Ms. Harris' Hoppin First Graders

Sunday, March 20, 2016

March 21-25, 2016 Week 27

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope that it was a terrific break for everyone. I had a wonderful break and found out that my future grandchild is going to be a ..."BOY!" We are so excited and anxious to see him! Come on July! :)

We will stay on the same reading story "A Southern Ranch" and continue the same reading skills. Skills this week are fact and details; consonant patterns kn, wr; vowel digraphs ie, igh; adjectives; and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will explore 2D shapes. We will identify the number of vertices and faces each shape has. We will create a shape object by using 2 or more shapes.

In Science we will identify living and nonliving objects.

In Social Studies we will make economic choices.

Upcoming Events...

March 22 ~ Kona Snowcones
March 24 ~ Spring Group Pictures
March 25 ~ Early Dismissal
March 28 ~ No School (Bad Weather Day)
April 5 ~ Math/Science Carnival
April 1-8 ~ Book Fair

Look at Brooks' face after he just found out he earned 50.3 AR points! He gets his gold shirt tomorrow! A big congratulations! Brooks was reading every book that he could get his hands on!

Zoe has also worked very hard and earned 25 AR points! She will get her blue shirt on Monday. She is so eager to read! It excites me to see her read books all the time and log in all by herself!

SURPRISE! Mrs. Heather was our "mystery reader!"

Lots of fun at The Children's Museum!

MMM Yum Pizza! We had a pizza party for guessing

the correct jar with 100 objects in it on 100's Day!

Getting ready for the Hot Shot

Reading Basketball Game! Go Class!

Thanks for visiting our class blog. I am thrilled and enjoy sharing the progress and growth of my sweet students. I feel that they are the best first graders in the world! They have grown into strong readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, and confident students! They don't need me as much, they can log into AR all by themselves and self-check their on work. Bravo class and congratulations for your hard work!

Please come back next week! :)

Sunday, March 6, 2016

March 7-11, 2016 Week 26

I am glad to be well and back at school with my class. It was a tough week and my heart went out to the students for having to have a sub for 3 days! I missed them so much! They were very sweet and helpful when I returned. They worked hard to catch up on missed lessons and activities that were being made for Open House. Just another reason why I love my class! They are the best group of first graders EVER!

Since I was out last week, we will take our spelling test and reading test over "A Trip to Washington D.C." on Monday morning.

This week we will read " A Southern Ranch." It is a story about things that happen on a ranch in the southern part of the United States. Our reading skills are to blend and read words with the long i sound spelled -igh, -ie; identify facts and details; adjectives that tell what kind; consonant patterns kn, wr; and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will continue to identify and count coins; and use data to make a graph.

In Science we will study objects in the sky; sun, moon, and the stars.

In Social Studies we will investigate natural characteristics of the environment.

Upcoming Events...

March 8 ~ Open House
March 9 ~ Children's Museum
March 10 ~ Report Cards
March 14-18 ~ Spring Break
March 22 ~ Kona Ice Snowcones
March 24 ~ Group Pictures
April 1-8 ~ Scholastic Book Fair
April 5 ~ Math/Science Night

Congratulations to Jenna and Aboss for earning 25 AR points and getting a blue AR shirt! Our class continues to soar in AR reading! YAY!

Dr Seuss Reading Day!

Hello back to my sweet class! I missed you too!

We have 2 more pictures coming next week of friends, Levi and Elias earning a blue and gold AR shirt on Monday. I am beaming with excitement at the success that my students are making in reading! They are confident, eager and motivated readers! It seems that each week someone is getting recognized for earning AR points. We are so excited for each other! :)

Thanks for visiting us! It's been a tough week filled with sickness but we made it through! Thank God we are doing better. I hope that next week everyone has a terrific Spring Break!

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Feb 29 - Mar 4, 2016 Week 25

We are hoping that this week all of our little friends are well and back at school. We miss you!

This week we will read a non-fiction story about things to see in Washington D.C. Our story is titled "A Trip to Washington D.C." Our reading skills are to blend and read long o words spelled with vowel digraphs oa, ow; read words with three-letter blends; identify facts and details in a story; use adjectives to describe the size; and saxon phonics.

*Spelling Rule for vowel digraphs oa, ow*

oa is usually in the middle of the word like (road)

ow is usually at the end of the word like (snow)

In Math we will continue to add like and mixed sets of coins. We will also collect data and use it to make a graph.

In Science we will identify objects in the sky such as the sun, moon, and stars.

In Social Studies we will learn more about the physical characteristics of our environment. Landforms: mountains, hills, valleys, and plains

Upcoming Activities...

March 2 ~ Dr Seuss Read Across America

March 8 ~ Open House 5:30-6:30
March 14-18 ~ Spring Break
March 22 ~ Kona Ice Snowcones

Thanks to all who sent us your BOXTOPS!

Kaede read a book to us this week. She was confident and poised just like a little teacher!

We love reading!

We also had up and coming author/school board member Kathleen Hooten read her unpublished book to us. It was about her show goat Cabo. We gave it 2 thumbs up! I'm sort of partial to her because her son Luke was in my class 10 years ago!!! Thanks for giving our class a first peek at what is going to be a big hit! :)

Hold on because this is going to be another busy and activity filled week! We have Jenna, Levi, and Aboss earning their blue AR shirts on Monday! So proud of them! Look for their pictures next week! On Wednesday get ready to read read read all day as we celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday.

LAST but NOT least...

A BIG THANKS to all my sweeties for the wonderful and sweet gifts that I received on my birthday February 25. I have the BEST class in the world! I love you guys!!!

I hope that each and everyone has a great week!
Thanks for stopping by! See you all next week!

Monday, February 22, 2016

February 22-26, 2016 Week 24

Thanks to all our followers for keeping up with us. I want to say hello to Ms. Terri, I was excited to see that you were reading our blog and thanks for the comment! I miss you at CES! :)

This week we are reading a new version of Cinderella. It is fun to see fairy tales changed up a little bit. We compared the new story to the original version and found some comparisons and differences. Our reading skills this week are to blend and read words with vowel digraph long "ea" sound; discuss and identify the "theme" of a story. (We talked about the theme is the big idea of the story); compound words; adjectives; and saxon phonics.

In Math we will continue to identify money, and learn the value of a set of like and mixed coins such as pennies. nickels, dimes, and quarters. We are learning to count money by a method called "hairy money." If we are doing an activity sheet then the students will draw hairs on the money...for example a nickel = 1 hair, a dime = 2 hairs, a quarter = 5 hairs and a penny= 1 dot. Each hair represents 5 cents and one dot represents 1 cent. We are in the early stages of learning this method but ask your child about it. "HAIRY MONEY"

In Science we are exploring Objects in the Sky. We will learn facts about the sun, moon, and stars.

In Social Studies we discuss the natural characteristics of the environment such as landforms, mountains, valleys, etc.

Upcoming Events...

February 23 ~ Box Tops Due
February 26 ~ No School/ Staff Development
March 2 ~ Read Across America Day
March 8 ~ Open House at 5:30-6:30
March 14-18 ~ Spring Break
March 22 ~ Kona Ice Snowcones

Congrats to Sam and Kaede for earning AR shirts! Sam earned 50 points for a gold shirt and Kaede earned 25 for a blue AR shirt! Bravo guys I am so proud of you!

Aubrey was honored at TAMU for being an outstanding student!

Creating a map of the seven continents and labeling the four cardinal directions!

Kaede did an outstanding job creating her map!

Figuring out the value of coins! $$$

Yea I've got this!

Roland was thinking and getting ready to work!

T'Annie and Levi focused and working hard!

I love it when my students ask to read to the class!
Thanks Elias! You did a super job!

Levi coding a Saxon Phonics word!

Way to go coding that soft "c" word!

Thanks for visiting!

Come back to see us next week. See you then! :)

Sunday, February 14, 2016

February 15-19, 2016 Week 23

Thanks parents for a sweet Valentine's Party!
Spring Break is just a couple of weeks away, so we are going to learn lots and lots and lots over the next couple of weeks. We will review some past skills this week and finish up some activities that we still need to complete.

In Reading we will read "Mama's Birthday Present." It is a fictional story about a little boy who doesn't know what to get his mama for her birthday. Our reading skills will be to blend and read long ai, ay words ( the rule for spelling these words is ai is usually in the middle of the word EXAMPLE rain; while ay is usually at the end of the word EXAMPLE hay.); draw conclusions; review -er, -est, -dge sounds; practice saxon phonics; and practice editing and writing complete sentences using capitals, spacing, phonetic spelling, and appropriate punctuation marks.

In Math we will identify, count and learn the value of coins. (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters)

In Science we will explore objects in the sky.
(Sun, Moon and Stars)

In Social Studies we will continue to identify cardinal directions and use map skills. (ask your child to sing the 4 cardinal directions song) :)

Upcoming Events...

February 18 ~ Progress Reports (correction)

February 26 ~ No School / Staff Development
March 2 ~ CES Reading Day

Please send us your BOX Tops! They are due February 23. Thanks it will help our class!

It's beginning to look a lot like Valentines Day!

The Valentines dance was a hit! We had some dancing stars! Some of our friends made it to the dance off! Congrats to all for having some smooth moves!

Jenna, Zoe, T'Annie, Levi, and Brooks danced their way to the "dance off!"

Thanks for visiting our class! We hope you come back next week to see what we are up to! Parents we appreciate you very much! Have a great week!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Sunday, February 7, 2016

February 8-12, 2016 Week 22

We are downhill from here! Tomorrow will be day 103! Please keep reading, and practice spelling words, sight words, and addition and subtraction facts. At the end of this 4th six weeks students are expected to be reading on a level 12. I am thrilled at the excitement that I see when we are reading in class! Keep it up at home!

This week we will read a fictional story "Where Are My Animal Friends?" Our reading skills will be to blend and read words with comparative endings -er, -est; draw conclusions; consonant pattern -dge (soft j sound); contractions with not; and Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will add and subtract two digit numbers.

In Science we will revisit weather and seasons.

In Social Studies we will identify the 4 cardinal directions; and maps.

Upcoming Events...

February 11~ Progress Reports

February 12 ~ Valentine Party @ 1:30-2:00
(Our party time has been changed; also if you haven't already, please send $2.00 for our Valentine Party by Wednesday. The money will help buy items needed for the party.)

February 23 ~ Box Tops are Due (please send our class your box tops)

February 26 ~ No School (Staff Development)

March 2 ~ CES Reading Day for Dr Seuss' BDay

The boys and girls did a fantastic job on their 100's Day Projects! They were cute and creative!

Happy 100's Day!