Specials
Monday - 2
Tuesday - 3
Wednesday - 4
Thursday - 5
Friday - 6
*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*
*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*
Upcoming Events & Reminders
September 18-22 - Book Fair and Grandparents Lunches (more info soon)
*Our class goes to the Book Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 19
If you would like your child to purchase something from the book fair, please send in cash on Tuesday.
*Grandparents Day for 1st Grade is Wednesday, Sept. 20
Your child's grandparents are invited to join us in the classroom at 10:30 for a small craft before our lunch at 11:05.
*Teddy Bear Picnic is Thursday, Sept. 21
We will have a picnic outside on Thursday with our teddy bears! Your child is invited to bring a stuffed animal (it does not have to be a bear) to school. Please make sure that the animal can fit inside a child's backpack. Your child also has the option to leave his/her teddy bear at school for a stuffed animal slumber party. They tend to get a little mischievous when the kids aren't at school ;)
September 26 - KY Kids Day
October 5-6 - Fall Break
October 27 - School is now IN session
Weekly Standards
I can read, write, and identify words with l blends.
I can identify a complete sentence.
I can complete an incomplete sentence.
I can write to tell a story.
I can solve addition problems in many ways.
I can identify key details in a story.
Spelling Words
clap
clip
flip
slip
flag
plan
Sight Words
be
come
good
pull
Week in Review
This week was wild with our field trip! Here's a bit of what we were able to accomplish in the classroom.
We all got our BAT books (and fell in love immediately).
We talked about how sentences in English follow a certain order.
We also brainstormed words that were NOT going to be on our spelling test but could still fit in these patterns.
In math, we focused on addition strategies. Mrs. Carney doesn't want to see you using those fingers anymore! Use other strategies!
Manipulatives are a great strategy for developing concrete awareness in math.
One of their favorites (and mine, too!) is counting on.
To count on, identify the larger number and count on by how much you are adding.
We practiced with some playdoh smashing!
Students made one large playdoh ball to represent "big number" to put in their brains.
We SMASHED the large ball and tapped the remaining, smaller playdoh balls to help us count on to our answer.
Our last strategy of the week was the number line! Here's a GREAT way you can practice at home:
Build a number line and use a bouncy ball or softball to "hop" from number to number.
OR (my personal favorite) create a number line on ziploc bags. Write the equation on the bag and use the slider to help you move from number to number!
This part of the week's post is focused on our field trip!
Thanks a BUNDLE to everyone who was able to help our trip in any way. Your kindness and generosity are what keep our classroom running!
September 18-22 - Book Fair and Grandparents Lunches (more info soon)
*Our class goes to the Book Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 19
If you would like your child to purchase something from the book fair, please send in cash on Tuesday.
*Grandparents Day for 1st Grade is Wednesday, Sept. 20
Your child's grandparents are invited to join us in the classroom at 10:30 for a small craft before our lunch at 11:05.
*Teddy Bear Picnic is Thursday, Sept. 21
We will have a picnic outside on Thursday with our teddy bears! Your child is invited to bring a stuffed animal (it does not have to be a bear) to school. Please make sure that the animal can fit inside a child's backpack. Your child also has the option to leave his/her teddy bear at school for a stuffed animal slumber party. They tend to get a little mischievous when the kids aren't at school ;)
September 26 - KY Kids Day
October 5-6 - Fall Break
October 27 - School is now IN session
Weekly Standards
I can read, write, and identify words with l blends.
I can identify a complete sentence.
I can complete an incomplete sentence.
I can write to tell a story.
I can solve addition problems in many ways.
I can identify key details in a story.
Spelling Words
clap
clip
flip
slip
flag
plan
Sight Words
be
come
good
pull
Week in Review
This week was wild with our field trip! Here's a bit of what we were able to accomplish in the classroom.
We all got our BAT books (and fell in love immediately).
We wrote on the table (again!) to help us practice our spelling words. These charts are a GREAT way to help your child develop their phonics skills. At the top of the chart, we wrote a familiar word or spelling pattern. The child used these patterns to help spell the week's words.
For example, if the child heard me say, "Hit!" the child would use the chart to determine which word "hit" sounds like. The child then uses the word "it" to help them spell "hit!"
We also brainstormed words that were NOT going to be on our spelling test but could still fit in these patterns.
Manipulatives are a great strategy for developing concrete awareness in math.
We also rolled dice to create new equations that we solved by drawing pictures!
One of their favorites (and mine, too!) is counting on.
We practiced with some playdoh smashing!
Our last strategy of the week was the number line! Here's a GREAT way you can practice at home:
Build a number line and use a bouncy ball or softball to "hop" from number to number.
This part of the week's post is focused on our field trip!
Thanks a BUNDLE to everyone who was able to help our trip in any way. Your kindness and generosity are what keep our classroom running!
