Guiding Readers

The story for the week is Leonardo, The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems.

Spelling/Word Study

The focus next week is short e.

The words for next week are: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get

sight words: funny, run, see, yellow, who, am

Writing

This past week we ventured off the narrative writing path a couple days and wrote some Valentine’s to our service men and women so they will receive them in February. We also did a thank you letter to Mr. Joe from Joe’s Carpeting for his donation of popsicles for all of our Bennie Bobcats during our literacy walk.

Math

We are continuing to work on number sense and number bonds. We are learning about the connection between addition and subtraction.

Book Fair-Volunteers

We are in need of Book Fair volunteers for the week of November 4th-8th.  We can’t do this event without your help. Please follow this link if you can help out with your time! https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/4ytViuwgv Thank you! Bennie PTA

Halloween

We will keep it low-key with some fun things in our room.  Students come to school in their costumes. No masks or weapons. The parade is scheduled for 10:45. Don’t forget half day for students with dismissal at 11:30.

Cold Weather Gear

The temperatures are dropping so make sure your child is dressed appropriately. This should be a warm jacket, hats, gloves if necessary. Once the snow starts it should also include boots. Please spend time making sure your child can zip their own coats. This will help us get ready much quicker.

Bennie’s Walk for Literacy Winner-SAVE THE DATE!! GREAT WORK FIRST GRADE FAMILIES 

Lower El Winner  Ms. Davis’ Class

Upper El Winner  Mrs. Siegwald’s Class

Ms. Davis’s class raised the most funds of any class in the school. Mrs. McCall’s class raised the second most funds in the school.So, all three of these classes will be invited to enjoy a Pizza and PJ Lunch on Friday, November 1st. 

Enjoy this last week of October!! 🙂

Guiding Readers

The story for next week is Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson.

Spelling/Word Study

The focus for the week is short o. The words for next week are:

on, got, pop, fox, not, hop

sight words:

can, run, jump, little, was, get

Writing

Narrative writing is still the focus for the first trimester of first grade. We are  working on adding details to our pieces by including characters and the setting.

Math

We  will be working more with decomposing numbers and number bonds. If you want to learn more about decomposing numbers and how important it is, check out the information below. Even though it states kindergarten, it also applies to first grade.

Decomposing Numbers – Why We Teach This in Kindergarten

Author Visit-Jonathan Rand

The Bennie PTA is bringing the Michigan author, Jonathan Rand to our school on Tuesday, October 22nd. If you are interested in ordering any of his books send in the order form that went home on Thursday. All books are signed by the author.

NWEA-Individualized Reading Improvement Plan

Some of you received an NWEA letter home this week that you were asked to sign and return. This was to notify you that your child fell short of the first grade score on the reading portion of the NWEA test that we took in school. In order to help your child on the next test in January, make sure to make time to read every night. This will help them be more prepared in school and will increase their BAS reading levels as well.

Have a great weekend!! 🙂

Guiding Readers

The book for next week is Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.

Spelling/Word Work

The focus this week is short i: in will, did, sit, six, big

sight words: make, red, come, to, we, is

Writing

We made our hearts this week and used them to help us come up with topics to write about. It was very sweet to see them write the things that mean the most to them!

Math

We will spend some more time on number bonds and begin learning more about measurement. We did start some measuring by learning  the circumference of the apples before we made applesauce. We also used a scale to measure how many bears it took to balance the scale.

Scholastic Books

A book order came home on Wednesday. If you would like to order online the class code is G2GZX. I will place the order by Thursday, October 17th. Thank You!!

THANK YOU!!!!

Thank you so much for your donations for the Bennie Literacy Walk!! Our school is so lucky to have supportive families that go above and beyond to bring books into the hands of our students!!  THANK YOU!!!

Bennie ACE Award Winners

Our 2 October ACE Awards go to  Kohen Savoie and Lily Wilson!! Congratulations!! Thank You for being Respectful, Responsible and Safe!!

Thank You!! Have a great weekend!!

Next Week

Guiding Readers

Our story for next week is Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds.

Spelling/Word Work

Our focus for the week will be short a sound and along with the study of double final consonants.

short a: an, bad, can, had, cat ran

sight words: down, find, go, big, not, it

Math

We should be finishing chapter 2  which was the intro to number bonds. Chapter 9 is up next with the focus on length.

Writing

We read an awesome book titled The Best Story. This mentor text started our discussion about choosing a topic when we write. The author did a great job telling us that finding a topic is easy when the story comes from your heart and what you love. We will spend more time with this next week.

Progress Reports

Progress reports came home today. Please sign and return the top sheet which is the report. You may keep the attached papers stapled to the back. If your child has any highlighted words on the Pre-Primer list, these are the words your child did not know at the time I assessed them. Super job everyone!!

Literacy Walk

The Literacy Walk is just one week away! So far, friends and relatives from 15 states and 74 cities have donated money to buy new books for our Bennie Bobcats to read!

Box Tops for Education

Don’t forget to send in those Box Tops!! We receive money directly to our school!! Get family and friends to clip and send them in!!