Sunday, October 9, 2011
Bats And More Bats!
We are going to study one of my favorite mammals: Bats! We will be writing about bats, doing math problems with bats and learning as much as we can about bats! Kids love learning about these fascinating animals. Ask your child about it this week.
Art Study
This week we are fortunate to have an artist teach us about Art History and Museums. We will be going to the art room and participating from 12:30 to 1:30 each day this week. Perrydale is a great place to learn!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Carnival Donations!
It's time for the first grade to begin thinking about the Carnival. We are asked to be in charge of collecting small donations suh as individually wrapped candy and gum and small toys like vampire teeth and bouncie balls. When you are out and about, please pick up some of these items and I will have a collection tub in the classroom for these items. THANK YOU!!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Kourtney
Favorite Foods: peanut butter & jelly, mac & cheese, carrots, salad, zuchinni egg bake, berry pie & roasted marshmallows
Favorite Animals: Puppies, kittens, hamsters, & horses
Pets: Oakie (dog), Sparky (dog), J.P. (cat), Tinkerbell (cat), Stella (cat), New Puppy, & chickens!
Kourtney's family: Jared (dad), Prairie (mom), Sydney (sister), Kaylynn (sister), and Me!
Kourtney is wonderful to have in class. She is kind, thoughtful and always tries her best! Let's hear it for Kourtney!!
Favorite Foods: peanut butter & jelly, mac & cheese, carrots, salad, zuchinni egg bake, berry pie & roasted marshmallows
Favorite Animals: Puppies, kittens, hamsters, & horses
Pets: Oakie (dog), Sparky (dog), J.P. (cat), Tinkerbell (cat), Stella (cat), New Puppy, & chickens!
Kourtney's family: Jared (dad), Prairie (mom), Sydney (sister), Kaylynn (sister), and Me!
Kourtney is wonderful to have in class. She is kind, thoughtful and always tries her best! Let's hear it for Kourtney!!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Homework October 3-6
Remember: Pick one homework section to do every night. Spelling should be done every night for a short period of time and ALWAYS spend some snuggle time reading together! Use the bookmark that was sent home at Open House to key into what to do when there is a word you need to figure out. Choose some of the strategies on the bookmark to model with your child.
MATH HOMEWORK: Think of number stories that are to ten. Words to continue using this week are: How many more will it take to make ten?
How many fewer is six to ten?
What is three doubled? How many is six doubled?
How many are left when three eggs are taken from a full carton of eggs?
If four and six are ten, then how many is six and four more?
Use pennies or other trinkets to show the kids these mathematical concepts
Name coins and know their values. There are still students who are unaware of the coin names and their values despite us going over them often in class. We will be tested on these this week so please help your child know the coin value and names of all the coins.
SCIENCE HOMEWORK: We will be introducing the scientific process of:
1. Observe
2. Classify
3. Order (first, next last)
4. Investigate
5. Draw a Conclusion
If you would like to do some additional science work at home doing this process, please write down what you did and send to school on Thursday. Your child will have an opportunity to share the scientific process he/she used to complete his/her project. Examples include: Organizing a drawer in his/her dresser; What is the best way to build a sand castle; Make a path to a family members house.
WRITING HOMEWORK: Write about what you did after you got home from school to dinner time.
Write about what you had for your afternoon snack and what it tasted like. Write about your family and something you did together this week.
MATH HOMEWORK: Think of number stories that are to ten. Words to continue using this week are: How many more will it take to make ten?
How many fewer is six to ten?
What is three doubled? How many is six doubled?
How many are left when three eggs are taken from a full carton of eggs?
If four and six are ten, then how many is six and four more?
Use pennies or other trinkets to show the kids these mathematical concepts
Name coins and know their values. There are still students who are unaware of the coin names and their values despite us going over them often in class. We will be tested on these this week so please help your child know the coin value and names of all the coins.
SCIENCE HOMEWORK: We will be introducing the scientific process of:
1. Observe
2. Classify
3. Order (first, next last)
4. Investigate
5. Draw a Conclusion
If you would like to do some additional science work at home doing this process, please write down what you did and send to school on Thursday. Your child will have an opportunity to share the scientific process he/she used to complete his/her project. Examples include: Organizing a drawer in his/her dresser; What is the best way to build a sand castle; Make a path to a family members house.
WRITING HOMEWORK: Write about what you did after you got home from school to dinner time.
Write about what you had for your afternoon snack and what it tasted like. Write about your family and something you did together this week.
Spelling October 3-6
The spelling words this week are:
that, saw, is, you, of, it
We work on compiling the words into sentences with finger spacing between the words and capital letters beginning the sentences and proper punctuation. If you are writing sentences at home, please remind the students to use their fingers to space between the words.
Refer to spellingcity.com for activities and games to make the words more fun to learn.
Login: scarey1 Password: mollyd
that, saw, is, you, of, it
We work on compiling the words into sentences with finger spacing between the words and capital letters beginning the sentences and proper punctuation. If you are writing sentences at home, please remind the students to use their fingers to space between the words.
Refer to spellingcity.com for activities and games to make the words more fun to learn.
Login: scarey1 Password: mollyd
Poor Sick Kids
Wow! Last Thursday our class shrunk by eight students absent with the stomach flu. Be assured that the desks, pencils and anything I could see needed wiping with an antibacterial wipe. was thoroughly cleaned. I missed the students who were gone and hope that the weekend brings health and wellness. Keep washing those hands! I'm looking forward to seeing all of our class family back on Monday.
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