Weekly Update 6/7-6/10

Hello, everyone!

It is the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! I know the kids are so excited for summer to begin. They  have told me all about their vacation plans.  This week we are going to wrap up our Science unit and do some fun things. Here is more information about that:

*We are having a pajama and pizza day on Wednesday. Your child may wear their pjs to school (wear regular shoes, please)! They may also:

*bring a stuffie

*bring their favorite drink to go along with their pizza snack

*If you know that your child will not be here on pajama and pizza day, please send me an email so I know how much pizza to purchase. Thank you!

*We are going to have flashlight D.E.A.R. time this week. Please have your child bring a flashlight and blanket to school on Monday. They will keep those items here at school until their last day.

*Thursday is the last day of school. We will have Lunch on the Lawn on this day. If you choose to check your child out early, please see me to sign them out. This is important because if you don’t sign them out and I can’t find them, I go into panic mode thinking they are lost. So, please check out with me! Thank you!

*In a year filled to the brim with challenges and frustrations, your kids showed resiliency, focus, cooperation, and creativity. I could not be more proud of our class this year. I love them all so much, and will miss them dearly. It has been my honor to be their teacher. Thank you for your support and patience as we navigated new territory. We may have gotten a couple of bumps and bruises in the process, but ultimately it was a year full of successes!

HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER!

Weekly Update 6/1-6/4

Hello, everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements…

*No more spelling tests for the year!  Woo-hoo!

*Willow Creek will have the “Day of Awesomeness” on Thursday!  It is supposed to reach 100 degrees on this day.  Your child will spend a good part of the day outside. Please have your child:

*wear shorts and a t-shirt

*wear tennis shoes

*bring a spill-proof water bottle filled with water

*bring sunglasses and/or a hat

*wear sunblock to school and bring sunblock to reapply

*bring anything you have that will help them keep cool (miniature battery operated fans, cooling neck gaiters, etc.)

*Book orders are here! Kids who ordered books will bring their orders home Tuesday.

*If your child has a library book at home, please have them return it to school ASAP.

*If your child borrowed a Decodable Reader from me, please have them return it to school ASAP.

*If your child has an iPad charger or hotspot at home, please have them return it to school ASAP.

*Thursday, June 10th, is the last day of school! We will have the traditional “Lunch on the Lawn” starting at 12:00 pm. I will have a sign-out sheet available if you choose to check your child out after Lunch on the Lawn. School is full day, so kids who don’t go home early will be with me for the afternoon!

Weekly Update 5/17-5/21

Hello, everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements…

*We will have our spelling test on Wednesday, May 19^th. Spelling words were sent home last Wednesday.  

*Our school earned a “Day of Awesomeness” because of our participation in the fundraiser for our P.E. program earlier this year! It will be on June 3^rd. Mrs. Reed is asking that each class have a parent volunteer on that day. If you are interested, please send me an email. I’m not sure if it’s an all-day commitment or not.

*Although I won’t be assessing the last sight word list until June 7^th, please have your child study a little each week. Don’t forget—they only need to know how to read the sight words this time around. They WILL NOT be tested on the spelling of them. I hate that we have to go right up until the end of the year, but I would just feel more comfortable if they knew these words before they went on to 2^nd grade. Thank you!

Literacy *Good readers can retell a story. *Sequencing events Identifying fact v. opinion statements Mathematics *Comparison unknown story problems *Part unknown story problems with bigger numbers *Working with numbers 100-121 and higher! *Adding two digit numbers Word Study/Grammar *bossy r spelling pattern *Adjectives Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *New Science Unit “It’s Alive!” Writer’s Workshop Information writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 5/10-5/14

Hello, everyone!

Monday is May 10^th, and that means we have only 1 month left of first grade!  We are still learning so much every day.  I hope all you moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day , and enjoyed reading your child’s opinion writing paragraph about you. They worked really hard on them, and I loved reading their work! 

Here are this week’s announcements…

*We’ve got one more set of sight words to work on. I’ll be sending those home on Wednesday. For this last set of sight words, the kids will only be required to memorize/read them. They do not need to practice spelling them! The due date to have all sight words memorized is June 7^th. We will practice at school, and they will be expected to practice reading them at home. Some kids will already be able to read all of them.  Some will need nightly practice.

*But wait…we will still have spelling words!  I am going to send home a weekly review spelling list of words we’ve had throughout the year, in addition to phonics pattern words. Our next spelling test will be on Wednesday, May 19^th.  I will send home the first set of review words this Wednesday.

*A book order was sent home last week. It is the last book order of the year. Orders are due by Friday, May 14^th!

Literacy *Good readers can retell a story. *Sequencing events Identifying fact v. opinion statements Mathematics *Comparison unknown story problems *Part unknown story problems with bigger numbers *Working with numbers 100-121 and higher! *Adding two digit numbers Word Study/Grammar *bossy r spelling pattern *Adjectives Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *New Science Unit “It’s Alive!” Writer’s Workshop Opinion Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 5/3-5/7

Hello, everyone!

Here are this week’s very short announcements…

* There is no spelling test this week. I will be assessing children on the reading of their unit 3 sight words.

*Later this week, I will send home this month’s book order. This will be our last book order of the year!

 

Literacy *Good readers can retell a story. *Sequencing events Identifying fact v. opinion statements Mathematics *Comparison unknown story problems *Part unknown story problems with bigger numbers *Working with numbers 100-121 and higher! *Adding two digit numbers Word Study/Grammar *bossy r spelling pattern *Adjectives Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *Finishing up unit on sound and light waves Writer’s Workshop Opinion Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 4/19-4/23

Hello, everyone!

Last week was such a busy week, and our class worked really hard. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but our O.W.L.s are becoming crazy good readers!  It is so fun to hear them reading.  It’s especially exciting this year, with COVID and their kindergarten year being shortened. They had an uphill road to walk, and they are succeeding! 

Here’s this week’s announcements…

* We will have our spelling test on Wednesday. They will be tested on the week 5 list words.

*I will not be at school on Thursday or Friday of this week. Mrs. Hecht will be my substitute. If you need to reach me, you can contact me via email, as I will be available to check email during this time.

*Last week in Science, we learned about how an object makes sound. We made kazoos to experiment with that. If your child hasn’t shown you their kazoo, have them show you, and ask them to explain how the kazoo is making sound (the air makes waves/vibrates to make sound).  Thanks again for sending in the paper towel rolls for our project! 

Literacy *Good readers can compare and contrast characters and settings from stories Mathematics *Comparison unknown story problems *Part unknown story problems with bigger numbers *Working with numbers 100-121 and higher! Word Study/Grammar *bossy r spelling pattern *Helping verbs *Introduction to contractions Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *New Science unit-“Catch A Wave”  -How is light “made”? Writer’s Workshop New unit on opinion writing starts next week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 4/5-4/9

Hello, everyone!

Just a couple of announcements this week--

* We will have our spelling test on Wednesday. Kids will be tested on the week 3 list words.

*There is no school for kids on Friday, April 9^th. This is a professional development day for teachers.

 

Literacy *Good readers can compare and contrast non-fiction books on the same topic. Mathematics *Double digit addition *Story problems with bigger numbers Word Study/Grammar *Vowel team phonics/spelling pattern (“When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking”) *Introduction to Adjectives Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *New Science unit-“Catch A Wave”  -How do we use light and sound to communicate? -What makes an object make sound?