Skip to main content

May 28th

Hello,

So far the weather looks good for our walking field trip! On Friday make sure students have comfortable walking shoes and are dressing for the weather. It is a fun field trip to end our year!

This week I will start collecting all of the books that have been sent home. If you could please check around the house for books that were sent from school, that’d be very helpful. I will not be sending home reading or math homework for the remainder of the year, the homework will be to check for those missing books! Thanks!

Upcoming Events:
5/29: Dress like an animal or bring in your favorite stuffed animal
5/30: Dress like you’re going on a vacation
5/31: Enjoy yourself-- dress in something you love
5/31: Field Trip: Walking trip around Kaukauna
6/3: Dress like a character from a fairy tale
6/4: Field Day, dress active for field day
6/5: NDLC wear or neon day
6/5: Early Release: Last Day of School

Reading: This week we will be talking about who our reading partners can be over the summer.  We will also be making reading life posters.  At home you could make a reading plan.  When will reading time be at home? Do you plan to visit the library?  Maybe you will read a book as a family.  I hope that you will continue to keep reading alive over the summer!

Writing: In writing we are going to continue our writing projects. Students are teaching their lessons. They have been doing great! They are teaching the lesson, conferencing with students, and creating a share at the end of the lesson. Each day we have been beginning a new piece of writing.  At the end of the week we will have 5 pieces that are started.  They are excited to bring them home and finish them over the summer. 

Math: In math this week we are going to be finishing up our end of year test. We will also explore all the different areas in math and create a math game to play together.

Social Studies: We are going to create a map of our walk on Friday. We will also prepare for our field trip by creating a memory game to play with the residents at Kindred Hearts.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

September 17th

Hello! Hello! We are learning our routines in first grade quickly and it has been fun getting to know everyone with student of the day.  If your child hasn’t brought home a paper bag yet, their day will be coming soon! Thank you for checking planners each night! Red family night forms went home last week and are due back on Wednesday. Here is our class schedule (Notice that library checkout is DAY 4)  Upcoming Events:  9/17-9/20: Safety Week 9/21: No School 9/25: Family Night 9/26: Picture Day 10/10: National Walk to School Day Reading: We will think about some of the bad habits we have developed such as mumbling across hard words, asking an adult to tell us, and skipping words. This week we will focus on developing good habits to tackle hard words.  Some ways to do this are to use the pictures when taking a sneak peek and look at all the parts of the words.  Writing: This week in writing we are continuing to write our small moment sto...

October 15-19

Hello, Wow! We have some busy weeks ahead for first grade! Thank you for your organization with paperwork that has come home. Here are a few links if you are able to help out for Fall Conferences: Fall 2018 Teacher Conference Meals Fall 2018 Book Fair Upcoming Events: 10/16: Field Trip Slip Due 10/19: Grandparent Event from 2-3 PM 10/23: Field Trip 10/23: Family Night: Goodies, Games, and Grandparents 10/25-10/26: No School 11/1: Veteran’s Day RSVP Due Reading: Have you heard?  We have been receiving notes from the Secret Service Detective Agency.  They need our help to become word detectives. We have received missions each day to help with our word solving strategies. This week we will use snap words to help us in our books. Students will ask themselves, “Does this mystery word remind me of another word I know?” and then think of similar snap word to help figure out the word. Here are some pictures teaching our stuffed animals our new strategies!...

November 5-9

Hello, This Thursday and next Tuesday we will have our portfolio conferences. I am excited to share what students have been working on! We encourage the students to attend to give an opportunity to take pride in their work. Please let me know if you have any questions. Upcoming Events: 11/8: Fall Conferences 11/9: Funset Boulevard Wristband Sheet Due 11/13: Fall Conferences 11/16: Early Release for students 11/19: Veterans Event 11/21-23: No School Thanksgiving Break Reading: In reading this week we are concluding our word detective unit. We will learn about using word parts they know to read new words, learn about “unusual” words (contractions), and smooth out our reading. On Thursday we will celebrate the end of our unit with a special surprise from our detective agency. Then at the end of the week we will talk about reorganizing our library. Writing: This week in writing we are finishing up our How-To books.  We are adding introductions and conclusions.  We wi...