Week 12

Greetings 1B Families!

It was such a pleasure to get to chat with you all this week.  Thank you for taking the time to meet with me and invest in your child's success at school.  I am thankful for the fruitful conversations as we work to pursue the truth, beauty and goodness!

This coming week is the book fair and readathon.  Students may visit the book fair in the mornings after checking in to the classroom, during lunch/recess and after school with a parent.  If you wish to have your child visit the book fair after school, please pick them up and then come in.  We are looking forward to a wonderful week celebrating reading!

Kindly,
Shannon Dawson

HomeworkNightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags.
Please have your child practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night. A copy of the poem will be sent home or find it here!

Phonograms to practice nightly: oo, ng, ow, ar, ch, o, k, r, l, gn

Monday: No school 

Tuesday: yes, low, soft, stand, stands and wkbk pg. 77-79

Wednesday: yard, bring, tell, five, ball and math wkbk pg. 80-82

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms and 6.1 Test B

Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes. 

Announcements
A Message from our music teacher, Ms. Weddle: 

Our Winter Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on November 20 ^th.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a plain white dress shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt, black tights and black closed toed shoes. Please have your first graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5pm.

Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!

Calendar
Monday, October 28th: No School
Wednesday, October 30th- Friday Nov. 1st: Scholastic Book Fair. Sign-up here to volunteer and visit here for book fair hours.
Thursday, October 31st: READATHON Day! Students may dress-up as a classically aligned story book character or historical figure. Please return your child's costume proposal. Please reach out to our class mom, Melissa, for ways to get involved and participate in this exciting day!
Friday, November 1st: Half Day of school for Teacher professional development
Wednesday, November 20th: Winter Concert

Academics

HomeworkNightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags.
Please have your child practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night. A copy of the poem will be sent home or find it here!
Phonograms to practice nightly: aw, au, ay, ai, ng, gn, n, kn, eigh, a 
Monday: No School
Tuesday: law, ask, just, way, get, home, much and math workbook pg. 85-88
Wednesday:  and math workbook pg. 93-95

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms and math workbook pg. 99-101

Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes. 

Calendar
Monday, October 21st- October 25th: Fall Conferences; Half day schedule (dismissal begins at 11:45)
Monday, October 28th: No School
Wednesday, October 30th- Friday Nov. 1st: Scholastic Book Fair. Sign-up here to volunteer and visit here for book fair hours.
Thursday, October 31st: READATHON Day! Students may dress-up as a classically aligned story book character or historical figure. Please return your child's costume proposal. Please be on the lookout for emails from out class mom, Melissa, for ways to get involved and participate in this exciting day!
Friday, November 1st: Half Day of school for Teacher professional development

Academics

Idiom: Never Leave Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

Poetry: Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child

*Students will only recite 1/2 of the poem. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5bB4TvZrI

Spalding: Due to having no school on Monday as well as Halloween/Read-A-Thon on Thursday, we will only learn 7 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 7 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 7 words and 10 phonograms.
Phonograms to practice nightly: aw, au, ay, ai, ng, gn, n, kn, eigh, a
Monday: No School
Tuesday: law, ask, just, way, get, home, much and wkbk page 85-88
Wednesday:: home, much, call, long, love and wkbk pg 93-95
Thursday: Review all words and phonograms and wkbk pg. 99-101
Grammar/Writing: Students will continue to review nouns & verbs. Students will practice identifying these words within sentences and write sentences of their own with at least 1 noun and verb.

Literature:  Please send your child to school with their copy of Frog and Toad are Friends. We will enjoy the first 3 chapters of the book as we get to know Frog and Toad!

Math: Students will count within 20 by making 10, read and write numerals 11 to 20 and their corresponding number words and compare and order numbers up to 20. We will finish the week with a test covering what we have learned over the week. 

Science: We will be learning about tidal patterns, the Gulf Stream, and identify and describe the ocean zones. 

History: This week we will discuss hieroglyphic writing, and learn about the discovery of King Tut's tomb!

Literature: We will continue to read Frog and Toad as we enjoy chapters 4 and 5. 

Math: Students will add two one-digit numbers, using the “make 10” strategy and add a two-digit number and a one-digit number. Near the end of the week we will explore subtraction with a two digit number. 

Movie Night Date Change

 Congratulations to the Prep football team for making the playoffs! Due to AIA regulations and the scheduled playoff game this Friday, Movie Night is moved to Friday, November 22nd. Details can be found in the school newsletter. 

Week 11

Greetings 1B Families,

What a wonderful week back we have had! With next week being conference week, we will have half days.  

I look forward to seeing everyone during conferences.  Please note, there can be some time zone confusion with the sign-up genius.  Please follow the time you signed up for (as opposed to changing the time due to the time zones). For example, if you signed up for 1:00, I'll see you at 1. Thank you! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Shannon Dawson

Homework
Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags.
Please have your child practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night. A copy of the poem will be sent home or find it here!

Phonograms to practice nightly: oo, ng, ow, ar, ch, o, k, r, l, gn

Monday: lot, box, school, belong, door, floor and math wkbk pg. 73-76

Tuesday: yes, low, soft, stand, stands and wkbk pg. 77-79

Wednesday: yard, bring, tell, five, ball and math wkbk pg. 80-82

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms and 6.1 Test B

Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes. 

Calendar
Monday, October 21st- October 25th: Fall Conferences; Half day schedule (dismissal begins at 11:45)
Monday, October 28th: No School
Wednesday, October 30th- Friday Nov. 1st: Scholastic Book Fair. Sign-up here to volunteer and visit here for book fair hours.
Thursday, October 31st: READATHON Day! Students may dress-up as a classically aligned story book character or historical figure. Please return your child's costume proposal. Please be on the lookout for emails from out class mom, Melissa, for ways to get involved and participate in this exciting day!
Friday, November 1st: Half Day of school for Teacher professional development

Academics

Idiom: Practice Makes Perfect

Poetry: The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess

I never saw a purple cow;

I never hope to see one;

But I can tell you, anyhow,

I'd rather see the be one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J04FPpL0-kA

Spalding: We will learn 16 new words this week because we have two words that should be learned together. On Thursday, we will review all 16 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 16 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: oo, ng, ow, ar, ch, o, k, r, l, gn

Monday: lot, box, school, belong, door, floor

Tuesday: yes, low, soft, stand, stands

Wednesday: yard, bring, tell, five, ball

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms

Grammar/Writing: We will review nouns and verbs and how to use them in a sentence when speaking and writing. We will also read and write about passages from Peter Rabbit.

Literature:  Please send your child to school with their copy of Frog and Toad are Friends. We will enjoy the first 3 chapters of the book as we get to know Frog and Toad!

Math: Students will count within 20 by making 10, read and write numerals 11 to 20 and their corresponding number words and compare and order numbers up to 20. We will finish the week with a test covering what we have learned over the week. 

History:   Our study of ancient Egypt will continue with learning about pyramids, the Sphinx, and Egyptian gods and goddesses. 

Science:  Students will learn about oceans, including low and high tides and tide pools.  

Week 10

 

Creative dioramas from our animal research projects

Owl at Home snack to celebrate our reading and our hard work during first quarter!

Greetings 1B Families!

I hope that you and your children have had a restful break! Before break, we greatly enjoyed sharing our animal research projects. I was very impressed by the effort and creativity that was put into these projects.  The students felt very proud and honored to share them with their classmates!

We also ended the quarter on a high note with a fun and delicious Owl at home snack!  I'm looking forward to jumping into second quarter and continuing our wonderful learning together.

As we start second quarter, there are a few important things coming up! Please ensure that you have signed-up for parent teacher conferences. I look forward to discussing your child's progress with you! Please be advised of the schedule changes due to conferences (see below) as well as some important upcoming events!

Here's to a wonderful 2nd quarter as we continue to seek truth, beauty and goodness together!

Warmly,
Shannon Dawson

HomeworkNightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags.
Please have your child practice our monthly poem for 1 minute each night. A copy of the poem will be sent home or find it here!

Phonograms to practice nightly:  ir, oo, ear, ee, ur, oi, ai, th, or, ay

Monday: bird, cool, earth, feed, fur and math wkbk pg. 61-64

Tuesday: green, oil, paint, pool, tooth, teeth and math wkbk pg. 65-68

Wednesday: worm, day, eat, sit, sits and math wkbk pg. 69-72

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms and test B

Friday: Please read a book of your child's choice for 15 minutes. 

Calendar
Monday, October 14th: School Resumes
Wednesday, October 16th: Math Groups (sign up here)
Thursday, October 17th: Reading Groups (sign up here)
Monday, October 21st- October 25th: Fall Conferences; Half day schedule (dismissal begins at 11:45)
Monday, October 28th: No School
Wednesday, October 30th- Friday Nov. 1st: Scholastic Book Fair. Sign-up here to volunteer and visit here for book fair hours.
Thursday, October 31st: READATHON Day! Students may dress-up as a classically aligned story book character or historical figure. Please return your child's costume proposal. Please be on the lookout for emails from out class mom, Melissa, for ways to get involved and participate in this exciting day!
Friday, November 1st: Half Day of school for Teacher professional development

Academics

Idiom: Practice Makes Perfect

Poetry: The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess

I never saw a purple cow;

I never hope to see one;

But I can tell you, anyhow,

I'd rather see the be one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J04FPpL0-kA

Spalding: We will learn 16 new words this week because we have two words that should be learned together. On Thursday, we will review all 16 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 16 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: ir, oo, ear, ee, ur, oi, ai, th, or, ay

Monday: bird, cool, earth, feed, fur

Tuesday: green, oil, paint, pool, tooth, teeth

Wednesday: worm, day, eat, sit, sits

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms

Grammar/Writing: We will read and write about narrative passages from Mary Poppins. Students will practice listening comprehension and copy model sentences in to their writing journals. 

Literature:  We will be enjoying various versions of the  Little Red  Riding Hood story including Lon Po Po and Tselane. Please start sending in your child's copy of Frog and Toad are Friends as we will begin reading it the following week. 

Math: We will be learning about position and direction including ordinal numbers, proximity, and sequential counting.

History:  We will continue our exciting adventure studying ancient Egypt! 

Science:  Students will learn about a food chain and how living things rely on each other for food and how energy is moved from one living thing to another. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Good Morning 1B Families!

Parent-Teacher conferences will be upon us the week of October 21st. Please visit our sign-up to choose a time that works best for you! I look forward to meeting with you soon and discussing your child's progress in first grade.

Until then, have a happy fall break!

Kindly,

Shannon Dawson