Ask your  child about   . . .

          (week  of 4/08/13)

*please  continue to add book titles to the April reading sheet 
*activities in music/gym/library
*getting $1 for following the rules each day
*watching the second grade spring program
*class lesson with Mrs. Raya (school counselor)
*class lesson with Mrs. Rogers (art teacher)

               Math
*PLEASE HELP WITH MATH FACTS FOR
 OUR TIMED TESTS!
*writing from 400-600
*making and interpreting graphs
* adding and subtracting numbers above 10
*greater than/less than signs <   >
*problem solving skills
*daily calendar skills
*counting money including quarters
*math websites on the computers
*double digit addition and subtraction
     _89
    _ 30__    Remember to start on
       59        the ones side first and then the tens side.

         Reading/ Spelling/ Writing
* journal writing
* Accelerated Reader (AR)
* reading and spelling words with long vowels
*contractions  aren’t - are not
*compound words
*practicing sight words
* reading with a voice that sounds like real talking 
* practicing weekly spelling words/sentences
*retelling stories to show understanding

           Social Studies/Science

*food groups- choosing healthy food
*dinosaurs       
*Earth Day
*insects


PLEASE SEND A WATER BOTTLE TO SCHOOL!



Call our school office if you know that your child will NOT be attending Union Valley next fall (662-4891).  Thank you!




PLAN NOW TO  KEEP YOUR CHILD
        READING ALL SUMMER!


Monday, April 15- Last day reading folders are
                     sent home- due on April 18
Friday, April 19- Library books due
Friday, April 19- Last spelling test
Friday, April 26  UV Cookout  First grade eats at 11:30
Monday, April 29- April reading sheet due
Tuesday, April 30- First Grade Field Trip $3 due
Thursday, May 2- Last day of school and early
                    dismissal at 1:20

Final report cards will be mailed the week of May 6.

Ask your   child          about   . . .

          (week  of 4/01/13)

*please finish your March reading list and return 
   (April reading sheet was sent home this week)
*activities in music/gym/librar
*getting $1 for following the rules
*look for colored reading folders on Mondays   and Thursdays
*animal day
*baby day
*cookie day
*dinosaur day
*Earth day
*art with Mrs. Rogers

            Math
* 3 D shapes- cone, cylinder, cube, etc.
* completing an April calendar
writing from 300-400
place value  ex.  65  is  6 tens and 5 ones
making and interpreting graphs
odd and even numbers
* adding and subtracting numbers above 10
problem solving skills
daily calendar skills
counting money including quarters
math websites on the computers
counting by 2’s
double digit addition and subtraction
1/2. 1/3, and 1/4

           Reading/ Spelling/ Writing

* Accelerated Reader (AR)
* sound of er as in river
* reading and spelling words with long vowels
*writing about what we like to do when it rains
* Vowel Town sounds
* non fiction information
* putting words in alphabetical order
*practicing sight words
*reading with a voice that sounds like real talking and using expression
  quotation marks
* practicing weekly spelling words/sentences
*retelling stories to show understanding

         (week  of  2/11/13)

*Thanks to those that helped with or sent
  in supplies for our Valentine’s Day party!
* Jump rope for Heart
* activities in music/gym/library
*  how many days did they
  get $1 for following the rules
 *show and tell every Friday
 * continue reading and recording titles on the February reading sheet-send   back the last week of the month

 Math
* telling time to the half hour
* counting tens and ones (place value)
*    identifying 3D shapes -cone/sphere/pyramid/cube/rectangular prism/cylinder
* math station activities
* graphing
    *    adding 3 numbers
    *    adding and subtracting numbers above 10
    *    timed addition and subtraction tests (50
  problems in 5 minutes) -please help!
* measuring various classroom objects

Social Studies/ Science
    *    Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Monument, The White House,
  The Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore
    *    Presidents of the United States
    *    President’s Day
    *    dental health
    *    nutrition    
Reading/ Spelling/ Writing
* reading centers daily   
    *    sound of ea as in reach
* reading and spelling words with long
  vowels
    *    words that end in s, ed or ing
    *    quotation marks
    *    writing in our journals
    *    Vowel Town sounds
    *    nouns are people, places, animals, and things
    *    adjectives describe nouns
    *    emphasizing ideas and conventions (spelling, capitals, punctuation) when writing
    * writing neatly and using the lines
    *    including details in our written stories

Ask your child  about  . . .


          (week  of  2/04/13)
* art with Mrs. Rogers
* activities in music/gym/library
* getting $1 for following the rules
* show and tell every Friday
* your child may bring their valentines on the 13th or 14th
* pink February reading sheets were sent home- please continue to fill
   in book titles
* Valentine’s Day party - Feb. 14  @ 2:30
* class lesson with Mrs. Raya (school counselor)

 Math
* telling time to the half hour--please review
* counting tens and ones 
* identifying 3D shapes -cone/sphere/pyramid/cube/rectangular       prism/cylinder
* math station activities
* counting pennies/nickels/dimes
* odd and even numbers
* math tiles 
* adding 3 numbers
*math vocabulary- first, second, third, etc.
*timed addition and subtraction tests (50 problems  in 5 minutes)
*graphs and tally marks

Social Studies/ Science
* character education
* George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
* Presidents of the United States    
* maps of the United States and the world
* famous buildings in Washington D.C.
* dental health presentation with hygienist

Reading/ Spelling/ Writing
* answering questions about a story to show*
* understanding while retelling events
* reading centers daily for small group work
* reading fluently (expression & volume, phrasing
* smoothness, and pace)   
* sound of ar as in car, or as in for
* emphasizing ideas and conventions (spelling,  
* capitals, punctuation) when writing
* writing neatly and using the lines correctly
* fiction and non-fiction stories


FEBRUARY WRITE AT NIGHT HOMEWORK DUE
 MONDAY, FEB. 11  (If I were President,   I  would...)

      



       
 Jump Rope For Heart Spirit Week 

Monday- Feb. 11  Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday- Feb. 12  Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday- Feb. 13  School Spirit Day
Thursday- Feb. 14  Hat Day
Friday- Feb. 15      Wear Red



    
 CONFERENCES  FEB. 19 AND FEB. 21
    (STUDENTS ARE TO ATTEND)


NO SCHOOL FEB. 21 AND 22 FOR STUDENTS

Ask your child about  . .
     (week  of  1/22/13)

I would be happy to accommodate your schedule  if you would like to have your child's conference early.  We could meet for about 15-20 minutes before or after school just about any day. This actually helps with a crowded schedule on Feb. 19 and 21. Just let me know. Thank you.

* January reading sheets due next week
* using laptops in the classroom
* activities in music/gym/library
* getting $1 for following the rules
* show and tell every Friday
* assembly Friday morning- 1/25/13
   
 Math
* telling time to the half hour
* 100th day of school activities
* counting tens and ones (place value)
* working on fluency (solving quickly facts within 10)
* math station activities
* counting pennies/nickels/dimes
* odd and even numbers
* making graphs  
* given a two-digit number, find 10 more
    and 10 less
* pattern block activities- use 2D shapes
  rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles
*understanding the meaning of the equal sign
  and determining if equations are true or false
  ex.  6=6 (true), 7= 8-1 (true), 5+2=2+5 (true)
  4+1=3+4 (false)

 Social Studies/ Science
* being a bucket filler (character education)
* stories about pioneers
 * Little House on the Prairie characters and
    stories  
* Kansas state symbols
* facts about Kansas
* Kansas will be 152 years old on January 29
* inauguration of President Obama

     
  Reading/Spelling/Writing

    * reading centers daily   
    *    sound of aw as in saw
    *    reading and spelling number words
    *    writing in our journals
    *    emphasizing ideas and conventions (spelling, capitalization,                    ending punctuation) when writing
    *    writing neatly and using the lines
  correctly
    * including information in our written stories
    * practicing sight words
    * describe characters, setting, and major events in a story
    * retell stories including key details
    * reading with a voice that sounds like
       real talking and with grade level fluency
    * stamina reading
    * reading informational text
    * reading words with inflectional endings (s,ed,ing)
    * capitalizing dates and names of people
    * reading and understanding basic contractions ex. did not = didn’t   
    * reading and understanding compound words- ex.  downtown
           


100th day of school and Kansas Day on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013!

 EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:20 ON WEDNESDAY,  JAN. 16, 2013.
 NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY,  JAN.  21,  2013



Ask your  child   about  . . .
     (week of 1/7/13)

*WELCOME to our new student, MALIK!
*report cards were sent  home on
  Wednesday, January 9.
*DECEMBER MONTHLY READING SHEETS are due
*January monthly reading sheets were sent home
  on Monday
*activities in music, gym and library
*ask your child how many days they got $1
  for following the rules this week
using the Promethean Board
show and tell on Friday

         Math
*counting tens and ones  (ex.  3 tens and 7ones  =37)
*fact families  2 + 5 = 7    5 + 2 = 7 
7 - 2 = 5    7 - 5 = 2
*math stations
*counting pennies, nickels and dimes*using a number line to add or subtract
*identifying and continuing a pattern unit
*reading a calendar- know days of the week and months of the year in correct order
*odd and even numbers
*identifying numbers to 100
*problem solving -when to add or subtract
*tangrams and math tiles
*tally marks
*geoboards
*knowing 1 more, 1 less, 10 more, and 10 less
  of a given number
   
           
 Time to get those math flashcards (addition/subtraction) out that were sent home at our first conference! Practice for memorization and speed.

           Reading/Spelling/Writing

*sight word practice
*reading centers daily (reading group, computers, listening center, and learning game center)
*Vowel Town (u in duck, o as in frog, au as in saucer, aw as in saw, o_e as in nose, oo as in good, oo as in too)
*spelling words with ou and ow
*using quotation marks in our writing and finding them in books
*DECEMBER MONTHLY READING SHEETS are due
*January monthly reading sheets were sent home on Monday.
*colored reading folders are sent home on Mondays and Thursdays, please continue to make the effort to get them returned to keep on this schedule
*spelling test on Friday- new list sent home each Friday
retelling a story by thinking about what
happened in the beginning, middle and ending
*stamina reading - We are able to read independently for over 20 minutes!
*reading with fluency- smooth sounding and with expression

           Social Studies/Science

*being a bucket filler  (character education)
*Martin Luther King, Jr,
*Kansas symbols- sunflower, meadowlark, cottonwood tree, tiger barred   salamander,  buffalo, box turtle, etc.