Christmas break is almost here... but we do have a few days of learning and fun still ahead of us!
Reminder: Reading (At Home in the Ocean) and Spelling Tests tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13.
Thursday, December 14 is PJ Day! I sent home a note regarding this today. You may also send a small blanket or beach towel with your child that day. (No pillows, please.) Your child may bring slippers to school if they wish, but please send them wearing their tennis shoes for outdoor play.
Friday, December 15 is our Holiday Party from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Elisha's mom is working hard to prepare for the party. I am so appreciative of her help in planning and organizing these parties. The "Falloween" party was a blast and I know this one will be too! Here is a message from her:
Preparations for the Holiday/Christmas party are underway. Goodie bags are ready to go and I have a simple craft and a "cake walk" game with prizes planned for the party. Please mention this to parents in your next blog and let them know that ideas/help with the class parties is always welcomed.
If you are available that day you are more than welcome to stop by and help!
Congratulations to Maggie who made her AR goal! Also, congratulations to Cody for making the 1st grade AR Challenge goal. Students have until Friday to make their goals and then new goals will be set for the 3rd quarter. The grading period ends on Friday.
Thank you to the following students for bringing in supplies for gingerbread houses: Cody, Kaeden, Aubrey, Ellie, Taylor, Maliya, Noah, Camdyn, Elisha, Maggie, Madison
School will not be in session December 18-January 1. We resume normal classes on January 2.
In case I do not blog again before Friday, I hope that you all have a safe and happy holiday with your families and loved ones! This is such a special time of year to be with the ones you love. Cherish that time because as we all know, it goes by too quickly!
Hugs and High Fives,
Ms. Bleich 🎅
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Friday, December 1, 2017
12.1.17
DECEMBER HAS ARRIVED! If you are feeling the pressure of the holiday season already, join the club! I feel like if I don't have my shopping all done by this weekend and my decorations all hung, I'm totally behind! (Why do we do this to ourselves?) Breathing.... ommmmmmmm....
We wrapped up Unit 2 in reading this week and we completed Chapter 3 in Math. I am SO proud of these kiddos for their hard work that they have been putting in. I am seeing reading levels getting higher and understanding is growing! They really are doing a GREAT job! I was especially impressed with how well they grasped our addition strategies! I love hearing them sing the Doubles Fact Rap and watching them count on their number line, rather than using fingers to count. Some of our friends are even well on their way to having most of their basic facts memorized so that they don't even have to use these strategies most of the time! Awesome!!!!
In addition to our students who have made their Accelerated Reading Goal, we have one student who has reached the First Grade Challenge Goal of 6 points! Congratulations Khloe! We have several students who are approaching their personal AR goal and the Challenge goal! Keep reading my little lovies!
Congratulations to the following students who recently earned star student awards:
Cassanje, Amyah, Ellie, Camdyn, Taylor, Kaeden, Khloe, Maliya, Maggie, Cody, and Noah
Next week on Tuesday, we will have our Unit 2 test. This test will cover many of the skills we have learned in Unit 2 such as:
HF Words, Understanding Characters, Text & Graphic Features, Synonyms, Antonyms, Main Idea & Details
Blends with l, r, s; final blends, final –ck, double final consonants
They will also be expected to write 3 sentences describing their favorite animal. We worked on 2 different pre-writing activities on this same topic in class.
Since we are doing this unit testing, our reading and spelling tests for Lesson 11 won't be until Wednesday, December 13.
We have started learning about different holiday traditions around the world. It's really fun to see how people in different countries celebrate. So far, our firsties love it! On Wednesday, December 13 we will be building mini-gingerbread houses in our classroom. I will be sending home a donation letter next week regarding supplies that we will be asking for. Anything you can do to help would be appreciated!
Thank you to Kaeden's family who sent in a big box of snacks for our class this afternoon!
Have a great weekend! Make sure you get your stockings hung and your presents bought! (kidding, kidding... RELAX, have fun, and enjoy your marvelous kiddos!)
Hugs & High Fives,
Ms. Bleich
We wrapped up Unit 2 in reading this week and we completed Chapter 3 in Math. I am SO proud of these kiddos for their hard work that they have been putting in. I am seeing reading levels getting higher and understanding is growing! They really are doing a GREAT job! I was especially impressed with how well they grasped our addition strategies! I love hearing them sing the Doubles Fact Rap and watching them count on their number line, rather than using fingers to count. Some of our friends are even well on their way to having most of their basic facts memorized so that they don't even have to use these strategies most of the time! Awesome!!!!
In addition to our students who have made their Accelerated Reading Goal, we have one student who has reached the First Grade Challenge Goal of 6 points! Congratulations Khloe! We have several students who are approaching their personal AR goal and the Challenge goal! Keep reading my little lovies!
Congratulations to the following students who recently earned star student awards:
Cassanje, Amyah, Ellie, Camdyn, Taylor, Kaeden, Khloe, Maliya, Maggie, Cody, and Noah
Next week on Tuesday, we will have our Unit 2 test. This test will cover many of the skills we have learned in Unit 2 such as:
HF Words, Understanding Characters, Text & Graphic Features, Synonyms, Antonyms, Main Idea & Details
Blends with l, r, s; final blends, final –ck, double final consonants
They will also be expected to write 3 sentences describing their favorite animal. We worked on 2 different pre-writing activities on this same topic in class.
Since we are doing this unit testing, our reading and spelling tests for Lesson 11 won't be until Wednesday, December 13.
We have started learning about different holiday traditions around the world. It's really fun to see how people in different countries celebrate. So far, our firsties love it! On Wednesday, December 13 we will be building mini-gingerbread houses in our classroom. I will be sending home a donation letter next week regarding supplies that we will be asking for. Anything you can do to help would be appreciated!
Thank you to Kaeden's family who sent in a big box of snacks for our class this afternoon!
Have a great weekend! Make sure you get your stockings hung and your presents bought! (kidding, kidding... RELAX, have fun, and enjoy your marvelous kiddos!)
Hugs & High Fives,
Ms. Bleich
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