Week 22

Save the Dates!  

• January 25th-January 29th- Owl at Home Week 

• February 4th- PTO meeting at 2:30 (Please join us!)

• Access the link here: http://www.mpsaz.org/wilson/parentpage/pto/

• February 10th- Picture Retake Day

• February 12th- Valentine’s Celebration, we will be doing something fun in room 6! 

A few notes:

• How amazing it has been to be back in the classroom! From our math manipulatives to Little Bear and our artist of the week, we are growing and learning. 

• Pictures and order forms were sent home on Monday, check your child’s green folder. 

• Your child will only need to bring in their devices on FRIDAY. Thanks! They are very heavy and take lots of room in backpacks. 

• Please have your child bring their charged devices every Friday. If they are plugged in prior to leaving for school they will have enough battery juice to last for our morning activities. Thanks!

• The students will continue to work from the papers sent home in the bags before break, please do not lose and send to school as well. THANK YOU! 

• What a nice time it has been meeting with you all this week. We had the opportunity to talk with all of our room 6 families this week. 

• I highly encourage you to purchase or rent Owl at Home for your child. The students who have books in hand while reading have enjoyed it very much. This is not required but if your child would like a copy of their own please use the link to order. These are classic books that never get old. Amazon is a great resource as books are as little as $4.95.  You may send them in with your child at any time prior to us reading them, they can safely stay in cubbies until it is time for them.

• Order Owl at Home Here: https://www.amazon.com/Owl-Home-Can-Read-Level/dp/0064440346/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Owl+at+Home&qid=1610054397&sr=8-1 

• For the month of January we will be working on the Core Value of ORGANIZATION! It is the perfect time of year to think about how and where we place things to make the days as efficient as possible. I am looking for students to place things back where they belong, take their time doing things slowly and neatly, and to have work spaces that allow to focus on the task at hand. 

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

We will be doing a room 6 book club as we read Owl at home. There will be activities and tasks before, during and after our chapters. The students have enjoyed reading a chapter book. Again, if you can, please provide a copy for your child, they love having their own books! 

MATH

We will continue to use base ten mats and blocks to add with regrouping.

SCIENCE 

Our weather unit will continue with clouds! 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We will continue with our maps unit, focusing specifically on world and state maps. 

Thank you families, 

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez 

Week 21

Save the Dates!  

• January 18th-NO SCHOOL 

• January 19th- Tuesday back to school for all!

• January 22nd- DEVICE FRIDAY! 

• January 19th-January 22nd-  Little Bear Week

• January 25th-January 29th- Owl at Home Week 

• February 4th- PTO meeting at 2:30 (Please join us!)

A few notes:

• Thank you families for being helpful and supportive during our online lessons. I know it is not ideal but we are doing the very best we can.  It is so nice to see students working hard on the other end of devices. Also, we are SO impressed with the organization that has taken place at home when using packets and school supplies. THANK YOU for everything you do to support your child! 

• Come Tuesday please be sure your child brings their school supplies, ziplock with all packets, and Little Bear book (if ordered). 

• Your child will only need to bring in their devices on FRIDAY. Thanks! They are very heavy and take lots of room in backpacks. 

• Please have your child bring their charged devices every Friday. If they are plugged in prior to leaving for school they will have enough battery juice to last for our morning activities. Thanks!

• The students will continue to work from the papers sent home in the bags before break, please do not lose and send to school as well. THANK YOU! 

• What a nice time it has been meeting with you all this week. We had the opportunity to talk with all of our room 6 families this week. 

• Owl at Home week is coming up… We are ready to jump into some small chapter books, WOOHOO! I have a copy I will be reading from to the class. In the past my students have loved to have their own copies to read from. This is not required but if your child would like a copy of their own please use the link to order. These are classic books that never get old. Amazon is a great resource as books are as little as $4.95.  You may send them in with your child at any time prior to us reading them, they can safely stay in cubbies until it is time for them.

• Order Owl at Home Here: https://www.amazon.com/Owl-Home-Can-Read-Level/dp/0064440346/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Owl+at+Home&qid=1610054397&sr=8-1 

• For the month of January we will be working on the Core Value of ORGANIZATION! It is the perfect time of year to think about how and where we place things to make the days as efficient as possible. I am looking for students to place things back where they belong, take their time doing things slowly and neatly, and to have work spaces that allow to focus on the task at hand. 

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

What fun snow has been! Next week we will start our first chapter book, Little Bear’s Friend.  Prior to reading we will learn about various parts of a chapter book including the table of contents.  Following each chapter the students will complete a think and respond and have a chance to journal about their own experiences that are similar to Little Bear’s. We cannot wait to hear the students read and follow along next week! 

MATH

Addition without regrouping and also starting addition with regrouping. We are so excited to start a new unit, using our understanding of place value to add some pretty large numbers. 

SCIENCE 

We will continue with weather and our planet following parent teacher conference week. 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We will start our maps unit, finally using those fun foldable lap books! 

Thank you families for reading! Have a wonderful 3 day weekend! 

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez  

Week 20

 Save the Dates!  

• January 4th- January 15th- Remote learning

• January 11th-January 15th- Parent Teacher Conferences 

• February 4th- PTO meeting at 2:30 (Please join us!)

• January 18th-NO SCHOOL 

• January 19th-January 22nd-  Little Bear Week

• January 25th-January 29th- Owl at Home Week 

A few notes:

• HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all have a fortunate 2021!

• Thank you for taking the time to read our class blog. This is the best way to get information about what is to come. Many questions can be answered here, I will often direct families here if they have questions. You support and time from home really makes such a difference! I appreciate YOU! 

• Just a reminder we will meet you at the purple button at your scheduled conference time. I look forward to reviewing report cards, work habits, and areas of improvement with you. 

• If you have not already done so, click the link below to sign up for a time that works best for you. Thank you. I can't wait to meet you at your child’s purple button and share all that I love about them! 

• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4BA9AF2AABF94-parent 

• Next week is an early release week, the students will be logged off at 1 PM for conferences. 

• Again, we  are SO happy to have Mrs. Rodriguez this semester. You will see her more often as she is starting to take on lessons with the students. Please review her letter below, there is so much to know about her! 

• Little Bear and Owl at Home week… We are ready to jump into some small chapter books, WOOHOO! I have a copy I will be from to the class. In the past my students have loved to have their own copies to read from. This is not required but if your child would like a copy of their own please use the link to order. There are classic books that never get old. Amazon is a great resource as book are a little as $4.95.  You may send them in with your child at any time prior to us reading them, they can safely stay in cubbies until it is time for them.

• Order Little Bear Here: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Bears-Friend-Read-Book/dp/0064440516/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Little+bear+and+friends&qid=1610054353&sr=8-1 

• Order Owl at Home Here: https://www.amazon.com/Owl-Home-Can-Read-Level/dp/0064440346/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Owl+at+Home&qid=1610054397&sr=8-1 

• For the month of January we will be working on the Core Value of ORGANIZATION! It is the perfect time of year to think about how and where we place things to make the days as efficient as possible. I am looking for students to place things back where they belong, take their time doing things slowly and neatly, and to have work spaces that allow to focus on the task at hand. 

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

We will continue with our snow stories. Mrs. Rodrigues will be covering various stories such as The Mitten and Snowflake Bentley while focusing on details that provide important information. I hope that we can make stronger connections with snow and how it is formed, living in the Valley of the Sun does not provide the real life connections that I’d hoped for! 

MATH

Addition without regrouping. We are so excited to start a new unit, using our understanding of place value to add some pretty large numbers. 

SCIENCE 

We will continue with weather and our planet following parent teacher conference week. 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We will start our maps unit following parent teacher conference week.

Before you go… get to know Mrs. Rodriguez! 

Hello everyone! This is Mrs. Rodriguez! I just wanted to pop in here and say hello and let you know that I am so excited to be a part of room 6 for the Spring semester! I cannot wait to learn and grow with your first grader, and I cannot wait to meet all of you! Until then, here is a little bit about myself. Stay safe!