Families,
I wanted to update you with some important information as we move forward with our learning!
1. New assignments have been posted! These will have a due date which will be each Friday by 3:00pm. We are also now asking that you submit their work right on Google Classroom or take a picture of it and submit it through Class Dojo!
2. Each week, we will be presenting one new skill per week until the end of our school year! There will be assignments on the new material, as well as, some review!
3. Office hours are through Google Meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:00pm. I will be here to answer any questions you have regrading the content on Google Classroom or to just say hi and to check-in with your student! You can access my Google Meet link through the NS website on the COVID-19 pop up box, click "NSE Teacher Classroom Information" and click First Grade!
4. If you have a question regarding technology, here is a link with FAQs and troubleshooting tips! These tips include pictures of what your screen looks like and where to click!
https://sites.google.com/gapps.northschuylkill.net/nsstudenthelpcenter/home
5. For days that the weather is not the best, or for days that your kiddo may need some extra movement, gonoodle.com is a great resource!
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached through Class Dojo message, email or office hours! Stay safe!- Miss Schuster
Miss Schuster's Blog
Monday, April 20, 2020
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Classlink and GAPPS account information
Hi Families,
It was so nice to talk with you both yesterday and today to set up our materials moving forward! I just wanted to pass along some helpful information regarding logging into Google Classroom! As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Stay safe and healthy! - Miss Schuster
To log into Classlink:
Username is their ID number
Password: nse##### (ID number)
If you are asked to enter their gapps account:
Username: #####(ID number)@gapps.northschuylkill.net
Password: nse#####(ID number)
It was so nice to talk with you both yesterday and today to set up our materials moving forward! I just wanted to pass along some helpful information regarding logging into Google Classroom! As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Stay safe and healthy! - Miss Schuster
To log into Classlink:
Username is their ID number
Password: nse##### (ID number)
If you are asked to enter their gapps account:
Username: #####(ID number)@gapps.northschuylkill.net
Password: nse#####(ID number)
Monday, March 9, 2020
Week of March 6-13, 2020
Weekly Newsletter for March 9-13,
2020
In
Reading, we will continue with our story, “Life in the Forest.” We are learning about how plant and animal
communities are important to each other.
We are also revisiting the skill of Authors Purpose. Our high frequency words for “Life in the
Forest” will be: grow, food, around, find, water and under. Our test on “Life in the Forest” will be Thursday,
March 12th.
Our focus phonics skills for this
story are Long U and inflected ending –ed.
Our spelling words are huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute,
rude, and mule. Our challenge words are
“water” and “under.” Our spelling test
will also be Thursday, March 12th.
In Math, we will continue to work
with 3D shapes! We will also dive into
the beginning of fractions. We will work
on breaking our shapes into equal and unequal parts! Our test on Unit 5 will be early next
week.
Attached
you will find our March Scholastic Book order forms! You may order online using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in your book
order with a check (Scholastic INC.).
All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday,
March 18th.
In
your child’s Friday Folder, I sent home a paper outlining our PTO’s basket
raffle. The event will be held on April
25th and April 26th.
Each classroom has selected a theme to donate towards the basket
raffle. This year, our theme will be Gift Cards Galore!
There are two ways
you can participate in our class basket:
1. You may purchase a gift card on your own and send
it to school with your child in their BEE folder.
2. You may send in a monetary donation in an envelope
in your child’s BEE folder and I will purchase the gift card for you!
*Please note, any
size gift card/ money donation would be greatly appreciated!
*If you are
interested in participating in the PTO basket raffle, all gift cards and money
must be turned in by Thursday, April 9th.
Our schedule this upcoming week:
Monday (3/9)- Day 8- Music
Tuesday (3/10)- Day 1- Art
Wednesday (3/11)- Day 2- Computers
Thursday (3/12)- Day 3- Gym
Friday (3/13)- Day 4- Music
As always, if you have any questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached by
phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message!
Monday, March 2, 2020
Week of March 2- 6, 2020
Weekly Newsletter for March 2-6,
2020
This week, we will begin our new
story, “Life in the Forest.” We will
learn about how plant and animal communities are important to each other. We will also revisit the skill of Authors
Purpose. Our high frequency words for “Life
in the Forest” will be: grow, food, around, find, water and under.
Our focus phonics skills for this
story are Long U and inflected ending –ed.
Our spelling words are huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute,
rude, and mule. Our challenge words are “water”
and “under.”
In Math, we will discuss how some
shapes can help create new shapes! We will also begin to dive into 3D
shapes! Listen for key vocabulary terms
such as: face, edge, and vertex.
March 2nd through March 6th
is Newspaper in Education Week! Read at
Home Challenge papers were sent home on Friday in your child’s Friday
Folder! If you are interested in
participating, please return the completed paper by Monday, March 9th! To go along with Newspaper in Education
week, I have submitted an “ad” to the Republican & Herald. This ad will be placed in the classified
section of the newspaper sometime this week! J
Our schedule this upcoming week:
Monday (3/2)- Day 3- Gym
Tuesday (3/3)- Day 4- Music
Wednesday (3/4)- Day 5- Art
Thursday (3/5)- Day 6- Library
Friday (3/6)- Day 7- Gym *Dress as your hero day!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do
not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by
Class Dojo message!
Monday, February 24, 2020
Week of February 24- 28, 2020
Weekly Newsletter for February
24- 28, 2020
Our Reading test on “The Big Circle”
will be on Thursday, February 27th. Our high frequency words are: down, there,
inside, together, and now.
Our
focus phonics skills for this story are the long O sound and contractions. Our spelling words are home, hope, rose,
woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode and stone.
Our challenge words are: “there” and “together.” The test on these words will be on Thursday,
February 27th.
We
will begin Unit 5 today in Math!
Throughout this unit, we will explore 2D and 3D shapes, learn shape
vocabulary and begin fractions!
Our
February Reading Logs will be collected on Friday, February 29th! A friendly reminder that our decodable books
and highlighted stories make great stories to put on your child’s reading
log! These stories are practiced in
class and also reinforce our phonics skills!
If your child reads the story 2 times, please place the title on the
log! J
Our schedule this upcoming week:
Monday (2/24)- Day 6- Library
Tuesday (2/25)- Day 7- Gym
Wednesday (2/26)- Day 8- Music
Thursday (2/27)- Day 1- Art
Friday (2/28)- Day 2- Computers
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do
not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by
Class Dojo message!
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Week of February 17-21, 2020
Weekly Newsletter for February
17-21, 2020
This week, we will continue to discuss
how animal communities work together to survive through our story, “The Big
Circle.” We will also continue work on
the sequence of the story! Our high
frequency words are: down, there, inside, together, and now.
Our
focus phonics skills for this story are the long O sound and contractions. Our spelling words are home, hope, rose,
woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode and stone.
Our challenge words are: “there” and “together.”
In
Math, our Unit 4 test will be tomorrow, February 19th. Next, we will begin learning about 2D and 3D
shapes in Unit 5! Please continue to
practice addition facts with your child!
These flash cards can be found in their BEE folder! J
Our schedule this upcoming week:
Monday (2/17)- Happy President’s
Day! No School for Students!
Tuesday (2/18)- Day 2-
Computers
Wednesday (2/19)- Day 3-
Gym
Thursday (2/20)- Day 4-
Music
Friday (2/21)- Day 5- Art- Spartan
Dress Down Day for a $1 donation!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do
not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by
Class Dojo message!
Monday, February 10, 2020
Week of February 10-14, 2020
Weekly Newsletter for February
10-14, 2020
In Reading, we will
begin our new story “The Big Circle.” We
will discuss how animal communities will work together to survive. We will also discuss the sequence of a story! Our high frequency words are: down, there,
inside, together, and now.
Our
focus phonics skills for this story are the long O sound and contractions. Our spelling words are home, hope, rose,
woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode and smile.
Our challenge words are: “there” and “together.”
In
Math, we will review representing a number using base-ten blocks, using a
number line to solve an addition or subtraction sentence, and identifying ten
more or ten less of the given number.
Our test for Unit 4 will be early next week!
Our
February Scholastic Book Order form was sent home last week! You may order
online using our class code: MJJ8J
or you may send in your book order with a check (Scholastic INC.). All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, February 12th.
On
Thursday, February 13th we will be having our Valentine’s Day
party! Students may bring in valentines/
treats for each student if you wish!
There are 19 students total in our class! A list of names of the students in our class
was sent home last week! J
Our schedule this upcoming week:
Monday (2/10)- Day 6- Library
Tuesday (2/11)- Day 7- Gym
Wednesday (2/12)- Day 8- Music
Thursday (2/13)- Day 1- Art *Valentine’s Day Party
Friday (2/14)- Act 80 Day- No School for Students!
**Monday (2/17)- President’s Day!- No
School for Students!
As always, if you have any questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me! I can be reached by
phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message!
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