Weeks of May 4 and May 11, 2015:
Reading - Review
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature/ Opinion
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Review
Spelling
1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 13. Monday 14. Tuesday 15. Wednesday 16. Thursday 17. Friday 18. Saturday 19. Sunday 20. year
Math
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
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Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature/ Opinion
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Review
Spelling
1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 13. Monday 14. Tuesday 15. Wednesday 16. Thursday 17. Friday 18. Saturday 19. Sunday 20. year
Math
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
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Week of April 27, 2015:
Reading - Review
Ask and answer questions in a fiction text
ELACC1RL1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Retell stories
ELACC1RL2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Describe story elements in a fiction text
ELACC1RL3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
ELACC1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Explain differences in fiction and non-fiction textx
ELACC1RL5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Identify who is telling a story
ELACC1RL6: Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature/ Opinion
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Preposition- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward)..
Spelling - Short vowel review
1. that 2. pack 3. then 4. went 5. chin 6. hint 7. plot 8. rock 9. must
10. duck
Spelling - Challenge
1. success 2. punish 3. catch 4. absent 5. umbrella 6. sandbox 7. planet
8. robin 9. wagon 10. initial
Math
Module 19 - Addition and Subtraction
Module 19 - Test - Monday, April 27
Module 20 - More Addition and Subtraction
MCC1.NBT.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number and adding
a two-digit number and a multiple of ten (e.g., 24 + 9, 13 + 10, 27 + 40), using concrete models or
drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
MCC1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90
(positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,
properties of operations and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the
strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. (e.g.,70 – 30, 30 – 10, 60 – 60)
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Ask and answer questions in a fiction text
ELACC1RL1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Retell stories
ELACC1RL2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
Describe story elements in a fiction text
ELACC1RL3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses
ELACC1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Explain differences in fiction and non-fiction textx
ELACC1RL5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Identify who is telling a story
ELACC1RL6: Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature/ Opinion
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Preposition- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward)..
Spelling - Short vowel review
1. that 2. pack 3. then 4. went 5. chin 6. hint 7. plot 8. rock 9. must
10. duck
Spelling - Challenge
1. success 2. punish 3. catch 4. absent 5. umbrella 6. sandbox 7. planet
8. robin 9. wagon 10. initial
Math
Module 19 - Addition and Subtraction
Module 19 - Test - Monday, April 27
Module 20 - More Addition and Subtraction
MCC1.NBT.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number and adding
a two-digit number and a multiple of ten (e.g., 24 + 9, 13 + 10, 27 + 40), using concrete models or
drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
MCC1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90
(positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,
properties of operations and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the
strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. (e.g.,70 – 30, 30 – 10, 60 – 60)
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of April 20, 2015:
Reading
Making predictions from pictures and titles
ELACC1RL7:
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its
characters, setting, or events.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Conjunctions- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because)..
Spelling - Common Sight Words
1. boy 2. said 3. name 4. house 5. people 6. because 7. are 8. was 9. look
10. here
Spelling - Challenge
1. around 2. been 3. many 4. does 5. always 6. before 7. another
8. picture 9. should 10. answer
Math
Module 19 - Addition and Subtraction
MCC1.NBT.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number and adding
a two-digit number and a multiple of ten (e.g., 24 + 9, 13 + 10, 27 + 40), using concrete models or
drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
MCC1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90
(positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,
properties of operations and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the
strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. (e.g.,70 – 30, 30 – 10, 60 – 60)
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Making predictions from pictures and titles
ELACC1RL7:
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its
characters, setting, or events.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Response to Literature
ELACC1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Conjunctions- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because)..
Spelling - Common Sight Words
1. boy 2. said 3. name 4. house 5. people 6. because 7. are 8. was 9. look
10. here
Spelling - Challenge
1. around 2. been 3. many 4. does 5. always 6. before 7. another
8. picture 9. should 10. answer
Math
Module 19 - Addition and Subtraction
MCC1.NBT.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number and adding
a two-digit number and a multiple of ten (e.g., 24 + 9, 13 + 10, 27 + 40), using concrete models or
drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
MCC1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90
(positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value,
properties of operations and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the
strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. (e.g.,70 – 30, 30 – 10, 60 – 60)
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of April 13, 2015:
Unfortunately, due to testing there are no visitors allowed in the building April 15-April 24. This includes lunch and volunteer visits. We appreciate your understanding.
KCSMA Administration
Reading
Identify Speaker - Fiction
ELACC1RL6: Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Adjectives- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. f. Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Spelling - double consonant endings
1. will 2. all 3. tell 4. doll 5. hill 6. fall 7. off 8. add 9. buzz
10. less
Spelling - Challenge
1. small 2. seashell 3. baseball 4. rainfall 5. misspell 6. downhill 7. ocean
8. rainforest 9. resources 10.classify
Math
Module 18 - Comparing Numbers
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
MCC1.NBT5 - Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of March 29, 2015:
Reading
Author's Purpose
ELACC1RI8: Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Verbs- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop). e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home.)
Spelling - nd and mp endings
1. send 2. wind 3. land 4. bend 5. bump 6. stump 7. camp 8. stamp 9. friend
10. kind
Spelling - Challenge
1. friendship 2. landform 3. kindness 4.campout 5. bumpy 6. sender
7. soil 8. variables 9. opportunity 10. costs
Math
Module 18 - Comparing Numbers
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
MCC1.NBT5 - Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Author's Purpose
ELACC1RI8: Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Verbs- Review
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop). e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home.)
Spelling - nd and mp endings
1. send 2. wind 3. land 4. bend 5. bump 6. stump 7. camp 8. stamp 9. friend
10. kind
Spelling - Challenge
1. friendship 2. landform 3. kindness 4.campout 5. bumpy 6. sender
7. soil 8. variables 9. opportunity 10. costs
Math
Module 18 - Comparing Numbers
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
MCC1.NBT5 - Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of March 23, 2015:
Reading
Graphic Features - Non-Fiction
ELACC1RI6: Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
ELACC1RI7: Use illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Nouns
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
Spelling - sh and ch endings
1. wish 2. wash 3. dish 4. hush 5. much 6. such 7. march 8. lunch 9. very
10. know
Spelling - Challenge
1. dishwasher 2. lunchroom 3. which 4. watch 5. speech 6. sandwich
7. pronoun 8. habitat 9. research 10. glossary
Math
Module 17 - Number Sense - Tens and Ones
Module 17 Test - Friday, March 27
MCC1.NBT2 - Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as specials cases: a.10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones - called a "ten."
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, tree, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. c. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Graphic Features - Non-Fiction
ELACC1RI6: Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
ELACC1RI7: Use illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Nouns
ELACC1L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
Spelling - sh and ch endings
1. wish 2. wash 3. dish 4. hush 5. much 6. such 7. march 8. lunch 9. very
10. know
Spelling - Challenge
1. dishwasher 2. lunchroom 3. which 4. watch 5. speech 6. sandwich
7. pronoun 8. habitat 9. research 10. glossary
Math
Module 17 - Number Sense - Tens and Ones
Module 17 Test - Friday, March 27
MCC1.NBT2 - Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as specials cases: a.10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones - called a "ten."
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, tree, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. c. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of March 16, 2015
Reading
Multiple Meaning Words
ELACC1RI4: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Synonyms and Antonyms
Spelling - ing ednings plus st, th, str, spr
1. sing 2. bring 3. ring 4. wing 5. sting 6. thing 7. string 8. spring 9. flower
10. house
Spelling - Challenge
1. something 2. springtime 3. producing 4. consuming 5. marketing 6. hatching
7. observing 8. meaning 9. economics 10. services
Math
Module 17 - Number Sense - Tens and Ones
MCC1.NBT2 - Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as specials cases: a.10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones - called a "ten."
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, tree, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. c. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Multiple Meaning Words
ELACC1RI4: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Synonyms and Antonyms
Spelling - ing ednings plus st, th, str, spr
1. sing 2. bring 3. ring 4. wing 5. sting 6. thing 7. string 8. spring 9. flower
10. house
Spelling - Challenge
1. something 2. springtime 3. producing 4. consuming 5. marketing 6. hatching
7. observing 8. meaning 9. economics 10. services
Math
Module 17 - Number Sense - Tens and Ones
MCC1.NBT2 - Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as specials cases: a.10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones - called a "ten."
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, tree, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones. c. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
MCC1.NBT3 - Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, <.
Social Studies
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
Week of March 2, 2015
Distinguish Fact from Fiction
ELACC1RL5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Sorting Words into Categories
ELACC1L5a: With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
1. girl 2. dirt 3. shirt 4. first 5. third 6. thirst 7. birth 8. little 9. new
10. what
Spelling - Challenge
1. birthday 2. thirsty 3. skirt 4. birdhouse 5. chirping 6. circle 7. prediction
8. research 9. categorize 10. operation
Math
Module 16 - Algebra Foundations
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
MCC1.OA.7- Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtractions are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6=6, 7=8-1, 5+2=2+5, 4+1=5+2.
MCC1.OA.8 Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equations true in each of the equations 8+?=11, 5=?-3, 6+6=?
Social Studies
* Students will begin presenting their Black History Month Reports on Monday, March 2, 2015.
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
ELACC1RL5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Informative/ Explanatory
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Sorting Words into Categories
ELACC1L5a: With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
- Spelling - r controlled i words
1. girl 2. dirt 3. shirt 4. first 5. third 6. thirst 7. birth 8. little 9. new
10. what
Spelling - Challenge
1. birthday 2. thirsty 3. skirt 4. birdhouse 5. chirping 6. circle 7. prediction
8. research 9. categorize 10. operation
Math
Module 16 - Algebra Foundations
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
MCC1.OA.7- Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtractions are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6=6, 7=8-1, 5+2=2+5, 4+1=5+2.
MCC1.OA.8 Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equations true in each of the equations 8+?=11, 5=?-3, 6+6=?
Social Studies
* Students will begin presenting their Black History Month Reports on Monday, March 2, 2015.
Economic Understandings
SS1E1: The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
SS1E2: The student will explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
SS1E3: The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.
SS1E4: The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.
Science
Living Things - Plants
S1L1 - Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.
a. Identify the basics needs of a plant. 1. Air 2. Water 3. Light 4. Nutrients
c. Identify the parts of a plant - root, stem, leaf, and flower.
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Week of February 23, 2015
Parents,
This week each student will be researching a famous African-American that he/she has chosen for Black History Month. This activity is to be completed at home. Parents may help the student with the research and filling out the provided paper. The research paper is not for a grade, however the students will present the information to the class for a presentation grade. Please have your student practice his/her presentation at home. The paper will be due on Monday, March 2.
Making Predictions - Fiction
ELACC1RL7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Narrative/Descriptive
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Sorting Words into Categories
ELACC1L5a: With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
- Spelling - r controlled a words
1. car 2. park 3. hard 4. barn 5. card 6. shark 7. dark 8. star 9. your 10. off
Spelling - Challenge
1. darkness 2. hardness 3. archery 4. large 5. marker 6. farther 7. attract 8. repel 9. category 10.exclamatory
Math
Module 15 - Addition and Subtraction Related Facts
Module 15 Test - Tuesday, February 24
Module 16 - Algebra Foundations
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem.
MCC1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
Social Studies
Folktales
John Henry
Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan
Davy Crockett
Annie Oakley
Folktales Test - Wednesday, February 25
SS1H2: The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. The study will include John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley
Science
Magnetism
S1P2 - Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.
a. Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel. b. Identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet. c. Identify objects and materials (air, water, wood, paper, your hand, etc. ) that do not block magnetic force.
Week of February 16, 2015
Reading
Sensory and Figurative Language - Fiction
ELACC1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Narrative/Descriptive
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Inflectional Endings
ELACC1L4c: Determine or clarity the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).
Spelling - ar words
1. car 2. park 3. hard 4. barn 5. card 6. shark 7. dark 8. star 9. your 10. off
Spelling - Challenge
1. darkness 2. hardness 3. archery 4. large 5. marker 6. farther 7. attract 8. repel 9. category 10.exclamatory
Math
Module 15 - Addition and Subtraction Related Facts
Module 15 Test - Thursday, February 19
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem.
MCC1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
Social Studies
Folktales
John Henry
Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan
Davy Crockett
Annie Oakley
SS1H2: The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. The study will include John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley
Science
Magnetism
S1P2 - Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.
a. Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel. b. Identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet. c. Identify objects and materials (air, water, wood, paper, your hand, etc. ) that do not block magnetic force.
Week of February 9, 2015:
Hello, families!
You will be noticing some changes to the website as it is evolving into a more user-friendly and easy to follow format. Stay tuned in to the website for these new features and changes! Please see the information below as a preview of what your child is learning all about this week! I will begin providing the standards so that you may stay up to date of the goals we are specifically working in the classroom and across the board in all of first grade.
Week of February 9, 2015
Reading
Sensory and Figuarative Language - Fiction
ELACC1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Narrative/Descriptive
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Root Words/ Prefixes and Suffixes
ELACC1L4b: Determine or clarity the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.
Spelling - ow plus pl, br, cl
1. cow 2. plow 3. brown 4. town 5. clown 6. tower 7. down 8. want 9. come
10. some
Spelling - Challenge
1. cowboy 2. brownie 3. townhouse 4. downtown 5. flower 6. shower
7. feelings 8. senses 9. magnetism 10. related
Math
Module 14 - Subtraction Strategies
Module 14 - Test- Tuesday, February 10
Module 15 - Addition and Subtraction Related Facts
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem.
MCC1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
Social Studies
Folktales
John Henry
Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan
Davy Crockett
SS1H2: The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. The study will include John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley
Science
Magnetism
S1P2 - Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.
a. Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel. b. Identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet. c. Identify objects and materials (air, water, wood, paper, your hand, etc. ) that do not block magnetic force.
You will be noticing some changes to the website as it is evolving into a more user-friendly and easy to follow format. Stay tuned in to the website for these new features and changes! Please see the information below as a preview of what your child is learning all about this week! I will begin providing the standards so that you may stay up to date of the goals we are specifically working in the classroom and across the board in all of first grade.
Week of February 9, 2015
Reading
Sensory and Figuarative Language - Fiction
ELACC1RL4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Read to Self
Word Work
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Read to Someone
Writing
Narrative/Descriptive
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Language Arts Skill
Root Words/ Prefixes and Suffixes
ELACC1L4b: Determine or clarity the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.
Spelling - ow plus pl, br, cl
1. cow 2. plow 3. brown 4. town 5. clown 6. tower 7. down 8. want 9. come
10. some
Spelling - Challenge
1. cowboy 2. brownie 3. townhouse 4. downtown 5. flower 6. shower
7. feelings 8. senses 9. magnetism 10. related
Math
Module 14 - Subtraction Strategies
Module 14 - Test- Tuesday, February 10
Module 15 - Addition and Subtraction Related Facts
MCC1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
MCC1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem.
MCC1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
MCC1.OA.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 +14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or know sums ( e.g., adding 6 = 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 = 6 = 1 =12 + 1 = 13).
Social Studies
Folktales
John Henry
Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan
Davy Crockett
SS1H2: The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. The study will include John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley
Science
Magnetism
S1P2 - Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects.
a. Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel. b. Identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet. c. Identify objects and materials (air, water, wood, paper, your hand, etc. ) that do not block magnetic force.
Week of January 12, 2015:
Last week was a busy week! We continued learning about making text-to-self connections in our reading block. We also wrote about them in our journals and made illustrations. The students enjoyed discussing and sharing text-to-self connections to the story, Felix and the Worrier. It was about a young bear that was taunted by a little creature called The Worrier. The Worrier would sneak into his window each night while he tried to rest, causing Felix to worry about silly things. Students could relate to this story, as they often worried about some of the same things that Felix worried about.
In science, we continued learning about sounds. The focus was on loud and soft sounds, as well as high pitched and low pitched sounds. Students learned that opera singers could break glass with their high pitched notes. We also measured our decibels as we whispered and shouted. The students loved seeing the reading on Miss B.'s new iPhone. There is a program that measures sound, which really came in handy for this week's lessons! We watched videos and had discussions about ideas we could use to create our instruments. We also started our design process to explain what instrument we would like to make and what materials we could use to make it.
In math we continued to focus on adding on numbers, adding doubles, and then doubles plus one more. Doubles plus one was a tricky skill to learn, but they are beginning to get it! This is the beginning stages of Algebra! (8+8+1=17 OR 8+9=17) No, math is not what is used to be, Mom and Dad! Students are required to know and learn so much to build number sense.
Finally, on Friday, we read a story called "I Have a Dream". It was about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. We discussed why Dr. King was a hero in America. The students loved the book and the beautiful pictures. The book shared Dr. King's famous speech and we listened to the actual speech on CD. We discussed what he meant and why it was so important to our nation. We discussed how different times were and how far we have come as a nation since then, that we would be blessed to share the same classroom together and play together. We talked about how important it is to look at the content of a person's character, not the color of their skin. When I looked down from reading the pages, I wish I had a camera that day. Our amazing boys and girls took it upon themselves to join hands. Some of them had tears in their eyes. This was one of those teachable moments (and some are better than others. Ha!) I will remember as I go forward. I hope they do too. I told them, "I think Martin Luther King Jr. would see this class today and be very proud." Thank you, Dr. King.
In science, we continued learning about sounds. The focus was on loud and soft sounds, as well as high pitched and low pitched sounds. Students learned that opera singers could break glass with their high pitched notes. We also measured our decibels as we whispered and shouted. The students loved seeing the reading on Miss B.'s new iPhone. There is a program that measures sound, which really came in handy for this week's lessons! We watched videos and had discussions about ideas we could use to create our instruments. We also started our design process to explain what instrument we would like to make and what materials we could use to make it.
In math we continued to focus on adding on numbers, adding doubles, and then doubles plus one more. Doubles plus one was a tricky skill to learn, but they are beginning to get it! This is the beginning stages of Algebra! (8+8+1=17 OR 8+9=17) No, math is not what is used to be, Mom and Dad! Students are required to know and learn so much to build number sense.
Finally, on Friday, we read a story called "I Have a Dream". It was about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. We discussed why Dr. King was a hero in America. The students loved the book and the beautiful pictures. The book shared Dr. King's famous speech and we listened to the actual speech on CD. We discussed what he meant and why it was so important to our nation. We discussed how different times were and how far we have come as a nation since then, that we would be blessed to share the same classroom together and play together. We talked about how important it is to look at the content of a person's character, not the color of their skin. When I looked down from reading the pages, I wish I had a camera that day. Our amazing boys and girls took it upon themselves to join hands. Some of them had tears in their eyes. This was one of those teachable moments (and some are better than others. Ha!) I will remember as I go forward. I hope they do too. I told them, "I think Martin Luther King Jr. would see this class today and be very proud." Thank you, Dr. King.
Week of January 5, 2015:
Alright, alright, alright! As we came back from Winter Break, we shared all of the fun and exciting adventures we had! It was a little tough getting our brains back into gear, but we made it back to begin the second half of our school year. Hard to believe it! Where does the time go?
As we returned, we began learning about sound during science. Miss B. brought in the violin to demonstrate high and low pitches. We learned about decibels, high and low frequency sounds, and how our ears capture sound vibrations. We learned interesting facts about sounds all week and began planning our project to create musical instruments that make sound.
In reading we began discussing text-to-self connections and relating to the characters in the stories we read. The students also used sticky notes to capture some text-to-self connections while they read to themselves. We discussed text-to-self connections after reading The Kissing Hand. Many boys and girls could relate to the main character in the story, as he felt nervous coming to school to meet new friends.
In math we took our Middle of the Year Assessments to see how we are doing so far in the year. I am very pleased to see that we are definitely growing as a class! Now we know where our focus needs to be! I believe we can make the end of the year a strong finish for our boys and girls with practice and hard work! After the assessment, we began to focus on Chapter 12, which mainly deals with breaking apart addends, breaking apart addends, changing the order of addends, adding doubles, and adding doubles plus one more.
As we returned, we began learning about sound during science. Miss B. brought in the violin to demonstrate high and low pitches. We learned about decibels, high and low frequency sounds, and how our ears capture sound vibrations. We learned interesting facts about sounds all week and began planning our project to create musical instruments that make sound.
In reading we began discussing text-to-self connections and relating to the characters in the stories we read. The students also used sticky notes to capture some text-to-self connections while they read to themselves. We discussed text-to-self connections after reading The Kissing Hand. Many boys and girls could relate to the main character in the story, as he felt nervous coming to school to meet new friends.
In math we took our Middle of the Year Assessments to see how we are doing so far in the year. I am very pleased to see that we are definitely growing as a class! Now we know where our focus needs to be! I believe we can make the end of the year a strong finish for our boys and girls with practice and hard work! After the assessment, we began to focus on Chapter 12, which mainly deals with breaking apart addends, breaking apart addends, changing the order of addends, adding doubles, and adding doubles plus one more.
Week of December 15, 2014:
The week before Winter Break was an exciting week, as the kids looked forward to the fun activities we had in store! We started out the week shopping and browsing for gifts for friends and family in the KCSMA Holiday Gift Shop. Thanks to those of you who were so sweet to shop for Miss B.! I treasure all of the goodies and gifts I was showered with this winter!
Before the break we were learning about the plot of a story. We compared the plot of a story to a mountain landform. We discussed the ways in which a story starts with a beginning, introducing characters and settings. The story then reaches a high point, or climax, which is where the story usually has a problem or conflict. The story ends at the base of the mountain with a resolution or conclusion. Students made foldables about their favorite winter stories. We also worked all week on assessing reading levels and taking our DRA formative assessments. We will be continuing this when we return from winter break.
In the area of mathematics, we focused our attention on reviewing Chapter 11. We practiced taking apart math word problems using words such as: compare, fewer, and more. Students worked in their math journals to cut and paste in word problems and solve them independently for practice.
Students really enjoyed reading the Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and building a model that would help their Gingerbread Baby cross a river. The class broke up into their engineering groups to design and build a model using toothpicks and mini-marshmallows that could withstand the weight of a Gingerbread Baby figure. Project managers were assigned to help lead the team through the process The students did such a wonderful job and every team put forth great efforts to build their models. Mason Hegedus lead his group to be the first to design a bridge successfully, followed by Sophia Simon's team. All teams were able to come up with solutions. Those that finished first worked with other teams to give suggestions. Of course, we all enjoyed eating some marshmallows to help fuel us with a little extra inspiration and motivation!
Thanks to Mrs. Daehnhart for coming in to help out with our Holidays Around the World celebration. We enjoyed learning about some German holiday traditions. We listened to German holiday songs, ate gingerbread cookies, and had treats put into our shoes as we pretended to be asleep. Students rotated to other classrooms to hear about other traditions around the world and complete a simple craft. Students had a passport stamped as they traveled around the world on the first grade hall. The grand finale of the week was out winter party. We had a blast as we watched Frozen, munched on popcorn, drank (and spilled) hot chocolate, and created winter themed crafts and gifts for our families. We created toilet paper roll snowmen, popsicle stick snowflakes, snowman candle votives, and marshmallow snowmen. We were even visited by Elsa and Anna in person! I am pretty sure everyone slept well that evening with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads ... or something of the sort! It was awesome! Thanks to the parents who helped make our winter party happen! (Thanks especially to Mrs. Randazzo, Mr. & Mrs. Simon, and Mrs. VanZandt for your help!) Thank you, families, for so graciously blessing our classroom and making it magical (and yes, by magical, I mean we made a mess too! That's how we roll in first grade on fun days!)
Before the break we were learning about the plot of a story. We compared the plot of a story to a mountain landform. We discussed the ways in which a story starts with a beginning, introducing characters and settings. The story then reaches a high point, or climax, which is where the story usually has a problem or conflict. The story ends at the base of the mountain with a resolution or conclusion. Students made foldables about their favorite winter stories. We also worked all week on assessing reading levels and taking our DRA formative assessments. We will be continuing this when we return from winter break.
In the area of mathematics, we focused our attention on reviewing Chapter 11. We practiced taking apart math word problems using words such as: compare, fewer, and more. Students worked in their math journals to cut and paste in word problems and solve them independently for practice.
Students really enjoyed reading the Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and building a model that would help their Gingerbread Baby cross a river. The class broke up into their engineering groups to design and build a model using toothpicks and mini-marshmallows that could withstand the weight of a Gingerbread Baby figure. Project managers were assigned to help lead the team through the process The students did such a wonderful job and every team put forth great efforts to build their models. Mason Hegedus lead his group to be the first to design a bridge successfully, followed by Sophia Simon's team. All teams were able to come up with solutions. Those that finished first worked with other teams to give suggestions. Of course, we all enjoyed eating some marshmallows to help fuel us with a little extra inspiration and motivation!
Thanks to Mrs. Daehnhart for coming in to help out with our Holidays Around the World celebration. We enjoyed learning about some German holiday traditions. We listened to German holiday songs, ate gingerbread cookies, and had treats put into our shoes as we pretended to be asleep. Students rotated to other classrooms to hear about other traditions around the world and complete a simple craft. Students had a passport stamped as they traveled around the world on the first grade hall. The grand finale of the week was out winter party. We had a blast as we watched Frozen, munched on popcorn, drank (and spilled) hot chocolate, and created winter themed crafts and gifts for our families. We created toilet paper roll snowmen, popsicle stick snowflakes, snowman candle votives, and marshmallow snowmen. We were even visited by Elsa and Anna in person! I am pretty sure everyone slept well that evening with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads ... or something of the sort! It was awesome! Thanks to the parents who helped make our winter party happen! (Thanks especially to Mrs. Randazzo, Mr. & Mrs. Simon, and Mrs. VanZandt for your help!) Thank you, families, for so graciously blessing our classroom and making it magical (and yes, by magical, I mean we made a mess too! That's how we roll in first grade on fun days!)
Week of December 8, 2014
It's hard to believe we are down to 2 weeks of school left before the winter holidays! Where does the time go?
Last week was all about reviewing and getting back on track after our return from Thanksgiving Break. We left off on Chapter 10 in math, which focused on strategies for taking away and using clues in word problems to create subtraction sentences.
For reading, we began our author study on Jan Brett books. We read the story about The Mitten and we did activities that related to the stories. We also discussed the sequence of events that took place in the story. We will be reading more Jan Brett books this week and completing more sequencing activities. The sequencing activities will also be used to work on informational writing in the form of a how-to. Students will explain how to do something step-by-step in their own words using ordinal words such as first, next, then, and finally. Last week the students completed our Sacagawea craft and informational writing piece which is now displayed in the hallway. They did a wonderful job on these! I am so proud! I stood back to admire how much effort they put into this project!
We have fun STEM project day coming up this Friday, December 12th! I think we have all of the supplies we need for it now, but we can always use extras! Students will be designing something to help students stay dry during carpool during rainy weather. I am interested to see what they come up with! Don't forget that the paper bag stem challenge projects are due this Friday in the media center before school starts! I hope everyone in class will be able to participate!
Also, don't forget that the students will be shopping this week in the holiday gift shop! Our class will be going Monday, December 8th from 9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. So, be sure to bring in your shopping lists that went home in the take-home binders! We will be able to go the rest of the week if needed. I know the students can't wait to find some treasures for their loved ones (and themselves!) Ha!
Last week was all about reviewing and getting back on track after our return from Thanksgiving Break. We left off on Chapter 10 in math, which focused on strategies for taking away and using clues in word problems to create subtraction sentences.
For reading, we began our author study on Jan Brett books. We read the story about The Mitten and we did activities that related to the stories. We also discussed the sequence of events that took place in the story. We will be reading more Jan Brett books this week and completing more sequencing activities. The sequencing activities will also be used to work on informational writing in the form of a how-to. Students will explain how to do something step-by-step in their own words using ordinal words such as first, next, then, and finally. Last week the students completed our Sacagawea craft and informational writing piece which is now displayed in the hallway. They did a wonderful job on these! I am so proud! I stood back to admire how much effort they put into this project!
We have fun STEM project day coming up this Friday, December 12th! I think we have all of the supplies we need for it now, but we can always use extras! Students will be designing something to help students stay dry during carpool during rainy weather. I am interested to see what they come up with! Don't forget that the paper bag stem challenge projects are due this Friday in the media center before school starts! I hope everyone in class will be able to participate!
Also, don't forget that the students will be shopping this week in the holiday gift shop! Our class will be going Monday, December 8th from 9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. So, be sure to bring in your shopping lists that went home in the take-home binders! We will be able to go the rest of the week if needed. I know the students can't wait to find some treasures for their loved ones (and themselves!) Ha!
Week of December 1, 2014
Well, it seems the flu bug hit Miss Borgerding's class like a tornado! We are finally recovering from the crud as we have returned back from our week break with rested bodies and better health. (For Miss B., it was almost a 2 week break!) Thanks for your patience as I recovered. I rarely ever get sick, but wowee ... this bug got half of Miss B.'s class sick! I am so glad that we are getting past that and came back ready to learn! As you know, it takes more work sometimes to be out sick! I appreciate the subs who stepped in and made sure that the kiddos were in great hands. From the looks of the classroom upon my return, they had a great time and were certainly very busy! I thank you all for the well wishes and the sweet cards I got from all of my students. It sure made me feel special!
So, to fill in the gaps and give a little recap ... Prior to the break we were reading and writing all about famous people in American history such as Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman, and Benjamin Franklin. We will still continue learning about these famous people this week. We have also been learning about pronouns and adjectives. This week we have started learning about articles such as "a", "an", and "the". Ask your child to explain the fun little "tattletale" story we made up to remember how to use the word "a" or "an" before a noun. The articles like to tattletale that a noun is coming and then they sometimes do not get along with vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Students have been working on their informational writing about Sacagawea. They will complete their activity on informational writing this week that they started before the break.
Students have also been working on adding on to a number and taking away. They have been using objects to represent the addition and subtraction number sentences. We will be completing Chapter 10 this week in math and reviewing where we left off in Chapter 10 before the break.
In the days and weeks ahead, we will be going along with a winter theme and reading stories that relate to winter. We have tons of fun activities planned, including our Holidays Around the World! Our class will be representing Germany, as that is Miss Borgerding's hertitage. We will be learning about the other customs of the other cultures represented at KCSMA! It is sure to be a blast!
So, to fill in the gaps and give a little recap ... Prior to the break we were reading and writing all about famous people in American history such as Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman, and Benjamin Franklin. We will still continue learning about these famous people this week. We have also been learning about pronouns and adjectives. This week we have started learning about articles such as "a", "an", and "the". Ask your child to explain the fun little "tattletale" story we made up to remember how to use the word "a" or "an" before a noun. The articles like to tattletale that a noun is coming and then they sometimes do not get along with vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Students have been working on their informational writing about Sacagawea. They will complete their activity on informational writing this week that they started before the break.
Students have also been working on adding on to a number and taking away. They have been using objects to represent the addition and subtraction number sentences. We will be completing Chapter 10 this week in math and reviewing where we left off in Chapter 10 before the break.
In the days and weeks ahead, we will be going along with a winter theme and reading stories that relate to winter. We have tons of fun activities planned, including our Holidays Around the World! Our class will be representing Germany, as that is Miss Borgerding's hertitage. We will be learning about the other customs of the other cultures represented at KCSMA! It is sure to be a blast!
Week of November 3, 2014:
During the week of November 3rd, we have been focusing on non-fiction in both reading and writing while integrating Social Studies. Students have enjoyed learning about Lewis and Clark and their famous expedition. Students will begin informative writing about Sacagawea and creating a creative craft to go with their writing. In math we have been working on using unifix cubes and counters to make addition sentences. I was tricky and "Jimmy Kimmeled" the kiddos! I told them that I got very hungry while working late after school and accidentally ate all of the donated candy corn and pumpkins that we were going to use for our math exemplar. Talk about some unhappy campers! A few were still fuming even after I told them I was just joking. Ha! We completed our math exemplars on chart paper and they are hanging in the hallway on display.
Thanks to Mrs. Randazzo for helping us get our class garden started! It is a nice little wooden pallet garden. The kids are super excited about it! I think it will be a source of great learning and activities this year! The kids also enjoyed a special treat the Mrs. Randazzo brought as a grand finale for our unit about pumpkins. The kids got to try some yummy pumpkin pie! It was super good and we enjoyed it very much!
Congratulations to Miss B.'s class for reaching their 20 minute goal for Read to Self. They have earned their popsicles!
Don't forget to sign your child's reading log every night and color in their acorns for each night of reading so that they can earn their free Pizza Hut pizza. There is also the new additional reading program from Six Flags called Read to Succeed! Don't miss out on these great opportunities and incentives!
The students will be very surprised to learn about a new classmate, Ana, who will be joining us on November 10th!
There are always new things happening in Miss B.'s class! I am feeling very thankful for all of the support from parents! You all are great!
Thanks to Mrs. Randazzo for helping us get our class garden started! It is a nice little wooden pallet garden. The kids are super excited about it! I think it will be a source of great learning and activities this year! The kids also enjoyed a special treat the Mrs. Randazzo brought as a grand finale for our unit about pumpkins. The kids got to try some yummy pumpkin pie! It was super good and we enjoyed it very much!
Congratulations to Miss B.'s class for reaching their 20 minute goal for Read to Self. They have earned their popsicles!
Don't forget to sign your child's reading log every night and color in their acorns for each night of reading so that they can earn their free Pizza Hut pizza. There is also the new additional reading program from Six Flags called Read to Succeed! Don't miss out on these great opportunities and incentives!
The students will be very surprised to learn about a new classmate, Ana, who will be joining us on November 10th!
There are always new things happening in Miss B.'s class! I am feeling very thankful for all of the support from parents! You all are great!
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Thanksgiving Food Drive:
KCSMA is partnering up with Center for Family Resources to supply foods to families in Cobb for the Thanksgiving holiday. Let's help our community by donating items from the list below. All donations are due by November 18, 2014. Kids may drop off the items in the barrel at the front office. Thanks so much for donating to families in need!
Dressing mix / gravy Non-refrigerated pie shell
Cranberry sauce Pumpkin Pie mix
Dried beans Muffin mix
Peanut butter Cookie mix
Instant Potatoes Dried or canned milk
Canned green/yellow vegetables Rice/pasta
Soup Canned fruit
Canned meat
Dressing mix / gravy Non-refrigerated pie shell
Cranberry sauce Pumpkin Pie mix
Dried beans Muffin mix
Peanut butter Cookie mix
Instant Potatoes Dried or canned milk
Canned green/yellow vegetables Rice/pasta
Soup Canned fruit
Canned meat
Week of October 27th, 2014:
The week of October 27th was full of excitement! I am thinking the upcoming festivities were on many of their minds during this week! Ha! It was the first week of having a normal schedule in over 3 weeks, so we worked on remembering procedures.
In reading we discussed and reviewed the differences between fact and fiction books. Instead of focusing on all things spooky and Halloween, we learned interesting facts about pumpkins, spiders, and bats. We made artsy writing crafts using paper plates and construction paper to showcase the facts we learned. Just ask the kids about dancing spiders and you are sure to get a smile and a nice explanation for the reason why spiders dance. We learned about certain words like "nocturnal", and learned the sequence of the life cycle of a pumpkin.
On Friday, many of the kids dressed up like storybook characters to do a report about their favorite book! They were able to walk around the gym and parade around all the other kids and staff at our Chic-fil-a assembly. Speaking of the Chic-fil-a assembly, our new Student of the Month for October was Chloe Dunnigan! Congratulations, Chloe!
In the area of math, we completed our unit on time and comparing lengths. We completed journal activities, and made watches out of paper towel rolls. We then began Chapter 8 and started focusing on how to use pictures to solve addition and subtraction problems. (5 horses and 3 more horses = 8 horses, 4 bees and 4 more bees). We used unifix cubes and counters to do some hands-on problem solving.
To top the week off, we had a pumpkin STEM lab. Our class teamed up with Miss Ellis' class to measure a pumpkin's circumference, weigh it, count the pumpkin ribs, and count the seeds. The students were surprised to find out that the smaller pumpkins had more seeds than the larger pumpkins. Our class had a contest to see who guessed the closest to the number of seeds in the pumpkin. Congrats to Justin Arogundade for guessing the closest amount! Thanks to Mrs. VanZandt and Mrs. Randazzo for volunteering in the STEM lab last week!
In reading we discussed and reviewed the differences between fact and fiction books. Instead of focusing on all things spooky and Halloween, we learned interesting facts about pumpkins, spiders, and bats. We made artsy writing crafts using paper plates and construction paper to showcase the facts we learned. Just ask the kids about dancing spiders and you are sure to get a smile and a nice explanation for the reason why spiders dance. We learned about certain words like "nocturnal", and learned the sequence of the life cycle of a pumpkin.
On Friday, many of the kids dressed up like storybook characters to do a report about their favorite book! They were able to walk around the gym and parade around all the other kids and staff at our Chic-fil-a assembly. Speaking of the Chic-fil-a assembly, our new Student of the Month for October was Chloe Dunnigan! Congratulations, Chloe!
In the area of math, we completed our unit on time and comparing lengths. We completed journal activities, and made watches out of paper towel rolls. We then began Chapter 8 and started focusing on how to use pictures to solve addition and subtraction problems. (5 horses and 3 more horses = 8 horses, 4 bees and 4 more bees). We used unifix cubes and counters to do some hands-on problem solving.
To top the week off, we had a pumpkin STEM lab. Our class teamed up with Miss Ellis' class to measure a pumpkin's circumference, weigh it, count the pumpkin ribs, and count the seeds. The students were surprised to find out that the smaller pumpkins had more seeds than the larger pumpkins. Our class had a contest to see who guessed the closest to the number of seeds in the pumpkin. Congrats to Justin Arogundade for guessing the closest amount! Thanks to Mrs. VanZandt and Mrs. Randazzo for volunteering in the STEM lab last week!
Week of October 20, 2014:
Last week left us all a little "coo-coo for CoCoa Puffs" by the end of the week. The older students were taking the ITBS, so we had no specials again for the second week between COGAT and ITBS. Speaking of COGAT, we will be getting the results of that next month. I am interested to see the results of that!
In reading we began talking about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books. We discussed the hallmarks of fiction and non-fiction books and compared them. As we are moving into our pumpkin STEM project next week, I am also introducing books about pumpkins. Students are also learning the concept of what a topic is. We are looking at a variety of topics in non-fiction books to find out new facts. We will discuss what we already know, what we would like to know, and then share what we learn by creating a fact book on the topics we discuss. To piggyback off of what we are learning about non-fiction books, we also began talking about informational writing. In the weeks ahead, we will be working on informational writing beginning with a topic sentence.
In math we have been discussing comparing, sorting, and ordering objects by length, measuring with different tools of measurement (including tiles and paperclips). We will continue to practice with these concepts in the week ahead as we sort, order, and compare objects hands on in the classroom. We will be doing more of this during our STEM project in the following week as we compare pumpkins sizes. The boys and girls were happy to see that the rain gauges we made were put to use last week! Mr. Donnelly came to visit our class and show the kids how well their rain gauges were working after our big rain. They also got to enjoy a special snack time outside in the outdoor classroom by the garden with Mr. Donnelly.
We have been enjoying listening to different continent and ocean songs from folk to hip hop to help us learn our continents and oceans. We ended the week with a fun craft activity using a paper plate to create the Earth. We cut, glued, and labeled continents and oceans by looking at an atlas. After working in a 4th grade class at another school, I realized sadly that the entire class (except little Johnny in the back) did not know what continent we live on. To my dismay, they knew what state we lived in, but many could not locate Georgia on a map. When only two kids knew the name of the town they lived in, I stopped the whole lesson and said, "Wait. We need to know where we are right now. Math can wait. This is important!" So, .... we will be learning our addresses, knowing our city, our county, state, our country, and our continent before we leave Miss B.! It is my mission! Know where you are and know who you are! That's a mighty fine place to start!
In reading we began talking about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books. We discussed the hallmarks of fiction and non-fiction books and compared them. As we are moving into our pumpkin STEM project next week, I am also introducing books about pumpkins. Students are also learning the concept of what a topic is. We are looking at a variety of topics in non-fiction books to find out new facts. We will discuss what we already know, what we would like to know, and then share what we learn by creating a fact book on the topics we discuss. To piggyback off of what we are learning about non-fiction books, we also began talking about informational writing. In the weeks ahead, we will be working on informational writing beginning with a topic sentence.
In math we have been discussing comparing, sorting, and ordering objects by length, measuring with different tools of measurement (including tiles and paperclips). We will continue to practice with these concepts in the week ahead as we sort, order, and compare objects hands on in the classroom. We will be doing more of this during our STEM project in the following week as we compare pumpkins sizes. The boys and girls were happy to see that the rain gauges we made were put to use last week! Mr. Donnelly came to visit our class and show the kids how well their rain gauges were working after our big rain. They also got to enjoy a special snack time outside in the outdoor classroom by the garden with Mr. Donnelly.
We have been enjoying listening to different continent and ocean songs from folk to hip hop to help us learn our continents and oceans. We ended the week with a fun craft activity using a paper plate to create the Earth. We cut, glued, and labeled continents and oceans by looking at an atlas. After working in a 4th grade class at another school, I realized sadly that the entire class (except little Johnny in the back) did not know what continent we live on. To my dismay, they knew what state we lived in, but many could not locate Georgia on a map. When only two kids knew the name of the town they lived in, I stopped the whole lesson and said, "Wait. We need to know where we are right now. Math can wait. This is important!" So, .... we will be learning our addresses, knowing our city, our county, state, our country, and our continent before we leave Miss B.! It is my mission! Know where you are and know who you are! That's a mighty fine place to start!
Week of October 13, 2014:
Last week was quite an eventful week in Ms. B.'s class! We reviewed problems and solutions in stories, created mini books about common and proper nouns, learned about ordinal numbers, and completed our assessments on our landform unit. We survived the COGAT! Thanks so moms and dads that brought in treats and spoiled us! We definitely appreciated that! We couldn't have had a better ending to the week than going to Cagle Farm! We learned about milking cows, cheered on our favorite pig in the pig race, went on a hayride to see the cows and goats, and watched a sheep dog herd goats (He will be hosting a parent/teacher training class in Ms. B.'s class next week if you would like to join. Just kidding!) Finally, we had lunch with the yellow jackets, who apparently love applesauce, and then we ended our trip by jumping on the huge jumpy pillow! I bet everyone slept nicely when they got home. I know I did! Ha!
This week we will be working on our reading stamina, finding just-right books in the library, and searching for common and proper nouns in our books. We will conclude our narrative writing unit and begin learning about informational writing. In math, we will be learning about measurement and continuing to practice ordinal numbers. In science, we have just started our unit on continents and oceans. We will be learning a song to help us remember our continents and oceans. Be sure to ask your kiddos to teach you the song! Scholastic book orders are due to arrive Monday, October 13th! The kids will be surprised to know that they are going to a preview of the Scholastic Book Fair on Monday. They will make a wish list and see the new books that are out this Fall!
This week we will be working on our reading stamina, finding just-right books in the library, and searching for common and proper nouns in our books. We will conclude our narrative writing unit and begin learning about informational writing. In math, we will be learning about measurement and continuing to practice ordinal numbers. In science, we have just started our unit on continents and oceans. We will be learning a song to help us remember our continents and oceans. Be sure to ask your kiddos to teach you the song! Scholastic book orders are due to arrive Monday, October 13th! The kids will be surprised to know that they are going to a preview of the Scholastic Book Fair on Monday. They will make a wish list and see the new books that are out this Fall!
Week of October 6, 2014:
Don't forget! It is the week of COGAT testing from Tuesday, October 7th- Thursday, October 9th! Get lots of rest and have a great breakfast to fuel those noggins! We will be allowed to take our shoes off to get all comfy for the test. Afterwards, we will have treats to look forward to! Thanks to those who donated!
Also, this week is the field trip to Cagle Farm! Please make sure I have your permission form and $18.00 to attend! It is sure to be a blast! Remember that the sack lunches must have disposable items only! Thanks, everyone!
Next week is the parent teacher conference week! Please see the sign up for a time that works best for you! Follow this link to sign up! I look forward to meeting with each of you next week for a brief conference about your child's progress!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FABA92DA5F58-parent
Also, this week is the field trip to Cagle Farm! Please make sure I have your permission form and $18.00 to attend! It is sure to be a blast! Remember that the sack lunches must have disposable items only! Thanks, everyone!
Next week is the parent teacher conference week! Please see the sign up for a time that works best for you! Follow this link to sign up! I look forward to meeting with each of you next week for a brief conference about your child's progress!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0C4FABA92DA5F58-parent
Week of September 29, 2014:
We had an wonderful week in Ms. B.'s class during the week of September 29th! In reading, our class reviewed main characters, settings, problems, and solutions. The students love the stories in the book, "Mouse Tales" by Arnold Lobel. The silly antics of the mouse and his many problems had the students in stitches! We discussed the solutions to the problems and used graphic organizers to organize our ideas and illustrate the mouse's problems and solutions. In math we began our introduction on fractions. We did a fun activity with Skittles to learn about parts of a whole! I remember how scary fractions were to me in school, so I was mighty impressed with how well our class picked up on parts of a whole. I figured I would use the students' natural interest in what is "fair" when it comes to sharing to explain the way fractions work. We discussed: half, thirds, fourths, and quarters. These kids were bright enough to pick up on the patterns and understand more complicated fractions with larger denominators! They love it when I say that I am going to see if I can "trick" them on an answer! ;) In science we learned all about landforms. We sang songs about landforms to the tune of B-I-N-G-O, looked at photos and videos of landforms, and we brainstormed for the upcoming STEM project in our science journals. On Friday, October 3rd, we enjoyed our STEM Day by first reviewing the landforms and singing our landform songs. Then we got to work on our planning blueprints. The students were challenged to use a landform design to solve a problem. A zoo needed a better exhibit so that many people could see the animals at one time at the zoo. The students got together and used their shoe boxes and other materials to solve the dilemma. The kids sure had a blast as they cut, glued, taped, colored, and constructed their designs! They are on display in the classroom above the cubbies now. The kids cannot wait to take them home! Thanks to all of you who pitched in to bring the materials and provided extras! We had more than enough!
Thank to all of those who turned in their Box Tops! We are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Thank to all of those who turned in their Box Tops! We are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Scholastic Book Information:
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Week of September 22, 2014
I hope everyone enjoyed their Fall Break! I know I sure did! Ms. B. was all over Atlanta enjoying all of the sights, sounds, and beautiful weather we had over the break! I enjoyed spending time with friends and family as we traveled to Blue Ridge Mountain by train. Cagle's Farm has a wonderful corn maze and hay ride, which I highly recommend for a fun family night! You should see all of the large pumpkins they have already!
Speaking of the farm, don't forget that we are going to be going on our field trip to Cagle's Farm on October 10th. It costs $18.00. Shirts are $6.00. Please be sure to let me know your child's shirt sizes (child sizes: small, medium, or large) by Wednesday, September 24th! If you haven't turned in a permission slip, please send it as soon as possible!
Raz-Kids accounts are finally here! I will be sending home letters with information regarding the account when your child returns from Fall Break!
Don't forget to bring materials for the upcoming STEM projects! (Shoe boxes, cotton balls, magazines, tissue paper)
This week we also have our STEM Open House Night from 6pm-7:30pm. Families will be visiting first grade classrooms and participating in STEM challenge activities! Also, we will be having our Kennesaw Charter County Fair this Saturday! First grade will be hosting a silent auction of some great gift baskets to benefit KCSMA's first grade! Please be sure to come out and support KCSMA and have a fun filled fall evening at the county fair!
On Wednesday, Ms. B. had a visitor come in from South Africa to share the day with our class! We welcomed Mr. du Plessis by saying "How is it going?" (Hoe gaan dit?) , in his native language, Afrikaans. We demonstrated how to say the Pledge of Allegiance, sing Our Country Tis of Thee, and America the Beautiful. He was very impressed by the fact that they knew all of the words to the song and sang with great passion! Ha! The students enjoyed asking him questions such as, "Do you have cars in South Africa? Do you watch television? Is there popcorn in South Africa?" It was quite a learning experience for our little ones, as they had different ideas about what our visitor would look like. "Ms. B., is our visitor really from South Africa? I thought he would have much darker skin!He looks just like many of us! He sure looks very American! I like his language. (accent)". This may explain why your child came home saying "glosses" instead of "glasses". My favorite comment was, "Ms. B., I was expecting something .... really amazing like .... feathers or face paint!" So, we learned a valuable lesson about diversity and culture! Not all people from the continent of Africa look similar and we have things in common with other people in the world! Mr. du Plessis thanks all of the children for their kindness and such a warm welcome to our class. He brought his "dinosaur egg" (rock), found in our schoolyard, all the way home!
Thanks to all those who helped, our Grilling Goodies Basket raised $50.00 at our Silent Auction at the KCSMA Fair on Saturday! It was great to see those of you who could make it to the fair! Everyone had a wonderful time and brought home some great prizes!
Speaking of the farm, don't forget that we are going to be going on our field trip to Cagle's Farm on October 10th. It costs $18.00. Shirts are $6.00. Please be sure to let me know your child's shirt sizes (child sizes: small, medium, or large) by Wednesday, September 24th! If you haven't turned in a permission slip, please send it as soon as possible!
Raz-Kids accounts are finally here! I will be sending home letters with information regarding the account when your child returns from Fall Break!
Don't forget to bring materials for the upcoming STEM projects! (Shoe boxes, cotton balls, magazines, tissue paper)
This week we also have our STEM Open House Night from 6pm-7:30pm. Families will be visiting first grade classrooms and participating in STEM challenge activities! Also, we will be having our Kennesaw Charter County Fair this Saturday! First grade will be hosting a silent auction of some great gift baskets to benefit KCSMA's first grade! Please be sure to come out and support KCSMA and have a fun filled fall evening at the county fair!
On Wednesday, Ms. B. had a visitor come in from South Africa to share the day with our class! We welcomed Mr. du Plessis by saying "How is it going?" (Hoe gaan dit?) , in his native language, Afrikaans. We demonstrated how to say the Pledge of Allegiance, sing Our Country Tis of Thee, and America the Beautiful. He was very impressed by the fact that they knew all of the words to the song and sang with great passion! Ha! The students enjoyed asking him questions such as, "Do you have cars in South Africa? Do you watch television? Is there popcorn in South Africa?" It was quite a learning experience for our little ones, as they had different ideas about what our visitor would look like. "Ms. B., is our visitor really from South Africa? I thought he would have much darker skin!He looks just like many of us! He sure looks very American! I like his language. (accent)". This may explain why your child came home saying "glosses" instead of "glasses". My favorite comment was, "Ms. B., I was expecting something .... really amazing like .... feathers or face paint!" So, we learned a valuable lesson about diversity and culture! Not all people from the continent of Africa look similar and we have things in common with other people in the world! Mr. du Plessis thanks all of the children for their kindness and such a warm welcome to our class. He brought his "dinosaur egg" (rock), found in our schoolyard, all the way home!
Thanks to all those who helped, our Grilling Goodies Basket raised $50.00 at our Silent Auction at the KCSMA Fair on Saturday! It was great to see those of you who could make it to the fair! Everyone had a wonderful time and brought home some great prizes!
Week of September 8, 2014
I hope everyone is having a fabulous week!
Last week we talked about the beginning, middle, and end of a story. I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and we talked about the sequence of events that took place in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Kate Randazzo surprised us with a very cute caterpillar puppet to help show sequence of events. The kids loved it! Thanks, Kate! This week we are focusing on the main characters of a story. We discussed how we can identify the main character and learn something about the main character. The boys and girls loved illustrating their favorite characters and writing thought bubbles to show the thoughts of the characters in their writing journals.
In Math we are learning to classify shapes by their attributes (characteristics such as number of sides and vertices). We will be working in math centers this week to build their fact skills, work in their math books, use manipulatives, and play games.
All of the students have been doing a wonderful job with their spelling words! These words will get more challenging as we go along! So far, all students have been earning a "3" in the area of spelling. We are still practicing with capitalization and punctuation. I would like to start doing simple handwriting practice in the morning as well along with morning work.
We have been focusing on the song "America the Beautiful" by Katherine Lee Bates. We have been breaking the stanzas apart and discussing the meaning of the song. The kids LOVE singing this song and I have included a copy of the lyrics in the Take-Home Binder for them to practice with you at home. This would be great in the car while running errands, sitting in carpool, or just before bedtime.
In science we have talked a great deal about water and the 3 phases of water. We also discussed weather and how to measure wind speed, determine wind direction, and measure the rain level . We finally collected enough 2-Liters to make the rain gauges. So, we will be doing that this week. We went through a new design process with the anemometers. So, they are excited about testing them out. We now have established engineering teams. They include: The Georgia Engineers, Go Sonic Cheetahs, The Science Workers, The Lightening Tigers, and The Angel Tornado.
Just a little friendly reminder that we are raising money for the Fun Run for Technology being held this Friday. The classroom that donates the most money will win a class trip to Sky Zone with the coaches! We have not raised anything yet. Even spare change is welcome! *Note: Even if one student brings in lots of money and we beat other classes, only the children that brought something in will be able to participate at Sky Zone if the class wins!
Last week we talked about the beginning, middle, and end of a story. I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and we talked about the sequence of events that took place in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Kate Randazzo surprised us with a very cute caterpillar puppet to help show sequence of events. The kids loved it! Thanks, Kate! This week we are focusing on the main characters of a story. We discussed how we can identify the main character and learn something about the main character. The boys and girls loved illustrating their favorite characters and writing thought bubbles to show the thoughts of the characters in their writing journals.
In Math we are learning to classify shapes by their attributes (characteristics such as number of sides and vertices). We will be working in math centers this week to build their fact skills, work in their math books, use manipulatives, and play games.
All of the students have been doing a wonderful job with their spelling words! These words will get more challenging as we go along! So far, all students have been earning a "3" in the area of spelling. We are still practicing with capitalization and punctuation. I would like to start doing simple handwriting practice in the morning as well along with morning work.
We have been focusing on the song "America the Beautiful" by Katherine Lee Bates. We have been breaking the stanzas apart and discussing the meaning of the song. The kids LOVE singing this song and I have included a copy of the lyrics in the Take-Home Binder for them to practice with you at home. This would be great in the car while running errands, sitting in carpool, or just before bedtime.
In science we have talked a great deal about water and the 3 phases of water. We also discussed weather and how to measure wind speed, determine wind direction, and measure the rain level . We finally collected enough 2-Liters to make the rain gauges. So, we will be doing that this week. We went through a new design process with the anemometers. So, they are excited about testing them out. We now have established engineering teams. They include: The Georgia Engineers, Go Sonic Cheetahs, The Science Workers, The Lightening Tigers, and The Angel Tornado.
Just a little friendly reminder that we are raising money for the Fun Run for Technology being held this Friday. The classroom that donates the most money will win a class trip to Sky Zone with the coaches! We have not raised anything yet. Even spare change is welcome! *Note: Even if one student brings in lots of money and we beat other classes, only the children that brought something in will be able to participate at Sky Zone if the class wins!
Week of September 1, 2014
I hope everyone had a restful Labor Day weekend! Ms. B. enjoyed going to the North Georgia Mountains with family this past weekend. I listened to bluegrass music and shopped for handmade goods at the Heritage Festival up in Blairsville. I also enjoyed seeing children make a town out of cardboard boxes at the art festival in downtown Marietta!
Congratulations to Justin Arogundade! His anemometer design passed the test when we tried out the anemometers using an electric fan to create wind! We will work on redesigning the anemometers and discussing how we can improve the designs to make them work even better!
Charter Town opened this week and we now have 11 new guests in the morning from Mrs. Meek's class. The upper grade students have started coming to our classroom to tutor and assist students with morning work or other skill building activities! I am very excited about this! Our first day of tutoring with the upper grades went very well! We look forward to their assistance for the rest of the school year!
This week the students will be able to use the brand new STEM Lab for the first time! The STEM Lab offers opportunities to design and create using Legos! We will also have access to fun and educational apps through the use of tablets! The kids were oooo-ing over the news, so I am sure they will be all smiles at the STEM Lab this week!
Ms. B.'s class is super close to earning their popsicle party for building reading stamina! We have worked up to 17 minutes of reading independently! We will soon be discussing reading to a partner. After a few trial runs, it was apparent that we needed to just focus on the mastery of reading independently. THEN, perhaps, reading to a friend in class will be the next challenge during our Daily 5 Reading Block.
Congratulations to Justin Arogundade! His anemometer design passed the test when we tried out the anemometers using an electric fan to create wind! We will work on redesigning the anemometers and discussing how we can improve the designs to make them work even better!
Charter Town opened this week and we now have 11 new guests in the morning from Mrs. Meek's class. The upper grade students have started coming to our classroom to tutor and assist students with morning work or other skill building activities! I am very excited about this! Our first day of tutoring with the upper grades went very well! We look forward to their assistance for the rest of the school year!
This week the students will be able to use the brand new STEM Lab for the first time! The STEM Lab offers opportunities to design and create using Legos! We will also have access to fun and educational apps through the use of tablets! The kids were oooo-ing over the news, so I am sure they will be all smiles at the STEM Lab this week!
Ms. B.'s class is super close to earning their popsicle party for building reading stamina! We have worked up to 17 minutes of reading independently! We will soon be discussing reading to a partner. After a few trial runs, it was apparent that we needed to just focus on the mastery of reading independently. THEN, perhaps, reading to a friend in class will be the next challenge during our Daily 5 Reading Block.
Week of August 25, 2014:
This week our class will be learning some patriotic songs such as: My Country Tis of Thee, America the Beautiful, and This Land is Your Land. We will also be working on completing and testing out our anemometers during our science block, which measure wind speed. During our Daily 5 reading block, we will be working to achieve our goal of reading silently for a total of 20 minutes! If we reach 20 minutes, the class will earn a popsicle party to celebrate great teamwork! During math we will begin working in math groups and going through skill rotations to practice math facts and number sense.
Congratulations to the students who have been rewarded as the "Mystery Walker"! Every now and then, Ms. B. chooses a mystery person to watch in the hallways. If that mystery person is walking quietly in the halls, he or she earns a special reward!
Parents, if you have any 2 liter bottles to get rid of, we can use them for our STEM projects. Our next project is to build a rain gauge to measure rainfall!
Don't forget that Fall Picture Day is on August 28th! If you have a family photo you could share with our class, please send those in this week, if possible, by placing them in the Take-Home Binder pocket. I am making a family bulletin board in our classroom. I can't wait to add our class family photo on to this board as well!
The students will be so surprised when they walk in the doors this week to see that they have new seat sacks which are personalized and hold their journals and books. We also have a new digital microscope to use! I will be working on more grants in the near future to make our class even more awesome!
This week we will also be getting new class family members in our classroom! We will be welcoming them into our classroom on the 27th, so it is going to be an exciting week for Ms. B.'s class!
Congratulations to the students who have been rewarded as the "Mystery Walker"! Every now and then, Ms. B. chooses a mystery person to watch in the hallways. If that mystery person is walking quietly in the halls, he or she earns a special reward!
Parents, if you have any 2 liter bottles to get rid of, we can use them for our STEM projects. Our next project is to build a rain gauge to measure rainfall!
Don't forget that Fall Picture Day is on August 28th! If you have a family photo you could share with our class, please send those in this week, if possible, by placing them in the Take-Home Binder pocket. I am making a family bulletin board in our classroom. I can't wait to add our class family photo on to this board as well!
The students will be so surprised when they walk in the doors this week to see that they have new seat sacks which are personalized and hold their journals and books. We also have a new digital microscope to use! I will be working on more grants in the near future to make our class even more awesome!
This week we will also be getting new class family members in our classroom! We will be welcoming them into our classroom on the 27th, so it is going to be an exciting week for Ms. B.'s class!
Week of August 18, 2014:
It is hard to believe another week has gone by! Our class family is just getting better every single day! I cannot express how proud I am of these kids! The first couple weeks have been all about getting to know one another and learning our class procedures. We have come such a long way in just these couple of weeks as a class family. I joke that training the first grade class to walk down the halls was like "herding kitty cats." In the past couple of weeks we have earned 15 compliments about our excellent hallway behavior as a class! Ms. Frey came in to observe our class one day and complimented how nicely the kids were working. We earned 10 extra minutes of recess for reaching our goal and sticking to our commitment to walk down the halls quietly!
In addition to that, we have been meeting every morning to discuss ways we can improve our class family. Each day we discuss character development and focus on topics such as being unique, being a team player, and telling the truth. You may have noticed some Dojo points this week for "filling someone's bucket". That means that we picture an imaginary bucket over everyone's head. We are either filling it or taking from it with our words and actions. I am really excited to see how the kids have been encouraging one another on reaching their goals. If you peek into our classroom, you will hear, "Way to go!", "Nice try!", "Good job!", or "You did it!"
Our classroom has really grown in the area of "reading stamina". You may hear your child talk about how they built their "stamina" while reading to themselves silently during our reading workshop. During our first week we were at 8 whole seconds! Ha! (I admit I was getting a wee bit worried!) Then, over the span of the 2 weeks, our class built their stamina up to a total of 13 minutes! Once the class reaches the 20 minute goal, we will have a popsicle party during recess. We are oh-so-close! By the end of the year, your child should be able to read for 45 minutes to themselves. Did you just hear angels singing too? (This helps with stamina to do homework as well.)
Oh, and don't let me forget to give a shout out to the kids who spelled all of their spelling words correctly! Every single student got a "3" for the spelling portion of their spelling test for List 1 spelling words! (A "3" is the highest score.) I will be sending out a grading rubric this week so that you can see what the grades mean.
We didn't get around to finishing and testing out our anemometers yet, but there will be more time this week. The students designed their own in their STEM journals. This week we plan to continue building them in their engineering teams. We had many beginning of the year assessments the first couple of weeks to determine everyone's needs, so thank goodness we are past the beginning of the year assessments! We practiced capitalization and punctuation this past week and we will continue to work on those skills throughout our writing lessons in class. We also brainstormed words with the "short a" sound as well.
This is a very active class, so the kids have really been enjoying "Brain Breaks" in between lessons to keep their minds sharp and to let them get their wiggles out. We love GoNoodle's Kid Zumba and silly dance videos! (www.GoNoodle.com)
All is well in Ms. B.'s class! I am really enjoying getting to know your children!
In addition to that, we have been meeting every morning to discuss ways we can improve our class family. Each day we discuss character development and focus on topics such as being unique, being a team player, and telling the truth. You may have noticed some Dojo points this week for "filling someone's bucket". That means that we picture an imaginary bucket over everyone's head. We are either filling it or taking from it with our words and actions. I am really excited to see how the kids have been encouraging one another on reaching their goals. If you peek into our classroom, you will hear, "Way to go!", "Nice try!", "Good job!", or "You did it!"
Our classroom has really grown in the area of "reading stamina". You may hear your child talk about how they built their "stamina" while reading to themselves silently during our reading workshop. During our first week we were at 8 whole seconds! Ha! (I admit I was getting a wee bit worried!) Then, over the span of the 2 weeks, our class built their stamina up to a total of 13 minutes! Once the class reaches the 20 minute goal, we will have a popsicle party during recess. We are oh-so-close! By the end of the year, your child should be able to read for 45 minutes to themselves. Did you just hear angels singing too? (This helps with stamina to do homework as well.)
Oh, and don't let me forget to give a shout out to the kids who spelled all of their spelling words correctly! Every single student got a "3" for the spelling portion of their spelling test for List 1 spelling words! (A "3" is the highest score.) I will be sending out a grading rubric this week so that you can see what the grades mean.
We didn't get around to finishing and testing out our anemometers yet, but there will be more time this week. The students designed their own in their STEM journals. This week we plan to continue building them in their engineering teams. We had many beginning of the year assessments the first couple of weeks to determine everyone's needs, so thank goodness we are past the beginning of the year assessments! We practiced capitalization and punctuation this past week and we will continue to work on those skills throughout our writing lessons in class. We also brainstormed words with the "short a" sound as well.
This is a very active class, so the kids have really been enjoying "Brain Breaks" in between lessons to keep their minds sharp and to let them get their wiggles out. We love GoNoodle's Kid Zumba and silly dance videos! (www.GoNoodle.com)
All is well in Ms. B.'s class! I am really enjoying getting to know your children!
Week of August 11, 2014:
Last week we became a class family! We spent out first week going over classroom procedures, participating in team building activities to get to know one another, and discussing the expectations in the classroom. Thanks to everyone who brought in supplies! We are now prepared to do many fun learning activities!
This week we will be launching the Daily 5 Reading Program. Our class will learning about how to choose a "good fit" book and build our stamina as students quietly read to themselves. A good fit book will be just right. Not too tough. Not too easy. We will talk about the purpose of choosing certain books. Students will think about books that interest them. They will also become aware of whether they are understanding and recognizing most of the words. "The 5 Finger Rule" is an easy way to determine if a book is just right. If the student struggles with less than 5 words per page, then the book is a good fit.
We will also be working on how to use our writing journals. Students will write and edit sentences in their journal, focusing on capitalization and punctuation. Students will be writing their names using capital letters at the beginning of their first and last names.
During science our class will be talking about the wind. Students will be using their science journals to first design an instrument to measure the wind speed. Students will work in groups to create an anemometer. Later in the week we will get to test out their anemometers and see how they work!
**We are in need of used/clean 2 liter bottles for our first STEM project**
In order to measure the students' growth in math, we will be completing a Beginning of the Year Assessment so that we may pinpoint areas we need to focus on and create learning groups based on student needs.
This week we will be launching the Daily 5 Reading Program. Our class will learning about how to choose a "good fit" book and build our stamina as students quietly read to themselves. A good fit book will be just right. Not too tough. Not too easy. We will talk about the purpose of choosing certain books. Students will think about books that interest them. They will also become aware of whether they are understanding and recognizing most of the words. "The 5 Finger Rule" is an easy way to determine if a book is just right. If the student struggles with less than 5 words per page, then the book is a good fit.
We will also be working on how to use our writing journals. Students will write and edit sentences in their journal, focusing on capitalization and punctuation. Students will be writing their names using capital letters at the beginning of their first and last names.
During science our class will be talking about the wind. Students will be using their science journals to first design an instrument to measure the wind speed. Students will work in groups to create an anemometer. Later in the week we will get to test out their anemometers and see how they work!
**We are in need of used/clean 2 liter bottles for our first STEM project**
In order to measure the students' growth in math, we will be completing a Beginning of the Year Assessment so that we may pinpoint areas we need to focus on and create learning groups based on student needs.
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Please be sure to check out the First Grade Main Website listed above for more details from the First Grade team!
Week of August 4, 2014: |
Meet your first grade teacher! |
Dear KCSMA Family,
Welcome to my website! This week we will be getting to know each other and building our classroom community. We will talk about procedures and expectations in the new classroom. Much of this week will be reviewing hallway procedures, touring the building, practicing transitions to the restroom and lunchroom, and getting an idea of how our schedule will run.
I will be sending home an information packet about the classroom. I will also be sending home their math workbooks to leave at home for homework assignments and their agendas. Homework will be recorded in the agendas and important papers will be sent home in their Take Home Binder. (See Homework tab above!)
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I will be in touch with you as soon as possible to assist you in any way!
Thank you,
Ms. Jessica Borgerding
[email protected]
work: 678-290-9628
Welcome to my website! This week we will be getting to know each other and building our classroom community. We will talk about procedures and expectations in the new classroom. Much of this week will be reviewing hallway procedures, touring the building, practicing transitions to the restroom and lunchroom, and getting an idea of how our schedule will run.
I will be sending home an information packet about the classroom. I will also be sending home their math workbooks to leave at home for homework assignments and their agendas. Homework will be recorded in the agendas and important papers will be sent home in their Take Home Binder. (See Homework tab above!)
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I will be in touch with you as soon as possible to assist you in any way!
Thank you,
Ms. Jessica Borgerding
[email protected]
work: 678-290-9628