Week 16

Week 16

January 4th-8th

Look what’s happening this week… 

Monday  1-4	SEL Wear Positivity Shirts Focus: Optimism
Tuesday 1-5	Gym National Bird Day
Wednesday 1-6	Art
Thursday 1-7	Music
Friday  1-8	Media-library books due

Welcome Back! 

I hope you all had an enjoyable and restful holiday break. It sure went quickly! This upcoming stretch of January-March can seem very long, but is an incredibly important time in the First Grade world. This is where I see the magic happen! The children typically begin to take off in reading and gain new understanding of math concepts. Please set your Firstie up for success with good daily reading habits and a nighttime routine to prepare them for the eventful day to come.

Chromebooks

Please have your Firstie charge his or her computer every night and bring it back to school each day.

Weekly Words

The focus is on “Magic e” making the Long A sound

cake, lane, gate, tape, cane, late, drape, name, mate, cape, game, take, blame, make, plane, plate

Sight Words

who, asked, think, buy, or, away, how, this, funny, new

Academic Update

We will be working on using vocabulary such as: true, false, exchange, value, quantity, difference, measure, and paths. We will be digging deeper into place value. In reading we will continue to study elements of fiction. Students will be writing a personal narrative this week in which they will demonstrate proper usage of capitals, punctuation, spacing, spelling, and transition words. We will begin our study of lights and sounds in Mystery Science.

Digital Choice Board

  

Week 15

  Week 15

December 14-18

Look What’s happening this week… 

Monday  12-7	SEL Wear Positivity Shirts
Tuesday 12-8	Gym Wear Green
Wednesday 12-9	Late Start Art Wear Red
Thursday 12-10	Music Ugly Sweater day
Friday  12-11	Media Dress like an elf Pizza and Hot Chocolate Day! Reminder: if possible please send $3-5 for pizza

Homework over break:

Your Firstie will be bringing home a writing packet on Friday. Please try to carve out time most days to practice writing.  I’ve attached a checklist that shows the writing expectations for this point in the school year. Additionally, please be sure your child reads for 20 minutes most days.  The extra effort will really help us get back into the swing of things in January. 

Have a wonderful holiday!!

Week 14

  Week 14

December 7-11

Look What’s happening this week… 

Monday  12-7	SEL National Letter Writing Day
Tuesday 12-8	Gym
Wednesday 12-9	Late Start Art
Thursday 12-10	Music
Friday  12-11	Media

What to do if your child is quarantined

If the rest of the class is in-person and your child has to quarantine, please be sure to let me know.  While your child is home I will update Seesaw with any work missed during class.  The Digital Choice Board will provide lots of learning opportunities. Additionally, please have your child do the following every day:

• Read for 20 minutes

• Do 10 minutes of Lexia

• Keep a journal-write for 10 minutes

• Do 10 minutes of IXL or Moby

• Spend 10 minutes on RAZ, Epic, Storyline Online, or BookFlix

• Exercise!

Academic Update

We will

• Learn about analyzing story elements

• Work on letter writing

• Study final consonant clusters (see below)

• Continue to work with word families

• Try new math games

• Study place value

• Use decoding strategies for unfamiliar words

• Begin to learn about adjectives

• Practice handwriting and keyboarding skills

Holiday Party

We will celebrate on Friday, December 18.  I plan to have pizza and a hot chocolate buffet. To offset the cost I’d be grateful for a $3-5 donation for each child. We will play a few games and possibly watch a movie. If you’d like to contribute supplies please click here for the signup sheet.

Weekly Word Lists

Raft

Help

Belt

Lamp

Gulp

Tilt

Damp

Lift

Melt

Pump

Left

Pulp

Jump

Gift

Yelp

Wilt

Sight Words

Where

Out

Little

Had

But

If

Then

Boy

Find

Try

Week 13

                                              Week 13

November 30-December 4

Look What’s happening this week… 

Monday  11-23	SEL
Tuesday 11-24	Gym
Wednesday 11-25	Late Start Art
Thursday 11-26	Music
Friday  11-27	Media

Computers

Please be sure your child's Chromebook comes to school each day. We will be using them at times during the school day.

*If your child has a different device that you'd prefer they use at home we can keep the Chromebook at school, just be sure your Firstie knows the plan.

Academic Update

We will be studying:

• 3 letter blends

• Sequencing of non-fiction text

• Opinion writing

• Shape identification and attributes

• Noun and verbs

• Time telling

• Opinion writing

Weekly Word Lists

• Strip

• Scram

• Sprint

• Splint

• Sprinkles

• Square

Week 12

  Week 12

November 23-27

Look What’s happening this week… 

Monday  11-23	SEL Chromebook boot camp T-shirts handed out
Tuesday 11-24	Gym Chromebook boot camp
Wednesday 11-25	No School
Thursday 11-26
Friday  11-27	No School

November Digital Choice Board Link

**Please take some time to fill out this survey about your remote learning experience.

Report Cards

Report cards will be coming home this week. Our grading is a 1-4 scale.  The target by the end of the year is for students to earn 3s.  This early in the year it is typical for students to have 2s and even some 1s.  If you see a 2 in an area of study that means your child is moving along toward that end of the year goal.  If you see a 1 that’s an indication that it’s time to devote some extra time to that skill. 4s are given when a child has exceeded the goal for the end of the year. You will notice that not every standard has been assessed at this time.  I have only recorded grades for topics that have been taught and worked on in class. If you have any questions about the information on the report cards or you’d like to set up another parent-teacher conference please contact me via email. 

Positivity Project

The PTO has generously purchased t-shirts for everyone at Lincoln School.  We will be handing these out on Monday and asking students to put them on. Please dress your child in something that will allow them to put a t-shirt over top of their clothes. 

Academic Update

Our main focus these two days will be reestablishing routines and procedures after a crazy couple weeks, and completing our Chromebook bootcamp. Students will be bringing home their devices for the Thanksgiving break. We strongly recommend the following:

• Students should use devices in common areas

• The computer should only be used by the student

• Students should use their devices only for                                school-related activities

Weekly Word Lists

Due to the short week we will not have a weekly word list. 

Masks:

One of the biggest things we’ve noticed is that the right fit matters a ton in terms of how well the students keep their masks on.  

Obviously every face is unique, and no mask is truly one-size-fits-all, but here are some links to a few great, kid-sized masks. 

 

Old Navy

Vista Prints

Lanyards

Target

Week 11

As we gear up for another week at home I tried to get all the times and assignments sorted out in advance so you can plan your week. I understand there are challenges and conflicts! Please do what you can this week.  I will get everybody caught up and back on track in the coming weeks.  

*Please take a look at the attached M-F grid.  I used this format in the spring and it seemed to work well for families.

Schedule for Upcoming Week

Morning

Whole Group

 

M, T, Th, Fri  9:00-9:15 - Morning Meeting

 

M, T, Th, Fri 9:15 - 9:30 - ELA Lesson 

 

W - 10:00-10:15 - Morning Meeting

 

W - 10:15-10:30 - ELA Lesson

 

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*On Friday, our morning ELA time will run a bit long as students perform their reader’s theaters.  

Small Group Schedule M, T, Th: 

 

Groups may last anywhere from 10-20 minutes.  

 

9:40         Cordae, Jackson, Estrella, Napoleon, Ellie J

 

10:00 Jonathan, Sophie, Maylin, Emily, Link

 

10:20 Jameson, Kayden, Libby, Ellie M

 

10:40 Archer, Kade, Victoria, JR, Winn

 

 

*No Small Groups on Wednesday or Friday.

Afternoon

Whole Group

 

M-F 1:00 -1:20 -  Math Lesson 

 

1:30-2:00 -   Office Hours-pop on to the Meet link if you have any questions or would like me to work with your child 1-1.