September 29th- October 3rd

Language Arts Connection: ending sounds -ck

Writing: Writing simple sentences, verbs and adjectives

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Sam, Come Back"

Math: Addition- Commuatative Property of Addition for sums within 20.

Science: Apples Life Cycle 

Social Studies: Balloon Fiesta and New Mexico History

Spelling/Phonic- -at, -an,-ad, -ack words

This weeks spelling words are:

1. at             

2. can

3. cat        

4. back

5. dad         

6. am

7. bat          

8. mad

9. ran          

10. sack

11. way        

12. come

September 15th- September 19th

Language Arts Connection:Beginning and ending sounds

Writing: Writing simple sentences, verbs and adjectives

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "School Day"

Math: Subtraction Concepts: using models to show our work.

Science: Senses 

Social Studies: Families and Pirates

Spelling/Phonic- -ug word families

This weeks spelling words are:

1. bug            

2. dug

3. hug            

4. jug

5. mug            

6. plug

7. rug               

8. tug

9. snug

September 8th- September 12th

Language Arts Connection:Beginning and ending sounds

Writing: Writing simple sentences

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Big Top"

Math: Subtraction Concepts: using models to show our work.

Science: Senses 

Social Studies: Family and September 11th

Spelling/Phonic- -op word families

This weeks spelling words are:
1. mop
2. top
3. hop
4. cop
5. shop
6. flop
7. stop
8. chop

August 18 - August 22

We have started our first homework packet this week!  Students should be working on the reading sheet every night and will go over it every morning with myself or our mentors. Backpack reader is the last page of the homework packet, have your student read the small passage every night with you to build stamina and reading fluency.

Language Arts Connection:Beginning and ending sounds

Writing: Beginning writing structure capitals and punctuation 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Sam"

Math: Addition Concepts: using models to show our work.

Science:Germs 

Social Studies: Being a good citizen

Spelling/Phonic- -at word families

This weeks spelling words are:
1. at
2. cat
3. bat
4. rat
5. hat

Welcome

Welcome to our 2014-2015 school year. We had an exciting first day of school! Ask your child about what we did in the classroom today.

Week of May 5th- May 9th

Here are this weeks spelling words. 

Ruby

1. book    2. moon     3. took

4. food     5. look   6. pool

7. zoo       8. noon      9. good

10.foot  *11. instead  12. another

 Sentence: That book looks good.

 Emerald

1. book    2. moon     3. took

4. food     5. look   6. pool

7. zoo       8. noon      9. good

10.foot  11. gloom  12. zoom 

13. spoon   14. broom

*15. instead 16. another

Sentence: The food looks good on that spoon.

Diamond

1. tip     2. sip     3. drip

4. dip     5. lip   6. rip

7. grip  8. trip  9. slip 10. flip

11. chip 12. ship

Week of February 24rd-February 28th

Language Arts Connection: Long e words as in ea words

Writing: Finished class book, will start writing opinion papers

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Cinderella" and working on main character traits 

Math: review greater than and less than, begin Time to the hour and half hour

Science: Teeth-healthy teeth habits

Social Studies:Teeth-fairy tales and truth 

Spelling/Phonic- -ea words

Ruby

1. eat     2. sea     3. each

4. team     5.  please  6. dream

7. beach    8. clean    9. lean

10.treat  *11. colors  12. sign

 Sentence: I dream of the sea.

 Emerald

1. eat     2. sea     3. each

4. team     5.  please  6. dream

7. beach    8. clean    9. lean

10.treat   11. leave 12. peach

13. sneak  14. teach

*15. colors 16. sign

 Sentence:The team will teach you how to eat.

Diamond

1. eat     2. neat     3. beat

4.meat     5. heat   6. seat

7. wheat  8. defeat   9. treat

10. cleat   11. repeat    12.cheat

Week of February 17th-February 21st

Language Arts Connection: Long a words as in ai, ay words

Writing: Working on class book

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Mama's Birthday Present" and working on main character traits 

Math: review fractions, begin Time to the hour and half hour

Science: Germs

Social Studies:Presidents Day, Olympics 

Spelling/Phonic- -ai, -ay words

Ruby

1. way     2. day     3. gray

4. may    5. play    6. train

7. mail       8. tail      9. rain

10. afraid *11. about  12. would

 Sentence: I like to play in the rain.

Emerald

1. way     2. day     3. gray

4. may    5. play    6. train

7. mail       8. tail      9. rain

10. afraid  11. brain 12. chain

13. stay  14. spray

*15. about 16. would

Sentence: The mailman is not afraid of rain.

Diamond

1. hay     2. day     3. gray

4. say    5. play    6. train

7. pain       8. main      9. rain

10. stain

Sentence: I play all day.

  

Week of February 3rd- February 7th

Question of the week: What changes can be seen in nature?

Language Arts Connection: Rhyming words

Writing: Working on class book

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "I'm a Caterpillar"

Math: Geometry, sides and vertices

Science: Why does a groundhog only see his shadow sometimes?

Social Studies:Chinese New Year, Groundhogs Day

Spelling/Phonic- -ir, -er, -ur words

Ruby

1. her    2. fur     3. sir

4.hurt     5. burn   6. shirt

7. were       8. first      9. bird

10. girl  *11. visit  12. done

Sentence: Her first bird is red.

 Emerald

1. her    2. fur     3. sir

4.hurt     5. burn   6. shirt

7. were       8. first      9. bird

10. girl  11. germs  12. skirt

13. thirty  14. sure

*15. visit 16. done

 Sentence: The girl has thirty shirts and skirts.

Diamond

1. her    2. fur     3. sir

4.hurt     5. burn   6. shirt

7. sit   8. fit  9. kit  10. lit

Sentence: I sit on the kit. 

Science Night, 100th Day of School and Field Trips.... Oh My!!

A lot of things are happening in the next couple of weeks..

Thursday January 23rd is Science Night. Our class science project and projects done by other classes and students will be displayed in the gym and teachers lounge. There will also be hands on science activities. Science Night is from 5 to 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there.

Friday January 24th is the 100th day of school. We will be having a 100 day celebration and talking a lot about the number 100. 

Field Trips: 

January 30th the first grade classes will be going to Explora. We have enough chaperones but parents are always welcomed to attend, cost is $7.00 at the door.  Sack lunch is needed for this field trip. 

February 4th we will be going to Pope Joy to watch the play Aladdin. We will eat lunch at school before going to the play. 

Please return permission slips and any money that is due as soon as possible. 

Thank you for all that you do, 

Angelique Morett

January 20th- January 24th

Question of the week: What do we learn as we grow and change?

Language Arts Connection: Declarative and Interrogative Sentences and verbs that end with -es 

Writing: Writing contractions. Writing Plan: first, next and last

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "The Class Pet"

Math: Greater Than, Less Than and Equal to

Science: What is Matter? Work on scientific method and science project. 

Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr. and 100th Day of School

Spelling/Phonic-  Long a, short a and verbs that end with -es

Ruby

1. fix     2. fixes   3. bus

4. buses     5. kiss  6. kisses

7. class    8. classes    9. wish

10. wishes  *11. friends  12. very

Sentence: The class fixes the bus. 

Emerald

1. fix     2. fixes   3. bus

4. buses     5. kiss  6. kisses

7. class    8. classes    9. wish

10. wishes  11. fox 12. foxes

13. glass  14. glasses

*15. friends 16. very

Sentence:The class fixes the glass. 

Diamond

1. fix     2. fixes   3. bus

4. buses    5. kiss  6. kisses

7. mat     8. sat    9. cat   10. rat

Sentence: My cat sat.

January 12th- January 18th

Question of the week: What do we learn as we grow and change?

Language Arts Connection: Declarative and Interrogative Sentences and verbs that end with -s 

Writing: Writing contractions. Writing Plan: first, next and last

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "Ruby in her own time"

Math: Greater Than, Less Than and Equal to

Science: What is the scientific method? What is a scientist? How can I be a scientist?  

Spelling/Phonic-  ending sounds -nk, -ng

Ruby

1. pink    2. wing     3. rink

4. rang     5. sang  6. bank

7. bring       8. trunk     9. blank

10. sunk  *11. every  12. sure

Sentence: I sang in the bank.

Emerald

1. pink    2. wing     3. rink

4. rang     5. sang  6. bank

7. bring       8. trunk     9. blank

10. sunk 11. drink 12. swing

13. think  14. thank

*15. every 16. sure

 Sentence:I sang a song on swings.

Diamond

1. pink    2. wing     3. rink

4. rang     5. sang  6. bank

Sentence: I sang in the bank.  

January 6th -January 10th

Wow I can't believe that Winter Break has come and gone so quickly. Welcome back to everyone I hope you all had a restful break. We have a lot to do this last semester so we are diving right back into the school year.


Question of the week: How do places change?

Language Arts Connection: Nouns and verbs finding them in stories. 

Writing: Writing contractions. Story Sequence: beginning, middle and end. Writing first and last name and date on all papers. 

Reading: We will be reading the story titled "A Place to Play" and discussing story sequence

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

Science: What is the scientific method? What is a scientist? How can I be a scientist?  

Spelling/Phonic-  y sounds /e/, /i/

Ruby

1. my     2. by     3. try

4. fly    5. cry   6. sunny

7. handy     8. lucky      9. silly

10. puppy  *11. things  12. always

 Sentence: The silly fly is by the puppy.

 Emerald

1. my     2. by     3. try

4. fly    5. cry   6. sunny

7. handy     8. lucky      9. silly

10. puppy  11. rusty  12. bumpy

13. muddy 14. sky

*15. things 16. always

 Sentence: My muddy puppy is always dirty. 

Diamond

1. my     2. by     3. try

4. fly    5. cry   6. sunny

Sentence: I try to cry. 

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