April 20-24

April 20-24, 2020

Below you will find a general outline of what your child will be expected to do each day. These should take approximately 90 minutes total/per day. Please break up activities. (Students are not expected to sit for longer than 10-20 mins in the classroom without movement breaks at this age.)

E-mail: firstname.lastname@stu.fayette.kyschools.us

Password: first three letters of K teacher + lunch number (Ex: Car12345)

Don’t forget about the First Grade Digital Handbook! This resource provides you with visual instructions for many questions that have come up. 

Week at a Glance

Check the Specials Tab to see a fun assignment from your specials teachers each day!

Monday - PE

Tuesday - Art

Wednesday - Technology

Thursday - Library

Friday - Music

Daily Assignments

**We have listed spelling words to provide you with suggested practice. There is not a formal spelling test.**

April 13-17, 2020

April 13-17, 2020

Below you will find a general outline of what your child will be expected to do
each day. These should take approximately 90 minutes total/per day. Please
break up activities. (Students are not expected to sit for longer than 10-20 mins
in the classroom without movement breaks at this age.)

E-mail: firstname.lastname@stu.fayette.kyschools.us

Password: first three letters of K teacher + lunch number (Ex: Car12345)

Don’t forget about the First Grade Digital Handbook! This resource provides
you with visual instructions for many questions that have come up. 

Week at a Glance

Check the Specials Tab to see a fun assignment from your specials teachers each day!

Monday - PE

Tuesday - Art

Wednesday - Technology

Thursday - Library

Friday - Music

To access these resources, rather than clicking on the day of the week,
click on the topic titled Specials.

Daily Assignments

• Morning Message - Students will log into Google Classroom daily and
  answer a question.
• Reading - Students will read independently for 20 minutes every day.
  Students will also listen to a story and answer questions via a Google Form. 
• Math - Students will complete a digital activity each day. If you would like
  an extension activity, Splash Math or Xtra Math are great resources.

An alternative to that would be practicing their math facts with flash cards.

• Writing - Students will respond to a writing prompt.
  They should make sure that all sentences make sense, start with a capital

letter, have the correct end mark, and that all sight words are spelled

correctly.

• Sight Words - We will continue with our weekly sight words.
  Students will complete the Sight Word Workout Powerpoint every day.

There will also be an activity for students to do to help learn their sight

words and practice spelling patterns.

Click here for a student checklist for the week!

Digital Learning!

Hi families! Below you will find a guide on the work that your first grader will be asked to complete over these next days of digital learning. I know that these are unexpected and stressful times. Please know that I will be available via e-mail and Zoom conferences to answer any questions that you may have (see details at the end of this post). We are all learning how to do this as we go. If you have feedback for me, please let me know.

You can access this same information in a different format here:

First Grade Handbook for Digital Learning

Daily Expectations

Below you will find a general outline of what your child will be expected to do each day. These should take approximately 90 minutes total/per day. Please break up activities. (Students are not expected to sit for longer than 10-20 mins in the classroom without movement breaks at this age.)

Your first grader will access all of these resources via the Google Classroom!

E-mail: firstname.lastname@stu.fayette.kyschools.us

Password: first three letters of K teacher + lunch number (Ex: Car12345)

• Morning Message - Students will log into Google Classroom daily and answer a question. Their answer will serve as attendance.
• Reading - Students will read independently for 20 minutes every day. Students will also listen to a story and answer questions via a Google Form. 
• Math - Students will complete a digital activity each day. If you would like an extension activity, Splash Math or Xtra Math are great resources. An alternative to that would be practicing their math facts with flash cards.
• Writing - Students will respond to a writing prompt. They should make sure that all sentences make sense, start with a capital letter, have the correct end mark, and that all sight words are spelled correctly.
• Sight Words - We will continue with our weekly sight words. Students will complete the Sight Word Workout Powerpoint every day. There will also be an activity for students to do to help learn their sight words and spelling words. Some of the activities may be:

Build your sight words with anything you have at home (legos, blocks, sticks, etc).	Write your sight word in a list from the shortest word to the longest word.	Practice your sight words outside with chalk, rocks, grass, or anything you can find!
Write your sight words in sentences.	Write your words in alphabetical order.	Write each word in a question. Ask the questions to a family member.
Have a grown-up spread shaving cream on a kitchen counter or shower wall. Spell your words in the shaving cream with your finger.	Write each of your words, then highlight the vowels using a highlighter or marker.	Write each word twice. First, write the word as tiny as you can (so it can still be read). Then, write it in JUMBO letters! what what

Week at a Glance

Parents or students- if you want to see a bit of what is ahead- check it all out below! The assignments will post each day at 7:00 AM.There is no specific time they are due; you and your family can decide what is best but these assignments do need to be completed by the end of the day.

Need help?

March 16, 2020

Click here for a special read-aloud from me!

At Home Learning

Here is the link to our At-Home Learning Page

March 9-13, 2020

Specials

Monday - Technology

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Nonrotation

Friday - Arty Party Nonrotation

Upcoming Events & Reminders

March 19th- PTA meeting 6:30

March 20th- No School!

March 23rd - Report Cards go home

March 24th - Cyber Safety Workshop for parents - Anthony Young - Library 6:00 p.m.

April 24th- Field trip to the Cincinnati Zoo

April 25th- Spring Carnival

Weekly Objectives

I can read, write, and identify words with r controlled vowels (ur er, ir,or)

I can use details in a text to describe characters and retell a story.

I can  correctly use and identify prepositions in a sentence.

I can organize and interpret data in a table or chart with up to three categories.

I can write an opinion piece using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing digital resources to state the topic and an opinion.

I can observe and record what is visible in the sky during

the day and night.

I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

her

work

bird

skirt

hurt

fern

dirt

fur

Here are the three new chants we learned this morning! As always, the chants are likely to sound a smidge different than we say in class but they're definitely useful while you practice at home!

Sight Words

another

climb

full

great

through

poor

Week in Review

We wrapped up our biographies, started to learn about creating and

analyzing data, and analyzed characters in fairy tales!

This week, we read Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs.

 They also had a blast making shadows in STEM!

March 2-6, 2020

Specials

Monday - Library

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Art

Friday - STEM

Upcoming Events & Reminders

March 2nd-6th- Read Across America Week

Monday- Snuggle Up -pajama Day

Tuesday - Share the Love of Reading -donate extra books to share with other

Wednesday - Power Of Words - Wear your favorite message of kindness, positivity, and encouragement on a shirt

Thursday  - Care a Whole Awful Lot - take home a packet of wildflower seeds to plant

Friday - Unique Masterpieces- wear something that shows who you are: traditional cultural clothing, athletic and dance uniforms, favorite color  head to toe, etc.

February 24th-March 6th - Can Food Drive to benefit students and families who visit the God’s Pantry Food Bank - most needed items:  Breakfast Items, shelf stable proteins, canned fruits, cooking essentials

March 19th- PTA meeting 6:30

March 23rd - Report Cards go home

March 24th - Cyber Safety Workshop for parents - Anthony Young - Library 6:00 p.m.

April 24th- Field trip to the Cincinnati Zoo

April 25th- Spring Carnival

I can read, write, and identify irregularly spelled words 

with ar.

I can describe characters, setting and major events in a story using key details.

I can identify and use pronouns in a sentence.

I can organize and interpret data in a table or chart with up to three categories.

I can write an opinion piece using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing digital resources to state the topic and an opinion.

I can observe and record what is visible in the sky during

the day and night.

I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

cart

harm

barn

arm

art

yarn

spark

chart

AR and OR hunks and chunks!

Sight Words

four

large

none

only

put

round

Week in Review

The kids have had so much fun working to complete their biography research. The kids worked to pull out key details of their chosen person. 

 We took those details and wrote notes using bullet points.

This week we're turning our notes into books!

We also learned about Leap Years on Friday! This was the perfect next conversation after wrapping up our unit on Spinning Earth.

The kids learned why we have leap years and made their own time capsules to be opened in 2024!