September 11-15, 2017 Week 6

Hi everybody!  I'm sorry I got a little behind blogging so we skipped last week but I will post some pictures of things we did in class.  
Last week we learned about inflectional ending -s and -ing.  We talked more about the traits of a good citizen.  We all agreed that we are good citizens.  LOL!  In math we reviewed tens and ones. We started addition and identified the plus and equal signs.  We learned the math vocabulary "in all, how many, altogether, and total."   We let "Brain Pop" help us!

We had college students visiting from China.  They came to watch our "Nurture Group" lesson and decided to stay a little longer and teach us how to write our name in Chinese.  They also taught us how to say "please and thank you".  We enjoyed them and they enjoyed us! 

We had a great time with our new friends!

This week we will read "Get the Egg".  It is realistic fiction because it is a story that could really happen.  Our reading skills are: blend and read short e words, identify main idea and details, recognize interrogative sentences which are asking sentences, discuss fairy tales and folktales, and practice daily Saxon phonics lessons.

In Math we will continue to work on addition.  We will use manipulatives to add.  We will work on part part whole mats and learn new vocabulary "addends."

In Science we will explore the 3 States of Matter (liquid, solid, gas)

In Social Studies we will continue to identify the traits of a good citizen.  We will read about some historical figures that were good citizens.

Upcoming Events...

Sept 5-21 - Mr & Miss CES Fundraiser

Sept 14 - Fall Pictures

Sept 20 - Family Picnic @ 12-1 on playground

Sept 28 - Back to School Ball

Our class is outstanding!  They work hard and support each other each!  It is so sweet to watch as they clap and cheer each other on!

                   Recognizing the characters and setting 

                   in last week's story "The Big Blue Ox"

            Taking a little "brain break" with Go Noodle!

                        Identifying and sorting Properties!

Thanks for following us! We appreciate you keeping up with what we are doing in class!   Have a great week!  :)

Aug 28-Sept 1, 2017 Week 4

We had another great week of learning!  I already see progress in students.  We are rocking and rolling in class.  We have the ipads twice a week and we will be taking AR tests during these times.  I sent home your child's AR username and password last Friday in blue folders.  Please keep that information for when you take AR tests at home.  Any questions please contact me.  We went to the ArboREADum last Wednesday.  Although I was TPRI testing during this time, I know that the students had a great time reading in the boat and cave, exploring the listening center and using the mini ipads. 

We started our nurture groups and discussing how we feel and why.  We will discuss this twice a week.  We made engine plates.  Ask your child to tell you about it.

We will read "The Big Blue Ox", the genre is animal fantasy and it's about a make-believe animal family that act like people.  Our reading skills are to blend and read short o words,  plural -s;  identify the character and setting in a story; and recognize predicates (action part);  We will practice blending, reading and coding words in Saxon Phonics. 

In Math we will work on foundations of numbers to 20.  

In Science we will Investigate Properties and Patterns.
We will identify the size, weight, texture and color of objects.

In Social Studies we will continue Community Rules.

Upcoming Events...

Aug 31 ~ Progress Report
Sept 4 ~ Holiday
Sept 4-21 ~ Mr & Miss CES Fundraiser
Sept 14 ~ Fall Pictures
Sept 19 ~ Kona Ice
Sept 20 ~ Family Picnic on Playground  (12-1pm)
Sept 28 ~ Back to School Ball  (6-7:30)

We took Junie B to the park...

Read Aloud and Popsicles at the Park!

                               
                         I've already fallen in love with this group

and Ms. Higgs has too!

Bravo to this friend for an excellent week!

Thanks for visiting us this week!  

August 21-25, 2017 Week 3

We just finished another great week!  In Science we learned about weather and different types of weather tools.  Please ask your child what each of these weather tools are used for.  


Our reading story this week is "Pig in a Wig." The reading skills are blend and read short i and consonant x/ks/ words, recognize the plot in a story, and identify the subjects of sentences.  We will practice daily Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will introduce addition and subtraction.  We will use manipulatives for adding and subtracting. We will learn to count up and back.

In Science we will explore weather and weather tools. 

In Social Studies we will learn about rules in our community.  

Upcoming Events...

Aug 22 - Kona Ice (cost is $2, $3, $4, $5)
Aug 23 - TPRI Testing
Aug 31 - Progress Reports
Sept 4 - Labor Day Holiday
Sept 4-21 Mr & Mrs CES Fundraiser
Sept 7 - Reading/Writing/Parent Information Night
Sept 14- Fall Pictures
Sept 14 - Progress Reports
Sept 20 - First Grade Family Picnic on Playground
Sept 28 - Back to School Ball
Oct 13 - No School
Oct 16-20 Fall Break
Oct 24 - 50th Day of School
Oct 26 - First Nine Weeks Report Cards

Ipad Time!

                                   We made windsocks!

Thanks Joelle for sharing your birthday cupcakes! 

                                                 

We enjoyed them!  YUM YUM!

We ate lunch in classroom for earning 15 Dojo Points!

We were inventors in STEMS class!

We will check out library books this week.  Please help your child read the book and return it back to school.  We go to the library on Monday and Friday.  Thanks!

We have a wonderful class and I'm enjoying them very much!  We are always busy and having fun interacting with each other.  Please continue to follow our blog each week to see what we are up to! 
Thanks and have a super week!  :) 

August 14-18, 2017 Week 2

Hello to all our new followers!  My name is Ms. Harris and this is my 20th year to teach first grade!  I love everything about first grade!  I enjoy teaching all the subjects, but my favorite is reading!  Reading takes you to so many imaginary and real places.  My favorite all time read aloud story is"Junie B. Jones."  It is a funny make-believe book about the adventures of a little girl at school.  We end our day with Junie B and a snack!  The snack makes reading so much MORE interesting!  :) 

  

I'm excited to say that week one is in the books and we had a great first week!  We have 19 cute little faces in our class along with a student teacher.   Ms. Higgs is my student teacher this year.  She is a senior and a softball player at TAMU.  

This week we will read "Sam Come Back" in our reading book.  This story is realistic fiction that tells about made-up events that could happen in real life.  Our reading skills are blend and read short a words and digraph -ck words; recognize the characters and setting in a story; make inferences; and identify a complete sentence.  We will practice Saxon phonics daily.

In Math we will continue graphing.  We will be able to read a graph by looking at the data. We will also learn how to count and write tally marks.

In Science we will explore weather and weather tools.  We will learn what a thermometer, rain gauge, wind sock and weather vane are used for.

In Social Studies we will continue to discuss rules and why we need rules to stay safe.

Upcoming Events...

August 22 ~ Kona Ice Snowcones

August 23 ~ TPRI  Testing

August 31 ~ Progress Reports

September 4 ~ Labor Day Holiday

September 4-21  Mr & Miss CES Fundraiser

September 7 ~ Rdg/Writing- Parent Info Night

Highlights

                                         
                                        Aww new friends!

We have a SUPER class!

Thanks for following us!  We'll see you next week!