Mrs. Norman’s First Grade

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Here are the objectives for this week:

-I can read and spell words with the /ou/ sound spelled ow or ou as in cow, how, now, down, out, and round.

-I can read these words: busy, care, Dr., eight, any, took -I can use describing words to tell how something tastes, sounds, smells, and feels.

-I can divide objects and lengths in half.

-I can divide a set of numbers, to 20, in half.

-I can divide objects and lengths into fourths.

-I can divide objects and lengths into thirds.

-I can identify inches on a ruler and use that ruler to measure objects to the nearest inch.

-I can use dimes, nickels, and pennies to make amounts less than 50 cents.

-I can work with a group to plan a booth using a budget for our first grade carnival.

*We will take the Chapter 9 test on Monday. Use the practice test in your BEE book to prepare. This doesn’t need to be returned.

*The spelling test will be given Friday.

*The end of the quarter is March 25th. To be on grade level, students need to be on a G in their take home book. Please practice the fluency page at the back of the BEE book. These are changed each Friday and reviewed daily in class. Please make sure your child has his/her BEE Book daily.

*Annual Giving is almost over! We have about 18 families who have returned an envelope. Please stop in and do this at the office at some point this week. We are winning this contest so far!

Have a great week!

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Who knew the bread would turn out so well for many of you?! Thanks for trying. We’ve talked a lot about being risk takers this week. The yogurt we made yesterday was typical of the yogurt in Sudan. Mmmmm

We look forward to having Kara Aina (Gavin’s mom) talk to us on Thursday about how she uses math to make clothing.

Thank you to Dot Verbrugge (Joey’s mom) and Julie Reese (Aaron’s mom) for their guest appearances this week!

Please note that there is no school Friday, March 26th. The 25th is the end of the quarter. We will be reassessing spelling groups at that time.

Save the date- We will be going on a field trip to Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum on March 31st. This is a Wednesday, but it is a short day. There is no school Thursday, Friday, or Monday due to spring break.

Objectives for this week:

- I can read and spell words with consonant /s/c as in city, circle, mice, and ice.

- I can read these words: always, does, even, pretty, say, sound, almost, once -I can use describing words to describe size, color, and shape.

-I can write a four page fantasy story independently with a minimum of two sentences on each page.

-I can spell our learned sight words correctly in my personal writing, either from memory or by using the word wall.

-I can apply all learned spelling patterns to my personal writing. (All students should be using a silent e on long vowel words, or using the correct spelling.) -I can draw a line of symmetry on an existing shape.

-I can identify whether or not a shape is symmetrical.

-I can use addition to solve subtraction problems.

-I can identify how math is used in art.

Spelling for the next two weeks::

Pizza- sort into two groups- short a and short i. Focus on the initial blends (dr, pl, etc) when spelling.

Mac and Cheese- short u (cup), long u (tube), oddball is “put”

Whiz Kids- short e (less), long e spelled ee (feet), long e spelled ea (mean), oddball is been

*Please remember that Friday March 5th at 2:00 is Grandparent/Special Friend Day. The first graders will be singing. Students are welcome to stay in our room after school until 2:00.

*We are excited to have Joey’s mom, Dot, speaking to us on Wednesday at 1:30 about how she uses math in her profession. If you would like to come speak to our class, please let me know what date and time works best.

Objectives for this week:
-I can read and spell words with long /i/ and silent e, as in nine, line, like, and bike.
-I can read these words: because, most, picture, why, cook, front, listen, young
-I can use feeling words in my writing.
-I can write a fantasy story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
-I have mastered facts to and from 10.
-I can identify how math is used in cooking. We will be making fruit salad and bread. Yum!

Have a great week!

I hope you all had a great break!
We have started our new IB unit of inquiry this week all about how we use math in our world. ***If you would be willing to come in and tell us how you use math in your job (or at home), please let me know.
We will be going on at least one field trip and our culminating activity will be creating a carnival! The kids are very excited for this unit of inquiry.

Objectives this week:
I can read and write words with long e using y as in jelly, bunny, and happy.
I can correctly use and write he, she, it, and they.
I can read these words: above, different, hold, old, warm, water, years.
I can add and subtract facts to and from 10.
I can identify tools used in math (ruler, measuring cup, etc.).
I can identify elements of a fantasy story and begin to generate ideas for my own stories.

Spelling:

Pizza:
No headers. They can sort by short vowel OR by the first digraph (ch, th, sh, wh).

Mac and Cheese:
Short o like rock and job.
Long o like bone, hope, cone, hole.
Oddballs are some and come.

Whiz Kids:
Short u like skunk, trust.
Long u with silent e like cube, dude.
Long u with ui like fruit, suit.
Long u with oo like broom, moon.
Oddballs are juice, built, build.

Have a great week!
Natalie Norman

I see three horses and three bunnies. How many are there all together? -Ridge

I saw one brown rabbit and one gray rabbit. How many rabbits are there in all? -Zachary

There is one flagpole and four light poles. How many poles in all? -Joey

There was one flower and two chairs. How many things in all? -Halle

I see one gray bunny and no other bunnies. How many bunnies in all? -Sophie

I saw three bunnies and two horses. How many animals in all? -Fre Yal

There were nine green balls and ten orange balls. How many balls in all? -Ashley

I see my sister’s classroom and a drinking fountain. How many things in all? -Brandon

There are eight windows and eight more. How many are there in all? -Cannon

There was one drinking fountain, then another drinking fountain. How many are there all together? -Aaron

There is one Joey and one Alex. How many boys in all? -Kobi

I see one Kobi and one Joey. How many boys all together? -Ethan

I see one gray bunny and zero other bunnies. How many bunnies in all? -Jacob

There is one bunny and zero other bunnies. How many in all? -Skye

I see six trees and six sticks. How many in all? -Brennon

I see one Indian head and two paper volcanoes on the wall. How many things on the wall all together? -Rylan

There is one Ridge and one Kobi. How many in all? -Alex

I see three puppy paws and one more puppy paw. How many in all? -Hope

There are five colors on the wall and you take away two. Now how many in all? -Haley

I see three white cars and four other cars. How many cars in all? -Alyssa

I see one flag on the top of the pole and the other flag on the bottom of the pole. How many flags in all? -Macayla

There are four bunnies. There is one named Fuzzy, one named Orange, and one named Mandarin. There was also a rabbit who could not see very well. He used glasses to see better. How many lenses on his glasses plus the lenses on your glasses that you use to see him? -Sage

There are six colors on the rainbow and you take away two. How many in all? -Gavin

There were three horses and three bunnies. How many animals in all? -Nathan

There are five woodchips and two plants. How many things in all? -Aimee

Homework was emailed Friday.
*$5 jeans Friday. If your student would like to wear jeans on Friday, please send $5. The money goes towards our annual giving campaign, which in turn goes towards the purchase of the empty lot at the end of our property!
*On March 5th there will be a special program after school for grandparents and other special adults. The school has asked the first graders to perform “God Bless the USA.” This is, of course, optional. More info to come!
*Please return your annual giving campaign letter as soon as possible. These envelopes were mailed to your house. You simply need to fill out the information and return it with your oldest child. A paw print will be placed on the door of each of your children’s classrooms to show their participation. Remember, this is about participation, not about how much you donate. We ask each family to give an amount that feels meaningful to them. Thank you for your support!
*Valentines will be passed out Friday. If your child chooses to participate, please include a valentine for each child in our class. There is a class list in the BEE Book.
*An alternative at-home math program, if you are interested, is “Math Missions.” It is available for download for $8. Just Google it. Thanks Amy Reading!

Objectives for this week:
-I can read and spell words with long a, using a silent e, as in skate, rake, came, gate, lake…
-I can read these words: country, Earth, special, over, town, world -I know when to use “I” and “me.” Ex: Open the gate for me. I like to swim. My friend and I go to school together.
-I can master all of my facts to and from 9.
-I can continue to use what I know about addition to find the answer to subtraction problems.
-I can identify why my chosen animal uses water, how it accesses water, and how humans impact the animal’s ability to access clean water.
-I can design a brochure to teach other people how to help maintain our fresh water sources.

*I will email homework and send new words on Friday. This is meant to be done AFTER vacation. Enjoy your break!!!
Natalie Norman

*Please check BEE books for the Look N’ Lunch form. It is due Monday. The Book Fair is next week.
*There is no school Thursday due to parent conferences. There IS school Friday.
*Thursday technically counts as a school day, which is why homework is assigned.
*Please bring your child to your conference. Their attendance at the conference counts as their attendance for Thursday.
*Please do your best to have your child to school by 8:15. We start school at 8:20, which means your child should be ready to begin the day (backpacks put away, water bottle filled, and choices made). We did a great job with this at the beginning of the year, but we have gotten progressively later.

Objectives for next week:
-I can relate addition to subtraction.
-I can work on facts to 9.
-I can read and spell words with long e, spelled with ee and ea, as in need and bead.
-I can read these words: also, know, moved, only, room, should, those, write, anything

-I know that names of holidays are capitalized.
-I can identify issues related to water availability.
-I can identify my responsibilities to keep our water supply clean.

Have a great weekend!
Natalie Norman

Objectives for the week of January 19th:
-I can spell words that end with the syllable -le, as in little, middle, wiggle, giggle, etc.
-I can add -er and -est to comparing words.
-I can read the days of the week and say them in order.
-I can use my doubles facts to find the answers to near doubles (ex: 6+6, 6+7).
-I can count money to 20 cents using pennies, nickels, and dimes.
-I can answer addition facts to 8.
-I can describe the water cycle and identify how the Earth makes clean water.
-I can articulate why living things need clean water.

*The Chapter 6 math test will be Friday. Practice tests will come home Tuesday. As always, this is just for review at home and does not need to be turned in. ***The reason I send the practice tests home is for you to go over the format of the test with your child. Many children can do the math but get confused or intimidated by how the question looks. One-on-one help builds confidence with test taking skills.

We are having a fabulous professional development today and tomorrow on differentiated instruction and helping all kids succeed. I wanted to share a website with you. Our presenter was talking about how most kids are not getting the sleep they need. Children from 5-11 should be getting 9-11 hours of sleep. It is interesting to note that many children who are symptomatic of ADHD have underlying sleep issues, like sleep apnea or restless leg syndrome. They are unfocused during the day because they haven’t rested soundly throughout the night. We discovered this with my daughter during a sleep study. She had her tonsils and adenoids removed a few weeks later and it has made a world of difference. Interesting stuff!
The National Sleep Foundation: www.sleepfoundation.org

Today is Tooth Week because someone lost a tooth yesterday and lost a tooth today. -Ethan

I lost my tooth today! -Joey

I got $1 from the Tooth Fairy last night. I didn’t go to sleep. I tried to go to sleep but I couldn’t. Then the Tooth Fairy rubbed my hair and I woke up, but she was gone already! I found $1 under my pillow. -Zachary

I liked lunch, recess, spelling, unit of inquiry, recess, basal, calendar binders, math, centers, and that’s it! -Brandon

I liked lunch, recess, spelling, math, basal, snack, and that’s it! -Aimee

I learned that if you stick a bottle in the back of the toilet, you won’t waste as much water. -Joey

I learned that farmers use much more water than we do. -Gavin

I learned that when you put chemicals or bad stuff in the ground water that we drink, we could die. -Macayla

FLUENCY:
Some students now have a fluency page in their BEE books (all students will have one by the end of next week).
I am trying a new fluency program. I am placing these in the BEE books for two reasons:
1. It is a convenient place to store the sheets and easy for the kids to access daily in class.
2. I am hoping that you will find time to help your child with the words.

These should be fairly easy for your student to read. The idea is that they begin to read these automatically, without sounding them out. Please do NOT time your student. We will do this in class. I don’t want them to think this is a race. We have done a really good job this year of “reading like we talk,” and I do not want to create speed readers. Students will be tested on Tuesdays.

SPELLING:
You will notice a new spelling list in your child’s BEE book. The test will be in two weeks like usual.
Spelling groups are as follows (just ask your child which spelling group he/she is in):

Whiz Kids:
short a, CVC, like cat, Jack
long a, CVCe, like cake, space
long a, CVVC, like rain and pain
oddballs: want and said

Macaroni and Cheese (seriously):
short a, CVC, like cat
long a, CVCe, like cake
oddball: what

Pizza:
-ill, like hill and pill
-ell, like well and tell
-all, like fall and tall
no oddballs

HOMEWORK:
Homework and objectives for next week will be sent out by Friday. If you a parent who is unable to print, you will find a hard copy in your child’s BEE book today.

JAZZ READING:
If you would like to participate in the Jazz Reading contest, please start keeping track on FRIDAY. Use the same form through next Friday. These are due every Friday. Reading logs are drawn at random and the kids can earn some cool prizes!

CLASS PICTURE:
These will be sent home Tuesday, for those who ordered one.

GRADED WORK:
Please review your child’s graded work and correct any mistakes with him/her. Many things we do in class are graded and corrected with an adult as they are completed. I think it is important for you to periodically see work that is graded so that you have an accurate idea of how well your child can independently perform at grade level. Hopefully this will help with ideas of what to work on at home.

DRESS CODE:
A few winter reminders…
-Only solid colored tights can be worn (no designs or stripes, and no leggings)
-Please do not send pants with holes
-Only approved sweaters/sweatshirts can be worn in the classroom (I try to keep it warm)

Look for my weekly email by Friday. Have a wonderful five day weekend! See you Tuesday!