Week 19

Greetings 1B Families,

We have made it to the week before Christmas break! Please send your child with 2 plastic grocery bags as we will be cleaning out our desks on Wednesday and will need a place to put our supplies. We will also have our class book exchange on Wednesday. Please have your child bring a wrapped new or gently used book to class. If you would like to join us for our class celebration, it will be on Wednesday from 10-11:30. A sign-up genius was sent last week.

And that will be a wrap on the first half of the school year! I wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and a happy new year!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Shannon Dawson

Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes, practice poem ( it can be found here)

Phonograms to practice nightly: er, ir, ur, wor, ear

Monday:  lake, lace, page, nice, end and math worksheet

Tuesday: review words and math worksheet

Wednesday: No homework.  A winter break bingo and writing prompt will be sent home as an optional activity if you so choose. Have a wonderful break!

Calendar

Tuesday, December 17 & Wednesday December 18th: Half Days

Wednesday, December 18^th: Spirit Wear Day

Wednesday, December 18^th: Class celebration 10 am-11:30 am and book exchange

Thursday, December 19th- January 5th: Winter Recess; No school

January 6^th: School resumes

Academics 

Idiom: The More the Merrier!

Poetry: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess

*Recitations will be THIS week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9e5GF2LVsI

Spalding: We will learn 5 new words this week. We will review on Tuesday and take a short test on Wednesday.

Phonograms to practice nightly: er, ir, ur, wor, ear

Math: This week we will do various math projects including making a math facts Christmas tree, making reindeer antlers out of tens and ones and designing a snowflake out of geometric shapes!

Literature: We will read two Brer Rabbit stories this week!

Science: Students will complete a fun experiment using balloons as they discover static electricity! We will also discuss the flow of electrons that creates an electric current.

History: We will begin a new unit on Modern Mexico. Students will hear about cultures that have influenced life in Mexico today, locate Mexico on a map, and discuss three important Mexican holidays. 

Week 18

Greetings 1B Families,

Winter dress code has begun! Pants must be worn instead of shorts. If girls would like to wear a skirt or dress, they must wear white, navy or black knee-high socks or tights. If your child would like to wear a sweater indoors, it must be a school sweater. Long sleeve uniform shirts are available. Please do not pair long sleeve shirts underneath school polos. Thank you!

In celebration of the season, we will have a class book exchange during our class celebration on Wednesday, the 18th. If your child would like to participate, please have them bring a new or gently used wrapped book to class. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Shannon Dawson

Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes, practice poem ( it can be found here)

Phonograms to practice nightly: ow, ck, ng, er, ed, ee, ea, ir, ou, gn

Monday: blows, blow, block, spring, river and wkbk. pg. 166-168

Tuesday: planted, plant, cut, winter, stone and wkbk. pg. 169-171
Wednesday: song, sing, sang, sung, free and wkbk. pg. 172-173

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x and wkbk. pg. 174-175

Friday: Read for 15 minutes, book of choice

Classroom Needs

Class Copier: Our class is in need of a parent to make our copies during quarters 3 and 4.  This job takes about 1 to 2 hours each Friday (timing is flexible). Making copies is a huge help to me and Mrs. Kiss.  We greatly appreciate any parent who is willing to step into this role.  Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Dry Erase Markers: If you are able to donate a pack or two of dry erase markers, we would greatly appreciate it!  We have been working so hard that we have ran out! 

Calendar
Wednesday, December 11th: Math groups
Thursday, December 12th: Reading groups

Tuesday, December 17 & Wednesday December 18th: Half Days; release at 11:50 am

Wednesday, December 18^th: Class celebration and book exchange (see above) 10 am-11:30 am

Wednesday, December 18th: Library books due

Thursday, December 19th- January 5th: Winter Recess; No school

Academics 

Idiom: The More the Merrier!

Poetry: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess

*Recitations the week of 12/16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9e5GF2LVsI

Spalding: We will learn 15 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 15 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 15 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: ow, ck, ng, er, ed, ee, ea, ir, ou, gn

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from two poems, Months and Bed in Summer. We will observe a painting named Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga by Francisco Goya. We will use the details of this painting to practice identifying parts of speech and writing complete sentences. 

Math: This week we will spend time reviewing what we have learned so far in first grade.

Literature: We will finish reading Frog and Toad all Year.

Science: Students will complete a fun experiment using balloons as they discover static electricity! We will also discuss the flow of electrons that creates an electric current. 

History: We will begin a new unit on Modern Mexico. Students will hear about cultures that have influenced life in Mexico today, locate Mexico on a map, and discuss three important Mexican holidays. 

Week 17

Good Morning and Happy Monday 1B Families,

I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with joy and lots of turkey!  Before the break, the scholars of 1B enjoyed an adventure filled Egypt celebration (pictures to come). Thank you to all of the parents who helped make it a huge success.

We have a few quite weeks before the holidays hit again. We are starting our final book of the Frog and Toad series this week, Frog and Toad All Year. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school. Thank you!  Let's encourage our scholars to finish the quarter strong! 

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Shannon Dawson


Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes, practice poem ( it can be found here)

Phonograms to practice nightly: ee, sh, ow, ck, or, th, wh, oo, ou, ci

Monday: sleep, wash, yellow, nine, face and math wkbk. pg. 157-160

Tuesday: miss, rides, ride, tree, sick and math wkbk. pg. 161-165

Wednesday: got, north, white, spent, foot, feet and Ch. 10 Test B

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x and Cum 1-10 Test B

Friday: Read for 15 minutes, book of choice

Calendar
Tuesday, December 18 & Wednesday December 19th: Half Days
Thursday, December 20th- January 5th: Winter Recess; No school

Academics 

Idiom: The More the Merrier!

Idiom: The More The Merrier

Poetry: Table Manners by Gelett Burgess

*Recitations the week of 12/16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9e5GF2LVsI

Spalding: We will learn 16 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 16 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 15 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: ee, sh, ow, ck, or, th, wh, oo, ou, ci

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from a poem named The Saturdays. We will continue to learn about how to write a complete sentence. We will practice using punctuation and abbreviation. 

Math: We will continue measurement this week by finding and comparing the capacity of objects. We will also spend time reviewing addition and subtraction skills.

Literature: We will begin our third and final selection from the Frog and Toad series; Frog and Toad All Year. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school.  Thank you!

Science: We will wrap-up our unit on the three states of matter and begin our study of electricity! 

History: This week we will finish our unit on the Three World Religions by hearing about the Islam faith. We will identify Islam as a monotheistic religion and identify its symbols, holy book, and place of worship.