Friday, April 12, 2013
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
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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.
Monday, April 8, 2013
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 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
Monday, February 18, 2013
(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
*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
Friday, February 8, 2013
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
(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
Saturday, January 26, 2013
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!
(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!
Monday, January 14, 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.
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.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
(week of 12/10/12)
*NO SPELLING TEST NEXT WEEK
*using laptops and ipads
*Thanks to those that sent in a cookie
recipe!
*activities in music, gym and library
*getting $1 for following the rules
* using the Promethean Board
* show and tell on Friday
* reading Christmas stories
* indoor recess choices
* art with Mrs. Rogers
Math
*place value- counting tens and ones
*fact families
*math stations
*counting pennies, nickels and dimes
*odd and even numbers
*addition and subtraction to 10
*math tiles
*tally marks
*graphs
Reading/Spelling/Writing
*reading centers daily (reading group,
computers/ipads, listening center, and
learning game center)
*December monthly reading sheets
were sent home on Dec. 1. These may
be returned after Christmas vacation.
*retelling a story by thinking about
what happened in the beginning,
middle and ending
*writing neatly and using the lines
correctly
*including information in our written
stories to tell who, what, when,
where and why
*the author/illustrator Jan Brett
*the sound of letter y when it comes at
the end of a word- as in bunny
and spy
*clapping syllables in a word
Social Studies/Science
*polar animals
*being a bucket filler (character education)
Personal Safety Awareness Program began Dec. 3 with presentations by teachers, law enforcement, and Horizons. This program shared general information to help students to be aware and feel secure.
2 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL ON FRI., DEC. 21.@ 1:20.
School resumes Mon., Jan 7, 2013. @ 7:50.
Merry Christmas!
*NO SPELLING TEST NEXT WEEK
*using laptops and ipads
*Thanks to those that sent in a cookie
recipe!
*activities in music, gym and library
*getting $1 for following the rules
* using the Promethean Board
* show and tell on Friday
* reading Christmas stories
* indoor recess choices
* art with Mrs. Rogers
Math
*place value- counting tens and ones
*fact families
*math stations
*counting pennies, nickels and dimes
*odd and even numbers
*addition and subtraction to 10
*math tiles
*tally marks
*graphs
Reading/Spelling/Writing
*reading centers daily (reading group,
computers/ipads, listening center, and
learning game center)
*December monthly reading sheets
were sent home on Dec. 1. These may
be returned after Christmas vacation.
*retelling a story by thinking about
what happened in the beginning,
middle and ending
*writing neatly and using the lines
correctly
*including information in our written
stories to tell who, what, when,
where and why
*the author/illustrator Jan Brett
*the sound of letter y when it comes at
the end of a word- as in bunny
and spy
*clapping syllables in a word
Social Studies/Science
*polar animals
*being a bucket filler (character education)
Personal Safety Awareness Program began Dec. 3 with presentations by teachers, law enforcement, and Horizons. This program shared general information to help students to be aware and feel secure.
2 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL ON FRI., DEC. 21.@ 1:20.
School resumes Mon., Jan 7, 2013. @ 7:50.
Merry Christmas!
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