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. 

Week 16

3 Students passed levels +1 through +10 in Bubblegum math this week! Way to go!

1B scholars were inspired by their accomplishment and are working hard to join them.  Keep practicing your math facts! 

Scholars tried their hand at measuring a very stretchy and tasty item today: gummy worms! 

Greetings 1B Families,

What a wonderfully full week it has been! From an amazing concert on Wednesday to measuring fun today, the 1B scholars are sure seeking the beauty and goodness in their learning! Next week will be no exception.  Please see below for some special events happening next week.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to extend my gratitude to you, our wonderful parents! Thank you for all you do to support our class, our school and your child's learning.  I am grateful that you share your precious children with me each day and that I can be a part of the learning journey. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving holiday.

With gratitude,
Shannon Dawson

Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes.

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: phonograms cards 27-70

Monday: review phonogram cards and Test B

Tuesday: R&R- Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

Calendar

Monday, November 25th: Students will enjoy a performance from the Phoenix Symphony from 9 am-10 am. 

Tuesday, November 26th: Egypt celebration  from 12:30 pm -2 pm (more information below).

Wednesday, November 27th- Friday, November 29th: Thanksgiving Recess

Announcements

Egypt Celebration: As we head into Thanksgiving break, we will spend Tuesday afternoon from 12:30-2 celebrating all the things we learned during our Egypt unit a few weeks ago. We would love to have you join us! Please sign-up here if you are interested in participating! 

Class Spelling Bee Winners:

We conducted our class spelling bee this week! All of the scholars worked very hard and should be proud of their participation in this event.

We are proud to announce that the winners of our 1B spelling bee are Kade  and Janelle. Kade will move on to compete in the school spelling bee with his/her 1st-5th grade peers. Student 2 will attend as a runner up.

The school spelling bee is on Friday, January 10th at 5pm in the MPR. All are welcome to attend this event but only the 1st place winners from each section will perform in the school spelling bee.

Please reach out to Ms. Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org), Arete's Spelling Bee Coordinator, with any questions or concerns.

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. (recitations on Monday, 11/25)

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

Spalding: Because of the two day week, we will not learn any new words. We will use our Spalding time on Monday and Tuesday for phonogram review and handwriting practice. 

Grammar/Writing: We will use this time for class poetry recitations and review of our monthly idioms/proverbs and virtues. 

Math: We will continue to explore measurement and capacity and will wrap up with a test on Tuesday.

Literature: We have finished reading Frog and Toad Together and will finish up the book with a quiz and a literature response.

week 15

Greetings 1B families ,

Our class greatly enjoyed learning about shapes this week including taking part in a shape scavenger hunt shown above.

Next week, we are looking forward to our winter concert and sharing all of the wonderful songs that we have been working so hard on.  Please see below for important details pertaining to the evening.

Have a wonderful weekend! See you Wednesday!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Shannon Dawson

Calendar

Week of November 18th: Class Spelling Bee

Wednesday, November 20th: Winter Concert

Wednesday, November 27th- Friday, November 29th: Thanksgiving Recess

Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes.

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: au, aw, ea, ey, th, ow, oo, ay, ai, or

Monday: was, that, his, led, lay and wkbk page 134-131

Tuesday: apple, ate, author, bread, brown and Test B

Wednesday: dog, eats, fast, food, jump and wkbk. page 150-153

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x and wkbk. pg. 154-156
Friday: Read for 15 minutes 

Announcements
Spelling Bee Information

Dear Parents, 

It is my pleasure to announce that Spelling Bee season is upon us! Your child will be participating in a class Spelling Bee during the week of November 18th. Please use the word list sent home with them on Friday to study and make sure to read over the Spelling Bee letter for important dates and details. It is not mandatory for your child to study at home, however we recommend that all children participate in the class bee! Please reach out to me at any time if you have questions or concerns.

-Miss Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org)

Our Winter Concert
THIS WEDNESDAY, November 20th! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts: 4132 E Pecos Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295. Please have your kindergartners at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 4:45pm and 1st and 2nd graders there at 5:00pm.

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

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. (recitations on Monday, 11/25)

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

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: au, aw, ea, ey, th, ow, oo, ay, ai, or

Monday: was, that, his, led, lay

Tuesday: apple, ate, author, bread, brown

Wednesday: dog, eats, fast, food, jump

Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x

Math: We will wrap up with our unit on shape, review skills learned in first grade and will move on to measurement at the end of the week.

Literature: We will continue to read and finish “Frog and Toad Together”.

Grammar/Writing: This week we will read and write about passages from The Trumpet of the Swan. We will also practice reading and writing the 4 types of sentences: statements, commands, questions, and exclamations.

Science: Students will learn about the states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. They will be able to observe a couple of fun observations with liquids and gases.

History: We will learn about another world religion, Christianity. Students will learn about their place of worship, key symbol, and different holiday celebrations. 

Week 14

Greetings 1B families, 

We enjoyed having our furry friends join us in class today!

I hope that you enjoy the long weekend. To all of our military families, thank you for your service!

In pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness,
Shannon Dawson

Announcements

Spelling Bee Information
Dear Parents, 

It is my pleasure to announce that Spelling Bee season is upon us! Your child will be participating in a class Spelling Bee during the week of November 18th. Please use the word list sent home with them on Friday to study and make sure to read over the Spelling Bee letter for important dates and details. It is not mandatory for your child to study at home, however we recommend that all children participate in the class bee! Please reach out to me at any time if you have questions or concerns.

-Miss Modisett (bmodisett@archwayarete.org)

Concert Information from 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!

Concert Attire Information

The PSO normally has a uniform exchange to help families with putting together concert attire, but they needed to move the date of the exchange for the Prep's awesome playoff game! Unfortunately the exchange is now after the concert, Nov. 20th. If you would like to use the uniform exchange, please email Deanna Carpenter at uniformexchangepso@gmail.com 

The dress attire for the concert will be as follows:

Boys: Black pants, white dress shirt, black dress shoes, and black socks.  Hair should be combed neatly.

Girls: Black skirt, white top, black tights, and black dress shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face with no distracting adornment. Please follow the Archway Arete dress code for guidelines on jewelry.

Calendar

Monday, November 11th: No school, Veterans Day

Week of November 18th: Class Spelling Bee

Wednesday, November 20th: Winter Concert

Wednesday, November 27th- Friday, November 29th: Thanksgiving Recess

Homework

 Nightly: Read for 15 min. using the book bags and bubblegum math practice for 2 minutes.

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: th, er, ou, or, ur, ar, ough, ir, sh, sish

Phonograms to practice nightly:  th, er, ou, or, ur, ar, ough, ir, sh, si

Monday:  No School
Tuesday: them, other, baby, well, about and wkbk. pg. 127-128
Wednesday: men, man, for, ran, run and wkbk. pg.129-131
Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x and wkbk. pg. 131-133

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

Academics

Spalding: Because of Veteran's Day on Monday, we will only learn 10 new words this week. On Thursday, we will review all 10 words. On Friday, we will have a test on all 10 words and 10 phonograms.
Phonograms to practice nightly:  th, er, ou, or, ur, ar, ough, ir, sh, si

Monday:  No School
Tuesday: them, other, baby, well, about
Wednesday: men, man, for, ran, run
Thursday: Review all words and phonograms 1x
Grammar/Writing: This week we will read narrative passages about Davey Crockett and Sacagawea and write sentences about both historical figures. We will also observe a classical painting called The Gleaners by Jean Francois Millet and identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and, adverbs within the painting. We will use our observations to practice forming complete sentences. 

phonograms:  th, er, ou, or, ur, ar, ough, ir, sh, si

Math: This week is all about shapes. Students will recognize, describe, sort and makes patterns with 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.

Literature: We will continue to read Frog and Toad Together.  Please ensure that your child has their copy at school.  Thank you!

History: This week we will continue our study of the Three World Religions. Students will continue to learn about Judaism and learn about the special holidays this religion celebrates.  

Science: The students will complete their unit on oceans, finishing up by learning about an ocean food chain. They will then start a unit on matter, becoming familiar with the three states of matter.