Spelling Words: job, God, mom, hop, top, got, not, fox, a, and
Bible Memory: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
Also, I made a change to the students behavior calendar in their Home-to-School Notebook. Instead of a yellow sticker like I have been doing, if the student had a good day, I will give a regular fun sticker such as a star or a rainbow. (I ran out of yellow stickers...) This way, it is also fun for the students to see a colorful sticker instead of a boring yellow sticker all the time.
So in case you were wondering last night when you saw the star sticker - that's what it means! Thanks for being flexible with me as we figure out how to work best in 1st grade together! :)
We had another fantastic week in first grade! Here’s a recap:
This Week:
Reading: We have been continuing to build stamina - today, we finally made it to 22 minutes! Wow, great job first graders! We also started writing simple stories, reviewed the short a sound, learned some sight words, learned what a sentence is, and practiced word work. The students got to make their spelling words out of macarroni!
On Friday we had our first spelling test! The students were nervous but did well.
Math: We learned how to count with tally and played some games with tally. We also learned about calendars as well as thermometers and temperature. Here’s a fun song we listened to about temperature:
We also asked the class what their favorite weather was and graphed the final vote with tally.
On Friday we learned about number stories, as well as had our first test. The students did great!
Bible: We had an exciting week with Bible. After learning about how God created the world, we then heard the sad story of Adam and Eve and how they disobeyed God’s rule and so brought sin and sadness to the world. But how exciting it was that God gave us hope! He sent his son Jesus so that we are not separated from God forever.
On Friday we practiced several drills including fire drill, earthquake drill and intruder drill. On Tuesday, we had some drama class HS students come in and read some stories to us!
Spelling Words: job, God, mom, hop, top, got, not, fox, a, and
Bible Memory: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
Upcoming Information:
1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip to Toguchi Beach (一、二年生の渡具知ビーチへの遠足）
WHEN: September 17, Thursday 10:30am-2:00pm ９月17日木曜日
WHO: The 1st and 2nd Grade students will be going to Toguchi Beach for a Field Trip! All parents are invited to join us!子供たちは渡具知ビーチまで遠足にいきます。ご父母の皆さんもどうぞ来てください。
WHAT: Students will enjoy God’s creation at the beach, while getting to know their fellow students and teachers. Students can spend the day playing at the park and searching for wildlife on the beach front.子供たちは神様の素晴らしい世界と生徒たちとの交わりを過ごしながら遠足を楽しみます。
TO BRING:持ち物
Home lunchお弁当 Sunscreen 日焼け止め Hat帽子 Bag/ Backpack鞄 Waterbottle すいとう Towelタオル
Water-shoes (If you want to wade in the water, you MUST have water shoes)
This last Friday, you may have received something that look like this:
If you would like to order some books for you or your child, you can!
You can order in 2 ways:
1. Order by marking on the back of the paper the quantity (how many) and which book you want while adding up the total. Send that back to school with the money in US$ Dollars.
Good afternoon! Here is the homework checklist for the week. Please also make sure your child is saying their Bible Memory verse. As always, please let me know if you have any questions!
Monday
8/31
Tuesday
9/1
Wednesday
9/2
Thursday
9/3
Friday
9/4
Spell: Trace it
Math: pg 9
Read for 10 minutes
Spell: Maze
Reading: -at -ad family
Read for 10 minutes
Spell: Staircase words
Math: pg 12
Read for 10 minutes
Spell: Write it!
Bible: Follow the verse
Read for 10 minutes
No homework!
Spelling Words: am at cat can man ran had has I the
Bible Memory: “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11
The students are getting more used to school every day and are figuring out the procedures and what to do. We practiced a lot more this week and are ready to jump into learning.
This week:
Reading: We learned all about Read to Self. We made an I-chart with what we need to do, as well as added hand gestures. Then - we started building stamina. Some days we did more than other days but as for today, we were able to do 12 minutes of Read to Self. Great job students!
Look at them Reading so well!!
We also learned some important reading strategies such as Check for Understanding, Back up and Reread, and Cross Checking.
Math: We learned what it means to work with a partner while playing a math game. We used our number lines on our desk to play a game with dice and a straw. We also used our whiteboards to answer some math questions. Today we used number cards to play Top It and worked on One more and One less of a number.
Students enjoyed some time on their whiteboard after the lesson!
Bible: We started with the very first story in the Bible: Creation! It was amazing to think that God created everything with only his word “Let there be light.” God is amazing!
Other Classroom Decorations:
Next Week:
Next week will be the first set of Spelling Words and Bible Memory Verse. Monday-Thursday there will be spelling homework and on Friday we will have a Spelling Test! Same for Bible Memory. Please practice it all week and there will be a test, either oral or written on Fridays.
Spelling Words:am at cat can man ran had has I the
Bible Memory: “I have hidden your words in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11
Upcoming Events: NO SCHOOL - September 7th - Labor day Holiday Have a fantastic weekend! -Ms. Turner
I hope you all enjoyed your time at home yesterday from the typhoon. I had an enjoyable day sewing, reading books, and playing games with friends.
We are starting with a little bit of homework this week. It should be easy for them. We went over in class before taking it home. If your child does not understand, please encourage them to ask me and I will gladly explain it to them!
Keep sending in the papers from Open House! Computer Use form, Library Use form, Family Information Sheet, and Friendship Friday form.
Hello everyone and welcome to the 2015-2016 School Year!!
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If you are a new family for the 2015-2016 school year - WELCOME! We've had a fun 2 days so far at OCSI. The students are quickly getting used to being in 1st grade. We are learning and practicing how to work hard in 1st grade.
Parents, please remember that Open House will be on Friday starting at 6pm from the cafeteria. After a short time there, you will come to our classroom, where I will get to share with you some exciting things going on in 1.1 this year. I hope to see you all there!
