Week of December 11-15, 2017

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; problem solving

Phonics Family Words: review

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic

Mentor Sentence: “The Polar Express let out a loud blast from its whistle and sped away.” -Polar Express

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, synonyms

Writing Workshop: Holiday themed writing; Small moment stories

PBL: Chemo Care Packages

Math: Review; addition/subtraction preview

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

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!

Chemo Care Packages - Service Learning

Thank you for helping fill Chemo Care Packages this holiday season! The patients at University Cancer & Blood Center will surely appreciate your generosity.

Polar Express Day

Your child may bring their favorite stuffed animal and blanket or towel to lay with while we watch the Polar Express. Everything must fit in your child’s book bag. – Thursday, December 14th

Class Party

Our class party will be on Friday, December 15th from 1:30-2:15. I have contacted parents who have been volunteer trained to help with the party and will be setting them up at stations to help at the party. If you volunteered to donate anything, please send in items by the 14th (unless they are hot/cold items) so I can get an inventory and pick up any additional items needed that evening. Hot/cold items may be dropped off by 1:00 in the office on December 15th.

Thank you for all you do!

Upcoming Events

Class Parties (students and volunteer trained parents) - December 15th at 1:30

Holiday Break - December 18-January 2nd

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th

Week of December 4 - 8, 2017

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; problem solving; What is the difference between a small problem and a big problem? How should I respond to each type? How can I fill someone’s bucket?

Phonics Family Words: snack, street, throat, shin, shine, strong, poles, sprain, north, bright

Phonics: review long and short vowels

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic - moose theme

Mentor Sentence: “Moose had gifts for everyone stacked from ceiling to floor.” -Mooseltoe

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, synonyms

Writing Workshop: Informational - What am I an expert at? How can I teach through my pictures and words? How do I use the whole page to teach? (Show what you know!); Narrative writing review

PBL: Chemo Care Packages

Math: Review place value, greater than/less than, data

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding Text Evidence - Rudy the Reindeer
3. READ! - Headsprouts practice

*We are finishing up assessments for the end of the quarter and working on a project for a garden that we are developing. So, your child will not be bringing a book in a bag home until January! Happy Holidays!

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!

Chemo Care Packages - Service Learning

Every year around the holidays, first grade asks our RBES family to donate items for us create care packages for adult patients receiving chemotherapy treatments. If you are able, please send in any of the following items between November 27th and December 8th.

Chapstick

Unscented lotion

Hand sanitizer

Alcohol free mouthwash

Games (Sudoku, word searches, crossword puzzles, adult coloring books)

Hard candy

Caffeine-free tea bags

Upcoming Events

Quarterly Coffee with Mrs. Mason - December 5th at 8am

Class Parties - December 15th at 1:30

Holiday Break - December 18-January 2nd

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th

Week of November 27 - December 1, 2017

Here’s a peek at (next) next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; Problem solving; What are some ways I can calm myself? How can I show kindness?

Phonics Family Words: use, cube, glue, rule, tune, huge, blue, tube, contribution, beautiful

Phonics: long u (ule, ume, ud, ude, uke, ube)

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic - gingerbread; reindeer (Venn diagram); Nonfiction text features

Mentor Sentence: “The Gingerbread Baby clapped his hands with glee and ran inside.” -Gingerbread Baby

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives

Writing Workshop: Informational - What am I an expert at? How can I teach through my pictures and words? How do I use the whole page to teach? (Show what you know!); Narrative writing review

PBL: Chemo Care Packages

Math: Fractions - non-standard measurement; estimation

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding Text Evidence - Gingerbread
3. Math - Shape Bots *Build the Robot using 2D and 3D shapes (We will be using the robots the following week for our measurement lessons)

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 starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Chemo Care Packages - Service Learning

Every year around the holidays, first grade asks our RBES family to donate items for us create care packages for adult patients receiving chemotherapy treatments. If you are able, please send in any of the following items between November 27th and December 8th.

Chapstick

Unscented lotion

Hand sanitizer

Alcohol free mouthwash

Games (Sudoku, word searches, crossword puzzles, adult coloring books)

Hard candy

Caffeine-free tea bags

Upcoming Events

Quarterly Coffee with Mrs. Mason - December 5th at 8am

Class Parties - December 15th at 1:30

Holiday Break - December 18-January 2nd

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th

Week of November 13 - 17, 2017

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; Problem solving; How can I show kindness?

Phonics Family Words: globe, home, those, road, coast, toe, look, tomorrow, ownership, load

Phonics: long o (o, o_e, ow, oa)

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - How can I retell the story? (5 Finger Retell, Fist to Five, story maps); applying reading comprehension strategies (text to text connections); Comparing/contrasting texts on the same topic - turkeys

Mentor Sentence: “What if he didn’t look like a turkey?” -Turkey Trouble

L.Arts: Sentence correction - capitalization, punctuation

Writing Workshop: Informational - What am I an expert at? How can I teach through my pictures and words? How do I use the whole page to teach?

Social Studies: Thanksgiving

Math: Fractions - non-standard measurement; estimation

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding Text Evidence  
3. Turkey Disguise Project
4. Math - Measurement

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 starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

MAP

Our class will take the winter MAP Reading test on November 14th at 8am and the winter MAP Math test on November 16th at 8am.

It's Secret Santa Time!  

If you would like to help with this year's Secret Santa, please use this Secret Santa Survey Link to complete a short survey.  Mrs. Porter will contact you about how you would like to help.

You can help by:

• Purchasing a specific gift or gifts from a child's wish list
• Making a financial contribution to Secret Santa.
• Volunteering your time to organize the Secret Santa boxes and items.
• Volunteering your time to shop with donated money.

The Growing Mound of Lost and Found

As we've had cooler and wetter weather, we've started seeing the Lost and Found Mound growing again.  Please ask your child to look through Lost and Found for any lost items.  If you are planning to join us for Thanksgiving Lunch, please take the time to look through Lost and Found while you are here. It will be organized to help you look so you don't have to search The Mound!

Also, please help by putting your child's name in all jackets, sweatshirts, or sweaters that he/she wears to school. (lunchboxes and water bottles, too)  We really do look for names and will return them to your child IF the item has a name in it.  Any items still in Lost and Found on Thursday, November 26 will be washed and donated.  Items in good condition are sold at a consignment store and the proceeds go to RBES Secret Santa or counseling needs that arise throughout the school year.

Upcoming Events

Thanksgiving Break - November 20th-24th

Quarterly Coffee with Mrs. Mason - December 5th at 8am

Class Parties - December 15th at 1:30

Holiday Break - December 18-January 2nd

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th