December 8th- December 14th

Question of the week: How do animal communities work together to survive?

Language Arts Connection: Proper nouns and nouns. 

Writing: Writing contractions. Understanding comparing and contrasting two topics. Comparing and contrasting U.S. holidays with other countries

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Honey Bees" 

Math: Place Value: finding tens and ones in a number by writing and drawing

Social Studies: Holidays Around the World (how other countries celebrate in December)

Spelling/Phonic-  long /e/ words (e,ee words)

Ruby

1. he    2. see    3. we

4. me     5. she   6. be

7. tree       8. feet     9. week

10. green  *11. some  12. family

 Sentence: We see a green tree.

 Emerald

1. he    2. see    3. we

4. me     5. she   6. be

7. tree       8. feet     9. week

10. green  11. sweet 12. need

13. deep  14. teeth

*15. some 16. family

Sentence: A week of sweets made my teeth green.

Diamond

1. he    2. see    3. we

4. me     5. she   6. be

Sentence: She can see me.

November 18th- November 22nd

Question of the week: How do animal communities work together to survive?

Language Arts Connection: Proper nouns and special titles for people Contractions putting them together and understanding apostrophes. 

Writing: Writing contractions. Understanding sequencing in stories (first, next and last). Writing the steps to cook a turkey. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "The Big Circle" and discussing the sequence of events in the story.

Math: Measurement and Data-CCSS: 1.MD.4 Graphing and understanding graphs to answer questions 

Social Studies: History of the First Thanksgiving, giving thanks: what are you thankful for?

Spelling/Phonic- review beginning and ending blends, long /o/ words (o_e words), contractions

Ruby

1. home    2. hope     3. rose

 4.bone     5. rode   6. woke

7. those       8. hose      9. joke

10. stone  *11. there  12. together

Sentence: I rode home on my bike.

 Emerald

1. home    2. hope     3. rose

 4.bone     5. rode   6. woke

7. those       8. hose      9. joke

10. stone   11. broke 12. note

13. chrome  14. clone

*15. there 16. together

 Sentence: The dog broke a bone, no joke!

Diamond

1. home    2. hope     3. rose

 4.bone     5. rode   6. woke

November 11th-November 15th

Thank you to all the men and women who have or are still fighting for our country!! Happy Veterans Day :)

Question of the week: Who works together to make our community a nice place?

Language Arts Connection: Proper nouns and special titles for people

Writing: Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Finding proper nouns in sentences. Authors purpose in a story. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Who Works Here" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. We will also be discussing authors purpose in a story.

Math: Measurement and Data-CCSS: 1.MD.4 Graphing and understanding graphs to answer questions 

Spelling/Phonic- review beginning and ending blends, long /i/ words (i_e words)

Ruby

1. like     2. ride     3. time

4.bike     5. hide   6. smile

7. kite     8. dime      9. ice

10.white  *11. who  12. work

 Sentence:I like to ride my bike.

Emerald

1. like     2. ride     3. time

4.bike     5. hide   6. smile

7. kite     8. dime      9. ice

10.white  11. pride 12. slide

13. glide  14. shine

*15. who 16. work

 Sentence:I glide on my bike when I ride. 

Diamond

1. like     2. ride     3. time

4.bike     5. hide   6. smile

November 4th- November 8th

Question of the week: How is a school a community?

Language Arts Connection: Review common nouns, introduce proper nouns

Writing: Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Finding common nouns in sentences. Cause and Effect in a story. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Farmer in the Hat" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. We will also be discussing cause and effect in the story

Math: Addition-CCSS: 1.OA.3  fact families

Spelling/Phonic- review beginning and ending blends, long /a/ words (a_e words)

Ruby

1. face    2. made    3. age

4.safe    5. make   6. take

7. cage       8. late      9. cake

10.name  *11. could  12. old

 Sentence: I can make a cake.

 Emerald

1. face    2. made    3. age

4.safe    5. make   6. take

7. cage       8. late      9. cake

10.name  *11. brave 12. trade

13. gave  14. shape

*15. could  16. old

 Sentence:I gave my brave face to the ape.

Diamond

1. face    2. made    3. name

4.safe    5. make   6. take

October 28th- November 1st

Question of the week:What does a family do together?

Language Arts Connection: Common Nouns, Declarative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences

Writing: Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Finding common nouns in sentences. Writing declarative sentences, interrogative sentences and exclamatory sentences. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "A Big Fish for Max" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Addition-CCSS: 1.OA.3 doubles in adding, using a number line to add, fact families

Spelling/Phonic- beginning and ending blends

Ruby

1. fish    2. ship     3. shut

4.shop     5. rush   6. thin

7. with       8. shell      9. trash

10.then  *11. her  12. too

7. hit       8. hits      9. nap

10.naps  *11. want  12. good

 Sentence: Shut the trash can lid.

Emerald

1. fish    2. ship     3. shut

4.shop     5. rush   6. thin

7. with       8. shell      9. trash

10.then    11. catch 12. crush

13. shack  14. thumb

*15. want 16. good

 Sentence: Catch the fish with a shell.  

Diamond

1. fish    2. ship     3. shut

4.shop     5. rush   6. thin

Harvest Fest Tomorrow

Parents Please remember to bring in your baked good tomorrow for the Harvest Fest. K-2 are asked to bring in a baked good for the cake walk. I still have openings for anyone that would like to volunteer to work our class booth tomorrow night. The help is greatly appreciate. Thank you to those that signed up!

October 21st- October 25th

Question of the week:What can we learn about wild animals by watching them?

Language Arts Connection: Declarative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences

Writing: Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. Writing declarative sentences, interrogative sentences and exclamatory sentences. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Animal Park" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Addition-CCSS: 1.OA.3 doubles in adding, using a number line to add and word problems (what are the important parts of a word problem) 

Spelling/Phonic- short /u/, beginning blend sounds

Ruby

1. dust  2. just    3. jump

4.must     5. trust  6. lump

7. crust      8. bump   9. dusk

10.hunt  *11. many  12. into

 Sentence: I just jump into mud.

Emerald

1. dust  2. just    3. jump

4.must     5. trust  6. lump

7. crust      8. bump   9. dusk

10.hunt  11. club  12. home

13. truck  14. stuff

*15. many 16. into

 Sentence: At home I must cut the crust off.

Diamonds 

1. dust  2. just    3. jump

4.must     5. trust  6. lump

7. crust      8. bump   9. dusk

10.hunt 

October 14th- October 18th

We had an amazing day yesterday!! We went on a Columbus Day voyage and went to different classrooms trading goods and visiting different lands. Ask your student about the voyage they went on.

Question of the week:What wild animals live in our neighborhood?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words. Interrogative sentences. 

Writing: Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. Writing declarative sentences and interrogative sentences.

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Get the Egg" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Addition- doubles in adding, using a number line to add and word problems (what are the important parts of a word problem) 

Spelling/Phonic- short /e/, beginning blend sounds

Ruby

1. men     2. red     3. ten

4.net     5. leg   6. jet

7. wet       8. bed      9. step 

10.sled   *11. saw  12. your

 Sentence:The jet is red.

Emerald

1. men     2. red     3. ten

4.net     5. leg   6. jet

7. wet       8. bed      9. step 

10.sled   11. smell  12. spell 

13. went  14. when  

*15. saw 16. your

 Sentence: He went in the red jet.

Diamond

1. men     2. red     3. ten

4.net     5. leg   6. jet

7. wet       8. bed

September 30th-October 4th

Wow, can you believe Fall is already here and one more day until October.

This week I am sending home a homework packet on Monday and it will be due on Friday October 4th. Included in the packet will be 1 weeks reading log, backpack reader story, spelling and math homework. Students should still work on their reading lessons each night and sight word practice along with the backpack reader and nightly reading. 
Backpack Reader-this is a new program that K-3 grade will be implementing. Your child will take home a story each week. They need to practice the story each night. On the cover of the homework packet is a place for parents to initial showing that their child read the backpack reader story. On Fridays your student will be given a short 3 question quiz on the story to test for comprehension of the story. 

Question of the week: How do wild animals take care of their babies?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words. Declarative sentences. 

Writing: Review adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence. Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. Writing declarative sentences.

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "A Fox and a Kit" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Subtraction- defining the terms take away, difference, minus, subtraction sentence . 

Spelling/Phonic- plural -s, ending -ing, review short /o/, final /ck/
Ruby
1. sit     2. sits     3. win
4.wins     5. fit   6. fits
7. hit       8. hits      9. nap
10.naps  
*11. her  12. too
 Sentence: I sit on the rock.

Emerald
1. sit     2. sits     3. win
4.wins     5. fit   6. fits
7. hit       8. hits      9. nap
10.naps  11. adds 12. tags
13. grins  14. claps
*15. her 16. too
 Sentence: He claps when he hits the ball.

Diamond
1. sit     2. sits     3. win

4.wins     5. fit   6. fits

September 23rd-September 27th

Question of the week: How do animals help people?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words. Predicates of a sentence. 

Writing: Review adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence. Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. New concept: a predicate of a sentence is the action part. It tells what a person or thing does.  

Reading: We will be reading the stories titled "The Big Blue Ox" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. 

Math: Subtraction- defining the terms take away, difference, minus, subtraction sentence . 

Spelling/Phonic- short /o/, plural -s, review short /i/, final /ck/, /x/

Ruby

1. hot      2. hop     3. pot

4. pop     5. mop     6. got

7. ox       8. lock     9. rock

10.mom  *11. help  12. use

 Sentence: I hop on the rock.

Emerald

1. hot      2. hop     3. pot

4. pop     5. mop     6. got

7. ox       8. lock     9. rock

10.mom  11. block  12. clock

13. sock   14. knock

*15. help  16. use

 Sentence: I knock on hot rock.

Diamond

1. hot      2. hop     3. pot

4. pop     5. mop   6. got

September 16th-September 20th

Question of the week: Who helps animals? Introduce a KWL chart

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words. Subjects of a sentence. 

Writing: Review adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence. Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. New concept: A subject is a naming part of a sentence.  

Reading: We will be reading the stories titled "Pig in a Wig" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details. We will also compare and contrast the two stories. 

Math: Subtraction- defining the terms take away, difference, minus, subtraction sentence . 

Spelling/Phonic- short /i/, final /x/, review short /a/, final /ck/

Ruby

1. six       2. lip      3. in

4. wig       5. it       6. did

7. mix      8. sit      9. pin

10.fix     *11. she   12. take

Sentence: Fix the six wigs.  

 Emerald

1. six       2. lip      3. in

4. wig       5. it       6. did

7. mix      8. sit      9. pin

10.fix       11. pick  12. sick

13. kick    14. stick

*15. she   16. take

Sentence: Pick up the wig. 

Diamond

1. six       2. lip      3. in

4. wig       5. it       6. did

September 9th- September 13th

Question of the week: What do pets need?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences and adjectives or describing words.

Writing: Adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence. Demonstrate capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. Using adjectives to describe our nouns. Use end punctuation for sentences. 

Reading: We will be reading the story "Sam, Come Back" and discuss characters and setting, and major events in a story using key details.

Math: Addition-defining the terms plus, equals, addition sentence, sum. 

Spelling/Phonic- short /a/, final /ck/

This week we will start 3 different spelling groups your child will be assigned to a group either Ruby, Emerald, or Diamond. If you have questions on which group your child is in please feel free to ask. Most of the words this week will be a review but this week we will be adding a dictation sentence. Students will need to write the sentence on the test with capital letter at the beginning and correct punctuation at the end. We have been working on sentence structure and will continue this week, having a sentence dictation gives us great practice on writing sentences.  I will say the sentence to them they will not need to memorize it. This week I will also be looking at the way letters are written, we have been talking about the importance of capital letters and how they should not be in our spelling words unless they are a name or at the beginning of a sentence. I do this because students tend to write b's, d's, p's and q's as capital letters because they do not know which way they correctly go as a lower case letter the only way for us to know they need help with this is to make sure they are understanding and writing them correctly.

Ruby
1 .at           6. am
2 .can         7. bat
3. cat         8. mad
4. back      9. ran
5. dad       10. sack
*
11. come  12. Way
Sentence: My dad ran.

Emerald
1 .at           6. am
2 .can         7. bat
3. cat         8. mad
4. back      9. ran
5. dad       10. sack
11. hand   12. flat
*
13. come  14. way
Sentence: My dad ran.

Diamond
1. am        2. at
3. can       4. ran
5. bat       6. cat

September 1st-September 7th

Question of the week: Who is in our family?
Language Arts Connection: Nouns in sentences; Verbs in sentences
Writing: Adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence. Adding verbs to sentences and being able to pick verbs out of a sentence.
Reading: We will be reading the story "Snap" and "Tip and Tam" and discuss characters and setting in a story.
Math: Addition-defining the terms plus, equals, addition sentence, sum, difference.
Spelling- short /i/ words

This weeks spelling words are:
1. in
2. fin
3. win
4. pin
5. wig
6. pig
7. and
8. pan
9. am
10. yes
*
11. make
12. they

Looking for Book Fair Volunteers

Our annual Fall Book Fair is just around the corner! September 9th-13th.

 

We are looking for volunteers to help run this great event. Are you looking for a way to get involved and make friends? Then look no further. There are morning, afternoon, and evening shifts available, as well as set up and break down times.

 

To view dates and times or to sign up, click on the following link:

 

 http://www.volunteersignup.org/X9REC

 

If you have any questions, you can send me an email.

 

Thank you for helping our eagles soar!

Week of August 26-August 30

This week we will be learning about things around us at home and our families.
Language Arts Connection: Nouns
Writing: Adding nouns to sentences and being able to pick nouns out of a sentence.
Reading: We will be reading the story "Sam" and discuss characters and setting in a story.
Math: Addition-defining the terms plus, equals, addition sentence, sum, difference.
Spelling- short /a/ words

This weeks spelling words are:
1. am
2. ham
3. had
4. bad
5. bag
6. rag
7. cap
8. mad
9. up
10. go
*
11. and
12. yes

1st Week

Hello everyone,
Can you believe we are already in our second week of school? We had an amazing first week getting to know our classmates, classroom rules, walking around the campus and learning where everything is. This week we are working on building routines and getting to know our schedule. We also started spelling words this week your child went home with a piece of paper folded in half with spelling words on it. One half is them trying to spell the words before we start working with them all week the other half is our words spelled correctly. They have 10 regular spelling words this week and 3 challenge words. The challenge words are extra credit but I would like everyone to try them.  As soon as we get our agendas students will also write their spelling words in there so they can practice. Spelling tests will be first thing on Friday morning. Reading sheets and homework also went home yesterday. Please practice your child's reading sheet with them every night and don't forget about their reading logs. :-)

This weeks spelling words are:
1. at
2. cat
3. hat
4.can
5.cap
6.tap
7.mad
8.man
9.a
10.the
*
11. up
12. down
13. got

Welcome to First Grade

My name is Angelique Morett and this is my second year teaching 1^st grade. I am very excited to be a part of the North Valley Academy First Grade team. Most importantly, I am THRILLED to be your first grade teacher! It’s going to be a fun year full of lots of learning and new adventures, I can’t wait to see what the year has in store for us.  I know we are going to have a fun and exciting year full of new learning experiences.

 

Week of June 3rd-June 7th

I would like to congratulate all of the students who received the Principals Award this morning at the school assembly. Congratulations to our very own Noah Pipkin who was given this amazing award!

This week I would like to have an awards ceremony for our class. It will be Thursday June 6, 2013 at 2 pm in our classroom. I hope all parents can attend.

This Wednesday is Field Day for grade 1-4 if you would like to volunteer to help with this activity please let me know. We will be out on the field from 8:30 until lunch. Please make sure your child wears sneakers, brings a hat, and water bottle.

This week and last week are full of a bunch of lasts as first graders. We took our last spelling test last week. We will be reading our last reading sheet this Thursday and we will walk into our first grade classroom for the last time on Friday morning. I cannot believe how fast this school year has gone. I would like to thank all of your for a wonderful school year and my first year teaching. Thank you for all that you do!

This weeks spelling words 5/28-5/31

Blue

1. dropping
2. dropped
3. cutting
4. spotted
5. stopping
6. jogged
7. jogging
8. running
9. shopped
10. hopping
11. stopped
12. dotted
13. shopping

*

14. writing
15. giving

Sentence Dictation:

I went jogging, hopping, and running around the track.

Red

1. helping
2. wishing
3. fishing
4. ended
5. wished
6. picking
7. handed
8. fished
9. thinking
10. thanked

*

11. tricked
12. catching

Sentence Dictation:

He handed me a fishing pole.

Green

1. sit
2. fit
3. hit
4. pit
5. bit

This weeks spelling words

Blue
1. helping
2. tricked
3. wishing
4. ended
5. fishing
6. wished
7. picking
8. dressing
9. handed
10. thanked
11. thinking
12. asked
13. fished
* 
14. catching
15. stopping

Sentence Dictation:
I thanked him for helping me. 

Red

1. home
2. hope
3. note
4. nose
5. road
6. coat
7. boat
8. sold
9. goat
10. gold
*
11. know
12. yellow

Sentence Dictation:
I hope my goat is home. 

Green

1. bell
2. shell
3. well
4. yell
5. fell