Week of September 24- 28, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for September 24- 28, 2018

            In Reading, we will continue with our story, “Pig in a Wig.”  As a class, we will be discussing who helps animals.  We will also be working on identifying the plot of a story with key details.  The key sight words for this story are: up, take, she and what.  Our test on this story will be early next week. 

            Our focus phonics skills for this week are short I and consonant –x.  Our spelling words are: six, lip, in, wig, it, did, mix, sit, pin, and fix.  Our challenge words are, “she” and “take.”  Our spelling test on these words will be early next week. 

            In Math, we are learning how to create, organize and represent mathematical ideas!  We are focusing on identifying numbers using a ten frame or tally marks.  We are also identifying if numbers are even or odd and placing numbers on a number line! 

            Last week, I sent home our first Scholastic Book order!  If you are still interested in ordering, 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 will be due on Friday, September 28^th. 

            As the month of September comes to a close, I will be collecting your students AR papers for September.  Each student is encouraged to read 15 books each month to practice our literacy and phonics skills!  Students who read 15 books will receive a prize for that month!  If your child should complete the AR paper before the end of the month, I will provide them with another log!  I will collect September AR logs on Monday, October 1^st. 

As a class, we love to read and listen to stories!  It is very important that kids hear fluent reading and apply comprehension strategies.  One way we can practice these skills is by having guest readers come into our classroom!  If any parent/ grandparent/ guardian would like to come into our classroom as a guest reader, please let me know by writing me a note, email or Class Dojo message!

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (9/24) – Day 10- Gym

Tuesday (9/25) – Day 1- Music

Wednesday (9/26)- Day 2- Computers

Thursday (9/27)- Day 3- Art

Friday (9/28)- Day 4- Library

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!   

Week of September 17-21, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for September 17- 21, 2018

            In Reading, we will begin our new story, “Pig in a Wig.”  Throughout this story, we will discuss who helps animals.  We will also be discussing the plot of a story and identifying the key details. 

In Math, we are continuing to discuss ways we can organize and represent information about our new class through graphing.  Next, we will begin to dive into number sense and identifying even and odd numbers while using a number line.

This past week our class celebrated our first bingo on our 100s chart for TEAMWORK!  We were so excited to receive so many complements and work together as a team to reach this goal!  Great job, First Grade! J

Later this week, I will be sending home our first Scholastic Book order form.  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 will be due on Friday, September 28^th. 

As a class, we love to read and listen to stories!  It is very important that kids hear fluent reading and apply comprehension strategies.  One way we can practice these skills is by having guest readers come into our classroom!  If any parent/ grandparent/ guardian would like to come into our classroom as a guest reader, please let me know by writing me a note, email or Class Dojo message!

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (9/17) – Day 5- Gym

Tuesday (9/18) – Day 6- Music

Wednesday (9/19)- Day 7- Computers

Thursday (9/20)- Day 8- Art

Friday (9/21)- Day 9- Keyboarding  *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!   

Week of September 10-14, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for September 10-14, 2018

          As a class, we are continuing to build a sense of community in our classroom and working as a team!  We continue to practice our classroom routines and following the S.P.AR.T.Y way!  Students have been working very hard earning their Class Dojo points and we are so close to a bingo on our hundreds chart for teamwork! 

In Reading, we are continuing to discuss what pets need in our first story, “Sam, Come Back!”  We are also working on identifying the characters and setting of our story!  Our key sight words are: my, come, way, on, in.  Our test for this story will be on Friday, September 14^th. 

Our spelling words for this story are: at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack.  Our challenge words are: “way” and “come.”  The phonics focus skills are the short a sound and consonant pattern –ck.  Our test for this set of spelling words will be on Friday, September 14^th. 

In Math, we are beginning Unit 1: Number Sense.  Currently, we are discussing ways we can organize and represent information about our new class! 

Our schedule for this coming week includes:

Monday (9/10)- Day 10- Gym 

Tuesday (9/11)- Day 1- Music

Wednesday (9/12)- Day 2- Computers

Thursday (9/13)- Day 3- Art

Friday (9/14)- Day 4 Library  

** NSE Picture Day!  Remember to SMILE! J

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!   

Week of September 3-7, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for September 3-7, 2018

          The 2018-2019 school year is off to a great start!  This past week, we have been focusing on building a sense of community in our classroom and working as a team!  As a class, we have been practicing daily classroom routines and learning/ reviewing our classroom and school rules!  Our class has been working very hard earing Class Dojo points and working together to cross numbers off our 100’s chart!  If you need another Class Dojo parent/guardian code, please write me a note and I would be happy to send one home with your child! 

          In Reading, we are beginning our first story, “Sam, Come Back!”  Throughout this story, we will discuss what pets need.  Our key sight words are: my, come, way, on, in. We are also continuing to build our stamina for both reading and writing!

          Our spelling words for this story are: at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack.  Our challenge words are: “way” and “come.”  The phonics focus skills are the short a sound and consonant pattern –ck.  Students will now begin to keep a notebook that has their spelling words for a reference in their B.E.E folder. 

         

Our schedule for this coming week includes:

Monday (9/3)- No School!  Happy Labor Day! 

Tuesday (9/4)- Day 6- Music

Wednesday (9/5)- Day 7- Computers

Thursday (9/6)- Day 8- Art

Friday (9/7)- Day 9 Keyboarding

** Monday(9/10)- Day 10- Gym

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!