May 29-31, 2018

Specials

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Field Day

Wednesday - 2

Thursday - 3 (LAST DAY)

Friday - NO SCHOOL

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
May 28 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
May 29 - Field Day
May 31 - Last day!
We will have 1st grade awards in our classroom on this date and a picnic with our families immediately afterwards. Please join us at 10:15 :)

Week in Review
We're in our last 3 days! This time of year flies by because it is SO jam-packed with events in and out of school.

Thank you for your patience while my computer was on the fritz with uploading pictures. The good news is that all of those pictures will be displayed in our end of year video. Every year, I show a video on our last day of school to showcase all that your child has done in first grade. You are invited to attend our end of year awards ceremony this Thursday, May 31. We will meet in our classroom at 10:15 and begin awards around 10:20. Afterwards, we will go outside for a picnic until our specials begin at 11:35. 

Hope to see you there!

Here's a glimpse at some of our Teach the Teacher lessons! The kids had a blast with this :) 

 We also got to see the newly renovated Wellington garden this week!

May 21-25, 2018

Specials

Monday - 4

Tuesday - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday - 5

Thursday - 6

Friday - 1

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
May 22 - Election Day, NO SCHOOL
May 23 - Student Led Conferences. Please stop by between 3-5pm at your convenience!
May 28 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
May 29 - Field Day
May 31 - Last day!
We will have 1st grade awards in our classroom on this date and a picnic with our families immediately afterwards. Please join us at 10:15 :)

Weekly Standards
I can use first grade math to solve tricky problems.
I can teach a lesson that I'm an expert in!
I can read grade level texts with fluency and expression.
I can ask and answer questions.
I can write to reflect.

Week in Review
I'm so sorry to do this again but my computer seems to just barely be hanging in there for the end of the year. I have tried all weekend to get these photos to transfer onto my computer but it still won't even sync the photos from LAST week! I will try my best to get them transferred in time for our end of year celebration. 
So sorry, again. :(

May 14-18, 2018

Specials

Monday - 5

Tuesday - 6

Wednesday - 1

Thursday - 2

Friday - 3

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
May 14-31 - KPREP Testing Window (This just means first grade will have an altered schedule throughout Wellington's testing days).
May 22 - NO SCHOOL
May 23 - Student Led Conferences. Please stop by between 3-5pm at your convenience!
May 28 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
May 31 - Last day!
We will have 1st grade awards in our classroom on this date and a picnic with our families immediately afterwards

Weekly Standards
I can produce rhyming words for a given spelling pattern.
I can identify how many closed and open syllables are in a given word. 
I can read grade level texts with fluency and expression.
I can read and understand poetry.
I can write to teach.
I can apply first grade mathematics (time, comparing, double digit math, geometry)

Spelling Words
NONE! WE ARE DONE FOR THE YEAR! WOOHOO!

Week in Review
I write this with only 11 more days left in our school year. Can you believe it? This is our last five day week of the year. Absolutely insane!
Believe you me, we have crammed so much into these last weeks of the year and the kids are not slowing down a bit!


The post has been delayed this week because I have been trying to get these pictures uploaded but the site is being finicky! Consequently, there are no pictures for the week. :( You'll see them soon at our end of the year awards in the classroom on the last day of school!

May 7-11, 2018

Specials

Monday - 6

Tuesday - 1

Wednesday -2

Thursday - 3

Friday - 4

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
May 8 - PTA Meeting 6:30pm
May 10 - 1st Grade Play - 6:30PM (jeans and a yellow shirt, please arrive at 6pm)
May 14-31 - KPREP Testing Window (This just means first grade will have an altered schedule throughout Wellington's testing days).
May 22 - NO SCHOOL
May 28 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
May 31 - Last day, pending School Board Review
We will have 1st grade awards in our classroom on this date and a picnic with our families immediately afterwards

Weekly Standards
I can read, write, and identify words with gh and ph. 
I can read grade level texts with fluency and expression.
I can read and understand poetry.
I can  
I can write facts about a topic.

Spelling Words
phonics
phone
dolphin
nephew
photograph
cough
tough
enough
rough
laugh

Week in Review
This week was jam-packed and so much fun! 
In math, we had fun exploring calendars.

 We worked on putting the months in order.

 And discussing the seasons of each month!

We also discussed the parts of a calendar and how it all goes together.

We also had a blast studying and learning about The Kentucky Derby! 

One of our favorite parts of the week was learning about the difference between farm horses and race horses. To narrow it down, we compared Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds.

Each group had the opportunity to present their poster to the class and teach us about the differences of each breed.

We also learned about the parts of a horse and labeled those on our own horse posters!

Their favorite part was designing their own jockey silks and explaining how the silk tells about themselves. I've got my hands on these in hopes of laminating them for longterm keeping :)

We also filled out an entire flipbook with Derby facts!

Probably the most entertaining part of our week was writing a letter to "Mr. Derby" about whether or not we felt like other animals should be allowed to race in the Derby. Prepare to crack up!

Have a great week!