Week of January 22nd to January 26th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; How do I show effort?

Phonics Family Words: smart, star, hard, park, sharp, reread, undo, pretest, misplace, dislike

Phonics: ar

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - cause and effect; asking questions about texts

Mentor Sentence: “Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect hugged Tacky.” -Tacky the Penguin

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, prefixes

Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? (Thinking about our audience)

STEM/Social Studies: Making instruments; Lights/Shadows

Math: Addition - Which strategies work best for me? (commutative property, zero property, doubles, counting on)

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence - Penguins
3. Doubles Practice

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Who: Dads and their RBES daughters

When: February 2nd from 6-8 PM

Where: RBES gym

Cost: $35 per couple - More than one daughter? Cost does not increase.

*Cost includes: DJ, dancing, light refreshments, photo of the couple

Registration and payment are due by January 30th.

Upcoming Events

Daddy/Daughter Dance - February 2nd from 6-8PM

Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM

Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th

Quarterly Coffee with Administration - February 13th at 8:00AM

Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30

First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM

Mother-Son Event - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Week of January 16th - 19th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; What is effort? How do I show effort? Mindset

Phonics Family Words: girl, first, nurse, turn, Thursday, her, ever, number, verb, stir

Phonics: Bossy R - ir, ur, er

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - How can I find the main idea of a passage? Comprehension strategies; ask and answer questions about a text; compare/contrast texts

Mentor Sentence: “The children cried out, “What should we do?.” -Sneezy the Snowman

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives

Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? (MLK and 100th Day of School Writing)

Science: What makes sound?

Math: Telling time to the quarter hour

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence - Snowman

READ! - Headsprouts practice

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

100th Day of School - January 17th

Students may dress up like they are 100 years old to celebrate being in first grade for 100 days.

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Who: Dads and their RBES daughters

When: February 2nd from 6-8 PM

Where: RBES gym

Cost: $35 per couple - More than one daughter? Cost does not increase.

*Cost includes: DJ, dancing, light refreshments, photo of the couple

Registration and payment are due by January 30th.

Upcoming Events

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL) - January 15th

100th Day of School - January 17th

Daddy/Daughter Dance - February 2nd from 6-8PM

Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM

Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th

Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30

Week of January 8th to 12th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; What is effort? How do I show effort? Review big problems vs. little problems

Phonics Family Words: new, few, knew, suit, fruit, due, true, chew, blue, recruit

Phonics: ui, ue, ew patterns

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - How can I find the main idea of a passage? Comprehension strategies

Mentor Sentence: “It started snowing, but the animals were snug in the mitten.” -The Mitten

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; verb tense

Writing Workshop: How do I form an opinion and write about it? Facts vs. Opinions

Science: What makes sound?

Math: Telling time to the hour and half hour

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Mozart & Music Page 115
3. Math - It’s About Time (To the Hour)

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” 3 times and return it Friday of each week.

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Upcoming Events

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL) - January 15th

100th Day of School - January 17th

Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM

Week of January 3rd -5th

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a safe, fun, and restful break. I can’t believe we are at the midpoint for this school year! I look forward to seeing the growth your children make as we finish out this year strong.

Here’s a peek at THIS week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; reviewing classroom expectations

Phonics Family Words: boy, choice, enjoy, join, point, coin, once, toy, trapezoid, voice

Phonics: oi/oy diphthongs

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic; Review Daily 5 Expectations

Mentor Sentence: Sentence Corrections

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, synonyms

Writing Workshop: New Year Resolution writing; Review writing guidelines

Science: New Year Resolutions; Review science guidelines

Math: Review math group guidelines; time preview

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding text evidence - Penguins

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” 3 times before returning it to school by Friday each week. (These will be coming home NEXT week.)

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Upcoming Events

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL) - January 15th

100th Day of School - January 17th

Parent Volunteer Training - February 6th at 5:30PM

Week of December 11th to December 15th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; problem solving

Phonics Family Words: review

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - Comparing/contrasting texts on the same and different topic

Mentor Sentence: “The Polar Express let out a loud blast from its whistle and sped away.” -Polar Express

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; adjectives, verbs, conjunctions, synonyms

Writing Workshop: Holiday themed writing; Small moment stories

PBL: Chemo Care Packages

Math: Review; addition/subtraction preview

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Homework

1. NONE!!!!! :)

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House all year starting in October. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we will do the rest!

Chemo Care Packages - Service Learning

Thank you for helping fill Chemo Care Packages this holiday season! The patients at University Cancer & Blood Center will surely appreciate your generosity.

Polar Express Day

Your child may bring their favorite stuffed animal and blanket or towel to lay with while we watch the Polar Express. Everything must fit in your child’s book bag. – Thursday, December 14th

Class Party

Our class party will be on Friday, December 15th from 1:30-2:15. I have contacted parents who have been volunteer trained to help with the party and will be setting them up at stations to help at the party. If you volunteered to donate anything, please send in items by the 14th (unless they are hot/cold items) so I can get an inventory and pick up any additional items needed that evening. Hot/cold items may be dropped off by 1:00 in the office on December 15th.

Thank you for all you do!

Upcoming Events

Class Parties (students and volunteer trained parents) - December 15th at 1:30

Holiday Break - December 18-January 2nd

Students Return to School - January 3rd

Report Cards Go Home - January 5th