Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Literacy Development
As I've been researching Literacy Development of young children for one of my National Board Certification entries I came upon a great website to help parents and teachers. www.readingrockets.org is a website that has great research based articles directly related to young children's ability to use and develop their oral language skills, reading skills and writing skills. Take a look!
Monday, February 22, 2010
This week in First Grade...
Please remember to send WARM jackets and other outdoor apparel this week because it will be COOOOLD!!
Tuesday is International Family Fair night!! Come out and join us at 6:30.
March 9th -Field Trip to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. Permission forms went home Monday. Please sign and return those by March 1st so that your child may join us!
In reader's workshop...
Take home readers will go home each night. Please read with your child and return each day. We are going to work on Making Connections with each story we read. As we read, we will analyze and connect what we are reading with what we already know or what has happened in our life.
In writer's workshop...
We are learning how to tell our stories with partners using our fingers. We will concentrate on the most important part of our stories towards the end of the week.
In word work this week we are learning about words that end in a long "y" that make the ee sound.
Spelling words: baby, very, windy, story, family, money
Challenge words: research, animal
Vocabulary: know, find, why, every, been
In math...
We are beginning our unit on length and measurement. We are learning about area, weight, capacity, and temperature of different things around our room. We will compare different objects with each of these learning categories.
In social studies...
We are wrapping up our unit on historical figures within the nation, state, and community. We are learning about people like Alexander G. Bell, George Washington, Thomas Edison, Rick Perry, Lady Bird Johnson, and many more.
In science...
On Wednesday, we will start our unit on animals. We will being by talking about living versus non-living things. We will then start talking about mammals and birds.
Have a great week!
Tuesday is International Family Fair night!! Come out and join us at 6:30.
March 9th -Field Trip to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. Permission forms went home Monday. Please sign and return those by March 1st so that your child may join us!
In reader's workshop...
Take home readers will go home each night. Please read with your child and return each day. We are going to work on Making Connections with each story we read. As we read, we will analyze and connect what we are reading with what we already know or what has happened in our life.
In writer's workshop...
We are learning how to tell our stories with partners using our fingers. We will concentrate on the most important part of our stories towards the end of the week.
In word work this week we are learning about words that end in a long "y" that make the ee sound.
Spelling words: baby, very, windy, story, family, money
Challenge words: research, animal
Vocabulary: know, find, why, every, been
In math...
We are beginning our unit on length and measurement. We are learning about area, weight, capacity, and temperature of different things around our room. We will compare different objects with each of these learning categories.
In social studies...
We are wrapping up our unit on historical figures within the nation, state, and community. We are learning about people like Alexander G. Bell, George Washington, Thomas Edison, Rick Perry, Lady Bird Johnson, and many more.
In science...
On Wednesday, we will start our unit on animals. We will being by talking about living versus non-living things. We will then start talking about mammals and birds.
Have a great week!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
This week in first grade...
Here are some pictures from Chocolate Fever day!
Thanks to all our parents who helped out to make our Valentine's a success!!
February 18th is Science Night! Come and check it out!
February 23rd at 6:30 is our Family International Night. Come stop by...it will be a fun experience.
March 9th -Field Trip to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm
March 10th will be an Early Release Day
March 15th-19th is Spring Break.
Reminder: Book orders are due Friday!
In reader's workshop...
Take home readers will continue to go home each night. Please remember to read these and send them back the next day so that we may go over them in class.
In writer's workshop...
We will continue working on sketching rather than drawing and using details in our writing. We will work with partners telling each other stories.
In word work this week we will learn about words with the oo sound.
Spelling words: hoop, look, shook, foot, boost, school
Challenge words: February, president
Vocabulary words: would, first, two, goes, how
In math...
We will begin our unit on length. We will use non-standard measurements to measure different things around our room.
In Social Studies...
We will start our week learning about President's Day and different influential historical figures of the past. We will learn about George Washington, Alexander G. Bell, and Thomas Edison.
In Science...
Our chicks are here!! We will be incubating a dozen eggs in hopes of hatching happy and healthy chicks. We will be delivering them to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm when we go on our spring field trip on March 9th.
Have a great week!
February 18th is Science Night! Come and check it out!
February 23rd at 6:30 is our Family International Night. Come stop by...it will be a fun experience.
March 9th -Field Trip to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm
March 10th will be an Early Release Day
March 15th-19th is Spring Break.
Reminder: Book orders are due Friday!
In reader's workshop...
Take home readers will continue to go home each night. Please remember to read these and send them back the next day so that we may go over them in class.
In writer's workshop...
We will continue working on sketching rather than drawing and using details in our writing. We will work with partners telling each other stories.
In word work this week we will learn about words with the oo sound.
Spelling words: hoop, look, shook, foot, boost, school
Challenge words: February, president
Vocabulary words: would, first, two, goes, how
In math...
We will begin our unit on length. We will use non-standard measurements to measure different things around our room.
In Social Studies...
We will start our week learning about President's Day and different influential historical figures of the past. We will learn about George Washington, Alexander G. Bell, and Thomas Edison.
In Science...
Our chicks are here!! We will be incubating a dozen eggs in hopes of hatching happy and healthy chicks. We will be delivering them to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm when we go on our spring field trip on March 9th.
Have a great week!
Monday, February 8, 2010
This week in first grade...
This week in Principal's Pride:
Dana Mewhinney: Dana has been so sweet to help our new student learn more about our school!
and
Cyrus Soleimani: Cyrus is working hard toward achieving his goals! I'm very proud of you Cyrus!
Reminders:
Wednesday is a HALF-DAY. Students will be released at 12:45.
Thursday is Pajama Day! Your child may come to school dressed in their pajamas for our Chocolate Fever Celebration.
Friday is Chocolate Fever/Valentine's Party! 1:45 to 2:45. We sent a note home last week about what is needed for the Valentine's Party. Please bring your assigned item and shoe box to decorate by Wednesday.
I will be taking over book orders for the time that I will be here. Book orders will go home Monday and need to be returned no later than February 19. Orders can also be placed online.
Our user name is: firstgradecowpokes
Our password is: caballero
In Reader's Workshop...
Take home readers will go home each night and need to be brought back every day. I will send home the harder book (frustrational level) on Monday and the books will get easier (to their independent level) as the week progresses.
In Writer's Workshop...
We will be learning about sketching instead of drawing and adding details into our writing. Sketching will allow us to spend more time actually writing instead of drawing. Adding details will help make our stories more interesting for the reader.
In word work this week we will learn about words with the ou/ow sound.
Spelling words: ouch, house, loud, how, clown, down
Vocab: father, where, into, home, after
Challenge words: Valentine, heart
In math...
We will wrap up our unit on Money and talk about doubles facts before beginning our next unit on length and measuring.
In Social Studies...
We wrapped up our Texas Unit last week and will begin our unit on USA. We will learn about many different USA symbols.
Have a great week!
Ms. Ham
Dana Mewhinney: Dana has been so sweet to help our new student learn more about our school!
and
Cyrus Soleimani: Cyrus is working hard toward achieving his goals! I'm very proud of you Cyrus!
Reminders:
Wednesday is a HALF-DAY. Students will be released at 12:45.
Thursday is Pajama Day! Your child may come to school dressed in their pajamas for our Chocolate Fever Celebration.
Friday is Chocolate Fever/Valentine's Party! 1:45 to 2:45. We sent a note home last week about what is needed for the Valentine's Party. Please bring your assigned item and shoe box to decorate by Wednesday.
I will be taking over book orders for the time that I will be here. Book orders will go home Monday and need to be returned no later than February 19. Orders can also be placed online.
Our user name is: firstgradecowpokes
Our password is: caballero
In Reader's Workshop...
Take home readers will go home each night and need to be brought back every day. I will send home the harder book (frustrational level) on Monday and the books will get easier (to their independent level) as the week progresses.
In Writer's Workshop...
We will be learning about sketching instead of drawing and adding details into our writing. Sketching will allow us to spend more time actually writing instead of drawing. Adding details will help make our stories more interesting for the reader.
In word work this week we will learn about words with the ou/ow sound.
Spelling words: ouch, house, loud, how, clown, down
Vocab: father, where, into, home, after
Challenge words: Valentine, heart
In math...
We will wrap up our unit on Money and talk about doubles facts before beginning our next unit on length and measuring.
In Social Studies...
We wrapped up our Texas Unit last week and will begin our unit on USA. We will learn about many different USA symbols.
Have a great week!
Ms. Ham
Monday, February 1, 2010
This week in First grade...
February already! We've been hard at work learning new things and having fun!
Reminders...
Early Release day: February 10th
Chocolate Fever/ Valentine party: Friday, February 12th 1:45pm-2:45pm
Family Dinner Night: March 7th
Early Release Day: March 10th
Spring Break: March 15th-19th
In Reader's Workshop...
We are studying Texas Literature. Fiction and Non-Fiction to learn about Texas's heritage and culture. We had a RAN (Reading and Analyzing Non-Fiction) chart up in our room so that we can keep track of our learning and investigate things we are wondering about. We will also delve into different genres like Fairy Tales and Folktales and discuss how authors use information in many ways.
Take home readers will go home each day (Mon-Wed) and will be on an increasingly more difficult level each night.
In Writer's Workshop...
We are working with our partners on our small moments stories. We are also reviewing concepts that we have previously learned to prepare us for our next unit, Revision.
We will continue our collaborative unit on Money this week. Each of the students are in differentiated groups working on different aspects of money.
On the 101st day of school, we will have a variety of stations that have to do with 101. We will use the 101 items that are brought from home and sort them using a tens chart. Some other centers include guessing how many M&M's are in a jar, solving 101 math problems with a group, finding 101 words around the room, filling in 101 missing numbers, making a class book with 101 pages, and many more. At the conclusion of our centers, we will be watching 101 Dalmatians! This will be a fun-filled day!
In social studies...
We will continue our unit on Texas learning about the flag, pledge, state motto, and some famous Texans. On Thursday, we will have a chili tasteoff! If you would like to volunteer to make some chili to bring for our tasteoff, please e-mail me. Tomorrow, Tuesday, we will be dressing like cowboys and cowgirls. Please bring tennis shoes for PE!!!!
Have a great week!!
Reminders...
PE Program - Tuesday, February 2nd at 7pm.
Early Release day: February 10th
Chocolate Fever/ Valentine party: Friday, February 12th 1:45pm-2:45pm
Family Dinner Night: March 7th
Early Release Day: March 10th
Spring Break: March 15th-19th
http://www.learning.com/ This website has been set up by our district to improve technology skills for our students. I will send home a letter with more details. I will put your child's login ID and password on an index card so that they can access the website at home.
In Reader's Workshop...
We are studying Texas Literature. Fiction and Non-Fiction to learn about Texas's heritage and culture. We had a RAN (Reading and Analyzing Non-Fiction) chart up in our room so that we can keep track of our learning and investigate things we are wondering about. We will also delve into different genres like Fairy Tales and Folktales and discuss how authors use information in many ways.
Take home readers will go home each day (Mon-Wed) and will be on an increasingly more difficult level each night.
In Writer's Workshop...
We are working with our partners on our small moments stories. We are also reviewing concepts that we have previously learned to prepare us for our next unit, Revision.
In word work this week, we will be learning words with the aw/au sound and also words with the ell/all sound.
Spelling words: saw, awful, small, shell, hall, auto
Challenge words: money, America
We will continue our collaborative unit on Money this week. Each of the students are in differentiated groups working on different aspects of money.
On the 101st day of school, we will have a variety of stations that have to do with 101. We will use the 101 items that are brought from home and sort them using a tens chart. Some other centers include guessing how many M&M's are in a jar, solving 101 math problems with a group, finding 101 words around the room, filling in 101 missing numbers, making a class book with 101 pages, and many more. At the conclusion of our centers, we will be watching 101 Dalmatians! This will be a fun-filled day!
In social studies...
We will continue our unit on Texas learning about the flag, pledge, state motto, and some famous Texans. On Thursday, we will have a chili tasteoff! If you would like to volunteer to make some chili to bring for our tasteoff, please e-mail me. Tomorrow, Tuesday, we will be dressing like cowboys and cowgirls. Please bring tennis shoes for PE!!!!
Have a great week!!
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