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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Word of the week
This week we are focusing a lot of our time on "All about ME." We are all different and special and no two people are just alike. So our word of the week is: me!
Newsletter for the week
This week in Social Studies, we learned that Social Studies is the study of “me”, being the individual, and “we”, being other people; like what they look like, what they do, and where they live. We also made and colored our “Mini-Me’s” which will help the students learn about themselves, their families, our school, and our community throughout the school year.
In math, we have been focusing on the numbers 7, 8, and 9. We have learned the partners for them and also the switch partners. Even though we switch the numbers around, it still gives us the same answer. For example, if we had 5 and 3 gives us 8; we could switch it to say 3 and 5 gives us 8. We also learned the term equal. For example, 8 can be equal because it can have the partner of 4 and 4. But 7 and 9 cannot have equal partners.
In Wilson’s Fundations, we have worked on learning the letters o, g, d, s, e, u, l, h, and k this week. Once we have learned these letters, I expect the students to form them correctly in their name as well as in their writing. Keep up the great work!
In reading, we worked on making reading goals for this school year. These are goals that we are going to be checking back on throughout the year to see the progress we have made. We also learned how to take care of the books in our classroom library.
In writing, we have been focusing on stretching out words and writing down the sounds they hear. This is a great tool to use for homework too. As the year goes on, we will learn more about phonemic rules and our spelling will improve, but this is a great tool to always use. The last thing I want a student to do is stay stuck on a word.
Important information:
-Please continue to bring bus tags back. Students need to bring those back for 10 more school day. Thanks!
- Physical Education has a BLOG!! Follow the link below for news and information about the PE program. On this blog, Mrs. Williford will post bimonthly "Home Play Activities" for your children and family to try. Check it out!!! http://bankspe.blogspot.com/
- Visit the Banks Road Art Room blog! This blog will be a place to discover interesting online activities, and fun community arts happenings, as well as show off what our Banks Road Artists have been up to! Check it out at http://banksart.blogspot.com
Important dates for your calendar:
- Wednesday, July 27th- Fredy’s birthday
- Thursday, July 28th- PTA meeting and Ice Cream social at 6:30
- Friday, July 29th- Early Release at 1:15
- Tuesday, August 9th- Picture Day for tracks 1 and 2
- Thursday, August 11th- Spirit Night at Pelican’s from 3:00 to 10:00
- Thursday, August 18th- Open House Tracks 1 and 3 are 5:00 to 6:00 and Tracks 2 and 4 are 6:00 to 7:00
- Friday, August 19th- Early Release at 1:15
Homework for the week of July 25th
Math | Complete attached Math Expressions pages: 1-8 (Homework- front and Remembering- back) 1-10 (Homework- front and Remembering- back) |
Reading | Read for at least 10 minutes each night. Write the titles and minutes on the Reading Log on the back of this assignment sheet. |
Social Studies | See the green sheet that is with the homework. Please return the Mini-Me after you have completed it. We will go over these in the class this week! Last week we made a collage to use for writing time and this week the Mini-Me’s are coming home to find out “All About Me!” We will make our very first class book with these “All About Me” pages! *These may be turned in before Friday.* |
Monday, July 18, 2011
Word of the week
Our first word of the week is: Partners. We have been learning about partners in math. It just simply means the two numbers we can add together to get a number. For example- the partners for 5 can be 2 and 3 and also 4 and 1. Write the word of the day in the Home-School Connection and your child can get a special reward!
Newsletter for the week of July 18th
Thank you to all of the parents who turned in the “Student Information sheet”. I enjoyed learning more about your child and will work very hard to ensure their first grade experience is a wonderful one!
This week in Social Studies, we worked on coming up with our class rules. And they are as followed: 1. Say “I can do it!” and always try your best, 2. Listen and follow directions when the teacher is talking, 3. Help others out, 4.Keep hands and feet to ourselves, 5. Use your manners, and 6. Be respectful when others are working. Together as a class we also came up with rewards and consequences and talked about how we can be good classroom citizens. That is someone who is a role model to others in our classroom and school.
In math, we have been focusing on the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. We started working on finding partners for each number. For example, for 5-partners it can be 3 and 2, 1 and 4, and 0 and 5. We have also discussed during math talk about pentagons, triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles. Have your child tell you something about these shapes.
In Wilson’s Fundations, we have worked on learning the letters a, b, c, f, I, m, n, r, and t this week. I am already seeing improvement with handwriting! After we have finished all of the lower case letters, we will begin emphasizing our names and writing those the best we can. We spend so much time on handwriting at the beginning of the year so that the rest of the year they will know how to form their letters correctly.
In reading, we have been discussing how important it is to read as much as possible, because “the more we read, the better we read!” This can be books, signs, video games, things on television, the comics, or anything else they can find.
In writing, we have been focusing on using correct spaces in our story and adding more to our story because “When we are done, we have just begun.” It’s important to go back and add more to our picture, more to our writing, and then starting another piece.
Important information:
- I would first like to thank all of the parents for bringing in so many wonderful supplies for the beginning of the year.
- We went to the library last week and had a chance to check out 2 library books each. They are the very first students to check these books out, so please make sure to take care of the books. I will allow students to go the library and check out new books in the morning before the bell rings and any free time throughout the day.
- Bus riders are required by Wake County to wear their bus tags for the first 20 days of school. Please make sure your child returns their bus tag each day! We want to make sure they are getting off at the appropriate stop.
- Homework will always be due on Friday. I will have students pull out their homework on Friday mornings, so it should stay in the folder till Friday. I will not pull it out before then.
- Please keep the “Home-School Connection” in the homework folder. I will collect those on Monday and keep for my records. Thanks for your understanding.
Important dates for your calendar:
- Sunday, July 24th- Caitlin’s birthday
- Wednesday, July 27th- Fredy’s birthday
- Thursday, July 28th- PTA meeting and Ice Cream social at 6:30
- Friday, July 29th- Early Release at 1:15
- Tuesday, August 9th- Picture Day for tracks 1 and 2
- Thursday, August 11th- Spirit Night at Pelican’s from 3:00 to 10:00
- Thursday, August 18th- Open House Tracks 1 and 3 are 5:00 to 6:00 and Tracks 2 and 4 are 6:00 to 7:00
- Friday, August 19th- Early Release at 1:15
*Wish List
- Packages of brightly colored Xerox paper and card stock
- Magnetic Tape
Homework for the week of July 18th
Math | Complete attached Math Expressions pages: 1-5 (Homework- front and Targeted Practice- back) 1-6 (Homework- front and Remembering- back) |
Writing | Writing workshop is a very important part of first grade. We often ask our students to write about things that relate to them. I would like for you to sit down with your child and make a collage. The collage can consist of pictures that you have taken of family, friends, trips, sports/activities your child participates in, pets, etc… It can also be pictures cut out of magazines that your child likes if pictures are not available to you. When you glue the pictures on the cardstock for the collage, please use only one side and make sure the pictures fit on the cardstock. We will use the other side for something else. The students will be allowed to use this collage during writing workshop time to help with the writing/story telling process and refer back to it during the school year. |
Reading | Read for at least 10 minutes each night. Write the titles and minutes on the Reading Log on the back of this assignment sheet. |
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Welcome to a new and exciting school year!
Volume 1
July 11, 2011
Welcome to First Grade! We had a very successful first day of school! We settled into the classroom and all the boys and girls were such great listeners as we discussed the many routines and procedures that will be a part of each school day. This week will be coming up with our class rules and appropriate rewards and consequences for our actions.
Communication
- Student homework for the week, will go home today, the 11th. There are two assignments, the first will be due Wednesday, which is their favorite book, and the second is a drawing of where in the house they will do their weekly reading homework. That will be due on Friday. There is a pink sheet with more information pertaining to this week’s homework coming home in the homework folder today.
- Each week there will be a new Home-School Connection that stays in the yellow Homework folders. I will write any comments, praises, or concerns on that days box. So make sure you check it daily and initial the box. Please leave that sheet in the folder. I will take them out on the following Monday when the new sheet goes in.
- In an effort to save paper and copies this year, I will be sending home many newsletters and weekly updates via the class blog. It can be found at: http://missbethelsfirstgradeclassroom.blogspot.com/ and also on the magnet that came home on Meet the Teacher. If I do not have your email please send it to school with your child or in an email to cbethel@wcpss.net so I can add you to the list. If you do not have access to a computer please let me know and I will send hard copies home in the Homework folder. I will always send homework in folders and post on the blog as well.
Important information and clarifications:
- We will have lunch from 11:55 to 12:25 for the entire school year. Recess will be from 2:30 to 3:00. Our specials for Thursday and Friday will vary depending which tracks are in. Monday will always be Music, Tuesday is Art, Wednesday is PE, and till July 29th, Thursday will be Media and Friday will be Music. I will let you know when specials change for Thursday and Friday. This schedule can be found on the back of our classroom schedule.
- We do not have a set snack time in the classroom, but students are allowed to bring their snacks outside to recess. So if you would like your child to have a snack, please pack a healthy snack and drink each day.
- Volunteering- I will love to have volunteers come and help out in the classroom. I just ask that you give us the first few weeks of school to get our procedures and routines learned and kinks worked out. I will be sending sheets home about things you would be interested to volunteer to do in the classroom. Be on the lookout for this sheet soon!
Important dates for your calendar:
- Sunday, July 10th- Angelica’s birthday
- Monday, July 11th- Nora’s birthday
- Friday, July 29th- Early Release at 1:15
*Wish List
- Packages of brightly colored Xerox paper
- Resealable sandwich baggies- sizes snack, quart, and sandwich
- 8 pack of Crayola Twistables
- Magnetic Tape
- Clorox Wipes
I am very excited about this school year and hope that you are as well. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to ensure that this year is the best one for your child! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call at (919) 890-7333 or email me at cbethel@wcpss.net.
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