We have now been in school for 16 days and we are getting into and understanding our 1st grade routines. :)
Apple Investigation-
This week we will be starting our Apple Investigation so each child will be asking to bring in their favorite kind of apple to school. Over the next two weeks, we will be learning about the different kinds of apples, how they grow, taking taste tests of each kind and much more! (We will also be doing a similar investigation next month with pumpkins!)
Box Tops-
Please collect any box tops or soup labels from any products you buy at home. We will gladly accept them and earn money for our school. We will collect them on October 16th.
Superhero Basket-
Every year, each classroom creates a gift basket based on a theme to be auctioned off on October 26th at Family Fun Night. The money raised goes to help pay for technology programs we use here at Arrowhead such as RazKids and Moby Max. Our classroom themes basket is a SUPERHEROES. As you are out shopping the next few weeks and see anything superhero, please consider purchasing and donating it to our classroom basket. Some examples can be erasers, pencils, action heroes, markers, color books, wall decor, etc. In a few weeks, I will send a picture of them items we have had donated so everyone can see what has been purchased for our classroom basket. The week of Family Fun Night, baskets will be on display in the hallway for adults to start bidding on. On Family Fun Night, the winners will be announced.
Wonders/ GoMath-
We have finished assessments and will be starting our guided reading groups during centers this week. Our focus on Wonders this week will be to understand how we visualize when we read a story. As I read with each student, I will be watching how they break apart words and encourage a variety of strategies to help them successfully sound out words. Our spelling words will focus on short a sounds (man, can, nap, tap, cat, hat, not, does). For more Wonders information, please look under the WONDERS tab at the top of the page. I will also update that each week with new spelling words, high frequency words and vocabulary.
In GoMath, we will be starting on chapter 1 of Addition Concepts. Our focus the first few months of 1st grade is to have each child master addition facts and give them strategies to encourage their success. Our class will be be learning addition concepts with whole group instruction and applying our knowledge to what learn to promote fact fluency during math centers.
Important Dates:
September 3rd- No School (Labor Day)
September 5th- PTA Meeting @ 8:30 am
September 6th: Open House @ 6pm
September 19th: Individual Pictures
September 22nd- Saturday Live
October 3rd- PTA Meeting @ 8:30 am
October 5th- FUND Run @ 1:30
October 16th- Box Tops Due
October 26th- Family Fun Night 5-7 pm
Apple Investigation-
This week we will be starting our Apple Investigation so each child will be asking to bring in their favorite kind of apple to school. Over the next two weeks, we will be learning about the different kinds of apples, how they grow, taking taste tests of each kind and much more! (We will also be doing a similar investigation next month with pumpkins!)
Box Tops-
Please collect any box tops or soup labels from any products you buy at home. We will gladly accept them and earn money for our school. We will collect them on October 16th.
Superhero Basket-
Every year, each classroom creates a gift basket based on a theme to be auctioned off on October 26th at Family Fun Night. The money raised goes to help pay for technology programs we use here at Arrowhead such as RazKids and Moby Max. Our classroom themes basket is a SUPERHEROES. As you are out shopping the next few weeks and see anything superhero, please consider purchasing and donating it to our classroom basket. Some examples can be erasers, pencils, action heroes, markers, color books, wall decor, etc. In a few weeks, I will send a picture of them items we have had donated so everyone can see what has been purchased for our classroom basket. The week of Family Fun Night, baskets will be on display in the hallway for adults to start bidding on. On Family Fun Night, the winners will be announced.
Wonders/ GoMath-
We have finished assessments and will be starting our guided reading groups during centers this week. Our focus on Wonders this week will be to understand how we visualize when we read a story. As I read with each student, I will be watching how they break apart words and encourage a variety of strategies to help them successfully sound out words. Our spelling words will focus on short a sounds (man, can, nap, tap, cat, hat, not, does). For more Wonders information, please look under the WONDERS tab at the top of the page. I will also update that each week with new spelling words, high frequency words and vocabulary.
In GoMath, we will be starting on chapter 1 of Addition Concepts. Our focus the first few months of 1st grade is to have each child master addition facts and give them strategies to encourage their success. Our class will be be learning addition concepts with whole group instruction and applying our knowledge to what learn to promote fact fluency during math centers.
Important Dates:
September 3rd- No School (Labor Day)
September 5th- PTA Meeting @ 8:30 am
September 6th: Open House @ 6pm
September 19th: Individual Pictures
September 22nd- Saturday Live
October 3rd- PTA Meeting @ 8:30 am
October 5th- FUND Run @ 1:30
October 16th- Box Tops Due
October 26th- Family Fun Night 5-7 pm