September 30-Oct. 2, 2019

Specials

Monday - 1

Tuesday - 2

Wednesday - 3

Thursday - NO SCHOOL

Friday - NO SCHOOL

Day 1 - Library
Day 2 - Music
Day 3 - PE
Day 4 - Art
Day 5 - STEM
Day 6 - Technology

Upcoming Events & Reminders

October 3-4 - Fall Break
October 17 - Fall Pictures

October 18 - PTA Fall Festival

October 18-31st - Sprout Fundraiser
October 22 - School Smiles Dental Van

October 28 - Report Cards go home

November 1 - SPROUT DAY!

November 5 - Election Day (No School)

November 8 - Tentative date for 1st 9 Weeks Awards

November 19, 20, 21 - Tentative Thanksgiving Lunches. I will let you know a specific date as soon as possible.

December 19 - Wellington Winter Music Program 1:30pm

Interested in joining PTA? Let me know and I can send you the correct information!

If you would like to see your child's pictures on the blog, please be sure to complete the online picture permission slip. The link is on the side of the blog or you may click here

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify short e words (e and ea).
I can identify and describe characters, settings, and events in a text.
I can identify a topic for my writing.
I can write my events in order.
I can write a simple sentence.
I can identify and use common nouns.
I can describe and make shapes and patterns.
I can tell what animals and plants need to survive.
I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

*We will not test these words until next Friday, however, I wanted to go ahead and share them with you!*
leg
beg
men
hen
head
bread

Sight Words

again
help
new
there
use

Week in Review

This week was all about applying what we have been studying. Our kids worked hard to practice reading a short script with fluency. They also looked for details in the text to help them create teacher questions they could use to test someone who listened to their story!





We played around with words and the patterns in them.





In math, we started a new geometry unit! We had a blast describing shapes and composing new shapes. It was fun to challenge our brains to see how we can make shapes fit into others.












In science, we created models to help us demonstrate and explain how animals have different structures to defend themselves.








We also enjoyed our Teddy Bear Picnic! Our animals got into a little bit of mischief while they had their sleepover.








Have a great week!

September 23-27, 2019

Specials

Monday - 2

Tuesday - 3

Wednesday - 4

Thursday - 5

Friday - 6

Day 1 - Library
Day 2 - Music
Day 3 - PE
Day 4 - Art
Day 5 - STEM
Day 6 - Technology

Upcoming Events & Reminders

Please return the homework folder every Friday! There will be books in the folder but no new sight words this week.

September 23-27 - Book Fair 

September 24-26 - Grandparents Lunches - Ours is September 24!

September 19 - PTA Meeting 6:30pm Library

October 3-4 - Fall Break

October 18 - PTA Fall Festival

October 18-31st - Sprout Fundraiser

October 25 - Report Cards go home

November 1 - SPROUT DAY!

November 5 - Election Day (No School)

November 8 - Tentative date for 1st 9 Weeks Awards

November 19, 20, 21 - Tentative Thanksgiving Lunches. I will let you know a specific date as soon as possible.

December 19 - Wellington Winter Music Program 1:30pm

Interested in joining PTA? Let me know and I can send you the correct information!

If you would like to see your child's pictures on the blog, please be sure to complete the online picture permission slip. The link is on the side of the blog or you may click here

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify one-syllable words. (Review of all spelling patterns thus far).
I can ask and answer questions about details in a text.
I can identify a topic for my writing.
I can write my events in order.
I can write a simple sentence.
I can use end punctuation correctly.
I can describe and make shapes and patterns.
I can tell what animals and plants need to survive.
I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

This week's spelling test will be a compilation of all of our spelling patterns thus far. We will not send home a spelling list for this week but encourage you to continue practicing words from previous weeks. We will choose words that include the following patterns:
short a
short i
short o
FLSZ rule (double f, l, s, or z at the end of a one-syllable, short vowel word)
l blends
r blends
s blends

Sight Words

Review reading and writing all words on the green list!

Week in Review

We have had so much fun learning about what scientists do!
So far, we have discussed that scientists observe and read. This week, we focused on our ability to observe and read about the structures animals use to defend themselves from predators. 










This tied in perfectly with our strategy of asking and answering questions in reading. The kids were challenged to create "Teacher Questions" about the books they read.








We're also moving into the final stages of our Personal Narratives! The kids had fun sharing their stories with their peers before we began the actual writing part.








We also began trying out Google Classroom this week!
It is no easy task to type in your username and password as a first grader but we are really getting the hang of it.




Have a great week!