complete your Bat Project, which will be displayed somewhere around the school.


Choose any way to display your information: poster, diorama (in a shoe box), model, etc. If you would like to use a computer program, you can send a completed project on a flash drive.


This project will need to be turned in no later than Friday, November 5th. There is no Drops in the Bucket page or Reading Comprehension page to accommodate more time for you to work on the Bat Project this week. Next week, regular homework will resume.


Thanks for your help with this awesome research project and please let me know if you have any questions!

Spelling Review Week-Spice it up!

This week for spelling/phonics, we are reviewing all of the skills we have learned so far in first grade. It is important to review and keep these skills fresh!


Your child will receive a spelling review with all the skills and words they are expected to know. There are activities listed as homework for each day, but..... I thought this might help make reviewing more fun!


You have a choice to participate in one or more of the following activities every night this week in place of your written homework. What that means is, if you do one of the activities listed below, you do not have to complete the written work on the homework!


Here are some spelling activities to spice up your spelling practice!


1. Play dough spelling-have your child use play dough to model letters for spelling words.


2. Sand spelling-your child can use their finger to trace the letters in the sandbox!


3. Sidewalk chalk spelling-go outside and use chalk to spell your words for the day!


4. Rainbow spelling-your child can use a different color marker for each letter.


5. Paint your words-use paint to spell your spelling words for the day.


6. Computer spelling-use the computer to type your words in a Word document.


7. Pipe cleaner spelling-use pipe cleaners to shape the letters for your review words.


8. Go to http://www.spellingcity.com and practice your words.

Just to be clear, your child is still accountable for doing all the assignments listed on the homework paper, however, if you choose to "spice it up" please write the activity your child completed along with your signature to confirm on the homework paper. Thank you for being a great supporter!

RED RIBBON WEEK

This upcoming week is Red Ribbon Week, our campaign against drugs! Please participate in the following activities to show your pride against drugs:

Monday - Let's Put Drugs to Rest! (Wear your pajamas)

Tuesday - Let's Double Up Against Drugs! (Twin Day-dress like a friend)

Wednesday - Red Ribbon Day (Wear red)

Thursday - Team Up Against Drugs! (Wear your favorite team's shirt)

Friday - We'd Be Crazy To Do Drugs! (Crazy hair and sock day)

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Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Using multiple strategies

Language Arts: Halloween book studies

Writing: Word choice, creative writing

Phonics/Spelling: Review all skills

Science: Bats

Math: Fact Families

Friday is Bat Feast (Our Fall Party!!)

Word Families We Know:

Parents, please feel free to use this list of word families to challenge your child for their practice spelling test every Thursday night.

For example, call "map." Then say, "If you can spell map, you can spell flap." This allows your child to build on the skill of applying spelling sounds.

-ap (map)

-at (bat)

-am (ham)

-an (fan)

-ack (quack)

-et (get)

-ed (bed)

-en (ten)

-in (fin)

-ip (lip)

-ick (pick)

-og (jog)

-ock (rock)

-op (mop)

-ot (not)

-ut (but)

-ug (jug)

-un (run)

Weekly News-Week 9

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Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Skippy the Frog and Flippy the Dolphin

Language Arts: Sequencing story events, Realistic Fiction

Writing: Word choice, thank you notes

Phonics/Spelling: short o; r and l blends

Science: Plants and pumpkins

Math: Understanding subtraction

Take Home Readers today!

Please see your child's Red Homework Folder for their Take Home Reading Pocket! This is a chance to earn one more sticker every week for reading at home. Please see the outside of the Reading Pocket for full explanation and contact me if you have any questions!

Happy Reading!

Weekly News-Week 8

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Parent Conferences: Monday, October 11th-Student Holiday

 

Reading Workshop: Reading Strategy- Chunky Monkey

and how to choose a good fit book

Language Arts: Understanding Fiction and Non-Fiction

Writing: Word Choice, describing

Phonics/Spelling: short i; a follows c and i follows k

Social Studies: Columbus

Math: Working on a number line and understanding addition

Weekly News-Week 7

October 4-8

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Reading Workshop: Reading Strategies-Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish

Language Arts: Understanding character feelings and learning lessons from stories

Writing: Ideas, details

Phonics/Spelling: short a; Use a c and a k when you hear "K" at the end of a short vowel word

Science: Life Cycles

Math: Getting to know the Hundreds Chart

FIELD TRIP FRIDAY!

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