September 16-20, 2019

Specials

Monday - 3

Tuesday - 4

Wednesday - 5

Thursday - 6

Friday - 1

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!

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 words with r and s blends.
I can describe key details using illustrations and words 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 solve a problem by counting back 1 or 2.
I can tell what animals and plants need to survive.
I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

spill
spin
grab
grass
drop
drip

Sight Words

jump
move
run
two

Week in Review

This part of the year is so much fun! We are in the swing of our routines and the students have built their STAMINA to be able to do independent work stations. They were so proud to meet their goal of 20 minutes of independent work while our principal, Mrs. Strange, was in the room! We celebrated with a well-deserved dance party :) 
Here is a peek at what we do during our independent work time!
A class favorite is pyramid writing to practice the sight words for the week.

Sometimes we're just writing in our journals!

Sometimes we have the privilege of using smelly pens to put our spelling words in context!

In math, we spend a lot of our independent time playing games!

When they're with me, they're challenged to not only find the answer to a problem but PROVE it! 

Some of our students started cashing in their LiveSchool points for special rewards. This week, the class was treated with listening to some of our very own students reading to us! It takes a lot of courage to get up there but each of our readers did a fantastic job. So proud!

I'm ready for another great week!

September 9-13, 2019

Specials

Monday - 4

Tuesday - 5

Wednesday - 6

Thursday - 1

Friday - 2

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!

September 13 - Book orders are due

September 23-27 - Book Fair 

September 24-26 - Grandparents Lunches. Ours is September 24. Please complete this form to let me know how your child will eat on the other days!

September 19 - PTA Meeting 6pm 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 words with short o.
I can identify key details in a text.
I can ask and answer questions about key 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 write a question and an exclamation.
I can solve a problem by counting back 1 or 2.
I can tell what animals and plants need to survive.
I can write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

hop
top
hog
log
hot
lot

Sight Words

fun
make
they
too

Week in Review

Another great week here at Wellington!
Your first grader has been working hard to build "stamina." This is the fancy word we use to talk about how your student is building up muscles to work independently during reading and math time. 










We did SO WELL with the first 2 rounds of our Reading Stations that we ended the week with a dance party!


Have a great week!

September 2-6, 2019

Specials

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - 6

Wednesday - 1

Thursday - 2

Friday - 3

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

Upcoming Events & Reminders

September 2 - Labor Day (No School)
September 23-27 - Book Fair *This is a change from previous weeks*
September 24-26 - Tentative Grandparents Lunches. I will let you know a specific date as soon as possible. *These are new dates*
September 19 - PTA Meeting 6pm 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 words with l blends.
I can make a word plural by adding s.
I can identify key details in a text.
I can use pictures to help me retell a story in order.
I can identify a topic for my writing.
I can write my events in order.
I can identify a statement.
I can write a statement correctly.
I can count on to add 1 or 2 to a number.
I can correctly write my letters neatly.

Spelling Words

clap
clip
flip
flag
slip
plan

Sight Words

be
come
good
pull

Week in Review

This week was a big week for us in writing. We spent a lot of time discussing what writers do and where ideas for writing come from. We read this book:

It taught us that the best stories come "from the heart." This let us spend time brainstorming what those stories are in each of our hearts.

We also explored other types of writing. Our focus in Comprehension has been relying on pictures to help us locate key details in a story to build our understanding. We practiced finding those details in a familiar story with our writing this week! The kids CRUSHED IT.

We also had fun just sharing our writing with our friends.

By the end of the week, we were able to work in groups to actually score writing based on these components: 

The kids worked in groups and helped to prepare an anchor chart for us to reference all year long.

We also learned a lot of new math games this week! One of them could easily be played at home with a deck of cards. It's called "Double Compare."

This is helping to lay the foundations of addition. It is always so fun to see the different startegies students are using. Some prefer to draw, others use number lines, some prefer counting on, some use fingers or other manipulatives, and others have mastered their facts! No matter the strategy they've chosen - they're having FUN in math!

Have a great week!