Good Morning!
Week two has proved to be one filled with experiencing the three pillars of our school; truth, beauty and goodness!
Our first monthly birthday celebration was so much fun! Student's enjoyed special birthday hats, fruit skewers, birthday pencils, and read alouds from their parents.
Our first "marble jar" reward in class! Students work to earn 20 marbles by working hard as a team to follow instructions and complete their work. Ask your child about one of the many ways that they can earn a marble as a class!
A science activity where we observed apples using our five senses!
Our first monthly birthday celebration was so much fun! Student's enjoyed special birthday hats, fruit skewers, birthday pencils, and read alouds from their parents.
Our first "marble jar" reward in class! Students work to earn 20 marbles by working hard as a team to follow instructions and complete their work. Ask your child about one of the many ways that they can earn a marble as a class!
A science activity where we observed apples using our five senses!
We also enjoyed our first 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. Please see below for additional information.
Have a wonderful week!
Warmly,
Ms. Modisett
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: The Golden Rule
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
*Please note that we will begin sending home red leveled reader book bags today. A portion of this book should be read each night. The included reading log should also be filled out each evening. Every book bag and reading log needs to be returned on Friday's so that we can send home new book bags every Monday.
*Additionally, we will begin our first list of Spalding words tonight. The word list will be sent home on Monday's to kept all week. Writing pages will be sent home every night here after.
Calendar
Wednesday, August 22nd: Curriculum Night from 6:00-7:30
Announcements
Curriculum night is this Wednesday, August 22nd 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 (bmodisett@archwayarete.org) so we can prepare accordingly. Please note, this is an adult only event. Mrs. Hartshorn 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 (1st 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
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.
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