Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Week 38

Happy Tuesday 1C families,

I can't believe this is the last blog post of the year. It has been such a joy to teach your children and watch them grow. Each one of them holds a very special place in my heart and I wish them the very best in second grade! I will be back to visit often. 



In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,


Sarah Kaye



Announcements
Thursday: Please bring a bag or an empty backpack for desk clean-out!

Friday: class celebration 

Calendar

Wednesday, May 22nd- May 24th: Half Days

Friday, May 24th: Last day of school


Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 

Phonograms: th, ow, oe, oa, o

Tuesday: Review all words 1x and test B

Wednesday: WB pg. 194-196

Thursday: WB pg. 197-199

Friday: Have a wonderful summer! 




Academics

Spalding: We will have 11 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Wednesday!



Monday: fifth, bake, baking, bowl, cheap, cheerful, chicken, drive, driving, echo, echoes



Tuesday: Review all words 1x 



Phonograms: th, ow, oe, oa, o



Writing/Grammar: We will do our recitations of My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson. We will also have a WPR of all 70 phonograms. We will also make a first grade memory book!



Literature: For our last story of the school year, we will read Pinocchio! Students will enjoy describing the characters.

Math: We will review what we have learned in math during first grade.

History: This week in history we will be learning about voting in the United States.

Science: We will do some final outer space exploring!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Week 37

Good Morning 1C families,

Thank you for making teacher appreciation week so special! I appreciation all of the thoughtful gifts and kind words I received. 

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness, 

Sarah Kaye


Announcements

Book bags: *Please note that this will be our last week of using our red leveled reader book bags for homework. Please turn all books back in by Friday, May 17th. Thank you! 
Tutoring: This week is the last week of tutoring.

Reading groups and Math Groups: This week is the last week for reading groups and math groups. Thank you to each parent who has taken the time out of your busy lives to help us in the classroom!!

Homework Survey: Please take a moment here to share your thoughts on this year’s homework policy. Your thoughts are valuable as we try to seek the best for our students and families. Thank you!


Calendar

Wednesday, May 22nd- May 24th: Half Days

Friday, May 24th: Last day of school





Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 

Phonograms: ough, ar, r, wr, or, er, qu, ei, wor, ee

Monday: himself, matter, use, thought, person, nor, or, January, mean, vote and Test B

Tuesday: court, copy, act, been, be, yesterday, among, question, quest, doctor and WB pg. 182-183

Wednesday: size, December, dozen, there, their, they're, tax, number October, reason and WB pg. 184-186

Thursday: Review all words and WB pg. 187-188

Friday: Read for 15 min 


Academics


Spalding: We will have 30 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!



Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and Socky by Beverly Cleary. 



Grammar: Students will work to write, correct, and complete grammatically correct sentences using great detail and illustrating their writing where necessary. 



Literature: This week we will be sampling different stories including selections from Winnie the Pooh, the Pied Piper and The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Math: We will be wrapping up double digit addition and begin a unit of money.  We will also be taking our end of the year math assessment and math facts assessments.

History: Next week will be all about our lovely state, Arizona!  We will learn about various state symbols, the state flower, state bird and the 5 C’s of Arizona.  As students learn about state 48, they will compile their knowledge into a state project to take home on Friday.

Science: This week we will wrap up our unit on Astronomy with a quiz and some crafts. On Monday an optional astronomy review sheet will be sent home to prepare for the upcoming quiz on Tuesday. On Thursday students may make their own solar system crown and 3D space objects. 

Monday, May 6, 2019

Week 36

Good morning 1C families!

I hope you all had a restful weekend! I have some wonderful news to share with you. My fiance and I found out he will be doing his residency for anesthesia in Milwaukee, Wisconsin starting in June of this year! We are very excited about the move, as I have a lot of family in that area. This does mean, however I will not be returning to Archway Arete next year. I will miss the school and all of you very much! Arete has been my home for the last two years and I thank you all for making it such a wonderful experience. I would appreciate your discretion in sharing this with your children, as I will be letting them know on the last week of school.

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Sarah Kaye


Announcements


Calendar

Wednesday, May 9th: Astronomy Night @ 7 pm

Wednesday, May 22nd- May 24th: Half Days

Friday, May 24th: Last day of school





Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 

Practice phonograms: ay, ai, th, ee, ou, ough, eigh, ng, gn, kn

Spalding: We will have 30 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!

Monday: inspect, itself, always, something, expect, need, thus, woman, women, young and WB pg. 167-169

Tuesday: fair, fare, dollar, evening, plan, broke, feel, sure, sugar, least and wb pg. 170-172

Wednesday: sorry, press, God, god, teacher, November, subject, April, history, study and wb. Pg. 173-75

Thursday: Review all words and wb. pg. 176-178


Academics

Spalding: We will have 30 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!



Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. 



Grammar: This week we will be using all parts of speech learned so far this year to practice writing sentences on our own. Students will write complete sentences with a capital letter, punctuation mark, noun, and verb. Students will try to include as much detail as possible using adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, contractions, and transition words.



Literature: This week we will find out if Elmer Elevator is able to save the dragon and escape Wild Island as we finish this wonderful book!

Math: We will learn the process to subtraction double digit subtraction.  As your child completes their homework, please encourage them to be mindful to subtraction the ones and then the tens. Please ensure that your child practices their math facts for at least a minute each night to enhance math fact fluency. Thank you!

History: We will explore various United States symbols this week including the Liberty Bell, the White House and the Bald Eagle.

Science: This week in science we will be finishing up the last planet on our journey, Neptune. We will also be learning about astronauts and what life is like in outer space. Next week we well have our astronomy review and assessment.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Week 35

Happy Friday 1C families,

I'm getting a head start getting next week's blog post out to you because I will be out on Monday. Mrs. Miller will be filling in for me in my absence. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness, 


Sarah Kaye



Announcements

Music Concert: Our Spring Concert is this week! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on May 1st.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a plain white dress shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt, black tights and black closed toed shoes. Please have your 1st graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm.Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or emailjweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!


PSO Survey: PSO would love your thoughts and opinions. Please take a few moments to complete their survey:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs3gqBF0kc0rdyzpLP6sqTsnoi4iSRHAM_OEQUsdlPM0N5DA/viewform

Calendar

Wednesday, May 1st: Spring Concert 
Wednesday May 22-24: Half Days 

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 

Practice phonograms: th, ie, ei, au, aw, ch, sh, ey, i, y,


Monday: thread, thunder, try, tried, vein, except, ant, aunt, capture, else and math wb pg. 150-152


Tuesday: bridge, offer, suffer, center, front, run, running, rule, carry, chain and math wb pg. 153-155


Wednesday: no homework this night due to the spring concert 


Thursday: Review all words and Test B


Friday: Read for 15 minutes


Academics

Spalding: We will have 30 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!


Monday: thread, thunder, try, tried, vein, except, ant, aunt, capture, else


Tuesday: bridge, offer, suffer, center, front, run, running, rule, carry, chain 


Wednesday: death, learn, wonder, pair, pear, pare, check, prove, hear, heard


*no homework this night due to the spring concert 


Phonograms: th, ie, ei, au, aw, ch, sh, ey, i, y,


Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from The Nightingale and The Glow Worm poems by William Cowper as well as Sir Gawain and The Green Knight. 

Grammar: This week we will be learning about pronouns. A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of a noun. We will learn these pronouns: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him his, she, her, hers, it, and its. We will practice reading them, identifying them, and using them in a sentence, both orally and written

Math: We will continue to explore numbers 1-100 as we identify 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less.  We will also work to manipulate numbers into various parts and order the numbers from greatest to least and least to greatest.


Literature: We will read chapters 4-5 in my Father’s Dragon as we retell and respond to what we have read.


History: We will continue to journey westward as we learn about Sacagawea’s influence on the Lewis and Clark expedition.  On Friday, we will make a lap book page to show what we have learned about Lewis and Clark.
Science: This week we will continue our exploration in to the solar system. We will be studying Saturn and Uranus this week. We will compare and contrast Saturn and Uranus to see how a day on their planet might be like in terms of time, temperature, size, and weather. 

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Week 34

Good Morning 1C families,

I hope that you enjoyed the nice, long weekend with your families! We are looking forward to our spring concert next week! This week will be filled with practice for the big day!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Sarah Kaye

Announcements

Spring Concert: Our Spring Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on May 1st.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a white dress shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt and black closed toed shoes. Please have your 1st graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm. THANK YOU to Mrs. Nicole Burns for putting on a concert clothing exchange. She has collected concert attire from students who have outgrown their concert clothes. If you would like to participate in the exchange by either donating concert uniforms or receiving articles of clothing, please contact Nicole at: nikki.burns@hotmail.com
Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!

Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st: Spring Concert 

Homework
Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 
Practice phonograms: ee, ow, oo, ew, ui, ie, ei, igh, oa, o
Tuesday: fly, forest, freeze, gentle, grow, holes, hotel, iron, live, living and math wb pg. 139-142
Wednesday: monkey, myself, notice, pencil, pie, pull, sew, sow, so, steam and math workbook pg. 143-146
Thursday: Review words and phonogram for spelling test and Test B

Academics

Poem: Rope Rhyme by Eloise Greenfield
Spalding: We will have 20 words this week due to having no school on Monday and the Spelling Test will be on Friday!
Tuesday: fly, forest, freeze, gentle, grow, holes, hotel, iron, live, living 
Wednesday: monkey, myself, notice, pencil, pie, pull, sew, sow, so ,steam

Phonograms: ee, ow, oo, ew, ui, ie, ei, igh, oa, o

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from The Jataka Tales by W.H.D. Rouse, The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India by W.H.D. Rouse, and The Sandpiper by Celia Thaxter.

Grammar: This week we will be learning about transition words. Students will learn that transition words are used to help connect ideas, sentences, and events together so that a story can be told. Transition words help stories have a clear beginning, middle, and end. We will practice using and identifying transition words in sentences.

Literature: We will read chapters 4-5 in my Father’s Dragon as we retell and respond to what we have read.

Math: We will continue to explore numbers 1-100 as we identify 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less.  We will also work to manipulate numbers into various parts and order the numbers from greatest to least and least to greatest.

History: We will begin our westward expansion unit.  Students will learn about Daniel Boone, The Louisiana Purchase and the Louis and Clark expedition.

Science: This week we will continue our exploration in to the solar system. We will be studying Mars and Jupiter this week. We will compare and contrast Mars and Jupiter to see how a day on their planet might be like in terms of time, temperature, size, and weather. 

Monday, April 15, 2019

Week 33

Good morning 1C families,

I am pleased to announce that our class won the box top contest! We will be having a popcorn party at the end of the day Thursday to celebrate! Thank you all for taking the time to collect and turn in all your box tops! 


In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,


Sarah Kaye


Announcements
My Father's Dragon: Please have your child bring in their copy of My Father’s Dragon


Book Fair: Thank you to all who attended our Usborne Book Fair this week! It was a joy to see you and we are so thankful for your support. If you are interested in purchasing more Usborne books, please visit the link below.  This link will bring you to a unique page connected to our school and will be valid until April 19th. After your purchase, you will receive contact from our Usborne Representative, Mrs. Cleary, and she will refund you the shipping cost. Please email Ms. Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org) with any questions! 
Spring Concert: Our Spring Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on May 1st.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a white dress shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt and black closed toed shoes. Please have your 1st graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm. THANK YOU to Mrs. Nicole Burns for putting on a concert clothing exchange. She has collected concert attire from students who have outgrown their concert clothes. If you would like to participate in the exchange by either donating concert uniforms or receiving articles of clothing, please contact Nicole at: nikki.burns@hotmail.com
Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!

Calendar
Friday, April 19th & Monday, April 22nd: No school 
Wednesday, May 1st: Spring Concert 



Homework


Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute) 


Practice phonograms: ea, ur, t, ch, ey, ay, eigh, ee, ai, y


Monday: please, pleasant, picture, pitch, pitcher, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight and math workbook page 130-132


Tuesday: breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color, contains, day, daily, eagle, fancy and math workbook pg. 133-134


Wednesday: Review all 30 words and math workbook pg. 135-136


Thursday: No homework; R&R



Academics



Poem: Rope Rhyme by Eloise Greenfield Idiom: Land of Nod




Spalding: We will have 20 words this week and the Spelling Test will be on Thursday due to Good Friday!


Monday: please, pleasant, picture, pitch, pitcher, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight


Tuesday: breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color, contains, day, daily, eagle, fancy


Phonograms: ea, ur, t, ch, ey, ay, eigh, ee, ai, y


Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor.


Grammar: This week we will learn about and practice using contractions and compound words. A contraction is when two words are shortened in to one word using an apostrophe. A compound words is when two or more words the have their own meanings are combined to make one new word, often with a different meaning. 


Literature: We will continue to read My Father’s Dragon. Early on in the week, students will bring home a brown paper bag to fill with a few items that they would take with them on a journey to Wild Island!


Math: We will dive back into number sense as we explore numbers 50-100. Students will decompose numbers as they show how many tens and ones are in each number.


History: We will finish our unit on the American Revolution by playing a review game on Monday.  We will take a unit test on Wednesday. A review sheet will be sent home on Monday.



Science: This week we will begin a deeper exploration in to the solar system. We will start by studying Mercury and Venus. We will compare and contrast Mercury and Venus to see how a day on their planet might be like in terms of time, temperature, size, and weather. 

Week 38

Happy Tuesday 1C families, I can't believe this is the last blog post of the year. It has been such a joy to teach your children and wat...