Week 10!

Welcome back 1A Families,

I hope that fall break was filled with some wonderful memories for you and your children! I had some wonderful moments with family and friends and am feeling refreshed and ready to jump into second quarter with your sweet scholars. On top of that, I'm looking forward to meeting with all of you this week. See you soon!

Homework

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

phonograms: ee, ck, or, e, th, wh, t, oo, ow, ng

Monday: No Words. Handwriting Practice for lowercase letters a-z and math wkbk. pg. 61-64

Tuesday: We will have just 5 words today: rides, ride, tree, sick, got and math wkbk. pg. 65-68

Wednesday: north, white, spent, foot, feet, blows, blow, block, spring, river and math wkbk pg. 69-72

Thursday: Review all 15 words and Test B

Friday: Math wkbk. pg. 73-76

Announcements

Frog and Toad are Friends: We will begin our next book on Friday.  Please ensure that your child brings in their copy. Thank you!

Read-a-thon: In celebration of Read-a-thon, students are welcome to dress-up at a storybook character or a historical figure.  Costumes proposals will be sent home this week. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences: I look forward to meeting with you during conferences.  Please review your child's Quarter 1 checklist to ensure that we can discuss any questions you may have.

Academics

Poem: The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess  Idiom: Practice Makes Perfect 

phonograms: ee, ck, or, e, th, wh, t, oo, ow, ng

Writing/Grammar: This week we will read sections of The Frog Prince by The Grimm Brothers. We will practice answering comprehension questions using full sentences and we will practice writing complete sentences about the story. 

Spalding: Please see below the spelling words for this week. We will only have 15 words this week to allow for reteaching and review of our spalding progress to set us up for a successful quarter 2! Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Monday: No Words. Handwriting Practice for lowercase letters a-z 

Tuesday: We will have just 5 words today: rides, ride, tree, sick, got 

Wednesday: north, white, spent, foot, feet, blows, blow, block, spring, river and

Thursday: Review all 15 words 

Math: We will learn position words, direction words and ordinal numbers this week! We will wrap-up the week with a test over what we have learned. 

Literature: During the beginning of the week, we will read two versions Little Red Riding Hood.  The second version is the Chinese version, Lon Po Po. We will end the week by beginning to read our second book Frog and Toad are Friends.  Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school by Friday, October 19^th.

History:  This week in history we will be continuing out journey through ancient Egypt. We will be learning about pyramids, mummies and ancient Egyptian writing. 

Science:   We will begin to study oceans this week! The class will complete an experiment to see which objects sink and float in fresh and salt water. We will also demonstrate how currents move through the ocean.

Quarter 1 Conferences

Dear Parents,

I write to with you much excitement as we are approaching one of my favorite times of the year, parent-teacher conferences! I can’t believe it is already the end of the 1st quarter. We have had a lot of fun in 1A and learned so very much! Please sign up for a conference below so that Mrs. Moore and I can share all the growth we have seen in your child this quarter and so that we may come together as a team to continue to best support your scholar in 1st grade throughout the remainder of the year. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Please reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4ea5a72da7f58-quarter5

Please also see below the link to sign up for a conference with the specialist teachers.

Specials conferences are optional. We recommend scheduling a conference only if a parent has a particular question, concern or love for one of our Specials. Parents will meet with K-1 Specials teachers in the Archway Art Room. Conferences will last 15 minutes.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4AACAB23A6F94-k1specials

With Love,

Ms. Modisett 

Week 9

Greetings 1A Families,

Week 9 marks the last week of the first quarter!  1A scholars have worked so hard and have learned so much already.  We are looking forward to a wonderful week before fall break.  Let's finish the quarter strong!

Homework

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

Phonograms: y, ou, th, ay, au, ea, oo, ee, sh, f

Monday: baby, well, about, men, man, for, ran, run, was ,that and math wkbk. pg. 57-58

Tuesday: his, led, lay, apple, ate, author, bread, brown, dog, eat and math wkbk. pg. 59-60

Wednesday: fast, food, jumpy, sleep, wash, yellow, nine, face, miss and Test B

Thursday: Review all 29 words and Test B 

Friday: No homework- Fall Break  

Announcements

Frog and Toad are Friends: We will begin our next book after Fall Break.  Please ensure that your child has their copy by then.  Thank you!

Parent-Teacher Conferences Sign-Up: Parent-Teacher conference sign-up link will be posted and emailed to you on Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:30 am. 

Academics

Poem: The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess  Idiom: Practice Makes Perfect 

Writing/Grammar: This week we will read sections of The Frog Prince by The Grimm Brothers. We will practice answering comprehension questions using full sentences and we will practice writing complete sentences about the story. 

Spalding: 

Please see below the spelling words for this week. We will have 29 words this week. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Monday: baby, well, about, men, man, for, ran, run, was ,that and math wkbk pg. 57-58

Tuesday: his, led, lay, apple, ate, author, bread, brown, dog, eat and math wkbk pg. 59-60

Wednesday: fast, food, jumpy, sleep, wash, yellow, nine, face, miss and Test B

Thursday: Review all 29 words and Test B 

phonograms: y, ou, th, ay, au, ea, oo, ee, sh, f

Math: We will continue to learn various strategies for subtraction including counting back, using adjacent numbers and memorization of math facts.  We will take a cumulative test on Thursday and a subtraction test on Friday. 

Literature: We will finish Owl at Home this week! On Friday, we will share about our favorite part and create our own owl.  Our next book will be Frog and Toad are Friends.  Please ensure that your child brings this book to school after fall break.

History:  This week we will be begin our chapter on Ancient Egypt. We will learn where Egypt and the Nile River are located on the map, and what a Pharaoh is. We will also learn about the importance of King Tut and why he was important. 

Science: This week we will learn more about the importance of the many plants and animals found in rain forests. We will learn how we can help protect this habitat. We will learn what it means when animals become endangered or extinct. We will also study some common types of dinosaurs and discuss how they may have become extinct.

History Review & Test

Good Afternoon,

Due to my absence yesterday (recovering from a severe sinus infection), the Mesopotamian History review sheet was not sent home. I sincerely apologize for this mistake. We will send it home tonight and the assessment will be pushed until tomorrow.

Thank you!

Week 8 & we are doing great!

Good Morning, 1A! 

We loved having our grandparents here last week! Thank you to all of the grandparents who joined us for this special day. 

I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the first few days of fall! 

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Ms. Modisett 

Creating "Cave Paintings" using oil pastel in Art with Mr. Evans 

Just a few of the many beautiful moments during Grandparent's Day!

 Our very first buddy reading with Owl At Home in Literature! 

Homework

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

Phonograms: ng, ou, ea, f, th, ow, er, e, s, i

Monday: call, long, love, then, house, year, to, I, as, send and math workbook  pg.47-48

Tuesday: alone, lone, one, has, some, if, how, her, them, other and math workbook pg. 49-51

Wednesday: review all words and math workbook pg. 52-54

Thursday:  math workbook pg. 55-56

Announcements

Math tool videos: Wondering how to use math tools at home during homework or for extra practice? Check out this link for tips and tricks to help your child boost their math fluency! 

Academics

Poem: The Pasture by Robert Frost (recitations on 9/27)  Idiom: At first you don’t succeed try, try again!

Writing/Grammar: This week we will begin learning about verbs! Students will learn that a verb is a word that does an action or shows a state of being. This means that a verb tells something that we do or describes what we are.

Spalding: 

Please see below the spelling words for this week. We will only have 20 words this week as we have no school on Friday. We will review on Wednesday and test on Thursday. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Monday: call, long, love, then, house, year, to, I, as, send

Tuesday: alone, lone, one, has, some, if, how, her, them, other

Wednesday: review all words

phonograms: ng, ou, ea, f, th, ow, er, e, s, i

Math: This week we will continue to explore subtraction.  We will solve subtraction number stories, number bonds and find the related addition sentences.  We will continue to use manipulatives to show our subtraction stories.

Literature: The students are enjoying getting to know Owl as we read Owl at Home. We will read chapters 3 and 4 entitled “Tear Water Tea” and “Upstairs Downstairs”. Please ask your child what happens in each of these chapters!

History:  

This week in history we are finishing up our Mesopotamia unit. Monday will be a class review day and Wednesday, September 26^th will be the Mesopotamia assessment. A review sheet will be sent home on Monday, September 24^th. 

Science: We will discuss how to care for the habitats that we have learned about by reading a story about "Freddie the Fish" and how his home was destroyed by pollution and poor care for our environment. We will also read a scientist biography about Rachel Carson and learn about how she helped to lessen habitat destruction.

Week 7!

Happy Monday,1A!

I apologize for the lack of pictures for this weeks post! We must have found ourselves too immersed in the classroom learning last week, it was such a fun and exciting time as we had our first week of math centers and reading groups. Some other adventures last week included writing in clay using the cuneiform alphabet just like the Mesopotamians! I'm sure you all so our attempt of this on the paper plate brought home on Friday ;) This week holds more adventures, as we look forward to having our grandparents join us on Friday, September 21st. Please use this link to RSVP for your child's grandparent. 

Have a wonderful week

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Ms. Modisett

Homework

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

Weekly Phonograms: f, g, j, k, w, au, aw, ck, wh, wor

Monday: tooth, teeth, worm, day, eat, sits, sit, lot, box, school and math worksheet

Tuesday: belong, door, floor, yes, low, soft, stands, stand, yard, bring and math worksheet

Wednesday: tell, five, ball, law, ask, just, way, get, home, much and 1-3 Cum. Test B

Thursday: all words and Ch. 4.1 Test B

Friday: practice phonograms and math workbook pages 45-46

Announcements

Homework survey results: Thank you to those of you who took the time to offer their thoughts by completing the homework survey.  We had about 20% of the grade level participate. We use this data as we plan homework assignments and value your opinion. If you find that your child's homework is taking over 45 consecutive minutes to complete, please feel free to discontinue for the evening and write us a note.  Thank you!

Academics

Poem: The Pasture by Robert Frost   Idiom: At first you don’t succeed try, try again!

Writing/Grammar: We will write and read about sections of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Students will practice writing in complete sentences that include capital letter and punctuation marks. We will focus on writing with our best and most proper Spalding handwriting. 

Spalding: Please see below the spelling words for this week. A list of all 30 words will also be sent home on Monday to keep for the week. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Math: All of our hard work on addition over the past month has paid off because this week we get to begin learning about subtraction! We will practice taking numbers away, counting down, creating subtraction stories, and solving subtraction sentences. On Wednesday we will have math centers and will get to participate in some hands on activities to practice subtraction. On Thursday we will complete a cumulative assessment of on units 1-3 and on Friday we will take a subtraction quiz.

Literature: We will begin our first novel this week; Owl at Home! We are looking forward to meeting Owl and going on many adventures with him.  Please ensure that your child brings a copy of this book to school with them.  Thank you!

History: In History this week the students will continue learning about the first civilization in Mesopotamia. They will learn about who Giglamesh was and why he is important, along with laws and rules Mesopotamian people had to follow.

Science: This week we will finish our unit on habitats! We will take a habitat test on Tuesday. We will send home an optional review sheet on Monday. After taking the assessment on habitats, we will begin a new unit on the animals and the food chain! We will begin learning all about carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores and how they coexist with one another in an environment. 

Week Six!

Happy Sunday! We are so excited to see what this next week holds in store for the scholars of 1A, it's sure to be a fantastic week! 

Here are some snapshots of what we were up to at school last week: 

Working very hard in Spalding to spell out sounds on our fingers and write our spelling words!

Class chalk party as a reward for good team work in class! 

Our September birthday celebration, Happy Birthday, Daniel Marks! 

Homework for the week of 9/10 

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice: th, oo, er, ai, ir, i, ay, u, ee, s

Poem: The Pasture by Robert Frost   Idiom: Golden Rule

Monday: live (short i), live (long i), hill, late, big, bag, beg, bog, bug, and 3.2 Test B

Tuesday:  mother, three, land, cold, hot, hat, child, ice, play, sea, see and WB pg. 40-41

Wednesday:  bird, cool, earth, feed, fur, green, oil, paint, pool and WB pg. 42

Thursday: review all words and 3.3 Test B

Friday: practice phonograms, and WB pg. 43-44

Announcements

Math and Reading Group Volunteers Needed: We are looking forward to math and reading groups beginning next week! Please find the link for the groups below and sign-up as we are still in need of many volunteers. Thank you in advance for your help and support!

Please sign up here for math groups (Wednesday's @ 10am):

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094aaba72eabf94-1amath

And here for reading groups (Thursday's @ 1:50pm)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094aaba72eabf94-1areading

Dress Code Reminders: Here are a few dress code reminders to ensure compliance with our Great Hearts Family Handbook. Thank you!

-Shirts tucked in with a belt

- Hair accessories must be school colors and nail polish must be nude or light pink

- Hair must be above the top of the shirt collar. Hair should be styled so that it does not fall below the eyebrows or past the midpoint of the ear.

-If jewelry is worn, it must be religious in nature. 

Water Bottles:

If possible, please send in a water bottle each day with your child. We want to make sure that they feel refreshed and hydrated after expending much of their energy in the sun during recess! Students are always permitted to use the drinking fountain but are able to drink more when they have their own water bottle in class as well as during lunch and snack. 

Academics

Poem: The Pasture by Robert Frost   Idiom: At first you don’t succeed try, try again!

Writing/Grammar: This week we will begin learning about pronouns! A pronoun is a word used in place a of a noun. We will work together to identify, write, and use different pronouns including: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, and theirs. 

Spalding: Please see below the spelling words for this week. A list of all 30 words will also be sent home on Monday to keep for the week. Please practice saying the phonograms each night.

Weekly Phonograms: th, oo, er, ai, ir, i, ay, u, ee, s

Monday: live, live, hill, late, let, big, bag, beg, bog, bug

Tuesday: mother, three, land, cold, hot, hat, child, ice, play, sea, see

Wednesday: bird, cool, earth, feed, fur, green, oil, paint, pool

Thursday: all words

Friday: practice phonograms

Math: We are excited to begin math groups this week! Please sign-up for a spot to volunteer if you haven’t done so already.  This week we will continue to strengthen our addition skills as we practice various methods for adding.  We will have a test on Tuesday and Friday.

Science: This week we will study our last two habitats! We will learn about rain forests and ponds. We will compare and contrast the types of habitats that we have learned and discuss what kinds of plants and animals live in different environments. We will also begin reviewing for our first science test coming next week. An optional review sheet will be sent home before we take the test. 

Literature: We will finish our Cinderella around the world stories by reading the Chinese Cinderella.  Students will select their favorite Cinderella version and create their very own Cinderella shoe!   We will begin reading Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel on Monday, September 17th

 so please ensure your child brings their book to school by then. Thank you!

History: This week we are excited to begin our new chapter on Mesopotamia. Now that we have learned what the seven continents are, we can learn about what happened on those continents. Toward the end of the week we will be doing a fun cuneiform project.