Week 24

Greetings 1B Families,

1B, or should I say Corinth, had a wonderful time competing in field day today! Each scholar did their best and showed great teamwork! Thank you to all the parents who joined us and helped make the day a huge success.

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 (The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Phonograms to practice nightly: u, ow, ay, ou, ar, oa, ea, o, e, a

Monday: blue, post, town, stay, grand, outside, dark and test B

Tuesday: band, game, boat, rest, east, son, sun and wkbk. pg. 47-49

Wednesday: review all words and wkbk. pg. 50-51

Thursday: read for 15 minutes

Friday: No school

Calendar

Tuesday, February 4^th: Class picture day

Friday, February 7^th: No school; teacher professional development

Friday, February 14^th: Great Hearts Day. More information to follow.

Monday, February 17^th: No school; President’s day

Academics 

Idiom: An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Poetry: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson

Spalding: Due to having no school on Friday, we will learn just 14 new words this week. On Wednesday, we will review all 14 words. On Thursday, we will have a test on all 14 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: u, ow, ay, ou, ar, oa, ea, o, e, a

Monday: blue, post, town, stay, grand, outside, dark

Tuesday: band, game, boat, rest, east, son, sun

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from Winnie-The-Pooh and A Child's Geography. We will continue learning how to identify and use adjectives. 

 Math: We will continue to explore place value as we identify the tens and ones in a given number as well as add a two-digit number to a one digit number without regrouping.

Literature: We will continue to read and respond to A Bargain for Frances. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to class. Thank you!

 History: We will begin our study on the Inca civilization. 

 Science: Students will continue learning more about the human body. This week we will focus on the circulatory system and the importance of exercise and good nutrition to it. We will also learn about the brain and nervous system.

Week 23

Greetings 1B Families,

Happy 100^th day of school! We enjoyed 100 days of learning with a special snack, 100 day collections and more.

Next up is field day on Friday, 1/31! Please read the announcement below for all the needed information. Thank you!

We will begin reading A Bargain for Frances next week.  Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school.  Thank you!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,

Shannon Dawson

Field Day

Athletic Field Day is Friday, January 31st from 8:30-11:00 for K-2 classes and from 12:00-2:30 for grades 3-5!  Each year classes are assigned a Greek City State for their team.  This year, your child’s team is Corinth, and our team color is yellow. Please sign up here to volunteer for our class here. Volunteers for field day events are also needed. Please sign up using the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4aa8af28a2fc1-field to help with the events.  We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks.  

Lunch: Please have lunch in your classroom at 11:00.  There will be no school lunch.  Please have students bring a lunch from home.

Athletic Field Day Attire

Please have your child wear a yellow color t-shirt that day.  Students may decorate their shirts with their team name and/or symbol of their Greek City State.   Students should wear athletic clothing free of pop culture references.  Sports team and brand logos are acceptable on clothing.  Athletic shoes are mandatory (any color).  Hats and sunglasses may be worn.  Sunscreen must be applied at home.  Please see pg. 52 in the family handbook for more detailed information.

Homework

Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes, practice poem ( I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky; recitation on 1/30)

Phonograms to practice nightly: oo, or, th, er, ar, ou, ee, v, z, t

Monday: zoo, zip, zero, seven, forget, happy, noon and test B

Tuesday: think, sister, cast, card, south, deep, inside and wkbk. pg. 38-40

Wednesday: review all words (test on Thursday due to Field Day) and wkbk. pg. 41-43

Thursday: Wkbk. pg. 44-46

Friday: read for 15 minutes

Calendar

Friday, January 31^st: Athletic Field Day; more information to follow

Friday, February 7th: No school; teacher in-service

Academics 

Idiom: Let The Cat Out of The Bag

Poetry: I Know All The Sounds That The Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky  (Recitations Begin 1/30)

Spalding: Due to Athletic Field Day, we will learn 14 new words this week. On Wednesday we will review all 14 words. On Thursday, we will have a test on all 14 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to Practice Nightly: oo, or, th, er, ar, ou, ee, v, z, t

Monday: zoo, zip, zero, seven, forget, happy, noon

Tuesday: think, sister, cast, card, south, deep, inside

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from The Light Princess by George Macdonald. This week we will being learning about adjectives. We will learn how to identify an adjective and how to use it to describe a noun. 

Math: This week students will continue to expand their number sense for numbers over 20 as they describe the amount of tens and ones as well as 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less.

Literature: We will begin reading A Bargain for Frances. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to class. Thank you!

 History: We will continue our study of the Aztec civilization. The scholars will learn about farming, Aztec leaders, Emperor Moctezuma, and the capital city of Tenochtitlan. 

 Science:

Week 22

Greetings 1B Families,

Happy Friday! I hope that you all enjoy the long weekend!

Next Friday, January 24th will be the 100th day of school! On Tuesday, students will receive a Ziploc bag to fill with a collection of 100  things (beads, coins, cherrios, etc.) to bring in on Friday. We look forward to celebrating 100 days of learning! 

We will also be reading A Bargain for Frances beginning on January 27th.  Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school.  Thank you! 

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 ( I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky)

Phonograms to practice nightly: or, er, ui, oo, ew, ck, ch, u, k, c

Tuesday: gave, alike, add, brave, corn, dance and math wkbk pg. 30-32

Wednesday: dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rich and math wkbk pg. 33-35

Thursday: Review all 13 words and math wkbk pg. 36-37

Friday: read for 15 minutes

Calendar

Monday, January 20^th: No school; Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance

Friday, January 31^st: Athletic Field Day; more information to follow

Academics 

Idiom: Fish Out of Water

Poetry: I Know All The Sounds That The Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky 

Spalding: We will learn 13 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 13 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 13 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: or, er, ui, oo, ew, ck, ch, u, k, c

Tuesday: gave, alike, add, brave, corn, dance

Wednesday: dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rich

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from Winnie-The-Pooh. We will continue learning how to identify and use being and linking verbs. We will practice differentiating between being, linking, and action verbs. 

Math: We will represent, order, compare and decompose numbers within 40.  Students will become comfortable describing how many tens and ones a number contains. On Friday, we will celebrate the 100^th day of school with various math activities to explore the number 100!

Literature: We will enjoy the Tale of Peter Rabbit and Br’er Rabbit and the Tar Baby. On Friday, we will read 100^th Day Worries as we celebrate the 100^th day of school!

 History: History: We will continue our study of the Aztec civilization. The scholars will learn about farming, Aztec leaders, Emperor Moctezuma, and the capital city of Tenochtitlan. 

 Science: We are beginning our study of the human body and how its systems work together to keep us alive. The first system we will study this week is the skeletal system.

Week 21

Greetings 1B Families,

Happy Monday!  Last week was a wonderful start to 2020.  The scholars were rested and ready to learn.  We are looking forward to another great week!

Please ensure that your child continues to complete their nightly reading log and bubblegum math.  These few minutes of practice are essential to their growth in first grade.  Thank you!

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 ( I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky)

Phonograms to practice nightly: er, th, ng, wh, or, ea, ar, ear, ey, ei

Monday: Mister, Mr., thing, what, than, gave and math workbook pg. 21-23

Tuesday: its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank and math workbook pg.24-27

Wednesday: dear, west, sold, told, best, form, far and math workbook pg. 28-29

Thursday: Review all 20 words and Test B

Friday: read for 15 minutes

Calendar

Monday, January 20^th: No school; Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance

Friday, January 31^st: Athletic Field Day; more information to follow

Academics 

Idiom: Fish Out of Water

Poetry: I Know All The Sounds That The Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky 

Spalding: We will learn 20 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 20 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 20 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: er, th, ng, wh, or, ea, ar, ear, ey, ei

Monday: Mister, Mr., thing, what, than, gave

Tuesday: its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank

Wednesday: dear, west, sold, told, best, form, far

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from The Reluctant Dragon. We will learn how to identify and use being and linking verbs.

Math: This week students will sort data into graphs including bar graphs, pictographs and tally graphs.  Students will learn how to analyze a graph and compare the information it has to offer.

Literature: We will continue our unit on fairy tales as we read Puss in Boots, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea and Jack and the Bean Stalk.

History: We will learn about the Mayan Calendar, the significance of the stars and planets to the Maya, and begin learning about the Aztec civilization. 

Science: This week we will complete our study of electricity. We will talk about electrical safety, and the inventor Thomas Edison. 

Week 20

Greetings 1B Families,

Happy new year and welcome back! I hope that you and your family had a wonderful holiday and are ready for a wonderful 3^rd quarter. I enjoyed the break by spending time with family and friends in Chicago land but am ready to be back with your sweet kiddos!

Second quarter evaluations and checklists were emailed out on January 3^rd. Please review and feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. 

You will notice that your child will have a new math workbook.  Old workbooks will be sent home this week and can stay at home.  We will also be learning 20 phonograms each week for the third and fourth quarter. Students also have new levelled readers beginning this week.  Please keep food and liquids away from the books as they are paper copies.  We want them to last awhile! Thank you!

Today we will discuss what this new year will hold for us and each child will come up with one resolution.  We are looking forward to a great third quarter!

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 ( I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky)
Phonograms to practice nightly: ck, ay, er, ea, ch, oo, ay, ow, ou, k 

Monday: fall, went, back, away, paper, put, each and math workbook pg. 7-9

Tuesday: soon, came, Sunday, show, Monday, moon, yet and math workbook pg. 10-12

Wednesday: find, give, new, letter, take, after  and math workbook pg. 13-14

Thursday: Review all 20 words and math workbook page 15-17

Friday: read for 15 minutes

Calendar

Monday, January 20^th: No school; Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance

Academics 

Idiom: Fish Out of Water

Poetry: I Know All The Sounds That The Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky 

Spalding: We will learn 20 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 20 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 20 words and 10 phonograms.

Phonograms to practice nightly: ck, ay, er, ea, ch, oo, ay, ow, ou, k 

Monday: fall, went, back, away, paper, put, each

Tuesday: soon, came, Sunday, show, Monday, moon, yet

Wednesday: find, give, new, letter, take, after 

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from Aesop. We will observe a painting named La Piñata by Diego Rivera. We will use the details of this painting to practice identifying parts of speech and writing complete sentences. 

Literature: We will start the new year with a Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tales unit. Students will enjoy Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin and Hansel and Gretel as they explore the elements of a fairy tale. 

Math: Students will compare numbers by using the phrases “more than” and “less than”. Students will also compare numbers using subtraction to describe how many more or how many less than a given set of objects. 

Science: Students will continue to learn about electricity. We will discuss electric circuits, conductors, and insulators. 

History: We will begin a new unit on the Maya, Aztec, and Incas. This week we will focus on the Maya identifying the area they lived, the importance of family, and their leaders.