Hello!
Our first family night is tomorrow night. We look forward to seeing many families there. Dinner will begin at 5:30, followed by information sessions on how to help.
Picture Day is this Wednesday! Please return picture day forms to school by Wednesday or have the online form submitted. We will be taking our pictures Wednesday morning.
If you have any old magazines (school appropriate) at home that you are willing donate to our classroom for projects please send them in! Thank you!
Here is the link to the mystery reader schedule!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wo7iZrEuS_yb3kgHfuYs_dDYabOT_Z1QHXTu5ycdshY/edit?usp=sharing
Tomorrow I will send home a yellow sheet that needs to be returned for background checks, that way we are all set for your mystery reader day!
Upcoming Events:
9/25: Family Night
9/26: Picture Day
10/10: National Walk to School Day
10/11: Roller Skating Fun at Skate City
Reading: In reading we will continue to learn strategies to solve hard words. We will double check our reading by asking does it look right? Does it sound right? We will encourage students to not give up when the word gets hard. Another strategy that we will introduce is trying it two ways with a vowel. It is so important for them to realize that vowels make two sounds-long and short.
Writing: This week in writing we are continuing to write our small moment stories. Student’s have created a checklist that we will use to make sure our writing is ready to share. We will also work on bringing our characters to life. We will have them take itsy-bitsy steps and have characters think and feel.
Math: In math this week we will continue to work on our plus one facts. We will also continue to study the partners of numbers up to ten. We will have our unit one test at the end of the week.
Social Studies: This week we will continue to learn about families. We will introduce the academic vocabulary words describe, compare, and contrast. We will also introduce the centers that will help us discover more about families.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Monday, September 17, 2018
9/17 to 9/21
Hello,
Here is the link to the mystery reader schedule!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wo7iZrEuS_yb3kgHfuYs_dDYabOT_Z1QHXTu5ycdshY/edit?usp=sharing
Let me know if I missed you! I was able to get everyone one of their top 3 choices.
The next step will be making sure you have a background check on file. I will ask Mrs. Mitchell what she has on file but if you know you do not have a background check please let me know and I can send a sheet home to get the process started.
Here is the link to the mystery reader schedule!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wo7iZrEuS_yb3kgHfuYs_dDYabOT_Z1QHXTu5ycdshY/edit?usp=sharing
Let me know if I missed you! I was able to get everyone one of their top 3 choices.
The next step will be making sure you have a background check on file. I will ask Mrs. Mitchell what she has on file but if you know you do not have a background check please let me know and I can send a sheet home to get the process started.
We are learning our routines in first grade quickly and it has been fun getting to know everyone with
student show and tell. If your child hasn’t brought home a paper bag yet, their day will be coming
soon!
Thank you for checking planners each night! Red family night forms went home last week
and are due back on Wednesday.
Upcoming Events:
9/19: Family Night Sheets Due
9/17-9/20: Safety Week
9/21: No School
9/25: Family Night
9/26: Picture Day
10/10: National Walk to School Day
Reading: We will think about some of the bad habits we have developed such as mumbling across
hard words, asking an adult to tell us, and skipping words. This week we will focus on developing
good habits to tackle hard words. Some ways to do this are to use the pictures when taking a sneak
peek and look at all the parts of the words.
Writing:
This week in writing we are continuing to write our small moment stories. We will focus in and write
a true small moment story, we will story-tell and use partnerships to help us add details, and we will
also start editing our pieces and look to see when we need to fix it up.
Math: We will discuss the plus one strategy this week. In first grade we work on fluency of facts within
ten. We will also focus on the partners of numbers 8, 9, and 10. We will continue to practice these
in many ways throughout the year.
Social Studies:
This week we are starting a new social studies unit: Families. In this unit we will be studying our
essential question: How are families the same and different?
student show and tell. If your child hasn’t brought home a paper bag yet, their day will be coming
soon!
Thank you for checking planners each night! Red family night forms went home last week
and are due back on Wednesday.
Upcoming Events:
9/19: Family Night Sheets Due
9/17-9/20: Safety Week
9/21: No School
9/25: Family Night
9/26: Picture Day
10/10: National Walk to School Day
Reading: We will think about some of the bad habits we have developed such as mumbling across
hard words, asking an adult to tell us, and skipping words. This week we will focus on developing
good habits to tackle hard words. Some ways to do this are to use the pictures when taking a sneak
peek and look at all the parts of the words.
Writing:
This week in writing we are continuing to write our small moment stories. We will focus in and write
a true small moment story, we will story-tell and use partnerships to help us add details, and we will
also start editing our pieces and look to see when we need to fix it up.
Math: We will discuss the plus one strategy this week. In first grade we work on fluency of facts within
ten. We will also focus on the partners of numbers 8, 9, and 10. We will continue to practice these
in many ways throughout the year.
Social Studies:
This week we are starting a new social studies unit: Families. In this unit we will be studying our
essential question: How are families the same and different?
Monday, September 10, 2018
First Blog Post!
Happy Monday!
Hello and welcome to the first blog post! This will be used as a communication tool to keep you updated on what we are doing in the classroom and upcoming events/reminders. Let me know at anytime if you have any questions or concerns!
Here a few reminders: Please be sure to have the decorated blue folder returned because we are starting our writing unit. Also all paperwork that was sent home at open house or the first day of school needs to be returned. If you could return the Mystery Reader sheet by this Friday than I will be able to get a schedule out to everyone over the weekend.
PLANNERS!
Planners are coming home today for the first time! Each day we will write news, reminders, or homework in them. I will check them each morning. You can sign each night so that I know that you saw it. This is also a great place to write short notes to me, such as pick up changes, doctor appointments, etc.
Upcoming Events:
9/14: Mystery Reader Sheet Due (if interested!)
9/14: Dot Day: Wear Dots
9/17-9/20: Safety Week
9/21: No School
9/25: Family Night
9/26: Picture Day
Reading:
Last week we worked on setting up reading routines and expectations. It was exciting to see how many students are excited for this part of our school day! This week we will focus on becoming stronger readers by reading more and more, we will set goals for ourselves, and we will work on fluency. We will be scooping up words and reading with our eyes. On Tuesday, we will be sending home book bags. Please find time each night for your child to read their just right books. If you notice that books are too difficult or they do not seem like a good fit please let me know.
Writing:
This week in writing we are starting our first unit: Small Moments Stories. Students are writing stories about themselves that they want to share! We will learn how to plan out a story using stick puppets and touch and tell, sketch, then write. Thank you for all the work you did with the blue folders! It is a great tool for the students to use to think of ideas.
Math:
This week in math we are starting our first unit. In Unit 1 we will learn about breaking numbers apart and putting them together. Each day we will focus on a new number (1-10) and see how that number works! Here are a few pictures of us in centers in math:
Social Studies:
Last week and continuing on this week we are talking about our hopes and dreams. We have been busy building a community together and being apart of community is helping each other reach their goals! This week we will create rules to help everyone reach their hopes and dreams.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Miss Wittmann
Hello and welcome to the first blog post! This will be used as a communication tool to keep you updated on what we are doing in the classroom and upcoming events/reminders. Let me know at anytime if you have any questions or concerns!
Here a few reminders: Please be sure to have the decorated blue folder returned because we are starting our writing unit. Also all paperwork that was sent home at open house or the first day of school needs to be returned. If you could return the Mystery Reader sheet by this Friday than I will be able to get a schedule out to everyone over the weekend.
PLANNERS!
Planners are coming home today for the first time! Each day we will write news, reminders, or homework in them. I will check them each morning. You can sign each night so that I know that you saw it. This is also a great place to write short notes to me, such as pick up changes, doctor appointments, etc.
Upcoming Events:
9/14: Mystery Reader Sheet Due (if interested!)
9/14: Dot Day: Wear Dots
9/17-9/20: Safety Week
9/21: No School
9/25: Family Night
9/26: Picture Day
Reading:
Last week we worked on setting up reading routines and expectations. It was exciting to see how many students are excited for this part of our school day! This week we will focus on becoming stronger readers by reading more and more, we will set goals for ourselves, and we will work on fluency. We will be scooping up words and reading with our eyes. On Tuesday, we will be sending home book bags. Please find time each night for your child to read their just right books. If you notice that books are too difficult or they do not seem like a good fit please let me know.
Writing:
This week in writing we are starting our first unit: Small Moments Stories. Students are writing stories about themselves that they want to share! We will learn how to plan out a story using stick puppets and touch and tell, sketch, then write. Thank you for all the work you did with the blue folders! It is a great tool for the students to use to think of ideas.
Math:
This week in math we are starting our first unit. In Unit 1 we will learn about breaking numbers apart and putting them together. Each day we will focus on a new number (1-10) and see how that number works! Here are a few pictures of us in centers in math:
Social Studies:
Last week and continuing on this week we are talking about our hopes and dreams. We have been busy building a community together and being apart of community is helping each other reach their goals! This week we will create rules to help everyone reach their hopes and dreams.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Miss Wittmann
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