November 29th - November 2nd

What We Are Learning

Reading: Non-Fiction

·       How to change our voice to a “teaching” or “expert” voice when reading non-fiction

·       Identifying the main idea of a non-fiction text

·       Finding supporting details of the main ideas of a non-fiction text

Word Work

·       Sight words: she, will, how, them, & up

·       Word family: -ay

·       Blends: st, str, sw, tw, qu

·       Vowels

Writing: Teaching Books (Nonfiction)

·       How to write the middle (3 facts) of a nonfiction book

·       How to end a non-fiction book

·       How to draw NF illustrations

Math: Unit 4-Lessons 5-8

·       Connecting addition and subtraction

·       Word Problems with facts to 20

·       Explaining subtraction strategy used

Theme: Pumpkins

·       What do we already know about pumpkins?

·       Amazing facts about pumpkins

·       Pumpkin schema writing project

Book-It

I am so proud of all my friends who read 20 books last month and earned their FREE PIZZA from Pizza Hut!  I sent home a new recording sheet for November. 

It is SO important that your kiddo reads at home with you.  They can access eBooks from the Raz Kids website.

Website: www.kidsa-z.com

User Name: Orchard1b

Happy Reading!

Conferences

Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come and discuss your child’s progress with me.  I really enjoyed visiting with everyone.  If you were unable to make it this week, I would love to reschedule for another day.

Class Pictures

I plan on uploading several pictures onto our classroom website. Click on the Classroom Pictures tab and check them out!

Dates to Remember

November 2^nd – November 6^th: Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)

October 15th - October 19th

What We Are Learning

Reading:

·       Accuracy Strategy-Does it make sense?

·       Comprehension Strategy-Backup and Reread

Word Work

·       Sight words: play, thing, zoo, nice, ride

·       Word family: -ay  Blend/Digraph: fr, gr, pr,

Writing: Narrative Genre/Stories from our Lives

·       Reviewing having a beginning, middle, and end

·       Using a checklist to check over writing

·       Writer’s Celebration

Math: Unit 4

·       Counting on or back to subtract

·       Making 10 to subtract

·       Fact Families

Red Ribbon Week

Next week is RED RIBBON week!

Monday: “Follow your Dreams” PJ Day

Tuesday: “Drugs Hurt” Fake Injury Day

Wednesday: “Give Drugs the Boot” Western Day

Thursday: “Wear Red from Head to Toe” Wear Red Day

Friday: “Willard Tigers Keep Their Paws Off of Drugs” Wear Willard Shirt

Fall Party

Our Party will be October 31^st at 2pm.  Come and enjoy the fun!

Raz-Kids

This week your kiddo came home with information about a website called Raz-Kids in their take home folder. This is a great website that allows your child to have access to hundreds of eBooks. You can also download a free app for your iPad/iPhone or Android device as well.

Website: https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login

User Name: orchard1b

Fall Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 30^th and November 1^st. 

Mrs. Happel Out of Town

I will be out of town October 18– October 22^nd.  I know having a sub can be hard.  Please encourage your kiddo to continue to work hard while I’m gone! :0)

Fall Wonder Table

Last week I sent home a letter requesting fall items to place on our Wonder Table.  These can be pumpkins, gourds, fall leaves, etc. These items will help us learn about observing, asking questions, and investigating answers.

Dates to Remember

October 18^th-October 2^nd: Mrs. Happel out of town

October 19^th: Dismiss at 12:30 and Tiger Pride Assembly

October 30^th – November 1^st: Conferences

October 31^st: Fall Party 2pm 

October 8th - October 12th

What We Are Learning

Reading: Accuracy in Reading Words

·       Reading: Accuracy in Reading Words

·       Chunk  letters and sounds together

·       Look for smaller words inside bigger words

Word Work

·       Sight words: what, all, when, but, & we

·       Word family: -all  Blend/Digraph: br, cr, gl, pl, sl

Writing: Narrative Genre/Stories from our Lives

·       Bringing stories to Life: Make characters move and talk by adding action words and dialogue

Math: Unit 3

·       Doubles + 1  facts

·       doubles + 2 facts

·       Strategies for solving addition problems review

·       Unit 3 assessment

Theme: The Sun is a Source of Energy

·       “Keep it Cool” design challenge: designing and testing a model of a sun shelter

·       Types of heat energy (stove, microwave, fire, etc.)

Fall Wonder Table

Last week I sent home a letter requesting fall items to place on our Wonder Table.  These can be pumpkins, gourds, fall leaves, etc. These items will help us learn about observing, asking questions, and investigating answers.

Raz-Kids

This week your kiddo came home with information about a website called Raz-Kids in their take home folder. This is a great website that allows your child to have access to hundreds of eBooks. You can also download a free app for your iPad/iPhone or Android device as well.

Website: https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login

User Name: orchard1b

Fall Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 30^th and November 1^st.  I sent home information and a signup sheet in your child’s take home folder last week. The times are on a first come, first serve basis, so please return your time preferences as soon as you can.

Fall Party

Our Party will be October 31^st at 2pm.  Come and enjoy the fun!

Dates to Remember

October 18^th-0ctober 2^nd: Mrs. Happel out of town

October 19^th: Dismiss at 12:30 and Tiger Pride Assembly

October 30^th – November 1^st: Conferences

October 31^st: Fall Party 2pm

October 1st - October 5th

What We Are Learning

Reading: Accuracy in Reading Words

·       Reading: Accuracy in Reading Words

·       Chunk  letters and sounds together

·       Look for smaller words inside bigger words

Word Work

·       Sight words: from, have, I, had, not

·       Word family: -ad  Blend/Digraph: bl, cl, fl, gl

Writing: Narrative Genre/Stories from our Lives

·       Choosing the BEST and MOST important details for the middle of our stories

·       Bringing stories to Life: Make characters move and talk by adding action words and dialogue

Math: Unit 3-Lessons 2-6

·       Using an open number line to add

·       Memorizing doubles addition facts

·       Doubles + 1  facts

·       doubles + 2 facts

·       Making 10 to add

Theme: The Sun is a Source of Energy

·       “Keep it Cool” design challenge: designing and testing a model of a sun shelter

·       Evaluating sun shelter model

·       Writing about model and sharing results with the class

Fall Wonder Table

Last week I sent home a letter requesting fall items to place on our Wonder Table.  These can be pumpkins, gourds, fall leaves, etc. These items will help us learn about observing, asking questions, and investigating answers.

Little Debbie Snacks

THANK YOU all so much for donating Little Debbie Snacks for our Fall Festival!!!!

Raz-Kids

This week your kiddo came home with information about a website called Raz-Kids in their take home folder. This is a great website that allows your child to have access to hundreds of eBooks. You can also download a free app for your iPad/iPhone or Android device as well.

Website: https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login

User Name: orchard1b

Fall Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be October 30^th and November 1^st.  I sent home information and a signup sheet in your child’s take home folder this week. The times are on a first come, first serve basis, so please return your time preferences as soon as you can.

September 24th - September 28th

What We Are Learning

Reading: Accuracy in Reading Words

·       Use the picture…Do the pictures and words match?

·       Use beginning AND ending sounds

Word Work

·       Sight words: his, be, at, they, this

·       Word family: -ap  Blend/Digraph: ph

Writing: Narrative Genre/Stories from our Lives

·       Writing stories with beginnings, middles, and endings

·       Times as beginnings (One day…)

·       Transitions words in middles (Then, Next, etc)

·       Endings as feelings (I felt happy)

Math: Math: Unit 2: Lessons 9 and Unit 3: Lesson 1

·       Word problems with facts to 10

·       Review for Topic 2 assessment

·       Topic 2 assessment

·       Intro. Math Writing center choices

·       Counting on to Add

Theme: The Sun is a Source of Energy

·       Sun prior knowledge and sun “wonders”

·       Exploring outside temperatures on surfaces in the sun and in the shade

·        How the energy gets from the sun to the earth

Little Debbie Snacks

We still need LOTS of little Debbie cakes for our Cake Walk at the Fall Carnival! Please feel free to send in as many as you can! Thank you!!!

Pumpkin Carving

This year will mark the first pumpkin carving competition

at the WOHE Fall Festival!  Please join us as we create a pumpkin patch created by our WOHE families!

To participate, simply carve a pumpkin at home and bring it to WOHE Friday, October 5th for display at the Fall Festival. Pumpkin entries can arrive after 6:00 p.m. The anonymous judging will be held that evening with final results being announced at 7:30 p.m.

Fall Wonder Table

This week I sent home a letter requesting fall items to place on our Wonder Table.  These can be pumpkins, gourds, fall leaves, etc. These items will help us learn about observing, asking questions, and investigating answers.

Family Photo

I would love to have every student bring a small family photo to display in our classroom.  This will help your kiddo feel more at home, and I know they will be super excited to show off their family.

Dates to Remember

October 5^th – WOHE Fall Carnival 6-8pm

October 11^th: All Pros Dad Breakfast

October 19^th: Dismiss at 12:30

October 31^st: Fall Party 2pm

September 17th - September 21st

What We Are Learning

Reading: Setting up Daily 5 reading structure

·        How to do “Read to Someone”

·        Started guided reading groups

Word Work

• Sight words: am, car, eat, from, & girl
• Word family: -am    Blend/Digraph: wh
• Continued practice with rhyming words 

Writing: Narrative Genre/Stories from our Lives

·       Writing “sandwich sentences”: begins and ends with something special (Uppercase letter and punctuation)

·       Which OTHER letters are supposed to be uppercase: names, calendar words, etc.

Math: Unit 2: Lessons 5-8

·       Using 10’s frames to make 10

·       Finding strategies to add and subtract within 10

Theme: We are going to be Scientists!

·       What do scientists do?

·       What do scientists use?

·       Science safety

·       Creating Science Journals

Fall Carnival

Our third WOHE fall carnival is quickly approaching! To help with the supplies that we will need to make the carnival a success, first grade is asking for donations of Little Debbie or Hostess-like snack cakes to use for the cake walk game. If you can donate any of these items, feel free to just send them in your kiddos backpack! Thank you all so much for your support!

Data Sheets

Check out the tabbed data sheet in your child’s take home folder.  I have updated their reading level and the sight words they know. 

Pumpkin Carving

This year will mark the first pumpkin carving competition at the WOHE Fall Festival!  Please join us as we create a pumpkin patch created by our WOHE families!

To participate, simply carve a pumpkin at home and bring it to WOHE Friday, October 5th for display at the Fall Festival. Pumpkin entries can arrive after 6:00 p.m. The anonymous judging will be held that evening with final results being announced at 7:30 p.m.

Dates to Remember

October 5^th – WOHE Fall Carnival 6-8pm

September 27^th- Fall Picture Day

October 11^th: All Pros Dad Breakfast

October 19^th: Dismiss at 12:30

October 31^st: Fall Party 2pm