Please click the link below to view enrichment opportunities for January and February! Have fun!!!
Please click the link below to view enrichment opportunities for January and February! Have fun!!!
Looks like we will get in a full week of learning this week! Most of the plans for last week will be moved to this week.
News for the week!
This week we will learn:
Language: Compare long i with long a, learn about long o, begin a unit on how to do research, finish our bold beginnings with onomatopoeia (sound), learn how to use transitional words in our writing and expand our story writing
Math: Place value and value of a digit in a 2 and 3 digit number
Social Studies: Map skills (map/globe, compass rose, legend and symbols), make our own maps
I hope everyone had a safe, relaxing and happy Winter Break! I hope to see my friends tomorrow and hear all about their adventures! Pease keep an eye on your email for any updates from Henrico County!
I want to say that I am sorry I have not been able to post this week. My computer battery died on Sunday and I have been without power since early Monday morning. That means no electricity, no water and no heat! (Fortunately, we have a small wood stove!) I am still without power but have found a place to charge my devices!!!! 🙂
I would like to thank everyone once again for the generous gifts I received before break. I am truly blessed with such a wonderful class.
Please take a few minutes to enjoy the photos from our Winter Party. We created snowmen from marshmallows for a snack, we made gingerbread men from fun foam and designed an igloo from toothpicks and marshmallows to catch a snowman!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9mK851c94u2Hg5jt8
Note: When we do return to school this week, we will not have any homework. I will begin a new homework routine next week with a full week of school.
My plan this week will be to teach about the following:
Language: long i with the silent e (examples: kite, ride, mile), research skills, using bold beginning in writing and transitional words.
Math: place value
Social Studies: Maps and globes, map keys, cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
We are all very excited for this week of school and the upcoming Winter Break! Our daily schedule will be as routine as possible. We will be including more seasonal activities in our rotations and look forward to having our Winter party on Friday.
Special thanks to all the families who signed up to send in supplies for our Winter party. Please feel free to send them on Monday if you have them. I will be collecting them all week.
12 Days of Joy Continues:
Monday – Spark Joy – write a note to a teacher or friend
Tuesday – Winter White Out – wear all white, silver, light blue
Wednesday – Warm it Up Day – Wear your favorite winter hat, scarf and gloves
Thursday – Crazy Sock Day – Wear your favorite crazy socks
Friday – Tacky Sweater Day – wear your festive sweater, vest or shirt to kick off the winter holiday
This week we will learn:
Language: long a with silent e (students need to be able to fluently read and correctly spell words with the long vowel sound), we will use a venn diagram to help us compare stories and a story map to help identify important parts of a story. In writing we will continue to learn about using “Bold Beginnings” and how to use transitional words in our stories
Math: adding doubles and using doubles to subtract, problem solving with word problems
Science: properties of materials, what materials of made of (ex. wood, plastic, metal, glass, fabric), light and transparent or opaque materials
Social Studies: we will learn about winter celebrations around the world
Important Dates:
Winter Break – December 20 through January 2. School will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022
Last week we worked hard learning and practicing different addition and subtraction strategies. Please work with your child at home on addition and subtraction facts to 20. Now is the time to purchase or make flashcards for daily practice!
We also learned about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa!
This week we will learn:
Language: long a with silent e, writing a story with a bold beginning, retelling a story with beginning, middle and end and asking questions when we read
Math: practice addition/subtraction and equality
Science: We will continue our unit on properties of materials
12 Days of Student Joy continues:
Monday – Dream a Little Dream – wear Cozy Pajamas (Please were tennis shoes for the playground!)
Tuesday – Jingle and Bright – wear bells and twinkling lights
Wednesday – Winter Vacation – wear for favorite Hawaiian shirt
Thursday – Deck the Halls – wear your favorite holiday accessories (jewelry, festive headbands, necklace etc.)
Friday – Candy Cane Day – read read and white stripes
Dates to Remember:
Friday, December 10 – 1/2 day for students – dismissal begins at 11:35
I can’t wait to welcome everyone back to school tomorrow and hear all about their adventures over the Thanksgiving Break! I also look forward to getting back to our regular schedule. Don’t forget library books tomorrow!
Pajama Drive
SCA is asking for your help in collecting new pajamas to support this cause. All collections are due on Wednesday, December 1st. For more information about Pajama Program, visit scholastic.com/pajamadrive and pajamaprogram.org.
What to donate:
This week we will learn:
Language: long vowel sounds by adding /e/ (cap/cape), writing a story using beginning, middle and end, adding adjectives to our writing
Math: addition and subtraction strategies
Science: properties of matter
I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Please take time to think about all the amazing things we have to be thankful for and to spend some quality time with your family.
This week we will have only two days of school. We will try to keep our regular schedule as much as possible!
Thanks to Coach LeClair we will have our annual Turkey Trot on Tuesday. First grade will run at 1:30. Please be sure to dress your child for the weather and running. (Tennis shoes!) We will be outside on a course around the school!! Please were your class t-shirt on Tuesday!
This week we will learn about:
Language: story retell, diagrams
Math: conclude our unit on estimation and assessment will be this week!
Social Studies: We will conclude our study of Jamestown, Christopher Newport, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan
Reminders:
Tuesday, November 23 – Turkey Trot 1:30-2:00 (Dress for weather and running!)
Wednesday – Fall Break Begins – Students return to school on Monday, November 29.
We have a fun and exciting week ahead!
On Monday your child will bring home a Ziplock bag to be filled with items for the class to practice estimation. Please have them fill the bag with one type of item. The item must be the same size and shape. You can use cottonballs, q-tips, Legos (all the same size) or any other item your child can find. Write the number of the items on a piece of paper folded in the bag. Please tell your child not to tell the class how many are in the bag! Return the bag by Friday!
On Tuesday, your child will bring home a Turkey Disguise project. We will read the book Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. Your child will be asked to design a disguise for the turkey. Please feel free to draw/color/paint, add fabric, sequence, cotton balls or any other items to help disguise the turkey. Let your child be creative!!! Then they will need to complete the writing page about the disguise they designed for the turkey. The project will be due back at school on Monday, November 22. We will share them in class.
Monday is Spirit Day! Please celebrate by wearing one of your CTES shirts. It can be one of the shirts purchased from PTA or our orange class t-shirt! Show your CTES spirit every Monday!
*** Please assist your child with checking their homework sentences.***
This week we will learn:
Language: doubling ending consonants ss, ll, ff and zz, writing complete sentences, ABC order, rhyming words, how to get information from non-fiction text, text features (table of contents, diagrams, index, headings)
Math: skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Assessment this week. We will also begin a unit on magnitude/estimation. See baggie coming home on Monday!
Social Studies: Jamestown, Christopher Newport, Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan. Assessment planned for the end of the week.
Reminders:
Monday, November 15 – Estimation bag will come home (directions are in the bag)
Tuesday, November 16 – Turkey Disguise project will come home. Due Monday, November 22
Friday, November 19 – Half Day for students. Dismissal will begin at 11:15
Tuesday, November 23 – Turkey Trot – Wear your orange class t-shirt!
Sorry for the problems with the first link. This one should work for the Gifted Choice Board for November and December. Enjoy!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I6uB7NFvG9a8xRZbO-7-2qHAejuUz5yB4qSfGHefoU4/present
Our first Young Scientist lesson will be on Monday. We will be learning about matter!!!!! If you have not submitted your field trip fee of $20.00 and permission slip, please do so by Monday morning. The link for payment is:
http://osp.osmsinc.com/HenrisoVA
Special congratulations to Ellis and Chakshan for being our “Sparks Joy” award winners for the first nine weeks! See photos tab for pictures of our first Pep Rally!
We will celebrate Veteran’s Day on Thursday, November 11. All students are asked to wear red, white and blue that day to help us celebrate and honor our veterans!
We will have a full week of school this week! I am excited to start our regular reading groups daily with all students. Look for information coming home about book bags and ways to help your child with reading comprehension at home.
This week we will learn about:
Language: ending l blends /lk//lp//lt/, graphic organizers to use with non-fiction, ABC order, complete sentences
Math: Counting to 110 and skip counting by 10’s, 5’s, and 2’s. Assessment planned on Friday!
Social Studies: Jamestown, Christopher Newport, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan
Dates to remember:
Thursday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day Celebration – Please wear red, white and blue