We had fun at the pumpkin patch today!
Try out quizlet.com on your tablet or computer at home. It is set up with our word wall words and spelling words for practice. They do this in class and love it! It is great for helping them to remember how to read and spell these words. Being able to recognize word wall words (sight words) is extremely important for your child's reading success. Here is a link to our classroom quiz let. http://quizlet.com/guynes You can also find the spelling words on the Spelling Words tab. RED RIBBON WEEK Tuesday- Drug Free is how we roll! (roll up sleeves, pants) Wednesday- Slam dunk! Drugs are junk! (wear sports shirt to team colors) Thursday- I'm too smart for drugs! (wear your thinking cap (hat)) Friday- I am "red-y" to choose to be drug free! (wear as much red as you can) ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are focusing on literary elements in fiction books; specifically character and plot. Our new word wall words are very, such and what. Our spelling words will come from words that have blends and the digraphs. Math: Addition and subtraction problem solving. Social Studies: Needs and Wants Reminders
November 12 - Early Release @ 11:55 November 24 - 28 - Thanksgiving Break Dec 18 & 19 - Early Release @ 11:55 Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. You can also just log on to vote. This helps raise awareness for big companies to donate to our class! Click here to donate to our class! Try out quizlet.com on your tablet or computer at home. It is set up with our word wall words and spelling words for practice. They do this in class and love it! It is great for helping them to remember how to read and spell these words. Being able to recognize word wall words (sight words) is extremely important for your child's reading success. Here is a link to our classroom quiz let. http://quizlet.com/guynes
You can also find the spelling words on the Spelling Words tab. ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are focusing on literary elements in fiction books; character, setting, problem and solution. Our new word wall words are then, her and other. Our spelling words will come from words that have blends and the digraphs ch/wh. Math: Using doubles to add quickly and subtracting with 0, 1 and 2. Social Studies: Needs and Wants Reminders
October 27 - No School November 12 - Early Release @ 11:55 November 24 - 28 - Thanksgiving Break Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. You can also just log on to vote. This helps raise awareness for big companies to donate to our class! Click here to donate to our class! Try out quizlet.com on your tablet or computer at home. It is set up with our word wall words and spelling words for practice. They do this in class and love it! It is great for helping them to remember how to read and spell these words. Being able to recognize word wall words (sight words) is extremely important for your child's reading success. Here is a link to our classroom quiz let. http://quizlet.com/guynes
You can also find the spelling words on the Spelling Words tab. ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are learning the difference in fiction and non-fiction books. By the end of the week, we will be able to distinguish the two based on features. Our new word wall words are with , this and push. Our spelling words will come from words that have blends and the digraphs sh/th. Math: Using doubles to add quickly. Science: How heat changes things. Reminders Please bring head phones to school! I am working on receiving a donations based grant to get a classroom set of head phones. In the mean time, please send a set to school. October 15 - Early Release @ 11:55 October 27 - No School November 12 - Early Releast @ 11:55 Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. You can also just log on to vote. This helps raise awareness for big companies to donate to our class! Click here to donate to our class! I hope everyone had a chance to go to the Fair on Monday. It was great to see a couple of you there!
Try out quizlet.com on your tablet or computer at home. It is set up with our word wall words for practice. They do this in class and love it! It is great for helping them to remember how to read and spell these words. Being able to recognize word wall words (sight words) is extremely important for your child's reading success. Here is a link to our classroom quiz let. http://quizlet.com/guynes I have also added spelling words to Quizlet this week. You can also find the spelling words on the Spelling Words tab. ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are reading books and asking questions to help us understand what we are reading. Our new word wall words are just, for and all. Our spelling words will come from words that are in the ut, ug and un word families. (hug, nut, run, etc.) Math: We are using the 10 frame to add and subtract numbers. Check out the app that I emailed about last week. Science: Changing colors, sound and movement. Reminders Please bring head phones to school! I am working on receiving a donations based grant to get a classroom set of head phones. In the mean time, please send a set to school. October 15 - Early Release @ 11:55 October 27 - No School Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. You can also just log on to vote. This helps raise awareness for big companies to donate to our class! Click here to donate to our class! We are moving along quickly this school year! Report cards will be coming home in a few weeks! I am adding grades daily! Make sure homework is completed promptly!
Try out quizlet.com on your tablet or computer at home. It is set up with our word wall words for practice. They do this in class and love it! It is great for helping them to remember how to read and spell these words. Being able to recognize word wall words (sight words) is extremely important for your child's reading success. Here is a link to our classroom quiz let. http://quizlet.com/guynes ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are reading books and asking questions to help us understand what we are reading. Our new word wall words are some, when and new. Our spelling words will come from words that are in the eg, en and et word families. (pet, hen, ten, leg, etc.) Math: We are finishing up subtraction and will move on to 5's and 10's. Science: Technology past and present : This will be fun! Reminders Please bring head phones to school! I am working on receiving a donations based grant to get a classroom set of head phones. In the mean time, please send a set to school. October 6 - Fair Day - No school October 15 - Early Release @ 11:55 Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. Click here to donate to our class! Books bags were sent home on Monday. They should be reading every night! This is the best thing for their reading success. I also sent home some reading tips that can help your student become a better reader. THe book bags will come home every day. They also need to come to school every day. They will switch books pretty often and I need the books to be readily available. THank you for reading with them at home!
ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are reading books to predict events in the story.Our new word wall words are will, out and got. Our spelling words will come from words that have in the op, ot and og word families. (hot, jog, mop, etc.) Math: We continuing subtraction for the 3 weeks. Social Studies: What is a job? Why do we have jobs? What are different types of jobs. Reminders Please bring head phones to school! I am working on receiving a donations based grant to get a classroom set of head phones. In the mean time, please send a set to school. September 29 - No School, Staff Development October 6 - Fair Day October 15 - Early Release @ 11:55 Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. Click here to donate to our class! Thank you so much to those who ordered books from the book order. From the points you collected, I was able to order 21 brand new books for our classroom library! That is amazing! I places the order and we should expect the books to arrive at school next week.
ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are reading books to predict events int he story.Our new word wall words are into, put, and said. Our spelling words will come from words that have d, h, m and z (lip, hip, zip, pin, etc.). Math: We are introducing subtraction this week and will continue subtraction for the 3 weeks. Science: Objects and their parts: clock, computer, lamp, bicycle. What happens when one part is missing? Reminders Please bring head phones to school! I am working on receiving a donations based grant to get a classroom set of head phones. In the mean time, please send a set to school. September 29 - No School, Staff Development Here is the link if you wish to donate to our headphones. The company, Donors Choose, is matching any donation made between now and Saturday! Click here to donate to our class! We have had a great first 2 weeks of school! The kids got their iPads yesterday and they are so excited to use them every chance they get! We will need headphones! Please send headphone with your child as soon as possible. They will keep them in their desk and they will not be shared. I will be checking reading levels this week and book bags will start to come home soon. Make sure they come back every day so they can check out new books.
ELA(English Language Arts): This week we are reading books and activating our background knowledge before we read. This helps us understand the book. Our new word wall words are here, did and if. Our spelling words will come from words that have f, i, g and b (fig, bit, jig, pit, fit). Math: We are focusing on all aspects of addition. Science: This week, we are going of science safety and tools that we use. Reminders -Library day tomorrow -Picture Day is Friday! September 29 - No School, Staff Development We had so much fun at Play Day! Make sure you check out all of our pictures on the Pics tab. English Language Arts: Spelling words consist of words that have ou and ow to make the /ou/ sound as in ouch and cow. Writing: We have a lot to write about our year in 1st grade! Reading: Poetry and creating an acrostic. Math: Algebraic Thinking! WE will be working on finding the missing number this week. Science: We planted our seeds yesterday. We are starting an experiment to see which seed grows the fastest, cucumber, basil or a flower. Reminders:
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