Week of March 1st - 5th!

 First Grade Happenings

Time flies when you are having fun! We are so excited about Read Across America next week! Please read below for important details! 

 

Important Notes For The Week

A Seusstastic Celebration! On Tuesday, March 2nd

We will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and join the nationwide celebration of reading by participating in National Read Across America Day! All Lower School students are invited to dress like a character from Dr. Seuss books.

March Book It and The 100 Book Challenge

March Book It forms will be inside of your child’s homework folders on Monday. Remember, you only have to read for 100 minutes each month!  This can also be recorded on your 100 Book Reading Challenge form. 

What are we learning ?  

Bible

This week’s Bible verse comes from John 10:11, ESV. We will talk about what a parable is and how Jesus told parables to teach others about God.  Students will hear three parables: The Parable of the Lost Sheep , The Lost Coin, and The Prodigal Son. Click on the links below!

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Prodigal Son

Math

We will be wrapping up Unit 6 and preparing for the assessment. Thank you for partnering with us in math! Help your child memorize combinations of ten and doubles facts. Enjoy the videos below!

Reading

This week, we will begin our next reading unit on story structure. 

The students will learn that when characters are faced with a problem or goal, 

there may be multiple attempts that fail before solving the problem or reaching the goal.

While reading with your child at home, ask the following questions:

Who is the main character?

What is the main character’s goal or problem?

What does the character do to try and reach the goal or solve the problem?

How does the story end?

Phonics

This week in Phonics we will be reviewing and solidifying skills previously taught as well as introducing your student to Vowel Team Syllables. We will have a spelling test on Thursday, 3/4.  Click here to review all of the phonics rules and spellings we have learned so far. 

We are reviewing 3 syllable types and adding 1 more.We have learned: Closed Syllables, VCe Syllables, and Open Syllables. This week, your child will be learning about Vowel Team Syllables. We expose your child to these because it helps with chunking a multisyllable word into smaller parts.  Understanding the syllable types helps the student know what kind of vowel sound (short vs. long) to make in each individual word chunk.  We will be practicing this skill but not taking a grade. For a good description of all the syllable types we will be learning this year, parents can watch and learn with this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0NZ9NUiOyE

Writing

We will continue writing character descriptions based on their appearance and actions.

Students are learning that describing a character is specific rather than general. 

Science:

We will begin learning about light and sound. 

Week of February 22nd-26th!

 First Grade Happenings

Welcome back! We pray you had a wonderful Winter Break with your families. A three day week is such a nice way to ease back into a school routine!

 

 

Important Notes For The Week

Weather Test on Wednesday, February 24th

We will have a weather test on Wednesday. A study guide is inside of  your child’s Friday folder. If you have any questions about the study guide, please let us know. 

February Book It and The 100 Book Challenge

We love seeing our students reading at home! Remember, you only have to read for 100 minutes each month!  This can also be recorded on your 100 Book Reading Challenge form. 

SPIRIT WEEK February 22-26

In order to wrap up winter sports and kick off spring sports with a bang, we are going

to have a spirit week February 22-26. As with all special dress up days, this is voluntary!

Monday, February 22 - Cozy Clothes Monday

Tuesday, February 23 - Salad Dressing Day

Dress like your favorite salad dressing: Ranch (Cowboy), Caesar (togas and sandals),

Thousand Island (Caribbean/Hawaiian), Blue Cheese (Blue), French (berets and

fashionable clothes), House Dressing (school colors)

Wednesday, February 24 - Winter Sports Wednesday

Thursday, February 25 - Through the Decades Thursday 

Friday, February 26 - Flannel Friday

What are we learning ?  

Bible

This week’s Bible verse comes from Psalms 77:14 ESV. Students will hear how Jesus healed a blind man, Bartimaeus. We will discuss how God wants us to have thankful hearts, as well as ways we can show our thankfulness to God and others. Click on the picture below to watch!

Math

Thank you for partnering with us in math! Help your child memorize combinations of ten and doubles facts. Enjoy the videos below!

Reading

We will wrap up our unit on Character, analyzing characters based on their appearance and actions. Ask your child about the books we read this week. We will have a reading test on Friday, February 26th. 

When reading with your child at home, ask them:  

Who is in the story?

What does the character look like?

What does the character do?

How would you describe the character’s personality?

Phonics

This week in Phonics we begin learning  long u vowel teams. (oo and ew) We will have a spelling test on Thursday, 2/25. Click here to review all of the phonics rules and spellings we have learned so far. Click on the vowels below to watch a fun video!!

Writing

We will continue writing character descriptions based on their appearance and actions.

Students are learning that describing a character is specific rather than general. 

When describing a human character, students should answer:

What is the character wearing?

What color is the character’s hair?

What color eyes does the character have?

What kind of expression is on the character’s face?

When describing an animal character, students should answer:

What color is the animal?

What color eyes does the animal have?

What is the animal’s size?

What is the animal wearing?

What kind of fur/hair?

How do you think the animal feels?

If the animal could talk, what might he/she say?

Science:

We will wrap up our weather study. Our weather test is on Wednesday, February 24th.

February 16th-19th

 First Grade Happenings

We had so much fun celebrating Valentine’s Day on Wednesday! Please be sure to check out Seesaw to see the fun we had! We pray that you have a relaxing and joyful Winter Break!

 

   Important Notes For The Week

Weather Test on Friday, February 19th

We will have a weather test on Friday. A study guide is attached to your child’s homework sheet. If you have any questions about the study guide, please let us know. 

February Book It

We love seeing our students reading at home! Remember, you only have to read for 100 minutes each month!  This can also be recorded on your 100 Book Reading Challenge form. 

What are we learning ?  

Bible

This week’s Bible verse comes from Proverbs 3:5 ESV . 

Click on each picture to get a preview of this week’s Bible story! 

                   

Math

Thank you for partnering with us in math! Help your child memorize combinations of ten and doubles facts. Enjoy the videos below!

Reading

We will continue our unit on Character, analyzing characters based on their appearance and actions. Ask your child about the books we read this week. 

When reading with your child at home, ask them:  

Who is in the story?

What does the character look like?

What does the character do?

How would you describe the character’s personality?

Phonics

This week in phonics we will be learning the long I vowel teams: ie and igh. Your child will learn that /ie/ usually comes at the end of a word, and /igh/ usually comes in the middle of a word.  We will not have a spelling test this week. 

How can I help my child this week?  

Click on the picture below! 

Writing

We will continue writing character descriptions based on their appearance and actions.

Science:

We will continue our weather study. Our weather test is on Friday, February 19th.

Week of February 8-12

 First Grade Happenings

We had so much fun celebrating the 100th day of school! Be sure to look on Seesaw for pictures from our fun day! 

 

 

Important Notes For The Week

Valentine’s Day and Service Project

We will have a Valentine’s exchange on Wednesday, February 10th in the afternoon. We will enjoy a pizza lunch in the classroom that day. Before the big day,  your child will make their own personalized Valentine bag to hold their cards (this will be done in class).  Class Lists will be placed in homework folders on Monday. We are also excited to have an opportunity to spread the love of Christ to those who may not receive a Valentine. Your child will be making Valentines for the residents of an assisted living facility in Acworth. 

February Book It

We are proud of our first grade readers! The form for February is inside of your child’s homework folder. Remember, you only have to read for 100 minutes each month!  This can also be recorded on your 100 Book Reading Challenge form. 

What are we learning ?  

Bible

This week we will be learning about the life of Ruby Bridges during Bible and connecting her life to scripture. There will not be a Bible verse to study this week. 

Math

Thank you for partnering with us in math! Enjoy the videos below!

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http://viewpure.com/d0nbnoagh10?start=0&end=0

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhAVtj7ChkU&t=138s

http://viewpure.com/ULwhJ-8VlAQ?ref=search

Reading

We will continue our unit on Character, analyzing characters based on their appearance and actions. Ask your child about the books we read this week. 

When reading with your child at home, ask them:  

Who is in the story?

What does the character look like?

What does the character do?

How would you describe the character’s personality?

Phonics

This week in phonics we will review vowel teams learned so far.  Last week, we learned “oa” which is typically found in the middle of a word.  We also learned “oe” which typically comes at the end of the word.  We have learned 4 different spellings of the long o sound:   o-e as in bone; o as in clover; oa as in goat and oe as in toe. We will have a phonics test on Wednesday. We will not have a spelling test this week. 

How can I help my child this week?  

Call out a word from this chart:

Have your child build it with letter stamps, magnetic letters or even Alphabits cereal.  If he/she is unclear of whether to use o-e or oa, prompt them like this:

“Roach” has the o spelling like goat.  “Broke” has the o spelling like bone.  

Writing

We will begin learning how to write a character description based on their appearance and actions.

Science:

We will continue our weather study. Your child will take on the role of meteorologist as they observe and evaluate weather using our classroom weather station.