May 13-17, 2019

Our field trip to the Thinkery was a success!  The kiddos had so much fun. It was awesome to get to see all of the creative ideas they came up with while there. Thank you again to all of our parent volunteers! You rock!

Reader bags will no longer be coming home. I will have to inventory all of the levelled books that were sent home. In order to do this, I will not be able to send any more out. Homework for the remainder of the year will be reading on Raz-Kids and Dreambox.

End of the Year Awards & Talent Show-

We will have our end of the year Awards and a talent show at our end of the year party on May 23 from 8:00-8:45. If there is a conflict with a sibling’s party, please let me know, and I’m sure we can work something out.

Please talk with your child about what talent they want to perform.  This could be a dance, sing a song, tell a few appropriate jokes, or a magic trick. This will need to be practiced at home as we are still finishing up our last academic units.

This week…

Monday (5/13):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework- Raz-Kids & Dreambox

                      STAAR testing- No Visitors  

Tuesday (5/14): Tuesday folders come home

                      STAAR testing- No Visitors  

Wednesday (5/15): STAAR testing- No Visitors  

Thursday (5/16):

Friday (5/17):

This week in Reading Workshop…

We will continue perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting fiction books. We will use these fiction books to practice all of the comprehension strategies we have learned over the course of the year.

This week in Writing Workshop…

We will continue perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting small moment stories. Students will also have the option to write fiction stories with a beginning, middle and end. We will use these small moment and fiction stories to practice all of the writing strategies we have learned over the course of the year, as well as the writing process.

This week in Math Workshop…

We will be revisiting place value for the last time this year. In this unit, we will explore numbers up to 120.

This week in Science…

We will continue learning about plants. We will learn about what plants need to grow, the plant life cycle, and the parts of a plant.

This week in Social Studies…

We will continue thinking about the inventions we learned about. We will think about how they have changed over time, and how our lives have been impacted by them.

Our Life Skill of the week is Following Expectations!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

May 6-10, 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to join us for KnOWLedge Night this past Wednesday. It was so fun to see the kiddos show off their hard work!

Our Thinkery field trip will be this Thursday, May 9 from 11:30-1:00. We will leave school around 10:30. We will leave at 1:00 to come back to school.  Here are some reminders:

1.    Please pack your child a lunch on this day.  We will not eat in the cafeteria. We will eat in the classroom.

2.  Please make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes.

3.  Please have your child wear a caraway shirt if they have one.

4.  Please talk with your child beforehand about the importance of good behavior & safe choices while on the field trip.

We have filled all of the chaperone spots for our field trip to the Thinkery. Thank you to those of you who volunteered! If you still want to join us, you are welcome to meet us there around 11:15, but you will need to pay the adult admission fee.

This week…

Monday (5/6):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework- 15 minutes of Reading & Dreambox

Tuesday (5/7): Library- All Library books are due tomorrow.   

   Tuesday folders come home     

Wednesday (5/8):

Thursday (5/9): Field Trip to Thinkery.  Please see reminders above.

Friday (5/10):

This week in Reading Workshop…

We will continue perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting fiction books. We will use these fiction books to practice all of the comprehension strategies we have learned over the course of the year.

This week in Writing Workshop…

We will begin perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting small moment stories. Students will also have the option to write fiction stories with a beginning, middle and end. We will use these small moment and fiction stories to practice all of the writing strategies we have learned over the course of the year, as well as the writing process.

This week in Math Workshop…

We will be learning about money. In 1^st Grade, students have to know the name of the coin and it’s value.  They do not have to know how to count money until 2^nd Grade.

This week in Science…

We will begin learning about plants. We will learn about the parts of a seed, what plants need to grow and the plant life cycle.

This week in Social Studies…

We will wrap up our unit on inventors.  We will begin thinking about the inventions we learned about. We will think about how they have changed over time, and how our lives have been impacted by them.

Our Life Skill of the week is Being Proactive!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

April 29-May 3, 2019

Please join us this Wednesday night at KnOWLedge Night from 5:30-7:00 pm.  The kiddos are excited to show off their hard work!  The book fair will be open late, the art teachers will have activities in the cafeteria, and there will be a pet adoption as well.

This is an optional, come-and-go event.

Field Day was a huge success!  The kiddos had such a great time working as a team to complete all of the activities on their passport.  If you see one of our coaches, please shake their hand and tell them what a wonderful job they did in getting field day together for the kiddos.

We have filled all of the chaperone spots for our field trip to the Thinkery on May 9. Thank you to those of you who volunteered! If you still want to join us, you are welcome to meet us there, but you will need to pay the adult admission fee.

If you still have not turned in your child’s permission slip, please do so by May 6^th.

This week…

Monday (4/29):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework- RAZ kids & Dreambox

Tuesday (4/30): Library- Book Fair! 

   Tuesday folders come home

   Reader Bags come home         

Wednesday (5/1): KnOWLedge Night 5:30-7:00

Thursday (5/2):

Friday (5/3):

This week in Reading Workshop…

We will begin perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting fiction books. We will use these fiction books to practice all of the comprehension strategies we have learned over the course of the year.

This week in Writing Workshop…

We will begin perfecting our craft.  In this unit we will be revisiting small moment stories. Students will also have the option to write fiction stories with a beginning, middle and end. We will use these small moment and fiction stories to practice all of the writing strategies we have learned over the course of the year, as well as the writing process.

This week in Math Workshop…

We will begin learning about time to the half hour.

This week in Science…

We will wrap up our unit on animals.

This week in Social Studies…

We will learn about different inventors and how they have shaped our community today.

Our Life Skill of the week is Putting First Things First!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Apr. 29-May 3- Book Fair

May 1- KnOWLedge Night 5:30-7:00

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

April 22-26, 2019

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We spent the weekend with my family. It was so fun watching all of the kiddos hunt Easter eggs.

This Wednesday, we will be welcoming our baby chicks into our classroom! Your child is welcome to come to school on Wednesday, April 24^th dressed like a Farmer for 1^st Grade’s annual Chick Fest! Students do not have to participate if they do not want to.

We have filled all of the chaperone spots for our field trip to the Thinkery on May 9. Thank you to those of you who volunteered! If you still want to join us, you are welcome to meet us there, but you will need to pay the adult admission fee.

If you still have not turned in your child’s permission slip, please do so by May 6^th.

This week…

Monday (4/22):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework bags come home

Tuesday (4/23): Library Lesson Only! 

   Tuesday folders come home     

Wednesday (4/24): Hatch Day!  Chick Fest!  Dress like a farmer!

Thursday (4/25):

Friday (4/26):

This week in Reading & Writing Workshop…

We will begin wrapping up our unit on Research. In this unit, the students will use what we learned about research to complete a self-chosen research project. The students will choose a topic, ask questions, develop a research plan, and read different nonfiction texts to find the answers to their questions. In 1^st Grade, this is not expected to be done independently, but with adult assistance. We will also be reading and learning about the chicks and chickens!

This week in Math Workshop…

We will begin wrapping up our unit on equality & inequality. This week, we will begin learning to use symbols (>,<,=) to compare and contrast numbers to 99. We will also continue using strategies in problem solving. We will focus on subtraction problems that ask the questions “how much greater” and “how much less”.

This week in Science…

We will continue researching to learn more about chicks and chickens so that we will be able to properly take care of them when they hatch.  We have been learning about what chickens need to live.  We will be making chicken coops in our classroom at the end of this week!

This week in Social Studies…

We will think about different jobs in our community that produce goods and/or provide services, and begin thinking about earning and saving money.

Our Life Skill of the week is Initiative!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Apr. 24- Hatch Day! Chick Fest! Dress like a Farmer!

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 3- Book Fair

May 2- KnOWLedge Night (more info to come soon!)

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

April 15-19, 2019

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We spent the weekend getting Gracie ready for prom! She looked gorgeous!

We have filled all of the chaperone spots for our field trip to the Thinkery. Thank you to those of you who volunteered! If you still want to join us, you are welcome to meet us there, but you will need to pay the adult admission fee.

This week…

Monday (4/15):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework bags come home

Tuesday (4/16): Library Check out!  Please send books back with your child!

   Tuesday folders come home     

Wednesday (4/17):

Thursday (4/18):

Friday (4/19): No School

This week in Reading & Writing Workshop…

We will continue digging deeper into research. In this unit, the students will use what we learned about research to complete a self-chosen research project. The students will choose a topic, ask questions, develop a research plan, and read different nonfiction texts to find the answers to their questions. In 1^st Grade, this is not expected to be done independently, but with adult assistance. We will also be reading and learning about the chicks and chickens!

This week in Math Workshop…

We will continue thinking about equality & inequality. This week, we will begin learning to use symbols (>,<,=) to compare and contrast numbers to 99. We will also continue using strategies in problem solving. We will focus on subtraction problems that ask the questions “how much greater” and “how much less”.

This week in Science…

We will continue researching to learn more about chicks and chickens so that we will be able to properly take care of them when they hatch.

This week in Social Studies…

We will think about different jobs in our community that produce goods and/or provide services, and begin thinking about earning and saving money.

Our Life Skill of the week is Flexibility!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 3- Book Fair

May 2- KnOWLedge Night (more info to come soon!)

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

April 8-12, 2019

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend despite the rain. I spent the weekend with my family. It was nice to get to see everyone.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be STAAR testing days. We are asking parents not to visit campus on these 2 days. Thank you!

We had a tragedy today when we were candling an egg. The part of the incubator that keeps the eggs from rolling around got caught on the lid as I was trying to put the egg back in, and an egg fell to the floor and cracked! I feel so horrible, but we talked about how we are going to look at the positive side and be happy that we still have 8 eggs incubating!

We will have our spring field trip to the Thinkery on May 9, 2019.  We will need 4 parent chaperones in order to comply with the Thinkery’s adult to student ratio. There is still 1 spot available!  Please email me if you are able and willing to attend.  I will send out information to the chaperones once all spots are filled.

This week…

Monday (4/8):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework bags come home

Tuesday (4/9): STAAR testing- No visitors on Campus 

                            No Library this week.

   Tuesday folders come home     

Wednesday (4/10): STAAR testing- No visitors on Campus 

Thursday (4/11):

Friday (4/12):

This week in Reading & Writing Workshop…

We will continue digging deeper into research. In this unit, the students will use what we learned about research to complete a self-chosen research project. The students will choose a topic, ask questions, develop a research plan, and read different nonfiction texts to find the answers to their questions. In 1^st Grade, this is not expected to be done independently, but with adult assistance. We will also be reading and learning about the chicks and chickens!

This week in Math Workshop…

We will be revisiting equality & inequality before learning to use symbols (>,<,=) to compare and contrast numbers to 99. We will also continue using strategies in problem solving. We will focus on subtraction problems that ask the questions “how much greater” and “how much less”.

This week in Science…

We will continue researching to learn more about chicks and chickens so that we will be able to properly take care of them when they hatch.

This week in Social Studies…

We will think about different jobs in our community that produce goods and/or provide services, and begin thinking about earning and saving money.

Our Life Skill of the week is Effort!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Apr. 9 & 10- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 2- Book Fair

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party

April 1-5, 2019

I wanted to send out a huge thank you for all of the wonderful Teacher Appreciation gifts I received throughout the week! I am so grateful to have your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

It was so fun to see so many of my students at Family Fit & Fun night. There was so much to do! Maggie had a blast in the ambulance!

We will have our spring field trip to the Thinkery on May 9, 2019.  We will need 4 parent chaperones in order to comply with the Thinkery’s adult to student ratio. There is still 1 spot available!  Please email me if you are able and willing to attend.  I will send out information to the chaperones once all spots are filled.

This week…

Monday (4/1):  Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                     Homework bags come home

Tuesday (4/2):  Library- Check out only! Please help your child remember to return their books!

     Tuesday folders come home           

Wednesday (4/3):

Thursday (4/4): Guidance Lesson with Ms. Amiri

Friday (4/5):

This week in Reading & Writing Workshop…

We will begin digging deeper into research. In this unit, the students will use what we learned about research to complete a self-chosen research project. The students will choose a topic, ask questions, develop a research plan, and read different nonfiction texts to find the answers to their questions. In 1^st Grade, this is not expected to be done independently, but with adult assistance. We will also be reading and learning about the chicks and chickens!

This week in Math Workshop…

We will be revisiting equality & inequality before learning to use symbols (>,<,=) to compare and contrast numbers to 99. We will also continue using strategies in problem solving. We will focus on subtraction problems that ask the questions “how much greater” and “how much less”.

This week in Science…

We will continue learning about the characteristics of a bird, their body parts, life cycle and how they depend on their environment around them to survive.

This week in Social Studies…

We will think about different jobs in our community that produce goods and/or provide services, and begin thinking about earning and saving money.

Our Life Skill of the week is Sense of Humor!

That’s all for now! Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Apr. 9- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 2- Book Fair

May 9- Field Trip to the Thinkery

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors on Campus

May 23- Last Day of School/End of the Year Party