Thursday, January 25, 2018

Week of January 29 - February 2, 2018


Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Review classroom guidelines; How do I show teamwork?
Phonics Family Words: smart, star, hard, park, sharp, more, report, order, store, sport, calendar, harmonica, inventor
Phonics: AR, OR
Reading: Daily 5 implementation - cause and effect; asking questions about texts
Mentor Sentence: “Armadillo climbed down into Groundhog’s hole.” -Substitute Groundhog
L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, prefixes
Writing Workshop: How do I convince others of my opinion?
Science: Lights and Shadows
Math: Addition - Which strategies work best for me? (commutative property, zero property, doubles, counting on)


Homework

  1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
  2. Finding the Evidence: Hibernation
  3. Practice doubles facts to 20
READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”
*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.
First Grade PBL
As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!


Daddy/Daughter Dance
Who: Dads and their RBES daughters
When: February 2nd from 6-8 PM
Where: RBES gym
Cost: $35 per couple - More than one daughter? Cost does not increase.
*Cost includes: DJ, dancing, light refreshments, photo of the couple
Registration and payment are due by January 30th.

Valentine’s Day Party
Our class will distribute valentines during our party on February 14th. Each child is invited to create their own “Valentine Mailbox” at home and bring it in between 2/12 and 2/14 for their classmates to deliver valentines. If your child would like to participate in the valentine exchange, please be sure they have a valentine for every child in the class. We have 20 students. I will send out a class list if your child would like to address valentines personally. If not, “To Friend” works well too! Be on the lookout for a “Sign Up” link if you would like to donate items to our party.

Upcoming Events

Daddy/Daughter Dance - February 2nd from 6-8PM
F"INAL Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM
Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th
Quarterly Coffee with Administration - February 13th at 8:00AM
Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30
First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM
Mother-Son Event - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Week of January 22 - 26, 2018

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Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; How do I show effort?
Phonics Family Words: smart, star, hard, park, sharp, reread, undo, pretest, misplace, dislike
Phonics: ar
Reading: Daily 5 implementation - cause and effect; asking questions about texts
Mentor Sentence: “Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect hugged Tacky.” -Tacky the Penguin
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L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, prefixes
Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? (Thinking about our audience)
STEM/Social Studies: Making instruments
Math: Addition - Which strategies work best for me? (commutative property, zero property, doubles, counting on)


Homework

  1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
  2. Finding the Evidence - Penguins
  3. Doubles Practice
READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”
*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.
First Grade PBL
As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!


Daddy/Daughter Dance
Who: Dads and their RBES daughters
When: February 2nd from 6-8 PM
Where: RBES gym
Cost: $35 per couple - More than one daughter? Cost does not increase.
*Cost includes: DJ, dancing, light refreshments, photo of the couple
Registration and payment are due by January 30th.

Upcoming Events

Daddy/Daughter Dance - February 2nd from 6-8PM
Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM
Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th
Quarterly Coffee with Administration - February 13th at 8:00AM
Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30
First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM
Mother-Son Event - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Week of January 15 - 19, 2018

Here’s a peek at next week!
Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; What is effort? How do I show effort? Mindset
Phonics Family Words: girl, first, nurse, turn, Thursday, her, ever, number, verb, stir
Phonics: Bossy R - ir, ur, er
Reading: Daily 5 implementation - How can I find the main idea of a passage? Comprehension strategies; ask and answer questions about a text; compare/contrast texts
Mentor Sentence: “The children cried out, “What should we do?.” -Sneezy the Snowman
L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives
Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? (MLK and 100th Day of School Writing)
Science: What makes sound?
Math: Telling time to the quarter hour


Homework
  1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
  2. Finding the Evidence - Snowman
  3. Math - Telling Time to the Half Hour
READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”
*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups. (These will be coming home NEXT week.)
First Grade PBL
As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!
100th Day of School - January 17th
Students may dress up like they are 100 years old to celebrate being in first grade for 100 days. If you volunteered to send in part of our snack, please send this in by Tuesday, January 16th.
Daddy/Daughter Dance
Who: Dads and their RBES daughters
When: February 2nd from 6-8 PM
Where: RBES gym
Cost: $35 per couple - More than one daughter? Cost does not increase.
*Cost includes: DJ, dancing, light refreshments, photo of the couple
Registration and payment are due by January 30th.
Upcoming Events
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL) - January 15th
100th Day of School - January 17th
Daddy/Daughter Dance - February 2nd from 6-8PM
Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM
Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th

Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Week of January 8-12, 2018

Here’s a peek at next week!
Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; What is effort? How do I show effort? Review big problems vs. little problems
Phonics Family Words: new, few, knew, suit, fruit, due, true, chew, blue, recruit
Phonics: ui, ue, ew patterns
Reading: Daily 5 implementation - How can I find the main idea of a passage? Comprehension strategies
Mentor Sentence: “It started snowing, but the animals were snug in the mitten.” -The Mitten
L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; verb tense
Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? Facts vs. Opinions
Science: What makes sound?
Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour


Homework
  1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
  2. Mozart & Music Page 115
  3. Math - It’s About Time (To the Hour)
READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”
*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups. (These will be coming home NEXT week.)
First Grade PBL
As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!
Upcoming Events
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL) - January 15th
100th Day of School - January 17th

Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Week of January 3-5, 2018

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a safe, fun, and restful break. I can’t believe we are at the midpoint for this school year! I look forward to seeing the growth your children make as we finish out this year strong.
Here’s a peek at THIS week!
Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; reviewing classroom expectations
Phonics Family Words: boy, choice, enjoy, join, point, coin, once, toy, trapezoid, voice
Phonics: oi/oy diphthongs
Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic; Review Daily 5 Expectations
Mentor Sentence: Sentence Corrections
L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, synonyms
Writing Workshop: New Year Resolution writing; Review writing guidelines
Science: New Year Resolutions; Review science guidelines
Math: Review math group guidelines; time preview


Homework
  1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
  2. Finding text evidence - Penguins
READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”
*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups. (These will be coming home NEXT week.)
First Grade PBL
As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Upcoming Events
Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th