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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Update 10/12-10/16

 

Hello to everyone!

Before I give this week’s announcements, I want to share with you how PROUD I am of your children. Coming back to school after a six month hiatus is not easy. Being kindergarteners last year, your kids were still learning about what it means to be at school and be a learner. This may not sound important, but it is perhaps the most important thing they learn in the early grades. That is what Operation First Grade Bootcamp is about; laying a foundation for learning that will remain with them for the rest of their schooling years. And, they have worked so hard. They are giving me their absolute best every day. I am pushing them, knowing that we have so much work to do this year. They are rising to that challenge!  I appreciate them, and I appreciate you; setting a tone at home so when they get to school each day, they are ready. It makes such a difference, and I thank you for that!

 

This week’s announcements…

*Picture Day is tomorrow! If you plan to purchase pictures, please have your child bring their picture purchase envelope with them to school tomorrow. The picture information is in your child’s folder.

*If you ordered books from Scholastic, the order has been placed! We should get our books within the next 10 days. If we are on red and they are delivered, I will drop them off at your house!  If you didn’t get a chance to order, no worries; I will place an order every month!

*This week we will begin spelling.  Your child’s first list and an information letter about spelling will come home this Wednesday. Spelling will include weekly “sound out” words as well as an individualized sight word list.

*If the CDH determines that we will go into the red category, I will email a mid-week update to give more information about how that will look for us. Luckily, our class is already fluent in using online tools, such as: Seesaw, Teams, Imagine Learning and I-Ready Math. That’s good news!

 

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

Literacy *Good readers know the difference between fiction and non-fiction. *Good readers can identify the characters and settings 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 *Addition story problems, including change unknown (missing addend i.e.  4 + ___= 7) Word Study/Grammar *Spelling/sight word program begins this week *vowels v. consonants *short /i/ Unit (Social Studies and/or Science) N/A Writer’s Workshop *Introduction to writer’s workshop *Good writers pick topics about things they know and love *Good writers create illustrations that match their words. *Good writers make a plan before they start to write

 

Weekly Update, 10/5-10/9

Hello, families!

We had a fantastic week with everyone in our class together! Our class is full of friendly kids who are eager to learn.  I’m so excited that they are excited to be here at school.

Here are this week’s announcements…

*Has your child told you about Operation First Grade Bootcamp?  During Bootcamp, we learn about what good learners do and how learners think, we learn how to solve friendship and learning problems at school, and we learn about the rules and routines that will help us be successful in school. Take a look at this year’s bootcampers…click link below!

Operation Bootcamp

*Thank you for helping your child remember to bring their O.W.L. folder to school each day. You may have noticed we added space for Blend-It Books to the folders. Blend-It Books are small books we read in class together. We use these to identify phonics patterns and to practice reading fluency. Each time we complete a Blend-It Book, children will bring home a copy of it. These are for them to practice at home. They do not need to be returned to school (they have a copy at school, too!)

*We will begin our spelling program on Wednesday, October 14^th. More information will be sent home on this day.  Children will have weekly spelling tests, beginning Wednesday, October 21^st.

*Children brought home Scholastic book order catalogs on Friday. If you are interested in ordering books, please complete your order by Friday, October 9^th. When you order books, we get free books for our classroom, so thank you! Click the link below to order books. Our class code is: PB2JN

Order Scholastic Books Here!

* Picture Forms were sent home on Friday!  Picture Day will be October 12^th and 13^th. Our class has not been assigned a specific day yet. When I know which day we are scheduled, I will let you know. 

*Important dates…

Tuesday, November 3	Election Day/No school
Wednesday, November 4th	Parent-Teacher conferences.  There IS school on this day.
Thursday, November 5th	Parent-Teacher conference all day/evening.  There is NO SCHOOL on this day.
Friday, November 6th	No school