Feb. 29 - March 4

Specials
Monday - 6
Tuesday - 1
Wednesday - 2
Thursday - 3
Friday - 4

Upcoming Events 
February 29 - Mar. 4 - Read Across America Week!

March 1 - PTA Family Night at Panera (Nicholasville Rd.)
March 2 - Amber Phillpott is coming to read to 1st graders!
March 3 - PTA Carnival Planning Meeting 6pm
March 11 - Arty Party Day (Nonrotation Day for Specials)
March 15 - Super Reader Night for 1st Grade! 5:30-6:30

March 18 - Snow Makeup Day
March 28 - April 1 - Spring Break!
April 6 - Spring Pictures
April 8 - Snow Makeup Day 
April 11 - 15 - Book Fair!
April 13 - All Pro Dad's Breakfast
April 14 - Celebrate the Arts Night
May 14 - Spring Carnival 2-7pm
May 25 - Snow Makeup Day

Kid-Friendly Objectives
I can read and write words with l blends (fl, pl, cl, gl).
I can ask and answer questions about a text.
I can use suffixes to help tell me the meaning of a word.
I can write informative texts by naming a topic, giving some facts, and providing a sense of closure.
I can solve double digit subtraction problems.

Spelling List
Please continue to practice writing your spelling words in sentences! 

List A (Purple Cats, Green Frogs)

flag
flip
plane
play
class
clap
glad
glee
plant
clock

List B (Blue Dogs, Yellow Ducks)
floor
fluffy
plate
please
clown
click
gloves
glide
flashlight
glitter

Week in Review
I was able to brag and brag and brag about this class this week. At the beginning of the week, first grade teachers from a fellow Fayette County School came into our classroom to watch how our Wellington students learn. Many teachers had to clarify that we truly were a first grade classroom because they were so impressed with your students. You should be so proud of the work they have put in to become such wonderful readers and writers. It is really becoming evident to me AND teachers they've never even met!

Some of what these other teachers were able to observe is the amount of independence your students have gained in doing their own research. We have been researching an animal of our choice using resources such as PebbleGo! If your child is interested in using this at home, please contact me and I can provide you with the necessary login information :)

In math, we began working on adding 3 numbers together!!! We did so well with it that we crammed 3 addend word problems into the same week. Piece of cake.

We also completed our final fluency check this week. It was amazing to see the improvements in words per minute AND retelling.
(These guys are using some colored pages to help push their eyes forward and rely less on their fingers for tracking).

 We also participated in one of my favorite assemblies: the Jump Rope for Heart Kickoff! We watched some talented kids perform jump rope tricks that we could only dream of doing!

I was so sad to miss Friday but I am so ready to begin another week of learning with your first graders. Have a great week! 

Feb. 22 - Feb. 26

Specials
Monday - 2
Tuesday - 3
Wednesday - 4
Thursday - 5
Friday - Non-Rotation Day (Cultural Day)

Upcoming Events
February 24 - Jump Rope for Heart Kickoff 
March 1 - PTA Family Night at Panera
March 3 - PTA Carnival Planning Meeting 6pm
March 18 - Snow Makeup Day (School is now in session)
April 6 - Spring Pictures
April 8 - Snow Makeup Day (School is now in session)
May 14 - Spring Carnival!
May 25 - Snow Makeup Day (School is in session)

Kid-Friendly Objectives
I can correctly use prefixes to determine the meaning of a word.
I can change the meaning of a word by using prefixes.
I can read information texts and write important facts about a topic.
I can compare two topics.
I can add 3 numbers. 
I can read, write, and identify words with the long u sound (u_e, ew, oo).

Spelling List
Please continue to practice writing your spelling words in sentences! We had SO many kiddos earn 100% this week. They were able to join me for a Lunch Bunch in the classroom with lunch and PBS Kids! :)

List A (Purple Cats, Green Frogs)

chew
new
grew
flew
blew
soon
pool
food
broom
mood

List B (Blue Dogs, Yellow Ducks)
view
threw
screw
drew
scoop
school
bloom
jewel
renew
doodle

Week in Review
Last week was our first dip into researching entirely on our own!
We recently completed our penguin research, as you know. And have been diving into small group research with rain forests. We're doubling up on research this week by researching habitats AND an animal of our choice. Check out these kiddos doing their research...they're practically 2nd graders!

Very few photos this week but we were jam-packed with research all week long! We are ready to keep the momentum going throughout this week. :)
Have a great week!

Valentine's Week! Feb.

Specials
Monday - No school!
Tuesday - 5
Wednesday - 6
Thursday - 1
Friday - 2

Upcoming Events
February 15th - No school!
February 17 - All Pro Dad's Breakfast 6:30-7:15am
March 1 - PTA Family Night at Panera
March 3 - PTA Carnival Planning Meeting 6pm
March 18 - Snow Makeup Day (School is now in session)
April 6 - Spring Pictures
April 8 - Snow Makeup Day (School is now in session)
May 14 - Spring Carnival!
May 25 - Snow Makeup Day (School is in session)

Kid-Friendly Objectives
***Language is review again this week (verbs, subject/verb, shades of meaning, etc.).***
I can write true facts about habitats.
I can solve double digit word problems with addition.
I can read, write, and identify words with ee and ea.
I can compare two topics from informational texts.

Spelling List
Please continue to practice writing your spelling words in sentences! We had SO many kiddos earn 100% this week. They were able to join me for a Lunch Bunch in the classroom with lunch and PBS Kids! :)

List A (Purple Cats, Green Frogs)

feel

deep

steer

three

team

fear

lead

beak

stream

agree

List B (Blue Dogs, Yellow Ducks)

speech

agree

sweet

between

stream

squeak

dream

grease

season

degree

Week in Review
We continued working on double digit addition this week. We are really trying hard to make ourselves ALWAYS start with the ones place. Apparently, starting in the tens place can sometimes make our answers incorrect. Nothing like a classic game of Tic Tac Toe to give you the extra motivation to get your answers correct! 

 We had fun coming up with BIG problems using dominoes. 

 Some of us even began working on addition...with REGROUPING. Here's how I introduced it...
We used a sailboat template. 
The boat is where our answers go, the mast is to help us separate our tens and ones, and the sail is where we carry our tens. 
As always, we start with our ones. "Start at the top with the ones. Add them up and let it drop!"
Here's the next rhyme/hopefully not confusing tip: "If it's 9 or less, let it drop. If it's 10 or more, sail to the shore." 
We have talked about not being able to mix our tens and ones. They are practicing sliding their pencil up the mast and writing their tens on the sail as they sail to the shore. Alternatively, some of them are going ahead and writing the total (such as 7+18=15) in the ones place. Because we are using dry erase templates, they then erase their tens (the 1) to write it on the sail, leaving only the 5. 
Next, we "go to the other side. Add the tens and let it ride!"

Unfortunately, my example below shows the incorrect order to solve the problem but I wanted to show you the method they have been practicing with me! 

Some serious thinking happening here. :)

We reviewed Shades of Meaning with some cool "shades."

We reviewed our verb tenses (past, present, future)

We also started learning about different habitats. Thus far, we've learned what habitats are, what habitats need for animals to survive (food, shelter, and a way to breathe!), and we've researched polar and desert habitats. 

Researching penguins made them completely prepared for this next unit. They are dominating it! 

 We are also working to compare the two habitats during Comprehension time. 

Then it was finally time for VALENTINES!
We wrote Valentine's Day cards to 1st graders at another school in Kentucky. This week, we got cards mailed back to us!

 Before our party began on Friday, we discussed ways we can show others that we care. Sometimes, it's as simple as giving compliments. We completed "Compli-Mats" - mats with our names, a compliment we give ourself (because that's okay, too!), and a compliment from every student in the classroom.

Every single compliment was so thoughtful. Our class cares so much about one another.
Here are pictures of our party!
Thank you SO much to everyone who donated food, supplies, and your time. 

Have another great week! :)