Friday News for the Week of April 22-26

Happy Friday!

This Week:

Reading: We focused on Nonfiction books. We compared nonfiction books with fictions books to see the difference. We noticed that nonfiction books give us information or teach us something. We also learned that nonfiction books have Titles, a Title Page, Headings, Photographs, Glossary, Index, and Table of Content. On Friday we did a scavenger hunt to find different examples of a nonfiction text features in different books!

Math: We moved into learning about measurement. We learned the words “measure” and “unit” and we went around the room measuring things with connecting cubes. Next we will learn about telling time!

Bible: We jumped back into Solomon after learning about Easter. We learned that at the end of Solomon’s life, he became very confident and stopped trusting in God. He followed after the idols of his wives. As a result, God wasn’t very happy. He kept his promise to David, but he divided the kingdom in 2 parts. We’ll learn more about that next week. Today we did a recap of all of God’s promises from Adam and Eve all the way to Solomon.

Writing: The students are doing great writing realistic fiction! We reviewed how to bring our characters to life and good spelling strategies. Next week we’ll pick our favorite piece and publish it!

Science - We started learning about animals classification! Today we learned about the characteristics of a fish.

Next Week:

Spelling Words:  

played worked needed hopped wagged stepped  liked hoped ruled skated their than there

Bible Memory Verse:

“The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1

FRIDAY - MAY 3rd NO SCHOOL!

Upcoming Events:

May 10th - ZOO field trip to Kodomono Kuni and Wonder Museum!!!

May 27 - NO SCHOOL

June 12th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Friday News for the Week of April 15-19

Happy Friday!

Wow, we had an incredible Kid City yesterday!!! Thank you to the parents who came and helped out! The kids had a blast and so did I! Here are some pictures!

This Week:

We had a new student and said goodbye to another student - so bitter sweet!

We practiced a lot for Kid City and talked about it.

We learned how to read bar graphs.

We wrote realistic fiction stories with good endings.

We learned about Jesus’ last week on earth and ended with the amazing hope of his resurrections and his promise to come back for us some day!

… and much more!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: hops, hopping, stops, stopping, hopes, hoping, makes, making, smiles, smiling bubble

Bible Memory Verse: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1

Upcoming Events:

May 3rd - NO SCHOOL

May 10th - ZOO field trip to Kodomono Kuni and Wonder Museum!!!

May 27 - NO SCHOOL

June 12th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Friday News for the Week of April 1-5

Happy Friday! We had a fun field day today!

This Week:

Reading - Tune into interesting words: We read a lot of Kevin Henkes books this week cause they have lots of interesting words! We expanded our vocab and searched for interesting words this week!

Math: We learned how to read and write bar graphs and picture graphs this week.

Bible: We learned about Solomon and how he asked God for wisdom! Solomon also built the temple for God and it took him 7 years to do it!

Writing  - We continued to write realistic fiction stories by thinking of familiar settings and developing an independent "can-do" attitude.

APRIL 8-12 SPRING BREAK!

When we get back:

Spelling Words: hurt, verse, fern, dirt, burn, first, bird, turn, her girl, great, again, who

Bible Memory Verse: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6a

We will be welcoming a new students to 1.1 class on April 15th!

April 19th is Kid City - parents are invited to come and join the fun!

Happy Friday!

This Week:

Reading - We did a Readers Theater together on famous fairy tales. Readers Theaters helps with our fluency and expression in reading. All the students did great! Here are the final videos!

Math: We jumped in to GRAPHS!! They are so fun! We got to survey our classmates, compile the date and answer questions about the graphs. The students are learning important vocabulary like “altogether” and “in all” as well as what “How many more” means. The students had a blast asking each other what their favorite food and pets were this week.

Bible - We finished the unit on the life of David with the crazy story of his son Absalom trying to make himself king! God was faithful throughout David’s life and kept his promises to David.

Spelling: We played some fun spelling games on Thursday - here’s some pics!

Writing: We finished our letter writing unit and moved on to narrative writing take 2. It’ll go a little deeper to help students write pretend stories with good characters!

Social Studies: We learned about the hospitals this week!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: Lord  start sort  horse far chore  more hard part jar  an were his

Bible Memory Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

FRIDAY IS FIELD DAY!!!

Parents are invited to come and enjoy the fun and cheer on the kids!

• Field Day activities are scheduled to begin at 9:00 and end around 11:00.
• Wear a hat, your Friday t-shirt (or a t-shirt of the same color), and comfortable shoes.
• Bring a water bottle and home lunch. Students will walk with their teachers to the new park down the hill for a picnic lunch and play time. A cool treat will be provided by the school for each student.
• Bring sunscreen and remember to apply it several times throughout the day.
• Parents are welcome to join the field day activities and picnic lunch. If you would like to take your child home before 3:00 p.m., please be sure to notify the classroom teacher.
• In case of rain, activities will be held in the gym and times may be adjusted.

Upcoming Events: 

SPRING BREAK APRIL 6-14

Kid City - April 19th - Check papers being sent home about Kid City!

May 3rd NO SCHOOL

May 27th No School

Friday News for the Week of March 18-22

Happy Friday!

Thanks for all the parents and students who came out on Thursday for Student Led Conferences! It was a great day of celebration to see how far we’ve all come in 1st grade. I’m excited that we have 2 more months to continue to grow!

This week:

Reading: Our focus was “Fairy Tales.” These stories are super fun to read!

This week we read, Rumpelstiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Elves and the Shoemaker, and Rapunzel. We tried to look for common themes throughout all Fairy Tales including a good opening (Once upon a time…) a good ending (and they all lived happily ever after), royalty (kings, princesses), love, magic, good characters, bad characters, and special numbers or repeated phrases. Some Fairy Tales have all of those and others only have some of them. The students enjoyed all the stories that we read!

Math: We finished up Chapter 6 and our first math book! The students did great working on double digit addition and subtraction! Please celebrate with your child tonight as they bring home their math workbook. (Feel free to have them work on the empty problems! :D)

Writing: We are continuing to write letters. The students will get to send their own letters next week!

Bible: We didn’t get to do much Bible this week because we were practicing for Student Led Conferences but today we learned about the end of Saul and Jonathan. They both died in a battle against the Philistines. David heard the news and he cried and was sad for both of their deaths. Soon we’ll see what happens when David becomes king!

Social Studies: This week we learned about the Police Station and Police Officers.

Next Week:

Spelling Words: that   what this with which   then when white where path   put each down

Bible Memory: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

Upcoming Events:

April 5th - Field Day - Parents are invited to come and cheer on their children! Students will do 10 events, then go to the park for a picnic! Please send a home lunch this day!

April 5th - End of 3rd Quarter

April 6-April 14 Spring Break

April 19th Kid City - more information soon!

May 3rd - No School!

May - sometime in May our field trip to the zoo!

May 27th - No School!

Friday News for the Week of March 11-15

Happy Friday!

We had an exciting day today visiting various countries for Culture Fair! The students got to learn about countries from South America, Africa, and Asia!

Here are some pictures!

This Week:

- We learned all about the sh and ch sound.

- We read some famous folk tales. We learned that they usually start with Once upon a time, are fictional stories involving talking animals, and they teach a valuable lesson!

- We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magic Fish, Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Hen.’

- We learned how to add and subtract double digit numbers!

- We learned how to write letters!

- We practiced a lot for Student Led Conferences next week!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: took, food, foot, soon, play, class, fly, glad, pray, dress, trust, frame, smile, stop, sleep, snack, wish, shape, much, child

Bible Memory Verse(again): “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b

Remember there is no school on Thursday! It is Student Led Conference! Here is the schedule:

Please arrive a few minutes before your time. Your child will be doing all of the talking to you. If you have something to discuss with me, please find an open time on that day or schedule another time to talk to me please!

When your child is done, they will ask, “Do you have any questions?”

Here are some questions you can ask your child about their learning:

What do you like to learn the most at school?

What is your favorite time at school?

What is the hardest part of school?

How can I help you at home?

What are you the most proud of in your portfolio?

What do you want to work on more?

Upcoming Events:

April 5th - Field Day - Parents are invited to come and cheer on their children! Students will do 10 events, then go to the park for a picnic! Please send a home lunch this day!

April 5th - End of 3rd Quarter

April 6-April 14 Spring Break

April 19th Kid City - more information soon!