Sept. 28 - Sept. 30

Specials

Monday - 1

Tuesday - 2

Wednesday - 3

Thursday - FALL BREAK!

Friday - FALL BREAK!

Upcoming Events

PTA Fundraiser Money due Sept. 30

October 1&2 - Fall Break!

October 7 - Walk to School Day

October 16 - End of 1st Grading Period

October 18 - PTA 5K

October 20 - SBDM @ 5pm & PTA Meeting at 6:30

October 26-30 - Red Ribbon Week

October 30 - Report Cards Go Home

Kid-Friendly Objectives

We will continue with last week's objectives due to it being a short week. :)

*No new spelling words*

Week in Review!

It was a wild week in our class! It seemed like everyone was catching the bug that was floating around our room. I hope we are all back to better health this week and are able to rest up over fall break. :)

Due to my absence on Grandparents Day, I do not have any pictures of that fun celebration but I hear it was a great success. It is so nice to know there is so much support for our first graders even beyond their immediate families.

Wednesday, I asked our first graders to bring in a stuffed animal from home. These animals tied in perfectly to our personal narrative writing. We have been talking about experiences and our bears were quite a fun experience to have at school. 

We read this book and kept a very close eye on our bears to make sure they didn't budge throughout the day.

But...our bears stayed the night at school and evidently had a party while we were home!

We had fun making the connection to Corduroy on Thursday. 

The fun carried on to our Teddy Bear Picnic while the other grades celebrated their Grandparents in the cafeteria. 

That afternoon, we even added some teddy bears to our Missing Addends Math.

Then, of course, we ended our week with a fun trip to Boyd's Orchard!

The kids LOVED tasting fresh apple cider and donuts!

These girls were old pros on hay rides - just like the pumpkin patch from last year!

We learned about different apple products and how important bees are to helping those apples grow!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this week and our first field trip so successful. You are all so appreciated! I look forward to another week with you and your first graders :)

Sept. 21-Sept. 25, 2015

Specials

Monday - 2

Tuesday - 3

Wednesday - 4

Thursday - 5

Friday - 6

Upcoming Events

Sept. 22 - Grandparents Day

Grandparents are invited into the classroom at 10:45 for a simple craft/activity

Sept. 24 - we will be eating in the classroom. Please bring your lunch if you signed up to do so!

Sept. 25 - Field Trip!!! We will plan to return in time for specials.

If you have signed up to be a chaperone, you will need to complete a training the morning before we leave. I will verify a time on that. 

Sept. 21-25 Book Fair **Our class's schedule time is Wednesday at 2pm

Kid-Friendly Objectives

I can identify the missing addend in a word problem.

I can write a real personal narrative.

I can identify and explain an experience.

I can read and write "th" words.

I can identify and provide an example of a common noun.

What's Been Going On?

Last week, we really dug in to text features! Your first grader worked hard to apply captions, headings, table of contents, bold words, and labels!

 
 

We started to really dig in to Daily 5 this week with small groups and learning new rotations.

We got our new writing partners to help us share our work!

We learned how to do the Math Bags for Math Workshop! It was a great time to collaborate (this week's Word on the Street!)

 We got in our Math Groups (finally!)

 And we got SUPER  pumped about finding Missing Addends with our mystery bags.

I guess we were excited about introducing the new technology aspect of groups. :)

We ended our week making a wish list for Book Fair!

 I am SO lucky to have your first grader in my class this year. They are so hard working and are ready to dive in each and every day as an adaptable steward to this classroom and to Wellington. (If you haven't noticed, they are eating up the Words on the Street ;) )

Here's to another great week!! As always, let me know if I can help you in any way.

Sept. 14 - Sept. 18, 2015

Specials

Monday - 3

Tuesday - 4

Wednesday - 5

Thursday - 6

Friday - 1

Upcoming Events

Sept. 15 - PTA Meeting at 6:30

Sept. 16 - 30th - Read-a-thon PTA fundraiser (more info soon)

Sept. 21 - 25th - Joseph Beth Book Fair

Sept. 22 - Kindergarten, 1st Grade's, and 5th grade's Grandparents' Day. We will meet in the classroom with our grandparents at 10:45 before heading to lunch!

Sept. 24 - we will be eating in the classroom while other grades celebrate Grandparents' Day. Please let me know if your child will be packing lunch or buying by tomorrow morning!

Kid-Friendly Objectives

I can name, identify, and use text features.

I can identify short vowel sounds in a single syllable word.

I can fluently read stories that contain CVC and sight words.

I can write about a small moment.

I can name and use correct end punctuation.

I can use my strategies to solve change unknown math problems. 

I can write all uppercase letters (ongoing).

I can write all lowercase letters (ongoing). 

Spelling Words

bed

pen

ten

leg

wet

net

nest

bend

Wish List

Treasure Box Items

Used books that you are no longer reading at home

Skittles

Stickers

Bingo Dobbers (these can be found at the dollar store!)

Recap of the Week

Ellie is always a great example during our Writer's Workshop!

We continued working on our Writing Stamina. This week, we started to talk about specifically checking our work for correct capitals (we don't want any of those fUnKy capitals around here!). We made a chart similar to the one above to keep our writing "fresh!" 

Henry and Zeyad were excellent examples during our "Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up!" time during our Comprehension lessons. This is such a great strategy to teach our first graders how to ask and answer questions with peers in the classroom. It's also a perfect chance for us to practice simple greetings and saying, "Thank you!" for sharing one's thinking.

Shade building his sight words!

Using our stamps to practice spelling sight words.

We also had a lot of fun as we began to feel what it's like to be in a small group with Mrs. Carney! This week's groups were learning different activities they can do during their Word Work rotations. 

Looking forward to a great week of punctuation and MATH GROUPS!!! 

Your first graders will get their hands on the iPads this week. I can't wait! :)

Have a great week!

Sept. 8 - Sept. 11, 2015

Specials

Monday - No school

Tuesday - 5

Wednesday - 6

Thursday - 1

Friday - 2

Upcoming Events

Sept. 9 - Picture Day

Sept. 15 - PTA Meeting at 6:30

Sept. 16 - 30th - Read-a-thon PTA fundraiser (more info soon)

Sept. 21 - 25th - Joseph Beth Book Fair

Kid-Friendly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify short u words.

I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

I can stay on topic in conversations with my partner.

I can check my writing for COPS.

I can write to tell a story.

I can use different strategies to solve addition word problems.

I can write all uppercase letters (ongoing).

I can write all lowercase letters (ongoing).

Spelling Words

tug

sun

nut

fun

rug

snug

slug

***Reminder: Test every Friday. Homework began today so please complete and return each night.

Wish List

used chapter books that you are no longer reading at home

Skittles

The Week in Review

We introduced a new part of Daily 5 last week:

We learned a lot of different options for our Work on Writing Center. Many of you were able to enjoy the Family Message Journal that our First Graders will write in at the end of every week! It was so fun to see their excitement as they brought them back this morning. :)

We practiced writing fiction sticker stories.

We learned how to "Spin A Story"

And we practiced sharing our writing with our friends!

We had a dance party when we made it to 15 minutes of independent writing for the FIRST TIME! We are building stamina! :)

Last week, we focused on decomposing numbers less than 10.

This week, we will be focusing on different strategies to help us solve our word problems! Today, we focused on finding key words (in all, together) and highlighting the important information. Our strategies today were drawing pictures and making tallies. Ask your first grader about our strategies the rest of the week. :)

Have a great week!