Thursday- Early Release Day

All students will be released at 1:00 pm. On Monday a Google Link will be sent to you to fill out to communicate your child's dismissal plan for this special day.

Spirit Week-  It's here! Let's celebrate our great school each day this week. Join us Friday for the Fun Run. Click the the link above to sign-up for the fun!

• Monday, September 21: Wear Your Favorite Sport or Team Shirt

• Tuesday, September 22: Silly Socks Day

• Wednesday, September 23: Pajama Day

• Thursday, September 24: Silly Hat Day

• Friday, September 25: Spirit Day (wear your white Fun Run shirt, yellow, blue, or Bobcat Spirit Wear)

ELA- We read a story about a boy named Henry who likes to ride his bike around the block. Along the way he stops at many spots  in his neighborhood. The story Henry On Wheels  was another example of realistic fiction. We focussed on understanding the settings ( Time and Place) of  a story.

Writing- We continue to review letter formation.  It is important for students to remember to start ALL letters at the top  of the letter. We are working hard to break the bad habit many students are showing by starting at the bottom of the letter. While it seems like a small thing, it makes a big differnece for writing fluency. Our focus is not on penmanship but rather getting more ideas on paper. If our brain is spending so much energy on remembering how to write a letter , how can the brain think about how to spell words or add details. 

Word Study- Short vowels are the focus for unit 1. Students are reviewing consonant sounds while spelling words with short a and short i.  Each week students have word families that we focus on.  Most recently, words spelled with -ip .

Math- In math two strategies we relied on this past week was counting sticks (our fingers) and  counting on (dot visuals). Please know that using fingers as a math tool is completely age appropriate and should not be discouraged.  However we do hope that students  move to counting on from a number they hold in their head. Look at the anchor chart to the right. 

Science/Social- It is important to remember that we can learn from each other. Students did a search in the room to find others talents and interests. The activity builds our classroom family  at the same time building our communication skills!

SEL- Mateo and Pepito  are characters helping us reach many goals. This past week we learned the dance " Hand Jive". Ask your student to show you the dance. 

The goals of this unit include students being able to:

• Pay attention while learning something new (for example, turning towards the speaker, watching and listening carefully, not talking)

• Behave in ways that help them manage distractions (for example, changing places, taking deep breaths, reminding themselves to pay attention)

• Practice and try again in order to improve a new skill

• Use helpful thoughts to encourage themselves when they make a mistake

Fun Run-  Have you registered for the Fun Run?  It will be great fun on Friday September 25th outside  running , eating, dancing and having a party. The last time I looked Mrs. Tinman's class was in the lead to win the grand prize. There are lots of class incentives for our class to still earn.. Let's see if we can catch 1T! Click the link above to join the fun run.

Book Club Order- Looking to build a home library at home without spending a lot of money? Checkout Scholastic Books- Students brought home a flyer showing the covers of some of their favorite books. You can order here and the books will be sent to school and I will then deliver them to your student. We love books!

ELA- Students have been introduced to realistic fiction with the read together story, The Blackout.  Each week there is a "read together story" and a "foundational story". The foundational story is decodable  and meant  for all readers to try and read independently. At the end of each week students will bring home  a packet with the stories stapled together. Many pages will be completed together in class so they look blank in your child's packet. These stories and blank pages offer great reading and spelling pracice. for your child to try at home.

Writing- As we launch our writing routines the goal is to have students take a risk and write. The goal is to build our writing stamina and take risks spelling words. Don't let spelling get in the way of a great story.

Word Study-Students were introduced to our say it, tap it, map it, write it routine. Using sound boxes helps students encode words by writing one sound in each  box. If they ask you to spell a word, tell them to say it then tap it. last write it.

Math- We have now learned all the ways to make 6-7-8-9 & 10. The goal is to know all of these cominations/facts fluently by the end of the school year. Throughout the year we will play many games to help build our math fluency.  

Science/Social- Our civics unit reminds us that schools have rules and that we can all learn from one another. Our social studies curriculum has many group actities that are completed in class after we read the text. Students have now brought home several packets with the pages ripped out from our social studies book. These packets serve as another resurces for families to suppor their student at home.

SEL- We defined the work distraction and challenge. The next step is to learn how we can overcome challenges and ignore distractions to help us learn. At times 1B is very chatty. The good  thing is they are all very kind!!!