Friday, September 22, 2017

Weekly Update for September 25th

Reminders:

·      Thank you for taking the time to read our weekly blog. I LOVE blogging each week and always look forward to the next post.  I can’t express how important is it for your effort and time to see what your child is up to. We work so hard and are happy you can be a part of our first grade year by staying in the loop!

·      Check your child’s homework notebook on Monday for important Marshall Gallop information! Start collecting those donations A.S.A.P!

·      Parent teacher conferences are just around the corner.  Take the time to use the link below to sign up for a conference time slot. The website is user friendly and will send reminders 2 days prior to help remind you of our appointment.  I love using this digital system.  Conferences will be guided by our progress reports and standards reports.  It is a first come first serve basis so sign up and QUICK!


·      THANK YOU Daisuke and Destiny for the yummy snacks!  Next week we Elaina and Ennen wrapping up the month with snacks.  Again, please send in a total of 48 individually wrapped snacks for your two assigned days.    

·      HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK: Thank you for your sign offs and signatures as you complete parts of the homework.  As usual, one page of the math packet, a one-minute fluency passage with comprehension questions and writing their 10 spelling words AND sentences need to be completed nightly or done by Friday for checking.

·      Need help with math homework!? Use the following link and click on Module 1 to find helpful resources.

·      Collecting all BOX TOPS! Cut out on grocery items, collect and send them on in! PTO usually does a class party for the class who collects the most Box Tops.  The funding is very beneficial as it all adds up. We are able to purchase items for the classes and school with Box Top funding.

·      Wear your Marshall gear every Friday!

·      September will be a month of focusing on EFFORT, and by this I mean using your energies and excitements to make the most out of each and every day.  Effort can be applied through eye contact, posture, neat work and participation.  We will also be making an effort to show kindness, helpful actions and positive words.  I have seen a great effort already, check class dojo to see daily points!  I look forward to awarding our next friend with this certificate very soon!


Save the Dates:
·      Friday, September 22nd- Mustang Gallop Kick-Off assembly! Start collecting those donations for our annual fundraiser.  This year’s theme….. SPACE! I am thinking Ms. Reger’s Martians?
·      Wednesday, October 4th- Walk to School day! Meet us at the dirt parking lot behind the Thorpe softball fields so we can walk to school together.
·      Wednesday, October 4th- PTO, I am looking for a parent to attend with me to represent our first graders. Let me know if it is YOU!
·      Friday, October 6th- MUSTANG GALLOP!
·      Thursday- Friday, October 12th-13th- NO SCHOOL


Next Week:
Language Arts
We will be reading a Magic Treehouse chapter book a loud as a class. If your child would like their own copy to follow along with you may order and send it in on Tuesday.  I will be projecting the book on the board and reading to them most of the time but know some would love to follow along with a book of their own.  Amazon seems to be reasonable and fast shipping; you may use the following link.  https://www.amazon.com/Mummies-Morning-Magic-Tree-House/dp/0679824243  We are starting off a new unit of study, Ancient Egypt! How exciting! To get the most info in we are using our literature time over the next couple of weeks to read about the Egyptian adventures of Jack and Annie.  Next week we will start our literature study with chapters 1-4. HOW FUN! 

Math
We have covered various strategies for addition facts within 10.  We have worked with picture and number sentence forms, counting on, and doubles memorization.  This next week we will be using number lines to help us add.  The number lines are helpful and such a useful strategy at this age. I will send one home in their homework folders on Monday for you to keep at home!

Science
We will have a CORN DAY on Tuesday as we are learning about the crops and farming techniques of the Mesopotamians.  Ms. Onse has planned a wonderful lesson guided by the uses and importance of corn.  Ms. Shaw will continue with wheat and a plant wrap up.  She is planning on starting the mummification process very soon!

Social Studies
Welcome to the studies of Egypt.  The students will start their pocket books and read about the people and importance of the Nile. This will be such a fun unit full of interesting facts about such an interesting civilization. I look forward to their discoveries.  Egypt is such a large unit that we are able to cover information during our literature, science AND social studies time! 

-Ms. Reger

1 comment:

  1. Thank you Ms.Reger! We appreciate how exciting you are making learning for Alex.

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