Weekly Update 12/14-12/17

Hello to everyone!

Big news this week is I am in still quarantine!  I sent out an email twice to all families, but I don’t think everyone got it…it may be in your junk mail. On Tuesday, I was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID. So, I am in quarantine until December 22^nd. So far, I have no symptoms. Hopefully it will remain that way. Mrs. Hecht is our sub, and she is WONDERFUL! She is a former teacher, and has a special superpower in Math instruction, so your kids are definitely in good hands.

I am going to do some one on one assessing this week via Teams, so I will be touching base with all students this week!

Here are this week’s announcements:

*We will begin our next unit of sight words when we return to school in January. Kids will have a spelling test on December 16, then no new sound out spelling list until we return from Christmas break.

*I will be assessing each child in the reading of their unit 1 sight word list this week. I will start on Tuesday, so please have them review reading all the unit 1 sight words on Monday evening.

*Friday, December 18^th is our last day of school before Christmas Break. We return to school on Monday, January 4^th.

*Grinch Day is Friday (THIS IS A SURPRISE!!! Please do not tell your child.) We will watch the Grinch movie (the Jim Carrey one) on Friday, and have a pizza movie snack. The only thing your child needs to bring for the snack is their favorite drink to go with their pizza!

*Did you know…the free lunch program has been extended to the end of the year for ALL students. Great news!

*This week is holiday dress-up week at Willow Creek! Here are the dress-up/theme days:

Holiday dress up days

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Identifying main idea and details Mathematics *Addition problems with 3 addends (i.e. 3+7+4= __) *Review of commutative property *Introduction of Associative property *Making a 10 to solve addition problems within 20 Word Study/Grammar *NO SIGHT WORD LIST UNTIL JANUARY */kn/ and /wr/ spelling list test on Wednesday NO SPELLING OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK! Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *Unit study on patterns of the sun and moon Writer’s Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 12/7-12/11

Hello to everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements:

*We will begin our next unit of sight words when we return to school in January. Your child will still have their weekly sound-out spelling list test this week (December 9) and next week (December 16). There just will not be any sight words.

*On Friday, your child brought home a moongazer and an at-home assignment to observe the moon. This at-home activity is due Thursday, December 17th. 

*Did you know…the free lunch program has been extended to the end of the year for ALL students. Great news!

*Friday, December 18^th is our last day of school before Christmas Break. We return to school on Monday, January 4^th.

*We will have a holiday party on Friday, December 18^th. More information to come later this week.

*Next week, December 14-18,  is holiday dress-up week at Willow Creek. Here are the dress-up/theme days:

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Good readers can use non-fiction text features to help them identify the main idea of a text. Mathematics *End of Module 1 Assessment *using subtraction to solve change unknown/missing addend problems  (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) Word Study/Grammar *NO SIGHT WORD LIST UNTIL JANUARY */KN/  /WR/ digraphs Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *Unit study on patterns of the sun and moon Writer’s Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 11/16-11/20

Hello to everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements:

*Beginning this week, we will have early release every Monday.  School will dismiss at 2:10. We will have lunch at school, but no snack, so don’t worry about packing one on Mondays!

*Our O.W.L.s are working to earn a Pajama Day on Friday! Kids may wear their pajamas this Friday. Please make sure they wear regular shoes, not slippers!

* Scholastic orders will be sent home by Thursday!

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Good readers can identify non-fiction text features authors include in their books. *Good readers can use non-fiction text features to help them identify the main idea of a text. Mathematics *fact fluency through sums of 10 *subtraction strategies *balanced equations *using subtraction to solve change unknown/missing addend problems  (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) Word Study/Grammar *spelling/sight word program begins this week *beginning blends spelling list *introduction to synonyms */ch/  /qu/ digraphs Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) *study of Thanksgiving holiday   *compare/contrast life in the past to life today Writer’s Workshop *final assessment for this unit of writing

 

Weekly Update 11/9-11/13

Hello to everyone!

Thank you for a great round of parent conferences! I appreciate the positive feedback you gave me, and I want to say thank you for teaching your child at home. I know that being a homeschool teacher was not in your plans. But you have made it work, and I appreciate that.

Here are this week’s announcements…

****This week’s schedule is as follows:***

Monday:  Team 2 at school; Team 1 at home

Tuesday-Friday:  All kids here!

Wednesday:  NO LATE START. We will no longer have late start Wednesday.

*Veteran’s day is Wednesday, November 11^th. We have school on this day, and I will be doing a lesson on what this holiday means. We will make cards for veterans. If you have a veteran in your family that you would like your child to make a card for, please let me know!

*This week is Red Ribbon Week.  Please see information about Red Ribbon dress-up days from Mrs. Behler, our Health teacher,  below

November 9-November 13 

 

 

Monday: Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free!
Wear Red to kick off the week

***This includes our Remote Team 1 students***

    

 

Tuesday: From Head to Toe I’m drug free!

Wear crazy hair and socks

 

 

Wednesday: Team Up Against Drugs!

Wear your favorite sports team attire

 

 

Thursday: Our Future is Looking Bright without Drugs!

Wear tie-dye or bright colors

 

 

Friday: Willow Creek Chooses to be Drug Free!

Wear Willow Creek spirit wear

* Scholastic books have been ordered! They will be here next week sometime.

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Final assessment on parts of a story *Introduce non-fiction texts. *Good readers can identify non-fiction text features authors include in their books. *Good readers can use non-fiction text features to help them identify the main idea of a text. Mathematics *Fact Fluency through sums of 10 *Understand the meaning of the equal sign *Balanced equations *Using subtraction to solve change unknown/missing addend problems  (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) Word Study/Grammar *Spelling/sight word program begins this week *short /u/ spelling list *stretching and blending sounds */ch/ digraph Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) N/A Writer’s Workshop *Good writers use different tools to help them solve spelling problems. *Good writers can “write on” and add more details to their writing. *Final assessment for this unit of writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 11/2-11/6

 Hello to everyone!

Here are this week’s announcements…

*Have you signed up for parent conferences?  Click the link below to sign up. I will be locking in the sign-ups tomorrow.

Parent conference sign-up

*There are only 2 school days for children this week due to parent conferences and Election Day.  Team 2 will come to school on Monday, Team 1 will be here on Wednesday.

*I will not have the kids fill out a weekly calendar this week, since they will only be here 1 day.

*Veteran’s Day is Wednesday, November 11^th. We have school on this day, and I will be doing a lesson on what this holiday means. We will make cards for veterans. If you have a veteran in your family that you would like your child to make a card for, please let me know!

* Scholastic book orders are due on Friday, November 6^th. This due date will ensure we receive our orders by Thanksgiving break. Our class code is:  PB2JN.

Click here for Scholastic book order

 

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December! 

Weekly Update 10/26-10/30

Hello to everyone!

This week’s announcements…

*We are having a class Halloween celebration!. We will celebrate on Thursday (team 2) and Friday (team 1).  I am going to bring the movie snacks.  We are going to do a “reverse” type of trick or treat in class this year, so the only thing kids need to bring is one bag of their favorite Halloween candy or favorite Halloween party favor (spider rings, fake tattoos, stickers, Halloween pencils type of things).  We are going to make our own Halloween treat bags!  Kids will design their own bag. Then, we will drop our candies/trinkets into each other’s bags.  Dollar Tree has a lot of this stuff, as does Amazon!  Also…please provide enough for 24 students. Thank you!

With regard to dressing up…

*Children are allowed to wear costumes under these conditions:

            *No masks that completely cover faces

*No toy weapons…even if they go with the costume.

*Have you signed up for parent conferences?  Click the link below to sign up.

Parent Conference Sign-Up

*Our Scholastic book orders are here! Team 2 was sent home with their books on Friday. Team 1. If you ordered books, your child will bring them home tomorrow (Monday).

 

*Just a reminder…school lunch is FREE until December!

What are we doing this week??? See below!

Literacy *Good readers know the difference between fiction and non-fiction. *Good readers can identify the problem and solution in a story. *Good readers use context clues to help them understand a story. Mathematics *Fact Fluency through sums of 10 *Decomposing numbers 0-10 *Solution strategies to solve addition; “count on” strategy *Continue practice strategies to solve change unknown problems (missing addend :  eg.  ____ +4 = 7) *Mid-module assessment Word Study/Grammar *short /o/ spelling list *stretching and blending sounds */sh/ digraph Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) N/A Writer’s Workshop *Good writers use different tools to help them solve spelling problems. *Good writers start their sentences in different ways. *Good writers use C.U.P.S. to check over their sentences for capitalization, understanding, punctuation, and spelling