WEEK OF 2/26/17

Families,

We have a busy few weeks leading up to conferences and as we begin the month of March! It will be Spring Break before we know it. Take a look at what is coming up in 1st grade:

Important Dates/Reminders:

  • Don’t forget that Parent-Teacher Conference signups have gone out! Please use the link and directions in the email sent from AES Secretary to sign up. Spots are first come, first serve!
  • Be sure to follow the “One School, One Book” schedule! We have read our first two chapters and can’t wait to continue reading to answer our daily trivia in class!
  • We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday on Friday, March 2nd.
  • Our next Early Release Day is on Friday, March 9th.
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday during the week of March 12th.

Reading: We will learn what to do when we get distracted while reading, focus on word endings to help us read words (ex: -ing, -ed, -es), and how to work with a partner to figure out tricky words.

Writing: We will continue using Mo Willems as our mentor author! We have been looking at things he adds in his writing that we admire and want to try (ex: speech bubbles, bold words, using different types of punctuation, etc.). In addition to trying these things in our own writing, we will work on planning out our stories and adding a good beginning.

Math: We will learn how to add 3 numbers (ex: 6 + 3 + 4).

Social Studies: We will be learning about wants and needs.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Reisdorff

WEEK OF 2/19/18

Families,

As I look at the calendar I’ve realized that conferences will be here before we know it! I look forward to sharing with you everything we have been working on since we have been back from winter break. I have also been assessing reading levels and am amazed at the progress these young readers are making! Here is a look at what’s ahead:

Important Dates/Reminders:

  • Our big reveal for “One School, One Book” will be Wednesday, February 21st! Your child will find out the title of our book that day as well as come home with their own personal copy (and reading schedule).
  • Our next Popcorn Friday will be Friday, February 23rd.
  • We will have our next Early Release Day on Friday, March 9th.

Reading: We will focus on being a careful reader, making sure what we read is making sense, and what we can do to help us be accurate readers.

Writing: We will begin a new unit called “Authors as Mentors.” We will focus on one of our favorite authors and look at what we can learn from them and incorporate into our own writing!

Math: We will keep looking at strategies we can use to help us solve addition and subtraction equations with teen numbers.

Spelling: Our spelling words are: one, had, not, find.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Reisdorff

WEEK OF 2//5/17

Families,

We have a short and exciting week ahead! Because of this, some of our days and academics might look a little different. It sounds like many of you have fun and relaxing plans for our long weekend, so enjoy your trips or quiet time at home!

Important Dates/Reminders:

  • There is no school Monday and Tuesday (February 5th and 6th) due to mid-winter break.
  • Our 100th day of school is Wednesday, February 7th. Please remember to have your child bring their 100th day collection and special 100th day snack on Wednesday!
  • Our Valentine’s Day party will be Wednesday, February 14th. Remember, if your child would like to send in valentines, please refer to the list that was sent home last week to make sure every child in the class receives one.
  • Scholastic book orders went home yesterday and will be due online at 4p.m. February 14th (class code: NNX2P).
  • Our “One School, One Book” kick off will be Wednesday, February 21st! There will be a big school reveal and your child will be receiving their copy of the book along with a bookmark with the reading schedule.
  • Please continue practicing XtraMath at home. After glancing at the weekly reports there are only 3-4 kids practicing at home. This is a quick, easy, and great tool to use to help your child increase their fact fluency!
  • We will spend time this month learning about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as well as enjoying some read alouds to help us celebrate Black History Month.

Reading: We will have a special 100th day reading time and learn about text to text connections we can make with our non-fiction books.

Writing: We will complete a 100th day writing activity and learn how to end a closing to our how to pieces.

Math: We will complete a 100th day math activity as well as spend this time learning about President’s Day.

Spelling: We will complete some Valentine’s Day word work activities.

Have a great mid-winter break!

Miss Reisdorff