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Reading Challenge Update!!

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Academic Updates/Reminders

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Here is what we are learning next week:

Phonics: We completed Unit 9.  We will begin Unit 10.  Please be sure to look for the Fundations Unit 10 packet for practice.  This week we will learn about vowel teams –oa, -oe and –ow, -ou and -oo.  We will learn about blending words with 5 sounds.  Our trick words for this week are any and many. 

Reading: We will finish our unit on Compare and Contrast.  We will compare and contrast two stories from Frog and Toad Are Friends.  We are learning about a Venn Diagram which is used to compare and contrast different stories and their elements.  We will also compare and contrast George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.   

Math: We will continue learning about adding two-digit numbers without regrouping using dimes and pennies.  We will learn about adding doubles plus 1 facts.  We will first learn how to show, then how to identify and finally adding doubles plus 1. 

Writing: We have transitioned from storytelling to writing books on our expertise. We are continuing to write our informational books.  We have had so many different books and the students are really enjoying the idea of writing like they are the teachers!  My goal is to have the students publish their final pieces by typing them in Computer class with Mrs. Allee!!

Social Studies/Science: We continue to graph our weather each week.  Next week, we will look at different presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  We will also write about our current president.
 

REMINDERS:

February 20-PTO Movie Night-MOVIE NIGHT CANCELED

February 23-Last day to turn in Six Flags Reading 

February 26-Going to PAC to watch 2^nd Grade Play

February 27-120^th Day of School-Please see handout

March 17-Student-Led Conferences-I will send home a letter

March 20-No School

March 30-April 6-No School-Spring Break

Reading Challenge

I am challenging all of my students to read nightly.  The challenge is to read and take a picture of them reading in their favorite place!  They can bring the picture to school or you can email me the picture.  I will create a weekly collage of the students reading on my bulletin board.  I will take a picture of the bulletin board and post this on my blog weekly!  Please let me know if you need any help, books or anything!  Thank you!!

 

Academic Update/Reminders

--> Here is what we are learning next week:

Phonics: We continue Unit 9 in Phonics.  Unit 9 introduces the closed syllable  rule.  Closed syllables are words that have one vowel and must be closed in by consonants.  We continue to review our r controlled vowels:  ar, or, er, ir, and ur.  Our trick words that we will learn about this week are see, between and each.  We will also learn about vowels teams this week:  ee and ea.  
Reading: We will be reviewing our Fab 4!  Fab 4 is Predicting, Clarifying, Questioning and Summarizing.  We summarized with Winter's Gift this week.  We summarized using the following words:  Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then.  We will continue with Comparing and Contrasting Wake Up Groundhog and Go To Sleep Groundhog.  When we compare and contrast, we do this with books that have similarities and differences.  We will end the week with Sequencing There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose!

Math: We review subtraction facts this week.  We will learn about the new concepts of subtracting 2, tallying, counting by 5s and drawing pictures to solve problems.  We will have some fun Valentine's math stations throughout the week.  Be sure to look for pictures!

Writing: We have transitioned from storytelling to writing books on our expertise. This week we will be reviewing how to partner read and revise our pieces.  We will review other exemplar pieces of First Grade Students so that we can gain more knowledge on what our pieces should look like.  My goal is to have the students publish their final pieces by typing them in Computer class with Mrs. Allee!!

Social Studies/Science: We began graphing the weather this week and making predictions about weather.  We will do this for 6 weeks to see if the groundhog was correct about 6 more weeks of Winter.  

 

REMINDERS:

February 7-Me and My Special Guy Dance  ***Bring your color sheet*** 

This will get our class a party if you bring your color sheet!

February 9-12-Courtwarming Week-Will post schedule on blog and send home a sheet with all days

February 13-No School

February 12-Valentine’s Day Party

February 16-No School

February 20-PTO Movie Night

February 23-Last day to turn in Six Flags Reading 

February 26-Going to PAC to watch 2^nd Grade Play

February 27-120^th Day of School

Reading Challenge

I am challenging all of my students to read nightly.  The challenge is to read and take a picture of them reading in their favorite place!  They can bring the picture to school or you can email me the picture.  I will create a weekly collage of the students reading on my bulletin board.  I will take a picture of the bulletin board and post this on my blog weekly!  Please let me know if you need any help, books or anything!  Thank you!!

 

Reading Challenge Update

Here's one of the kids in our class succeeding in our Reading Challenge!

Reading Challenge!

I am challenging my students and parents!  Please take a picture of your child reading at home in their favorite place every night!  Students will have their picture added to the blog and I will also make a weekly collage of our class pictures.  You may email or bring hardcopy to class!  I'll be sending home a letter of reminder on Friday!!

National Counselor's Week!

Our counselor that serves pre-k through second grade is Mrs. Clause.  When you hear the song Everything is Awesome from the Lego movie, you think of Mrs. Clause!  Everything she does is awesome and she really cares about the students!

We made some bucket filler cards for Mrs. Clause today in writing!  Here are some of the writings!

National Counselor's Week!

Our counselor that serves pre-k through second grade is Mrs. Clause.  When you hear the song Everything is Awesome from the Lego movie, you think of Mrs. Clause!  Everything she does is awesome and she really cares about the students!

We made some bucket filler cards for Mrs. Clause today in writing!  Here are some of the writings!

Newest Addition

My husband recently bought a bunch of woodworking tools.  Not sure what they are all called but he has begun a few projects I've had in mind for a while!  Here's a bench that I had wanted in my classroom.  I'm hoping that he will be making 3 more benches and a few other things!!  Here are some pictures!