Week 4 First grade.

• Literacy: Phonemic practice and beginning of building words

• Math:  Putting numbers together and beginning to understand number sentences for addition

• History:  Mesopotamia

• Science:  Stars

• Reading:  Thumbelina and Tom Thumb(Continued read-aloud "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe")

• WE will be using literature for Wonder Days on September 26th!

Students my dress up for the entire day however if their costume is uncomfortable they will need to wear their uniform.  Our class will be doing the "The Frog Prince", and  "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" with activities around Mesopotamia and the Planets.

Week 3 First grade.

• Literacy: Phonemic practice and beginning of building words

• Math: Number bonds with 9 and 10 taking apart and putting them back together.  The beginning steps of addition.

• History:  Mesopotamia

• Science: Our solar system (Moon and Stars)

• Reading: Hansel and Gretel (Continued read-aloud "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe")

• WE will be using literature for Wonder Days on September 26th!

Students my dress up for the entire day however if their costume is uncomfortable they will need to wear their uniform.  Our class will be doing the "The Frog Prince", and  "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" with activities around Mesopotamia and the Planets for Wonder Day activities.

The following are some ideas:

Characters for Wonder days

Frog Prince

The princess does not want to be kind to the frog but does it anyway. She learns the rewards of kindness.

Frog teaches the princess to be a good friend with his perseverance.

The King shows his daughter the meaning of justice by encouraging her to keep her promise.

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Edmond makes poor choices and helps others practice patience and forgiveness. Learn's prudence from his experiences

Lucy is a model of finding Wonder

Peter is Just and expects others to be fair

Susanne shows Prudence and Wisdom

Mr. Tumnus (Half faun and half human) He is courageous in helping Lucy. 

Aslan:  (A Lion) The model of Justice

Week 2 First grade.

• Literacy: Handwriting and continued phonemic awareness

• Math: Number bonds with 5,6, and 7 pulling numbers apart and putting them back together.  The beginning steps of addition.

• History: Maps and our world (Assessment on Friday)

• Science: Our solar system (Moon and Stars)

• Reading: Frog Prince and Hansel and Gretel (Continued read-aloud "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe")

Welcome to First Grade!

This week we will spend time getting to know each other and practicing classroom procedures while we start to tap into our beautiful curriculum.

• Literacy: Handwriting and beginning phonemic awareness

• Math: One-to-one correspondence. Number awareness

• History: Maps and our world (Continents, Countries, States)

• Science: Sun Moon and Stars

• Reading: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, stories around classroom expectations.

History: Test on Mexico

 Science:   Writing and researching about interesting animals

Literacy:  Friendly Letter and addressing envelopes. Please bring a stamped envelope and your home address to school!

Literature:  Poetry and "James and the Giant Peach" We will not finish this story.  This would be a fun read aloud to do with your kids this summer :) 

Math: Adding and subtracting numbers within 100 (time and money)

Friday is the last day of school!  We will be outside doing fun activities around the culture of Mexico.

Thursday, May 22nd

Early Dismissal at Noon

No lunch service — please send a snack with your child

Carline gates open at 11:40 AM

All students must be picked up by 12:30 PM

There will be NO ASK on this day.

Friday, May 23rd

All-School Spirit Day – students may wear spirit gear tops with uniform bottoms

Early dismissal at Noon

No lunch service — please send a snack with your child

Carline gates open at 11:40 AM

All students must be picked up by 12:30 PM

There will be NO ASK on this day.

History: History of Mexico

 Science:  Nutrition good bacteria

Literacy:  Friendly Letter and addressing envelopes

Literature:  Poetry and "James and the Giant Peach"

Math: Adding and subtracting numbers within 100 (time and money)

History: History of Mexico

 Science:  Microbes. Pasteur's fight against microbes

Literacy:  List K Master test / start list L /Poetry practice/ Writing a friendly letter.

Literature:  Beatrix Potter collection

Math: numbers to 100

History: History of Mexico

 Science:    Plants and their Traits

Literacy:   List J for fluency practice

Literature:  Beatrix Potter

Math: Start fractions and time

History: Lewis and Clark and Pocahontas

 Science:    Plants and their environment

Literacy:   List J for fluency will be sent home this week.

Literature:  "The Emperor's new Clothes", " St George and the Dragon" and "James and the Giant Peach"

Math: Grouping and Dividing / Start fractions and time

History: Lewis and Clark

 Science:    Plants and their environment

Literacy:   List J for fluency

Literature:  Winnie the Pooh assessment

James and the Giant Peach

Math: Grouping and Dividing 

History: Westward Expansion

 Science:    Plants and their parts.  We have everything we need to plant, Thank you! We are just waiting on the weather...

Literacy:   List I for fluency 

Literature:  Winnie the Pooh/ Character focus

Math: Monday we will test on adding and subtracting a one digit number from a two digit number.  Then we will introduce chapter 14 on grouping.  This chapter is fun and allows for great activities! 

I will be sending home math fact practice for some students!

History: Chapter review/ thirteen colonies. Test this week.

Science:  Skeletal and muscle systems 

Literacy:  Writing within Science and History content and sentence structure.

New spelling words Introduce week 19 words  Phonics practice and review. 

Literature:  Puss-in-Boots, Br'er Rabbit,  Pilgrim stories by Margaret Pumphrey 

Math:  Chapter 10 Length and measurement continued. Observation and comparison at home is helpful for math language "Taller, Tallest, Longer, Longest, Shorter, Shortest, Taller than, Shorter than etc..."

History: Pilgrims and Puritans and the thirteen colonies

Science:  Bones in more detail

Literacy:  Writing within History content and sentence structure.

New spelling words.  Phonics practice and review. 

Literature:  Puss-in-Boots, Br'er Rabbit, Rumpelstiltskin, 

Math: Length and measurement

History: Pocahontas and early colonies

Science: More on the functions of the body. Circulatory system, arteries and veins

Literacy: Spelling and sentence structure. Writing multiple sentences on one topic.  Our prompt will be "What makes a good friend?" 

Literature: The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B White

Other short stores and fables around the virtues.

Math: Ordinal numbers and math language around ordering numbers.

History: Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony

Science: Human body (Bones and how they work)

Literacy: Spelling and sentence structure.  Making sentences more interesting by adding adjectives.

Literature: The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B White

Other short stores and fables around the virtues.

Math: Shapes (Feel free to send in a small box for practice with 3-D shapes)

Science: Nature studies (Observations across subjects) 

We will be making ornaments from milk-pods with miniature animals studied in science this Wednesday. 

History: Three World Religion Christianity

Literature: "The Spider who saved Christmas" "The Star of Melvin", "The Christmas Candle" with a focus on three world religion.

Math:  facts around subtraction within 20

Literacy: New words week 14 and Peppermint writing project.

Poetry and Fables

Character growth: Prudence

Friday, December 20th is an Early Release Day.

Gingerbread Contest entries are due on Monday, December 16th and Tuesday, December 17th!

Serve 6.8 Christmas Donations are due by Friday, December 20th.

Science: Nature studies (Observations across subjects)

We will be making ornaments from milk-pods with miniature animals studied in science next Wednesday. 

History: Three World Religion Christianity

Literature: Pinocchio and other stories that support three world religions and virtue. Students will be comparing  fables and parables this week.

Math: Subtracting one digit numbers from two digit numbers

Literacy: Spelling and grammar sentence writing. Adjectives.

Poetry and Fables

Character growth: Prudence

Science: Ocean life and Jacques Cousteau

History: Three World Religion Judaism

Literature: Pinocchio

Literacy: Spelling and grammar sentence writing. Adjectives.

Poetry and Fables

Character growth: Prudence

Literacy:  practice the first 55 phonograms for reinforcement at home. Practice spelling lists from weeks 7 and 8 master test on Friday.

  For Parents | Access Literacy  

• If you are concerned about your student's spelling grade, please reach out to me for the support packet of phonograms 26-55. Reviewing 3-5 of these each evening is helpful for fluency in phonemic awareness.

• Grammar:  Continued practice with sentence structure with a focus on adjectives this week.

• Math:  Numbers within 20 

• History/Geography: Columbus and early explorers

• Science: Animal traits and comparisons

• Reading: Pinocchio, Aesop's fables, content based stories

Literacy: Assessment on "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" starting Pinocchio Tuesday, October 22nd.

For Parents | Access Literacy  

• If you are concerned about your student's spelling grade, visit the website above for phonogram practice.  This program is rigorous and explicit please encourage your students. You will be amazed at their improvements! I know I am already.

• Grammar: Continued work on verbs and nouns. We are working on irregular verbs and dictated sentences supporting our spelling words. Both Interrogative and declarative sentences.

• Math: Continued practice with subtraction

• History/Geography: Columbus and early explorers

• Science:  Five senses. We used site and touch while exploring our pumpkins this week we are working on sound and taste. Observations will take place outside.

• Reading: "Pied Piper", "Tom Thumb", "Thumbelina", "Issun Bochi"

• Your child's gray folder should have list A in the plastic sleeve.  Please practice reading these words for fluency for one minute each evening then mark progress throughout the next few weeks.  Once your child can read the list fluently you can discontinue practicing.  

• Wonder Days will be on Nov. 1st (Our theme for first grade will be around our curriculum so far. (Vikings both real and mythical, Characters from Literature stories (Hansel and Gretel, Frog Prince, Thumbelina,  or  Maya, Aztec, Inca tribes of early America) Our activities for that day will focus on Maya, Aztec, and Inca culture and history.

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Literacy: Mastery test on words from weeks 5 and 6 For Parents | Access Literacy  

• If you are concerned about your student's spelling grade, visit the website above for phonogram practice.  This program is rigorous and explicit please encourage your students. You will be amazed at their improvements! I know I am already.

• Grammar: Continued work on verbs and nouns as well as sentence building using the 5 parts of a sentence (subject, predicate, capital letter, makes sense, end mark)

• Math: Continued practice with subtraction

• History/Geography: Early Americans starting with the Indigenous tribes of the Americas (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)

• Wonder Days will be on Nov. 1st (Our theme for first grade will be around our curriculum so far. (Vikings both real and mythical, Characters from Literature stories (Hansel and Gretel, Frog Prince, Thumbelina,  or  Maya, Aztec, Inca tribes of early America) Our activities for that day will focus on Maya, Aztec, and Inca culture and history.

• Science:  Pumpkin exploration

• Reading: "Pied Piper", and  "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" We will be finishing "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and starting Pinocchio!

• Lunch with our reading buddies on Tuesday!

•  Great job last week on the reading book bags. Students should be sitting down with you for 10 minutes each evening. If they are not ready to move to the next book please log the time read on the reading log, once your signature is next to the book title on the book list sheet we will change out the book.

• Literacy: Week 3 spelling we will be reviewing and practicing from weeks 5 and 6 spelling words! For Parents | Access Literacy 

• Grammar: Continued work on verbs and nouns as well as sentence building using the 5 parts of a sentence (subject, predicate, capitol letter, makes sense, end mark)

• Math: Chapter 4 begins Monday with an introduction to subtraction.

• History/Geography: Early Americans starting with the Indigenous tribes of the Americas (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)

• Wonder Days will be Nov. 1st (Our theme for first grade will be around our curriculum so far. (Vikings both real and mythical, Characters from Literature stories (Hansel and Gretel, Frog Prince, Thumbelina,  or  Maya, Aztec, Inca tribes of early America) Our activities for that day will focus on Maya, Aztec, and Inca culture and history.

• Science: Nature study around the 5 senses starting this week with sight. We will base our observations around pumpkins.  Any pumpkin donations are most welcome!

• Reading: "Cinderella", "Pied Piper", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and  "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

• Reading buddies on Friday 

•  Great job on the reading book bags.  Thank you for reaching out with wonderful questions!  Students should be sitting down with you for 10 minutes each evening. If they are not ready to move to the next book please log the time read on the reading log, once your signature is next to the book title on the book list sheet we will change out the book.

• Literacy: Week 2 of new spelling words! For Parents | Access Literacy 

• Math: Continued work with putting numbers together

• History/Geography: Conquistadors and Christopher Columbus

• Science: Moon/Shadows/Nature study

• Reading: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe/ Thumbelina alternate versions

• Reading buddies on Friday 

•  Reading book bags will start over the next few weeks.  I am assessing as we place students in the correct starting level for reading.  Please continue to read to your students if they are not ready to read independently.

• Literacy: Nouns/verbs and our first week of spelling words! For Parents | Access Literacy 

• Math: Starting with zero, we will put numbers together to learn addition.

• History/Geography: Early exploration of North America

• Science: Shadows/Nature study

• Reading: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe/ Thumbelina

• Reading buddies on Friday 

•  Reading book bags will start over the next few weeks.  I am assessing as we place students in the correct starting level for reading.  If your student does not receive a book this week, we are still strengthening reading skills.  Please continue to read to your students if they are not ready to read independently.

• Literacy: Continued multi-letter phonograms/ practice in handwriting For Parents | Access Literacy 

• Math: Number bonds up to 10 and practice with combinations that make 10. Please practice with the laminated sheet in the gray folder.  We will test on Chapter 2 by Wednesday. Introducing addition in Chapter 3

• History/Geography: Early exploration of North America

• Science:  Light and sound in relation to the planets

• Reading: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe/Hansel and Gretel

• Reading buddies on Friday 

• Dibles assessments are complete for our class!

• Literacy: Beginning multi-letter phonograms/ Continued practice in handwriting 

• Math: Number bonds up to 10 and practice with combinations that make 10.  Please practice with games at home. (making 10 with cards or dice)

• History/Geography:  Mapping/Viking culture and leadership/ Norse Myths

• Science:  Earth Moon and stars/ Introduction to planets

• Reading: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe/Review "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and other great fables

• We will start reading with our reading buddies from fourth grade each Friday starting September 13th.

• DIBLES 8 reading assessments will be September 3rd-17th 

• Literacy: Handwriting and beginning phonemic awareness

• Math: Number bonds up to 8

• History/Geography: Vikings/ Map skills Start "Leif the Lucky" Norse Myths

• Science: Continue Light and sound ( Act out "The Boy Who Cried Wolf")

• Reading: "The Trumpet and The Swan" and other great fables

• DIBLES 8 reading assessments will be September 3rd-17th