Week 28

Greetings 1B Families,

Next week, students will have a special opportunity to create a model of the earth's layers using play dough.  This project requires quite a bit of play dough so we are requesting donations.  If you are interested and able to donate, please sign-up here for what you are able to contribute.  Thank you! 

Have a great 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 Puffin by Florence Page Jacques )

Phonograms to practice nightly: er, ou, ar, or, ai, ay, wh, ci, si, ti

Monday: air, fill, along, lost, name, room, hope and wkbk pg. 80-82

Tuesday: same, glad, with, mine, chair, forgot, guess and wkbk. pg. 83-85

Wednesday: hang, meat, mouse, phone, store, supper and Test B 

Thursday: Review all words and wkbk. pg. 86-88
Friday: Have a great spring break! 

Calendar

Spring Break: March 9^th -16^th 

School Resumes: Tuesday, March 17^th 

Academics 

Idiom: A.M and P.M.

Poetry: There Once Was a Puffin by Florence Page Jacques 

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, ou, ar, or, ai, ay, wh, ci, si, ti

Monday: air, fill, along, lost, name, room, hope

Tuesday: same, glad, with, mine, chair, forgot, guess

Wednesday: hang, meat, mouse, phone, store, supper

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from How To Eat Fried Worms & The app Hollisters. We will also complete an abbreviation lesson. 

Literature: We will finish reading Sam the Minuteman and respond to what we have read.

Math: We will continue our unit on multiplication and finish with a test on Thursday.

 History: Students continue on their journey to learn about the early settlers including the pilgrims.

Science: This week in Earth Science we will be learning about the layers of the earth, from the crust to the mantle, inner and outer cores.

Week 27

Greetings 1B Families,

With two weeks left until spring break, that you for encouraging and supporting your child to continue their great habits! Their hard work is showing as each child is growing in their reading and math. It is a delight to watch them blossom! We will begin Sam the Minuteman next week. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school. Thank you!

Have a great 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: aw, au, ay, ai, ea, ow, wh, ir, ar, or

Monday: never, found, side, kind, life, here, car and wkbk. pg. 74-75

Tuesday: word, every, under, most, said, says, say and wkbk. pg. 76-77

Wednesday: made, work, our, more, when, print and wkbk. pg. 78-79

Thursday: Review all words and Test B

Friday: Read for 15 minutes

Calendar

Spring Break: March 9^th -16^th

School Resumes: Tuesday, March 17^th

Academics 

Idiom: An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Poetry: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson     (Recitations begin this Thursday, 2/27)

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 ou ar or ai ay wh ci si ti

Monday: never, found, side, kind, life, here, car

Tuesday: word, every, under, most, said, says, say

Wednesday: made, work, our, more, when, print

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from How To Eat Fried Worms. We will review nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We will complete our poetry recitations on Thursday & Friday. 

Literature: We will enjoy one last Anansi story on Monday and then will begin reading a historical fiction piece entitled Sam the Minuteman. Please ensure your child brings their copy to school.

Math: We will continue to explore repeated addition and transition into multiplication.

 History: Students will hear about the founding of Jamestown, John Smith, Pocahontas, and slavery in the colonies. 

Science: We will wrap up our study of the human body and start looking at the geographical features of the earth's surface and its layers as we begin our unit on Earth Science this week.

Week 26

Greetings 1B Families,

We had a wonderful day celebrating friendship! We enjoyed time with 4B, made friendship cards, participated in an assembly along with other great hearted activities! A great time was had by all. Thank you to all the parents who helped bring in supplies to help make the day a success.

Have a wonderful long 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: aw, au, ay, ai, ea, ow, wh, ir, ar, or

Tuesday: saw, pay, large, near, down, why, bill and wkbk. pg. 68-70

Wednesday: want, girl, girls, part, still, place, report and test B

Thursday: Review all words and wkbk. pg. 71-73

Friday: Read for 15 minutes

Calendar

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: 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, ea, ay, sh, ci, ti, ai high, ch, ee

Monday: help, hard, race, cover, fire, wire, tire

Tuesday: age, gold, read, read, red, fine, cannot

Wednesday: May, may, line, left, ship, train

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from The Velveteen Rabbit. We will wrap up our unit on adjectives and take an assessment on Friday.

Literature:  This week we will enjoy the west African folktales of Anasi the spider!

Math: We will continue to explore strategies and practice two-digit addition and subtraction including renaming (borrowing from the tens). We will have a test on Thursday and prepare for multiplication on Friday will repeated addition.

 History: We begin our unit on early American explorers!

Science: Students will continue learning more about the human body and its systems.

Week 25

Greetings 1B Families,

It has been a wonderful week in 1B!  The scholars enjoyed making a model of blood today and I’m sure that they will be excited to tell you all about it tonight!

Friday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. We are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics. Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bringstore-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us. We will be making a friendship mix.  Please have your child bring in a sandwich baggie of their favorite, nut-free cereal!

Have a wonderful long 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: er, ea, ay, sh, ci, ti, ai high, ch, ee

Monday: help, hard, race, cover, fire, wire, tire and math wkbk. pg. 53, 54

Tuesday: age, gold, read, read, red, fine, cannot and math wkbk. pg. 59-61

Wednesday: May, may, line, left, ship, train and math wkbk. pg. 62-64

Thursday: Review all words and wkbk. 65-66

Friday: Read for 15 minutes

Calendar

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

Friday, February 14^th: Great Hearts Day. Please find information mentioned above

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: 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, ea, ay, sh, ci, ti, ai high, ch, ee

Monday: help, hard, race, cover, fire, wire, tire

Tuesday: age, gold, read, read, red, fine, cannot

Wednesday: May, may, line, left, ship, train

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from Tom Sawyer and The Velveteen Rabbit. We will observe the classical painting Parade by Jacob Lawrence. We will identify adjectives within the painting and use them to practice writing detailed and descriptive sentences. 

 Literature: We will continue reading and responding to A Bargain for Frances.

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.

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

Science: Students will continue learning more about the human body and its systems!