Guided Reading

Here is what we will be working on in reading for next week. The texts this week are Curious George at School and School Long Ago.

Spelling/Word Study

We will be working on the short sound of o. The words for next week are:

log, hot, dot, ox, lot, top

The high frequency words for next week are:

do, sing, find, no, funny, they

Writing

We are continuing to work on personal narratives. We are really working hard on adding details to our pictures and our writing.

Math

We are hoping to wrap up our unit on shapes and move on to Chapter 1 which helps us learn about numbers to 10.

Science

We will learn about the seasons of an apple tree and how apples grow. Our  apples will help us to learn about sorting, making predictions and other good things about apples. Please send an apple with your child by Tuesday, October 2nd. Thank You 🙂

Box Tops
Mrs. Tiffani Martin will be around to pick up our Box Tops for Education labels this week. Please clip, save and send them in. These bring in hundreds of dollars extra for our school.

Mark Your Calendars

Fun times at Lincoln Park Skating Center-Sponsored by the Bennie PTA

 

Shoe Tying

Please take the time to help your child learn how to tie their shoes. It only takes about 15 minutes. Many students are wearing sneakers and high-top shoes that come undone easily. It is a life skill that should be learned by the beginning of first grade. Thank You for your help!

Reminders

There is a half-day of school for students Friday, October 5th. Dismissal is at 11:30.

Don’t forget we have snack every day at 10:00 and go outside for a break. A light jacket or sweatshirt may be necessary for those cool mornings. 🙂

Next Week

Guided Reading

Here is what we will be covering in reading next week.

 

Spelling/Word Study

The spelling words for next week will focus on short i. The words for next week are:

if, is, him, rip, fit, pin

Remember to practice the words at home. Typing them on a computer, writing them on a dry erase board, or outside with sidewalk chalk are just a few ways to make learning a little more fun.

High Frequency Words

Remember students need to be able to read these words not spell them on the test. The high frequency words for next week are:

for, he, what, look, have, too

Everyone did great on the spelling test and their high frequency words!! Keep up the great work!!

 

Math

We are still working with shapes. This past week we discussed 3D or solid shapes. We should be able to move on to making patterns with shapes.

Social Studies

We will finish up our discussion about families.

NWEA-Testing

The testing season has begun. Our class will be testing Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th. Both tests, reading and math, are  administered on the computer and adjusts to your child’s ability. Please make sure that your child gets a good night sleep the night before and has a good breakfast. A little conversation about trying hard and doing your best may go a long way. 🙂

Scholastic Books

A Scholastic book order came home today in your child’s folder. If you would like to order online please use the class code G2GZX. If you want to order the “old fashion” way, please send the order to school by Wednesday, September 26th.

THANK YOU!!

Thank you to those families that have made play-doh and card stock donations to our classroom!! I am so grateful for your generosity!!

Picture Day

Don’t forget picture day is Tuesday, September 25th.

Happy Fall Weekend!!

 

 

It was great to meet many of you last night at Meet The Teacher Night!! If you were unable to attend, a folder will be coming home with your child with some  important information. Please take time to read it and let me know if you have any questions. 🙂

Next Week

Guided Reading

Here is snapshot of what we will cover next week in reading.

Word Study/Spelling

The words this week  have the short a sound. The words this week are:

am, at, sat, man, dad, mat

Please find time to review these at home. We will have a test on Friday.

Students will not have to spell the high frequency but they will need to be able to read them. The high frequency words are:

and, you, be, play, help, with

Math

We are continuing on with shapes. Some of the vocabulary we learned this week: attributes and vertices.

Writing

We will keep working on personal narratives. The class is doing awesome!! They do well with sounding or stretching out words they don’t know how to spell. I am so proud of their effort and hard work!!

Social Studies

We will begin to discuss families. How they are alike and different.

Run Club

Please use the link below to sign your child up for the Bennie Run Club!! Please do so ASAP!  Run Club begins Monday, September 24th.

https://goo.gl/forms/jTlcashVJiIujuPI2

Join the Bennie PTA

Please consider joining the Bennie PTA. You do not have to attend meetings, but your $7 membership fee helps fund the amazing programs that the PTA brings to our school for everyone to enjoy!! The forms went home in your child’s folder on Tuesday. Plus we could win books for our classroom!!

Picture Day

Mark your calendars and get ready to smile for Bennie picture day on Tuesday, September 25th.

Thank you for all you do!! Have a wonderful weekend!! 🙂

 

 

 

Welcome Back to school and to our classroom blog!! Please check back every Friday afternoon for updates for our class. This is a great way to communicate what is happening in our classroom for the next week as well as other reminders. I will send and email to let you know the blog has been  updated.

Our first week was AWESOME!! Everyone worked really hard and settled right into our first grade routine!!

Next Week

Guided Reading

The district has adopted a new reading program for all elementary schools in Allen Park. The Journeys curriculum will help to guide our instruction of the necessary reading requirements for each grade level. We are all looking forward to implementing this program and guiding our students toward success.

This week’s unit is titled Back To School. This week will help us transition to our first full week of school and back to learning in the classroom. We will focus on two stories,  Jack’s Talent and Back to School.

Daily 5

This literacy format may be familiar to you from your child’s kindergarten classroom. Next week we will begin to review read to self and   working hard to build our reading stamina.

Word Study

There will not be a spelling list next week but rather a review of some high-frequency words. Please take time to practice these words. The words this week are:

I, to, like, a, see, the, we, go, is, are

Writing

Narrative writing is the focus for the first card marking. Narrative writing is writing about something that has happened to the writer. This is a good place to start for young students.

Math

We will begin our unit on shapes and patterns.

Snack/Recess

We make time for snack every morning around 10:00. Please make sure to send in a healthy snack with your child. We also try to get outside for a brain break around 10:15 so make sure your fabulous first grader has a sweater or jacket when the temperatures are cool.

Thank You

Thank you all so much for sending in the classroom supplies!! It is greatly appreciated!! 🙂

Meet The Teacher

Meet The Teacher is scheduled for this coming Thursday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m. Looking forward to meeting you then!!

Class Dojo

Make sure to check out Class Dojo! I use it to post pictures of the cool things happening in our room and around the school.

Thank You for all you do…