Week of October 26-30

 First Grade Happenings

We had a fun week learning about Ben Franklin and his many inventions. Ask your child to share a few facts with you about Ben! Have a wonderful weekend! 

Important Notes For The Week

Click on the pictures and links to be taken to websites!

        RAZ Kids, 100 Book Challenge, and Book It

Please remember to look in your child’s homework folder nightly. Papers on the right side stay at home. Periodically, your child will bring home a reader (like the one in the picture) to read aloud . Please return the book to school the next day. Raz-Kids is encouraged to be used at home on a nightly basis.Every book read on RAZ Kids can be recorded on the 100 Book Challenge as well as the Book It form . Remember to read on RAZ first, take the quiz second, and listen to the story last. 

Optional Homecoming Dress Up Days

Your child may come to school dressed up by theme. This is an optional activity!

Monday: Movie Character Day

Tuesday: Twin Day

Wednesday: Wild West Day

Thursday: Decades Day

Friday: Blue and White Day

               Student Bookmarks 

We have listed several educational websites under  Student Bookmarks. The Everyday Math site can recap our lesson of the day and allow you to access previous lessons. There is also a link to all of the games we play in class. To log on, your student will use their same user name and password that they use to log on in computer. 

What are we learning ?  

Bible: Students will learn about Josiah, a young king who loved and served God.   

We will not have a Bible verse assessment this week. 

Math:  Addition and Subtraction, Skip Counting by fives and tens

Reading: Biographies-  Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

Reading Comprehension Strategy:

Back Up and Reread- Please look for a detailed explanation of this strategy in the homework packet for this week.

Click on the picture to watch a video on Thomas Jefferson. 

Phonics:  Final Consonant Blends 

We will have our spelling test over sight words on Thursday, 10/29. 

Social Studies: Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

        

         

Week of 10/19-10/23

 First Grade Happenings

We had a wonderful week in first grade!  Our students had so much fun reading Tall Tales, creating landform cookies, and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. God created a beautiful world filled with rich diversity that is worth celebrating! Thank you for your support, prayers, and encouragement. 

 

Important Notes For The Week

Tuesday, October 20th

Please send your child to school in their NCCS Lower School t-shirts and jeans. 

Friday, October 23rd

Orange Day! In celebration of the Fall season, your child may wear orange on Friday! Happy Fall!

Click Here for Student Bookmarks 

We have listed several educational websites under  Student Bookmarks. You can find the Student Bookmarks on the top left corner of the blog. The Everyday Math site can recap our lesson of the day and allow you to access previous lessons. There is also a link to all of the games we play in class. To log on, your student will use their same user name and password that they use to log on in computer (student id# then mask4Face). 

 

What are we learning ?  

Bible: 

The students will be learning about the lives of Jacob and Joseph. We will discuss how we are called to forgive others. Verse of the week: Deuteronomy 6:5  ESV

Math: 

Relating counting to addition and subtraction; finding the unknown number in addition and subtraction equations

Click on the picture below to go to a fun subtraction game!

Reading: 

Introduction to Biographies  and Check for Understanding Reading Strategy

Click on Ben Franklin to watch a video! 

Reading Comprehension Strategy: Check for Understanding

Good readers stop frequently to check for understanding by asking who and what.

How can you help your child with this strategy at home?

When reading to your child, stop periodically and say, 

“Let’s see if we remember what I just read. Think about who the story was 

about and what happened.” Do this 3 or 4 times throughout the story. 

Ask your child the following questions:

Who did you just read about?

What just happened?

Do you understand what was read?

What do you do if you don’t remember?

Phonics:  

S  blends- sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, sw, st, str, spl, scr, spr, squ, sch

We will not have a spelling test this week. 

Writing:   

Does your sentence have SWAG? Our amazing authors are continuing to 

work on creating WOW sentences. This week, we are learning  how to add "because" to

 our sentences as a way to expand our thoughts and create more interesting sentences.

 We also worked on using "SWAG" as a way to make great sentences:

 S = Starts with a capital letter, 

W= Written neatly, 

 A= A space between words,

 G= Given punctuation

Social Studies: 

Historical figures in American history- Ben Franklin

For the week of October 12th- 16th

 First Grade Happenings

What a wonderful week we have had!  Thank you parents for helping us host a beautiful fairy tale ball! The kids had so much fun and looked adorable! Thank you for your partnership in the academic and spiritual development of your child. We count it a blessing to be your child’s teacher!

Important Notes For The Week

Book It

Reading is so important, and through the Book It program, our classes will continue to grow their reading skills over the next six months.  Beginning October 12th  through March 31st, first Grade classes will participate in the“Book It” reading program.  The mission of the Book It Program is to encourage reading outside of the classroom. The program is easy and fun!  When your child has reached the required monthly goal, they will be rewarded with a certificate for a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. Each month your child can read toward our grade level Book It goal. Our grade level goal is 200 minutes for each month.  The monthly goal sheet for October is inside of this week’s Friday folder. Your child can color in one owl for every ten minutes he/she reads. Children can read more than ten minutes in a given time period and color in the number of owls accordingly (i.e. 30 minutes of reading one night = 3 owls).   Time spent reading for the 100 book challenge may be counted toward this program as well.  When the required reading is finished, send the form back to school, and your child’s teacher will send home the pizza certificate. A new monthly tracker will be distributed each month in the Friday folder. We are excited that we are participating and know your child will enjoy receiving a free pizza. This is OPTIONAL but highly encouraged to promote reading. Any student who completes ALL six months of reading will participate in a pizza party hosted by the first grade teachers.  We hope you will join us in our mission and encourage your child to read every day. The participation form for October Book It is inside the Friday folder. 

Landform Study Guide

There is a study guide in the Friday folder for next Friday’s (10/16) landform test. We will post an answer key on Seesaw. 

RAZ Kids

Please continue to have your child  read on RAZ Kids at home. This is an amazing resource. Your child should read first, then take the quiz, and listen to the story last. This can count towards the 100 Book Challenge as well as Book It. 

What are we learning ?  

Bible: 

Genesis 28:15 ESV

Students will learn about the life of Jacob, 

that God will take care of us, and that we should not lie or steal. 

Math: 

Addition and Subtraction 

Reading: 

Tall Tales

Reading Accuracy Strategy:

Trade a Word/Guess a Word That Makes Sense

When readers encounter words they don’t know, but they understand 

the gist of the text, they insert a word that makes sense in place of the 

unknown word. This strategy provides the reader with the option to 

continue reading by using a similar word for an unknown word. Reading continues and meaning stays intact. 

Phonics:  

Initial R blends and Nouns

Click on the link below!

http://viewpure.com/pQgJnpE7IL8?start=0&end=0

Writing: 

Opinion Writing

Students will learn ways to verbalize 

opinions about things they like or dislike, approve or disapprove of. 

Social Studies: 

Maps and Landforms

Map Test on Tuesday, October 13th.

Students will be tested over the location of the seven continents and five oceans. There is another review sheet for this test included in this week's Friday folder. Click on the links below for fun ways to study continents and oceans.

http://www.viewpure.com/rCYERpZ4Ujc?start=0&end=0http://www.viewpure.com/K6DSMZ8b3LE?start=0&end=0http://www.viewpure.com/X6BE4VcYngQ?start=0&end=0

Landform Test on Friday, October 16th

Students will identify and describe mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts. They will have a test on Friday, October 16th. A study guide is inside of this week's Friday folder.