Busy, busy, busy sums up this week!
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| Correcting Sentences |
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| Venn Diagrams draw two topics & then compare & contrast them |
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| Community Helper Match |
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| Phonics & Grammar Books |
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| Thank You Cards for the Klingners |
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| Play Dough making our -ink words |
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| Sock Puppets App on the iPad....creating our scene, picking our character, changing our voices & summarizing our Giagantic Turnip Story |
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| Sequencing flip books |
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| Glitter Bags made out of Aloe Vera Gel & Glitter.....writing our word family -op |
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| Compound Words |
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| Sight Word write, trace & erase |
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| Make 10 or Make 20 Math |
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| Word Wall Spinner & Word Work |
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| making words with letters |
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| read the book Enemy Pie |
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| This is How I Got My Name... come in our room & read them! |
Our guided reading groups have been discussing what great readers do...make predictions, make connections, ask questions, visualize in their head and infer and make good guesses. We have been reading in pairs, to ourselves and to the teacher.
There was real enthusiasm about the stories this week. Mrs. Waller read the big book"Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way" By Jonathan London. The children loved making predictions and discussing the beginning, middle and end of the story. These discussions are invaluable for all of us. Mrs. Waller and Miss Fate have been observing the students reading. They amaze us every day with their incredible reading abilities.
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| Reading Lessons for Phonics this week -op, -sh, -ill, ick sounds |
There was real enthusiasm about the stories this week. Mrs. Waller read the big book"Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way" By Jonathan London. The children loved making predictions and discussing the beginning, middle and end of the story. These discussions are invaluable for all of us. Mrs. Waller and Miss Fate have been observing the students reading. They amaze us every day with their incredible reading abilities.
Miss Fate has been continuing to guide the children in their grammar books. We are continuing to practice writing good sentences and working on punctuation and ending marks. This week we concentrated on ?'s and !'s. The kids were introduced to their Writing Words Dictionaries in their cubbies. These are a great resource when they get stumped on how to spell a word they can look it up in their dictionaries or add the word. We use the books to help us with our writing.
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| Mini Lesson on Punctuation |
On Wednesday morning......We met our new buddies (Mr. Reschke's 7th Grade Homeroom Class) It was really fun introducing ourselves and showing them our first grade work.We have such a great bunch of kids. Everyone was so excited to sit with each other at Friday's Chapel.
Math
Miss Fate has introduced doubles to the children in Math this week (1+1=2, 2+2=4, etc.) and we have had a blast. The children have been singing their Doubles RAP, they have moved their bodies to represent doubles, and have written equations on their dry erase boards. We have also rolled large dice to review and help us memorize our facts. We know some of the doubles are easy for the students; however, now we are teaching them how to use their doubles and their neighbors to help them become quicker with their mental math. We will be having a doubles test in a few weeks. A note came home earlier this week with your child.
They also learned a song about even and odds to the tune "BINGO" we are still working on it. It goes like this....There was a farmer who had a dog & EVEN was his namo ....0,2,4,6,8 then we do it again with ODDS.
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| Roll the double |
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| Write the answer we did doubles all the way up to 30+30!!! |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPKoNJH1Jg |
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| Unifix Cubes |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuskIXXQa4 |
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| Missing Addends |
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| # of Tickets goes with the book above |
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| Doubles partner game roll the die... double the # you rolled. Look for that # on your board....cover it up with a chip & the first person to get five in a row is the winner! |
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| Knock off the clock addition/subtraction game |
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| Friends of Ten Game |
Social Studies
We have been continuing our theme, "Myself, Others and a Caring Community" and the students have been presenting their family collages to the class. Both teachers and students are enjoying getting to know more about everyone in the class. On Friday we celebrated the ending of our theme, Myself, Others and A Caring Community. We had such a great time, please take a look at the pictures below! A special thank you goes to the room mothers who helped organize the treats and drinks for our celebration. Thank you to Jill Woolley for the delicious cookies, Kama Moseley for the wonderful drinks and to Kay Gaffney for providing the plates & napkins. The children had such a great time!
TNT- The Firefighters showed up!!!!
(Try New Things) The Firefighters came and brought a pumper truck along with them. They talked to the kids about how to behave when they are in a situation where they need a firefighters assistance. Also, about the importance of calling 911. They should stay on the phone until they tell you to hang up. The kids all had the chance to get in the fire truck and sit in their seats.
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| The kids were very interested in the AX |
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| Miss Fate riding shotgun! |
_________________________________________________________________________________SPELLING WORDS: can, had, at, as, and, tap, hat, hand, bag, sat
CHALLENGE WORDS: bear, addends, doubles, October
SURPRISE THE TEACHER WORD: (This is your choice!) (needs to be a different word each test)
_________________________________________________________________________________REMINDERS:
October 1st--Online Scholastic Book Orders are due !!
October 5th-- Our first Spelling Test will be next Friday!!!
Spelling Words: no, is, can, me, you, and, he, at, so, on
Challenge Words: bear, planet, doubles, October
Surprise the teacher word: (??????? this is your choice)
October 5th--Pep Rally @3:00pm for the Buddy Run!
October 8th--Noon Dismissal Teacher Inservice Day
October 10th--1st Grade Field Trip @9:15am to Carolyn's Country Cousin's Pumpkin Patch returning around 12:45ish.
The buddy run is on Friday, Oct. 12th @9:00am!
Doubles test is coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 17th
October 18th & 19th--ABC SALE
PET BLESSING Friday, Oct. 19th & End of the 1st Quarter
****Your child may bring their favorite teddy bear to school on Monday!
From Mrs. Watt-
Parents – You are welcome to join us for chapel on Wednesday, October 3rd in the ECC Commons. Father Todd will be giving his final chapel lesson to toddler – second grade students. The children will also be giving him special handmade cards. Seating will be limited but there will be standing room available in the hallway. Directly following chapel, a parent/adult-only reception will be held upstairs in the MPR. Father Todd has become a very special part of our school and we will miss him tremendously!
Morning Carpool Reminder From Mrs. Watt
Please do not allow your children to unbuckle themselves and roam around the car at any time while your vehicle is still moving. This includes when you are driving at very low speeds in the morning and afternoon carpool line. Will you also please make sure that all persons who might drive your children are aware of this request/ expectation.Extra thought---If you are looking for a movie to rent this weekend we recommend.... Waiting For Superman --A film documentary about the educational failures, success, and hopes of schools, families, & communities all across our country.
Thank you to all of our parent volunteers that have helped us out in the classroom. We really appreciate your hard work and help!!!
Thanks for all your positive feedback! Your children bring a smile to our face each and every day!!!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Miss Fate & Mrs. Waller
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