Week 19

Only a few days left before winter break but they are filled with many exciting activities.  Please see the announcements below for some important info before we head off for break!  I will be sure to post one last blog post with pictures from our world religions party before we close out 2018.  We're almost there!

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)

*Poetry recitation on Monday! 

Monday: Phonogram practice sheet and wkbk pg.171-174

Tuesday:  Wkbk pg. 175-178

Wednesday: No homework. Have a wonderful winter break!

Announcements

Class Book Exchange: During our world religions celebration on December 19^th, we will have a class book exchange. Please have your child bring a wrapped book (used or new) and will receive a new (to them) book in return!

Desk Cleaning: As we prepare for the new year, our wonderful cleaning crew will be cleaning the insides of desks.  Please have your child bring a 2 plastic grocery bags (to double) or a sturdy canvas bag to hold their desk supplies during winter break.

Thank you!: Thank you to all who took the time to complete the homework survey.  We appreciate your feedback!

Lost and Found: The lost and found will be cleared out over break. Please stop by the MPR for any missing sweaters, water bottles, etc.

Book Bags: Book bags will not be sent home this week.  Although there is not assigned homework, break is a great time for some free reading!

Academics

Poem: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess- Recitations on Monday and Tuesday

Idiom: The More The Merrier!

Spalding: This week we will not have spelling words. Students will be assessed on all 70 phonograms, half on Monday and half on Tuesday.

Please make sure to practice the phonograms over the weekend and on Monday night in preparation. Practice sheets will be sent home on Friday, 12/14 and on Monday, 12/17.

There will be no book bags sent home this week.

There will be no grammar/writing this week due to the half days.

Math: On Monday, we will practice our sorting and graphing skills with jelly beans.  On Tuesday, we will build a snowflake with various shapes.  We will also take part in various holiday math games.

Literature:  We will conclude our Frog and Toad book series by making a Toad puppet to remember all of his adventures with Frog. We will also read the African American folktale “Brer Rabbit Gets Brer Fox’s Dinner”.

History: This week we will be finishing up our Mexico unit with a review, a story and a craft! 

Science: This week we will conduct a holiday themed science experiment and practice following the steps of the scientific method. We will make a hypothesis and observe what happens when candy canes are placed in different liquids such as water, salt water, and vinegar. 

Class Book Exchange

Please send in by Tuesday, 12/18

Week 18!

Our Archway Arete library has officially launched and our 1st visit was so much fun (see below for pictures)! It was such a joy to watch the student's faces beam with excitement as they selected a book! There is an orange slip of paper stating when the book is due (a 3 week time period). Students are welcome to turn-in their book before the 3 week mark.  We are looking for volunteers to help students check out books.  Sign up here to serve! Our next class library visit will be in January.

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)

phonograms: oo, ch, or, ph, gu, g, f, ar, p, r

Monday: wind, wind (a toy), print, air, fill, along, lost, name, room, hope and wkbk pg.154-156

Tuesday: same, glad, with, mine, chair, forgot, guess, hang, meat, mouse and wkbk pg. 157-159

Wednesday: phone, store, supper, through, toe, became, brother, rain, keep, start and wkbk pg. 160-162

Thursday: Review all words and wkbk pg. 163-166

Friday: Review phonograms and wkbk. pg. 167-170

Announcements

Class Book Exchange: During our world religions celebration on December 19^th, we will have a class book exchange. Your child is welcome to bring a wrapped book (used or new) and will receive a new (to them) book in return!

Winter Dress Code: Winter dress code has begun! Shorts are longer permitted and girls must wear tights or knee socks with dresses.  Pants must be worn with belts.  Also, please ensure that your child wears black sneakers for P.E. (Monday and Thursdays).  Thank you!

Lunch Snacks: We are thankful to our PSO for selling snacks during lunch for students to purchase.  Snacks are typically 50 cents each so we recommend students who wish to participate to bring 50 cents to one dollar with them  to school.  Thank you!  

Homework survey: In an effort to provide a fruitful homework experience for our scholars, we rely on the feedback of our families. Please find the homework survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiwa2O-PdfvbfEJ_tMkn7drot0erm-yOIA0LAgsO9lYdGibQ/viewform

Academics

Poem: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess  Idiom: The More The Merrier!

Spalding: This week we have 30 words Spelling Test on Friday!

Monday: wind, wind (a toy), print, air, fill, along, lost, name, room, hope

Tuesday: same, glad, with, mine, chair, forgot, guess, hang, meat, mouse

Wednesday: phone, store, supper, through, toe, became, brother, rain, keep, start

phonograms: oo, ch, or, ph, gu, g, f, ar, p, r 

*On Friday, a practice sheet will be sent home in preparation for a WPR (written phonogram review) of all phonograms during the week of 12/17

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from two poems called "The Months" and "Bed in Summer".

Grammar: Students will observe Francisco Goya's painting of Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga. We will identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives that exist within this painting. 

Math: We will review various concepts that we have learned this year.  We will take our cumulative assessment on Friday.  

Literature:  We will finish reading Frog and Toad All Year and we will respond to what we have read. 

History:This week in History we will be learning about Mexico’s independence day and the important role Hidalgo played in Mexico’s independence. We will also be learning about how hunting and gathering turned to farming and settling in one place to form cities. 

Science: This week we will continue to learn about matter. We will conduct a melting experiment and observe how a substance can change states from a solid to a liquid by applying heat and pressure. We will talk a short quiz on Thursday to demonstrate what we have learned.

The Goops by Gelett Burgess

Table Manners

by Gelett Burgess

The Goops they lick their fingers,
   And the Goops they lick their knives;
They spill their broth on the tablecloth--
   Oh, they lead disgusting lives!
The Goops they talk while eating,
   And loud and fast they chew;
And that is why I’m glad that I
   Am not a Goop--are you?

School Library

Our Archway Arete library has officially launched, and we are looking for volunteers to help students check out books. Sign up here to serve! Our class will visit the library together on these dates:
12/6
1/18
2/22
3/22
4/12
5/10
Please let me or Mrs. Mason know if you would like your child to refrain from checking out books during class visits. 

Week 17!

Happy December 1A Families!

Congratulations to Jacey for demonstrating courage during the month of November and earning the virtue of the month!  We are looking forward to practicing and demonstrating humility during the months of December and January. 

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)

phonograms: y, wh, ir, or, ou, er, r, ay, ai, o

Monday: why, bill, want, girls, girl, part, still, place, report, never and math wkbk. pg. 139-143

Tuesday: found, side, kind, life, here, car, word, every, under, most and math wkbk. pg. 144-148

Wednesday: made, said, says, say, work, our, more, when, from  form and Test B

Thursday: Review all words and Test B

Friday:Review phonograms and wkbk. pg. 149-153

Announcements

Class Book Exchange: During our world religions celebration on December 19^th, we will have a class book exchange. Your child is welcome to bring a wrapped book (used or new) and will receive a new (to them) book in return!

Winter Dress Code: Winter dress code has begun! Shorts are longer permitted and girls must wear tights or knee socks with dresses.  Pants must be worn with belts.  Also, please ensure that your child wears black sneakers for P.E. (Monday and Thursdays).  Thank you!

Snacks:  As the year progresses and our scholars continue to grow and grow so do their appetites! Please make sure to send in two snacks each day, one for the morning and one for the afternoon. These snacks help the class stay energized and ready to learn all day long!

Homework survey: In an effort to provide a fruitful homework experience for our scholars, we rely on the feedback of our families. Please find the homework survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiwa2O-PdfvbfEJ_tMkn7drot0erm-yOIA0LAgsO9lYdGibQ/viewform

Academics

Poem: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess  Idiom: The More The Merrier!

Spalding: This week we have 30 words Spelling Test on Friday!

Monday: why, bill, want, girls, girl, part, still, place, report, never

Tuesday: found, side, kind, life, here, car, word, every, under, most

Wednesday: made, said, says, say, work, our, more, when, from  form

phonograms: y, wh, ir, or, ou, er, r, ay, ai, o

Writing: Copy work and narration exercises will be from The Saturdays.

Grammar: We will practice writing complete sentences. Complete sentences must have a capital letter, punctuation mark, a subject, and a verb. We will also practice how to write with abbreviations and titles of respect. 

Math: This week’s form of measurement is capacity! Students will compare the capacity of two containers as well as estimate and measure capacity using non-standard units of measurement. 

Literature:  We will journey through the four seasons with Frog and Toad as we read Frog and Toad All Year. Please ensure that your child has their copy at school to be read during class time.

History:  This week we will begin our unit on Mexico. The students will learn how to locate Mexico is relation to Canada and the United States. We will learn about the mix of Native American and Spanish heritage in Mexican culture as well as what tradition is and how a fiesta and piñata are important Mexican traditions.

Science: This week we will continue to learn about matter. We will study closely the different relationship between solids, liquids, and gasses. Scholars will complete two different experiments and observe chemical reactions such as evaporation and condensation. 

I was really feeling the holiday spirit this weekend! Isn't it just the best time of the year?

Yummy Cookies to Celebrate the 1st night of Chanukah (Hanukkah)