November 16-20, 2015 Week 13

This is the last week before Thanksgiving!  Things are moving pretty fast!  We will continue to be busy learning new skills and adding some Thanksgiving activities in our routine.  Second six weeks report cards will go home on Thursday.  Please look over your child's report card, keep it and then sign and return the envelope on the back.  Please send envelope back to school on Friday. 

We had lots of activities last week!  First we kicked off the week with a home project where students had to disguise a turkey to look like something else.  WOW!  We had some creative ideas and bravo to you all!  Here are some of our wonderfully decorated hidden turkeys...

This week our reading story is "Honey Bees."  It is a story that tells facts about honey bees.  Our reading skills are to blend and read long e words spelled with e, ee; compare and contrast; discuss antonyms; rhyming words; and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will continue numeration.  We will order and compare numbers.  We will use math vocabulary greater, less, and equal. We will also take out Unit 2 Math Benchmark Test.

In Science we will continue to explore energy and how objects move.

In Social Studies we will identify Goods and Services; and learn Thanksgiving facts and make crafts.

In class last week we identified the author's purpose for writing a story.  We created a character from the story to tell why we thought the author wrote the story. 

Everyday at our morning math meeting we skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's.  We made a counting by 10's turkey!  Tell your child to sing the skip counting songs that we sing in class!

We explored how objects move by using magnets to see which objects could move by force.

We had our Thanksgiving meal last Thursday!  Students enjoyed their families joining them for lunch!  Yum Yum!

And finally a great big THANKS to Roland, Brooks, Kamdyn, Aubrey and Trinity for the books from the book fair!  You all know my love for reading! We start and end our day with a read aloud and these will be added to our class library. I will think of you every time I read them! 

 I love you!!!  

Upcoming Events...

Nov. 19 ~ Report Cards / Kona Ice Snowcones

Nov. 20 ~ Early Release

Nov. 23-27 ~ Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 8 ~ CES Christmas Program @ CMS

Come back to see us on November 30!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!    

November 9-13, 2015 Week 12

We are in the middle of fall!  The countdown is on until Thanksgiving and then Christmas!  

 I can't believe how fast time is flying by, it is almost the end of the second six weeks!

Thanksgiving is 18 days away and Christmas is 46 days away!  Gobble gobble and Ho Ho Ho! 

We took a Unit 1 Math test and all the boys and girls did a super job!  It was over skills that we covered during the first six weeks.  (graphing, tally marks, time, and addition/subtraction number sentences.)  BRAVO!!!

We will read "Life in the Forest."  It is an expository text that tells about plants and animals in a forest.  Our reading skills are to blend and read long u words; author's purpose; singular and plural nouns; inflected ending -ed; review contractions; and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will continue working with numbers up to 99.  We will use place value and write numbers in expanded form; and order and compare numbers.

In Science we will explore how objects move. (push, pull, zigzag, back and forth etc.)

In Social Studies we will identify Goods and Services.

Over the next couple of weeks we will make Thanksgiving crafts and read various Thanksgiving stories and discuss how the Pilgrims and Indians came together and celebrated the first Thanksgiving.  


Please save BOX TOPS for our class and send them to school with your child.  Thanks!

Upcoming Events...

Nov. 9-13 ~ Book Fair
Nov. 10  ~ International Night @ 6:30-7:30
Nov. 19 ~ Report Cards/Kona Ice Snowcones 
Nov. 20 ~ Early Dismissal
Nov. 23-27 ~ Thanksgiving Break

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November 2-6, 2015 Week 11

Today we celebrated the 50th day of school!  Here are some of our friends that dressed for the occasion...

                       

                 50 days smarter in first grade!

                    YEA MAN!  We are cool!

We celebrated in the gym with bubble gum, 50s dance, and many other 50s Day activities!

           Yummy treats!          

Brooks brought us some neat snacks. 

They were round like the zero in 50!

This week in reading we will read a fictional story called "The Big Circle."  Our reading skills are to blend and read long o silent e words; sequence events in a story; discuss proper nouns that name days, months and holidays; contractions; and practice Saxon Phonics reading and phonemic awareness skills.

In Math we will work on foundations of numbers up to 99. We will use base ten blocks, and order and compare numbers.  We will use the math vocabulary greater than, less than, and equal to.

In Science we will explore motion and discuss how things move; push, pull, zigzag, etc.

In Social Studies we will discuss the difference between needs and wants.

Upcoming Events...

November 10 - International Night

November 20 - Early Dismissal

November 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break

Last week we celebrated "Red Ribbon" week!

                                              
                                            Red Day!

Dress as favorite book character!

                                                                      Hat Day!

                                                               
                                                                   Crazy Sock Day!

  

                On Friday we had some fun Halloween activities!                                          

                                                                 Halloween Bingo

                                                          Toss the ring on the witch's hat!

                                                                    Mummy Wrap!

                                                 Trinity had the closest candy corn estimation!

                               Thanks Mrs. Courtney and Ms. Reyes for the Halloween fun!

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  See you next week!  :)

October 26-30, 2015 Week 10

This week in learning we will read "Who Works Here?" It is story that tells about real people and events. Our reading skills are to blend and read long i words; identify the author's purpose for writing the story; special titles (Mr, Mrs, Dr, etc;) digraphs wh, tch, ph, ch and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will continue to practice numeration. We will work on place value using base ten blocks and writing the expanded notation form.           (Example)                            
                                           draw 3 tens/9 ones

                                           3 tens and 9 ones 

                             30+9=39

In Science we will explore force, motion, and sound.  We will have hands on activities so that students can better understand this concept.

In Social Studies we will discuss the needs and wants in a family.  We will learn what is a need and a want. 

*Friday will be a busy day!  Students can wear their Halloween costumes and we are having a movie and popcorn and another surprise activity!  Since it is so much we will take our spelling test on Thursday.  Please help your child practice!  

 Upcoming Events...

Red Ribbon Week  (refer to dress sheet that I sent)


Progress Reports will go home on Thurday

On Friday we will have a movie and popcorn!

November 2 is 50's Day!  Dress in 50's style clothing! Wear poodle skirts, white T's and rolled up jeans!  Get ready to rock and roll!!! 

*We have also started a new AR incentive to encourage students to read!  Students who read and earn 25 or 50 AR points will receive an AR tshirt and sunglasses!  Right now we are in the early stages of taking tests so we look forward to earning more and more points.  We are off to a super start!  

We have the best class and best parents!  :) 
Thanks for everything that you do to help us!  We are learning so much and the boys and girls are doing a great job!  We are truly a class family and I enjoy watching the students work together!  I love them and I can tell that they care about each other!  

                    The hardest little workers in Texas!  

We are using base 10 blocks for place value!

The Clean Desk Fairy strikes again!

Congrats Trinity for keeping your desk neat and clean!

Mrs. Allison stopped by with a visitor...  a cute little frog!  :)

She knew we were a froggy class!

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Please come back next week!  

Happy Halloween!  

October 19-23, 2015 Week 9

Whew!  We had a busy last week!  We went to Dallas to the Arboretum. It was filled with beautiful flowers and the kiddos enjoyed the pumpkin patch and waterfalls!  Thanks to our wonderful parents for chaperoning and helping us out.                     

                    Arboretum here we come!

                                           
                                                            Pumpkin Patch!

                     Kiddos and parents having a picnic on the grounds!

                                                
                                  Inside the pumpkin patch!

 

This week in learning we will read "The Farmer in the Hat."  We will blend and read long a words; identify cause and effect; proper nouns; antonyms (opposites); consonant c/s, g/j sounds, soft g and c sounds like in cage and face; and Saxon phonics.

In Math we will continue numeration and compare and order numbers; place value using tens and ones.

 The boys and girls are off to a great start working on tens and ones.  We discussed place value and expanded notation.  

In Science we will study force, motion, and energy and explore heat, light, and sound.

In Social Studies we will learn about the roles and responsibilities in a family.
      

                                                                   Nouns

                        Person, Place, Thing

Pink Out Pep Rally at High School

                                                   
                                            Aboss getting ready for race!

Upcoming Events...

October 21  Kona Ice Snowcones

October 26-30  Red Ribbon Week

October 27  Reading and Writing Night

October 29  Progress Reports

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October 12-16, 2015 Week 8

 "Thank you" for coming to your child's report card conference.  I enjoyed visiting with you.  

This week we will be very busy.  We will go to the Arboretum in Dallas on Tuesday.  We will leave at 8:20 and plan to be back at 2:20. We have brand new field trip t-shirts for students to wear.  Your child will need to bring a lunch with 2 drinks. Please pack student lunches in a plastic bag.  Please NO LUNCH BOXES!  I will bring my cooler to put drinks in.  Write name on lunch bags please.  This saves time for me because I will be putting all our lunches together in a box.  If you are going with us please make sure that you go online and get your parking permit. Please read over all Arboretum notes that I have sent home.

On Friday we will go to CHS for the pink-out pep rally.  Our little cheerleaders will perform.  I'm excited to see them cheer!  Go little cheerleaders!

In reading this week we will read a fictional story called "A Big Fish for Max."  Our reading skills are:  sequencing; digraphs sh and th; common nouns; vowel sound a: al (ex: ball); daily Saxon Phonics practicing letter sounds, blending, reading fluency sentences, and coding words.

In math we will continue working with numbers to 20.  We will compose and decompose numbers and learn the base ten system.

In Science we will identify the three states of matter:  liquid, solid, gas

In Social Studies we will continue our study of good citizens.

Last week we had to earn 10 DOJO points to be able to eat lunch and play at Eddie Moore Park.  Congrats to these "good citizens" for doing a fabulous job!  :)

Hmmm! I wonder what next week will be?

Upcoming events...

October 13- Arboretum in Dallas

October 16- CHS Pep rally

October 21- Kona Ice Snowcones

October 26- Red Ribbon Week

October 27- Reading and Writing Night 

October 29- 2nd six weeks Progress Reports

Thanks for following our blog!  Have a wonderful week!   :)

October 5-9, 2015 Week 7

I hope that everyone had a nice weekend!  I am enjoying the cooler weather and excited about having many more days like today!  :)

WOW!  This is the start of the 2nd six weeks!  

I will be having parent/teacher conferences all week.  I'm excited to conference with you about your child's performance in class!  

This week we will read "Animal Park," it is a nonfiction story about animals in Africa.  Our reading skills are: blend and read short u words, identify cause and effect, identify exclamatory sentences (excited sentences), final consonant blends, and practice Saxon Phonics daily.

In Math we will compose and decompose numbers up to 20 by drawing objects and using manipulatives.

In Science we will learn about the 3 states of matter.  (solid, liquid, gas)

In Social Studies we will discuss the role of a good citizen.

We started an incentive called "Attendance Dollars!"  All students who come to school everyday will get a play dollar and at the end of each month they will be rewarded with a prize from the office.  Some days we will have double dollar day.  :)

Upcoming October Events... 

October 5-13  Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 8 - Early Release at 12:00

October 13 - Dallas Arboredum 

October  21- KONA ICE Snowcones

October 26-30  Red Ribbon Week

October 27 - Reading/Writing Night 

Each week we have a DOJO reward for good behavior!  Last Friday was 'luscious lollipops!" 

                                           

       We created birds in a nest to go along with last week's story "Get the Egg!"

                       We learned to tell time to the hour! 

                       "The Clean Desk Fairy" strikes again!  

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See you next week!  :)