Week 4

Week 4

“The power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already…yet it must learn by degrees the sight of being, and of the brightest and best of being, the good.”

-          Plato, The Republic, Book VII

Hello 1C families!  It was wonderful seeing you last week at curriculum night.  We had 18 families in attendance.  Wow, what a turn out!  Your commitment is much appreciated. Thank you for sharing your children with me every day and I look forward to see where this year will take us!

For the week ahead, 1C scholars will share all of their hard work as they recite the poem “The Caterpillar “on Friday.  We will also round out the month as we review our very first virtue of the year; responsibility.  Here’s to another joyful week in first grade!


Homework for the week of 8/27

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- b, d, g, r, t, ar, ay, ch, oo, ou

Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti   Idiom: Wolf in Sheep’s clothing

Monday: my, up, last, not, us, am, good, time, have, blue and math workbook pg. 25-26

Tuesday: chance, charge, little, are, ago, old, bad, red, of, be and math workbook pg. 27-29

Wednesday: but, this, all, your, you, out, may, into, him and math workbook pg. 30-32

Thursday: read and write all words and Unit 1-2 Test B and practice for poetry recitation

Friday: No homework- R&R weekend

Calendar

Friday, August 31: August Birthday Celebration

Monday, September 3: Labor Day; No School

Friday, September 15: Mother and Son Event

Thursday, September 20: Picture Day



Friday, September 21: Grandparents Day



Announcements

I’m excited to share that we have our first opportunity for classroom volunteers! We are in need of a parent to help with our book bags on Monday morning.  Please check-out the sign-up! If you are available for multiple weeks, please feel free to sign-up for multiple times.  Thank you in advance for your help and support! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=w.ProcessCreate7&requesttimeout=360



Academics

Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti: We will take part in poetry recitations on Friday.  Idiom:Wolf in sheep clothing

Writing/Grammar: This week we will continue our study of nouns. We will learn how to identify and use different types of nouns such as people, places, things, or ideas. Students will learn a noun jingle to help them remember the different types of nouns.

Please click the link below if you would like to sing the noun jingle at home too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJizZdGG0k

Spalding: Please see below the spelling words for this week. A list of all 30 words will also be sent home on Monday to keep for the week. On Monday-Wednesday, please write each word three times. On Thursday please write all words only one time. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Weekly Phonograms: b, d, g, r, t, ar, ay, ch, oo, ou

Monday: my, up, last, not, us, am, good, time, have, blue

Tuesday: chance, charge, little, are, ago, old, bad, red, of, be

Wednesday: but, this, all, your, you, out, may, into, him

Thursday: all words

Friday: practice phonograms

*check out this great spalding resource for appropriate phonogram handwriting and pronunciation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLAyMQ90Kk&index=31&list=PL8UyUmxS7VL3QrKygZyMVmfELfwxl0adJ

Math: We will assess students growth on number bonds on Monday and we will move into addition stories for the remainder of the week.  On Friday, students will complete a cumulative assessment over units 1 and 2. Test B will be sent home on Thursday for review.

Science: This week we will continue to learn about habitats. We will focus specifically on forests and underground habitats. Students will learn about the types of plants and animals that live underground and in forests and how they survive

Literature: We will continue to enjoy Tom Thumb stories from 

History: This week we will continue to learn about the continents and oceans. We will be focusing on specific facts about each continent. Students will learn about different types of bodies of water and land forms such as, Mountains, Valleys, oceans, lakes etc. 

around the world including “Little Finger and the Watermelon Patch”.  We will discuss the characters and the similarities and differences from the various versions. We will take a short quiz on Friday.

Week 3

During week two the students have been learning about the three pillars of our school; truth, beauty and goodness!

We enjoyed an assembly on Friday where Headmaster Gillingham taught us some very important manners and procedures to help us have a successful year!

We are looking forward to seeing you all at curriculum night!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Kindly,

Ms. Kaye

Homework for the week of 8/21

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- a, l, y, c, s, sh, th, ee, ed, ow

Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti  Idiom: Wolf in Sheep’s clothing

Monday: me, do, and, go, at, on, a, it, is, she & math number bond worksheet

Tuesday: can, see, run, the, in, so, no, now, man  & math number bond worksheet

Wednesday: ten, tan, tin, ton, bed, top, he, you, will, we, an & math number bond worksheet

Thursday: read and write all words & math number bond worksheet

Friday:   Practice Phonograms & test B

Calendar

Wednesday, August 22^nd: Curriculum Night from 6:00-7:30

Announcements

Curriculum night is this Wednesday, August 22^nd from 6-7:30.  Come on out to learn the ins and outs of your child’s day, all the wonderful curriculum they will be learning this year and how to assist at home.  If our class has 20 or more students whose parent(s) attend, we will earn a popcorn party. Please RSVP by email (skaye2@archwayarete.org) so we can prepare accordingly.  Please note, this is an adult only event.  Mrs. Miller and I are looking forward to seeing you there!

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00-6:25     Welcome in Gym (Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughn, and Specialists)

6:30-7:30    Grade Level Presentations (1^st grade will be in the MPR)

15 minutes: Classroom procedures, routines, homework guidelines

40 minutes: Curriculum and Demo Lessons

·         Spalding lesson (phonograms, motions, markings, phonograms)

·         Singapore lesson mental math tips, number bonds, bar models, word problems)

 5 minutes: Q&A

Academics

Poem: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti Idiom: Wolf in sheep clothing

Writing/Grammar: This week we will read and write about "The Adventures of Pinocchio". Students will practice writing in complete sentences with a capital letter and a punctuation mark. 

Spalding: This week we will begin our first week of spelling words. These words will be review from Kindergarten. On Monday-Wednesday, please write each word three times. On Thursday please write all words on one time. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Weekly Phonograms: a, l, y, c, s, sh, th, ee, ed, ow

Monday: me, do, and, go, at, on, a, it, is, she

Tuesday: can, see, run, the, in, so, no, now, man 

Wednesday: ten, tan, tin, ton, bed, top, he, you, will, we, an

Thursday: all words

Friday: practice phonograms

*check out this great spalding resource for appropriate phonogram handwriting and pronunciation 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLAyMQ90Kk&index=31&list=PL8UyUmxS7VL3QrKygZyMVmfELfwxl0adJ

Math: We will continue to study number bonds and  part, part, whole. We will also begin to memorize the partners of 10 (i.e. 7 and 3, 9 and 1).

Science: This week we will begin learning about different habitats, beginning with our very own, the desert! We will write and draw about desert animals and plants. Students will learn about types of food, water, and, shelter that desert plants and animals need to survive. 

Literature: This week will be enjoying several versions of the Tom Thumb story including Tom Thumb, Issun Boshi and Thumbelina. Students will identify the beginning, middle and end of each story and well as compare the similarities and differences of each story.

History: Students will identify, label and name the 7 continents and the 4 oceans of the world.  Students will also compare different bodies of water as well as describe the parts and importance of rivers.

Week 2

Dear 1C families,

We had a very successful first week of school. I am so proud of the hard work that I have seen from the new first graders so far. Everyone is doing well in learning our routines and procedures. Mrs. Miller and I are enjoying getting to know each of our new students.

Coming up this week:

This week in Spalding we will be working on forming our capital manuscript letters. We will also be working on two-letter phonograms to prepare us for our upcoming spelling words! At home, please listen to your child say the sounds as they write each phonogram three times. There are also some phonograms to review each night!

In Grammar, we will learn about nouns. We will discuss how a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. We will also distinguish between common and proper nouns that name people and apply this knowledge on a noun word sort. 

In Literature, we will continue to explore the morals in Aesop’s Fables. We will read “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs,” “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” “The Maid and the Milk Pail,” and “The Fox and the Crane”. We will talk about the human-like characteristics that the animals have and the different virtues that could have been shown in the stories, had the characters made different choices. We will take a mini quiz on Aesop’s Fables on Friday, where students will match up each moral with the corresponding story we covered in class.

Idiom:

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Poem:

“The Caterpillar” by Christina G. Rosetti – Work on stanza 1. We will recite the entire poem on September 1st in class!

In Math we will review numbers 1-10 in the beginning of the week and homework on Monday will be a unit review. We will take our first math test on Tuesday! Then, we will practice telling number stories and begin number bonds.

This week in History we will be learning about directions, including north, south, east west, left and right. students will also learn what a map key is used for. 

In Science we will continue to review the scientific method. We will make observations about apples, and focus on making observations while doing a simple experiment with oil and water.

Homework:

Monday:

Reading- Read for 15 minutes

Spalding- Practice numbers 0-9

Math- Practice Test B

Tuesday:

Reading- Read for 15 minutes

Spalding- Practice writing and saying ow, ou, oo,ch,ar,ck and capital C, G, O, Q, S three times.

Math- W.B. 13-15

Wednesday:

Reading- Read for 15 minutes

Spalding- Practice writing and saying phonograms ay, ai, oy, oi, oa and capital A, B, D, E, F, H, I, J, K

Math-16-18

Thursday:

Reading- Read for 15 minutes

Spalding- practice writing and saying er, ir, ur, wor, ear and capital L, M, N, P, T, U, y three times

Math- W.B. 19-21

Friday:

Reading- Read for 15 minutes

spalding- Practice letters A-Z, practice writing your name 3 times using appropriate hand writing

Math- W.B. 22-24

Week One!

Dear 1C Families,

It was such a pleasure getting to meet all of your smiling faces on Thursday night. We are truly looking forward to a spectacular year together.

See below to get an idea of what your child's first week of first grade will look like:

In Spalding this week we will review: how to have a proper Spalding seated posture, pencil grip, the six features of writing, writing and saying our one letter phonograms, and writing our numbers.

In Writing this week we will be reading from Little House in the Big Woods and we will review how to write and copy a sentence with the basic conventions included.

In Literature this week we will be reading, discussing, writing, and drawing about many of Aesop's fables including The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Dog in the Manger, and The Fox and the Grapes. We will also be working with the book First Day Jitters as a class to discover what might be making us both nervous and excited about first grade!

In Science this week we will review what it means to be a scientist and conduct experiments. Students will learn about the steps of the scientific method and prepare to conduct their very own experiments throughout the year!

In History this week we will begin our unit on Geography by viewing and working with all kinds of maps. Students will start by thinking about their very own personal map (i.e. where they live and come from) before expanding their minds to view geography across the entire globe.

In Math this week will review how to count, read, and write numbers within 10. We will also learn all about our Rocket Math program which will allow us to practice our subtraction and addition math facts all year long. Lastly, we will practice our daily Calendar routine which will include everything from time and money to place value and measurement.

Our first Idiom will be "Sour Grapes" which refers to something a person decides in not worth having only after they find out that they cannot have the desired object.

Our first poem will be "The Caterpillar" by Christina G. Rosetti

Please let us know if there is anything else that we can do for you and your child to get this school year off to a great start!