Week 2

Greetings 1B Families,

We had a wonderful first week of school!  It was a pleasure getting to know your children this week.  They all worked very hard to learn our class procedures and expectations. Thank you for all you did to help them adjust into the routine of school.  I know it is going to be a great year!

In the pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Ms. Dawson

Announcements

Daily Snacks: We will have two snacks a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Please make sure these snacks are packed separately in the front pocket of your child’s backpack. We recommend snacks that are hearty and healthy such as fruits, vegetables, and crackers, to fuel your child all day long. Please send in a water bottle each day for your child, especially during the hot summer months! 

Family Questionnaire: Thank you to those who have filled out the family questionnaire.  I have enjoyed reading your responses.  If you have not had a chance to please take a moment to complete it here.


Homework
Nightly: Please your child select a book of their choice to read with you for 15 min. Nightly reading log and book bags will begin in a few weeks. Please have your child practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night. A copy of the poem will be sent home.
Monday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Math Test B
Tuesday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Math workbook pages 15-17
Wednesday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Math workbook pages 18-20 
Thursday: Spalding Phonogram Page and Math workbook pages 21-23
Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes. 

Calendar
Wednesday, August 21st, 6:00 pm: K-2 Curriculum Night
Tuesday, August 27th, 8:00 am: First Grade Coffee Shop conversation in Arete library

Academics
Poem for August: The Caterpillar by Christina Rosetti (we will recite on 8/30).
We will practice this poem daily in class. Please help us by practicing it for one minute each night.
Idiom: "Sour Grapes" Meaning: This idiom refers to something a person decides is not worth having only after they find out they cannot have the desired object.
As the school year goes on, we will spend time in class practicing and discussing our poems and idioms. Sometimes we will read books and complete activities, other times we might recite as a class. 
Grammar/ Writing: Scholars will practice identifying proper and common nouns and using them in sentences. 
Spalding: We will continue to practice proper letter formation for our phonograms. We will review our two letter phonograms and will also learn how to write and use numbers and capital letters. We will have a short phonogram quiz on Friday.

Math: This week we will review numbers 1-10 and will have a test on Tuesday.  A practice review sheet will be sent home on Monday for homework. We will spend the rest of the week joining numbers in number stories using bonds.
Literature: We will continue to enjoy Aesop fables.  We will read A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, The Maid and the Milk Pail, The Fox and the Crane and The Hen that Laid the Golden Egg.

Geography: Students will be learning about the cardinal direction, identifying symbols on maps, and recognizing a boarder is a dividing line between two places on a map!

Science: The students will become scientists as they complete two experiments this week that take them through the steps of the scientific method!