Upcoming Events for December 12th-16th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: We will work on summarizing narrative stories. Students will practice this skill aided by a graphic organizer. They will give an oral summary to a partner. 
• Writing: We will write fictional stories about a snowy day. We are working on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. I encourage students to be fearless spellers. This means they sound out unknown words or look to the Word Wall for assistance. 
• Math: We will complete our unit on place value. Students should be able to look at groups of tens and ones and determine the number. We will be adding tens and ones.  
• Social Studies:We will learn about different holidays including Hanukkah, Ramadan, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. 

• Character:  Using the Wheel of Choice to help find solutions

1.) Math Place Value Worksheet

2.) Expand the Sentences Writing sheet

3.) Practice sight words

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages (any of Unit 4 that have not been completed)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Mega Math has also been added to the Math websites. Mega Math offers games that are organized by different math skills.

Tumble Books has been added to the Reading websites. The students LOVE this website. Simply click on the e-book link. 

Classroom News

• 1st Grade Field Trip to Radford University Basketball game, December 8th **We will leave promptly at 9:30 AM. Please make sure your child is at school on time!
• Holiday Sing A Long, December 15th at 2:40 (Families are invited to join us!)

AES News

• Holiday Shoppe, December 5-9
• Rise and Shine and READ, December 9th (8:00AM)

• Early Release, December 16th (Car riders 1:05, buses 1:15)
• Winter Break, December 19-January 4 (Students return January 5th)

Have a WONDERFUL holiday with your family!

Upcoming Events for December 5th-9th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: We will work on summarizing narrative stories. Students will practice this skill aided by a graphic organizer. They will give an oral summary to a partner. 
• Writing: We will write fictional stories about a snowy day. We are working on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. I encourage students to be fearless spellers. This means they sound out unknown words or look to the Word Wall for assistance. 
• Math: We will continue learning about place value. Students should be able to look at groups of tens and ones and determine the number. We will be adding tens and ones.  
• Social Studies:We will continue our unit on past, present, and future. On December 9th we will have pioneer day where students rotate around to each class to learn something about the past.  

As part of our Social Studies Unit first grade students are learning the concept of past, present, and future time. On Monday, December 5th students will begin making a timeline of their life.

• Please send a baby picture of your first grader that you don’t mind being used on the timeline by Monday, December 5th.

On Friday, December 9th, we will enjoy a day of pretending. First grade students will pretend to be back in the 1800s. We will dress like the “Pioneers” in the past. Girls may dress like characters in the Little House books by dressing in a long skirt/dress, bonnets, and aprons. The boys could dress like Daniel Boone or wear bib-overalls, jeans and white shirts or flannel shirts. Boys can also wear bandannas, straw hats, or cowboy hats. Students will rotate to each first grade classroom and “go back in the past” with a variety of activities.

The students will also engage in bartering or trading  on Friday, December 9th. This is optional (but always an activity the students enjoy). Students are asked to bring 5 things to school that they do not wish to have back. It can be small toys, stickers, pieces of candy, etc. Then they will be given time to barter with each other. We will read Ox Cart Man and Boom Town to help students understand what it means to barter/trade for goods.

• Character:  Using the Wheel of Choice to help find solutions

1.) Holiday Creative Writing

2.) Math Addition Color By Code

3.) Practice spelling words

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages 117-124

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Mega Math has also been added to the Math websites. Mega Math offers games that are organized by different math skills.

Tumble Books has been added to the Reading websites. The students LOVE this website. Simply click on the e-book link. 

Classroom News

• 1st Grade Field Trip to Radford University Basketball game, December 8th **We will leave promptly at 9:30 AM. Please make sure your child is at school on time!
• Holiday Sing A Long, December 15th at 2:40 (Families are invited to join us!)

AES News

• Holiday Shoppe, December 5-9
• Rise and Shine and READ, December 9th (8:00AM)

• Early Release, December 6th (Car riders 1:05, buses 1:15)
• Winter Break, December 19-January 4 (Students return January 5th)

Upcoming Events for November 21-22nd

Learning Objectives

• Reading: We will be reading fictional stories and identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot, problem, solution). We will also read nonfiction texts to learn about the first Thanksgiving. 
• Writing: We will write fictional stories about how to stuff a turkey.  We are working on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. I encourage students to be fearless spellers. This means they sound out unknown words or look to the Word Wall for assistance. 
• Math: We will continue discussing place value. Students will learn about tens and ones within numbers, how to add ten, and how teen numbers are made up of 1 ten and extra ones.  
• Social Studies: Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving. 
• Character:  Anti-Bullying lessons

NO HOMEWORK!!! Enjoy the time with your families!

Learning Websites:

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Mega Math has also been added to the Math websites. Mega Math offers games that are organized by different math skills.

Tumble Books has been added to the Reading websites. The students LOVE this website. Simply click on the e-book link. 

Classroom News

All of the students' storm shelters were successful! They withstood hail (jumbo marshmallows), rain (spray bottle), and wind (hair dryer).

The students showed a lot of creativity with their designs. They also utilized good teamwork.

Thanks for sending in supplies!

AES News

• 3rd and 4th Grade Music Program, Nov. 17th @ 6:30PM
• 1st Grade Field Trip to Radford University Basketball game, December 8th 

• Thanksgiving Break, November 23-25
• Early Release, December 6th (Car riders 1:05, buses 1:15)

Upcoming Events for November 14th-18th

Here’s a Sneak Peek at Next Week:

Learning Objectives

• Reading: We will be reading fictional stories and identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot, problem, solution).
• Writing: We will research facts about turkey and engage in informational writing about turkeys.  We are working on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. I encourage students to be fearless spellers. This means they sound out unknown words or look to the Word Wall for assistance. 
• Math: We will continue discussing place value. Students will learn about tens and ones within numbers, how to add ten, and how teen numbers are made up of 1 ten and extra ones.  
• Science: Students will learn about matter. They will investigate to understand how common materials interact with water. Key concepts include how some liquids mix, things dissolve, and others separate. 
• Character:  Anti-Bullying lessons

1.) Math Homework: Complete "What Pilgrims Grew" Graphing Page and Thanksgiving themed story problems

2.) Turkey Disguise is due Wednesday, Nov. 16th (so we have time to share and write about our disguises in class)

3.) Have your child read the leveled books that are sent home (please return these the NEXT day because we need them for our reading group)

4.) Review sight words

-OPTIONAL: 

**Practice spelling words sent home with the Word Study menu

Learning Websites:

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Mega Math has also been added to the Math websites. Mega Math offers games that are organized by different math skills.

Tumble Books has been added to the Reading websites. The students LOVE this website. Simply click on the e-book link. 

Classroom News

Next week the students will engage in a STEM challenge. Here is the problem:

The Townspeople of Chewandswallow 
Need Your Help!

You have been designated to help the residents 
of Chew and Swallow by inventing a shelter to 
keep them safe from the impending hurricane. It must be able to survive the storm for 
one minute and keep its occupant safe.

We are collecting the following building materials:

cardboard, foil, saran-wrap, toilet paper rolls, 

paper towels rolls

AES News

• 3rd and 4th Grade Music Program, Nov. 17th @ 6:30PM

• No School (Teacher Workday), November 8th
• Interims (Progress Reports) Go Home, November 11th
• Early Release, November 15th (1:05 car rider bell, 1:15 buses load)
• Thanksgiving Break, November 23-25