May 28-31, 2019

Specials

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Fun Day - nonrotation

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Art

Friday - STEM

Upcoming Events & Reminders

May 27 - NO SCHOOL
May 28 - Fun Day!
May 30 - Board Game Day
May 30 - Student Led Conferences 3-4:30 (come at any time!)
May 31 - Last Day for Students

Weekly Standards

I can read, write, and identify words with first grade spelling patterns.
I can write to inform.
I can correctly write a sentence using COPS.
I can use strategies to solve addition and subtraction.

Spelling Words

NONE

Sight Words

All Review!

Week in Review

Our pictures have been decreasing to prepare for our end of year video! I will be sharing our end of year video on Friday, May 31, as part of our awards ceremony in the classroom. You are invited to join us at 10:15 for a brief awards ceremony that will be followed by a First Grade Picnic on the front lawn!

May 13-17, 2019

Specials

Monday -Technology

Tuesday - Library

Wednesday - Music

Thursday - PE

Friday - Art

Upcoming Events & Reminders

May 21 - NO SCHOOL
May 27 - NO SCHOOL
May 28 - Fun Day!
May 30 - Student Led Conferences 3-4:30
May 31 - Last Day for Students

Weekly Standards

I can read, write, and identify words with ear, air, are.
I can write to explain how.
I can use figurative language to help me visualize a story.
I can solve word problems with taking apart, adding to, and missing parts.

Spelling Words

bear
wear
careful
dairy
spare
share
scare
pair
hair
fair

Sight Words

favorite
few
gone
surprise
young
wonder

Week in Review

Hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day Weekend!

Pictures will resume next week. :) 

May 6-10, 2019

Specials

Monday - Library

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday - PE

Thursday - Art

Friday - STEM

Upcoming Events & Reminders

May 9 - PTA Meeting
May 9 - Musical at 6pm
May 21 - NO SCHOOL
May 30 - Student Led Conferences 3-4:30
May 31 - Last Day for Students

Weekly Standards

I can read, write, and identify words with 3 letter blends.
I can write poetry.
I can make connections to understand new words.
I can correctly identify and describe 3D shapes.
I can read and understand poetry.
I can identify key words that appeal to the senses.

Spelling Words

strike
spray
split
splash
scrape
three
throw
throne
shrill
string

***Next week is the last week for spelling tests.***

Sight Words

before
front
heard
push
tomorrow
your

Week in Review

Here's a look back at our DERBY WEEK!

We were visited by my friend, Mr. Neil Pessin. He is a horse trainer! He brought all sorts of neat things for the students to see and touch! 

We learned about Thoroughbreds.

And even applied our knowledge to help us identify adjectives and adverbs.

We also studied the Author's "Big Fat Point!" (that's his/her purpose for writing) and the details to support it.

This helped us understand how to write our own paragraphs.

We also had a little bit of fun with writing persuasive pieces to Mr. Derby about animals that should, or should not, be allowed in the Kentucky Derby.

These were CRACKING ME UP!!!

In Math, we had a blast with our 3D shapes.

We even learned by stretching our brain to learn how to draw 3D shapes.

Have a great week!

April 29-May 3, 2019

Specials

Monday - Music

Tuesday - PE

Wednesday - Art

Thursday - STEM

Friday - Technology

Upcoming Events & Reminders

April 30 - MAP Math
May 3 - MAP Reading
May 9 - PTA Meeting
May 21 - NO SCHOOL
May - tentative date for student lead conferences (more info coming later)
May 31 - Last Day for Students

Weekly Standards

I can read, write, and identify words with silent letters (kn, gn, wr).
I can write a paragraph with supporting details.
I can write to tell my opinion.
I can identify an author's point and his/her supporting details.
I can compare two topics in a text.
I can identify and describe 3D shapes.
I can correctly use adverbs.

Spelling Words

gnat
gnaw
kneel
knife
knob
know
wrap
write
wrong
wrist

Sight Words

been
children
month
question
their
year

Week in Review

This week was full of researching and presenting our animals! We spent all week applying our research to design the perfect zoos for our animals. To top off the week, we even presented our research to FOURTH GRADERS! Can you believe that? We TAUGHT fourth graders information they needed to complete their own zoo designs.
At the beginning of the week, we did a nature walk to collect materials for our zoos.





The way they used these materials was so creative!
















We are working on creating "expert videos" that I will be able to share with you. These videos allow you to hear the thoughts behind the zoo managers (our first graders) designs.
Here we are teaching the fourth graders!











In math, we began working with 3D shapes! We have been exploring the shape faces and how we can compose new shapes by putting them together.








Have a fantastic week!