Week 21:

I hope everyone is settling back into a nice rhythm now that we are back at school!

Here is what you can expect this week:

Math:

This week we will review how to add and subtract numbers within 20 (and even higher) as well as how to compare two numbers to determine which is "greater than" and which is "less than". We will also begin a new unit on graphs and learn how to create and interpret data. 

History:

This week we will continue to study the Islam religion and the regions where this religion is practiced.  We will look at the Five Pillars of this belief system and match the vocabulary to a foldable.

Science:

This week we will continue to study the human body by learning about the muscular system. Students will learn how our muscular system helps us move. We will learn about the three types of muscles. Skeletal muscles are used to move around, smooth muscles control the organs in the body, and cardiac muscle pumps our heart.

Literature:

We will continue our study of fairy tales with Rapunzel and The Frog Prince.  Students are diligently working in their packets and completing creative writing assignments.  We will continue to recognize the specific elements of fairy tales in the stories we read.

Writing:

Students will continue working on the conventions of a proper sentence.  We will be reading excerpts from Tom Sawyer and retelling the important details of the story.

Grammar:

This week we will introduce a new part of our grammar puzzle, the tiny articles A, an, and the.  Students will learn to recognize these in their writing projects.

Spelling:

Because this is a short week with the holiday and the field trip, students will have only 10 words to learn.

 

Wednesday: move, delay, pound, behind, around, burn, camp, bear, bare, clear

Thursday:  Write words once with markings

Friday: Test

As a reminder, the 1st grade field trip will be this Tuesday. 

Please have your student arrive to school on time as we will be loading our bus at 8:15.

Please pack your student a SACK LUNCH as we will be having lunch at freestone park before returning to school. We will also have snack outside the museum before our class begins at 9:00. 

We will be returning to school by 2:00 and students will be dismissed as normal at 2:45.

Week 20! Welcome Back!

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone had a restful and joy filled winter break. I am so excited to begin this quarter and can't wait for all that we will learn together.

Here is what you can look forward to this week:

Math:

This week we will learn how to compare numbers within 20 and discover how to use the phrases "more than" and "less than" to describe a set of items. We will also review our subtraction and addition concepts by finding the difference and making pairs between many numbers.

Science:

This week we will begin our unit on the human body by studying the skeletal system. Students will learn about the main functions of the skeletal system, and identify some major bones and joints. They will also read a story about a broken bone and learn how we can take care of our bones. We will also be creating models of the skeletal system using Q-tips.

History: 

This week we will continue studying our third monotheistic religion, Islam.  Students will learn about the origins of the religion and about the prophet Muhammad who is recognized as the founder.  We will complete map labeling work of the countries in the Middle Easter where Islam began.

Literature:

Idiom/Proverb: Fish out of water

Poem:  I Know All the Sounds the Animals Make by Prelutsky

Spelling:

Monday: first, sent, cent, mile, seem, even, without, afternoon, Friday, hour, our  (11 words)

Tuesday: wife, state, July, head, story, open, short, lady, reach, better

Wednesday: water, round, cost, price, class, become, horse, care, try (9 words)

Thursday:  Write each word once with markings.

Friday:  Test

Writing:

Students will listen to passages out of A Child’s History of the World.  They will recognize basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite model sentences.

Grammar:

Students will review the basic parts of a sentence using the Shirley Jingles and review pages.

Literature:

This week we will begin our month long study of fairy tales with Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, and Hansel and Gretel.  Students will be introduced to the basic elements of a fairy tale, and use graphic organizers to identify characters, problems, and solutions in the stories.

A note about report cards:

Students will receive the number 1-4 for different skills in each content area. For any skills not introduced yet (for example, time and money in math), there will be an “NA”. A 1 means the child needs a teacher’s full attention and continual support in order to be successful. A 2 means the child is able to complete the task, but still needs additional support. A 3 means the child shows proficiency in the skill but still benefits from occasional support. A 4 means that the child displays confident success without any further support than the original instructions.

Tax Credit Support-Queen of Arts

To Kindergarten and 1^st grade families:

We are holding a grade-level team competition called “Royalty for a Day” to see who can bring in the most tax credits to support Archway Arete’s extracurricular clubs and sports.  If Kindergarten and 1^st grade bring in the most tax credits, I will be crowned “Queen of Arts” for a day when we return from our holiday break.  As the Queen, I plan on holding an Activity Extravaganza complete with games and dancing for all my royal subjects!  I will also hand out a special treat at the end of the event.  I appreciate all your help in asking friends, neighbors, and family to help support Archway Arete and help us win this competition!  I cannot wait to become Queen!

 

Most Gratefully, Miss Weddle, Queen of Arts

Week 19!

Good Morning,

Important Announcements:

 -Winter break starts on Thursday, December 22^nd through Sunday, January 8^th.  School will resume on Monday, January 9^th.

-Quarter 2 Evaluations will be sent to parents on Friday, January 6^that noon.

Here is what to expect this week: 

Literature:

This week we will finish our Frog and Toad unit with an assessment on Monday.  Tuesday and Wednesday we will be reading the Little Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po stories. Students will discuss the similarities and differences between the two stories and make puppets!

Spalding:

Monday: they, would, could, should, any, many, city, only ,where, week, weak

Tuesday: Review

Wednesday: Spelling test, WPR test, Reading test

Writiing:

This week we will be reading excerpts from The Light Princess.  Students will listen to passages and retell important details from the story.  We will also work on basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite model sentences.

Grammar:

Students will practice writing sentences using adjectives, subject noun, verbs, and adverbs.  They will review the five parts of a sentence, and on Tuesday they will work independently to create two sentences for a grade.

History:

This week in History we will learn about Jesus’ last week of life on earth.  We will learn about Palm Sunday, the crucifixion, and the resurrection.  On Wednesday we will celebrate our studies of Judaism and Christianity in our end-of-the-year party, with special foods from each religion, along with crafts and stories.

Science:

This week we will review the scientific method with a candy cane experiment! We will predict what will happen if we put candy canes in cups of vinegar, warm water, and cold water. After the experiment we will make observations about the effect of vinegar, warm water, and cold water on the candy canes.

Math:

Over the next three days we will spend time reviewing addition and subtraction with some very festive winter activities. This will help us make sure that we have achieved mastery of adding and subtracting so that we can start off next quarter ready to learn even bigger numbers! 

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Week 18!

Good Morning,

Can you believe it? Our last full week until winter break!

Here's what you can expect:

Math:
This week we will begin reviewing all of our math units from the past two quarters in order to prepare for our final cumulative test. We will start by doing some graphing in class by taking surveys of our favorite things. We will then review how to identify and sort shapes as well as ordinal positions. We will spend the most time working on our math and subtraction concepts in order to reach a level of mastery on our skills. Wednesday will be very exciting because we will go on a math treasure hunt around the school to have some fun and practice solving our math facts!

Science:
This week we will continue to study electricity! We will read Thomas Edison’s biography and discuss his virtues and inventions. We will conduct an experiment using magnets, and use what we discover to learn about conductors and insulators. We will also learn about electrical circuits. We will also review how to be safe with electricity and why that is important. Finally, we will list the many ways that electrical power affects our lives and how our lives would be different if we didn’t use electricity.

History:

Christianity is the next religion we will be discussing this week.  Students will learn key elements of this religion and will learn why Jesus is a key figure to Christians.

Literature

Students will continue to read the Frog and Toad All Year  book and will be able to retell the story while highlighting important details.

Poem:

Table Manners – Recite on Friday!

Spalding:

Monday: mine, chair, forgot, guess, hang meat, mouse, phone, store, supper

Tuesday: Through, toe, became, brother, rain, keep start, mail, male, female

Wednesday: eye, I glass, party, upon, two, twin, twice, twelve, twenty, between

Thursday: Write each word once with markings.

Friday: Test

Writing:

Students will be able to understand the basic  conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.

The story we will be using is Winnie-the-Pooh.

Grammar:

We will review parts of a sentence, and then work as a team to develop complete sentences.  We will also review our adverb and adjective jingles.

Have a great week!

Week 17!

Good Afternoon,

Here is what is coming up this week:

Idiom:

The more the merrier!

Poem:

Table Manners by Burgess

Writing:

Students will create proper sentences, and rewrite model sentences using the story The Reluctant Dragon.

Grammar:

Students will be introduced to adjectives, and we recognize that adjectives make a noun or pronoun more interesting.  They also modify a noun or pronoun. 

Literature:

We will begin our last book in The Frog and Toad series, Frog and Toad All Year.  We will discuss the virtues of courage. Perseverance, wisdom, humility and friendship in the stories.

Spelling:

Monday: life, here, car, word, ev er y, un der, most, made, said, says, say

Tuesday: work, our, more, when, from, form, wind, wind, print, air

Wednesday: Fill, a long, lost, name, room, hope, same, glad, with

Thursday: Write each word once with markings.

Friday: Spelling Test

Science:

We will be learning about atoms and electricity this week! We will learn about the main parts of an atom and build a model to show protons, electrons, and neutrons. We will also use balloons to make discoveries about static electricity and read about Benjamin Franklin and his lightning experiment. Finally, students will be introduced to current electricity and circuits.

History:

This week in History we will continue our study of Judaism.  Students will learn about the celebration called Hanukkah, and will read a story regarding the background of the holiday.  Many other celebrations will be discussed, and then we will make our own menorahs and eat some challah bread!

Math:

This week in math we will continue to work work on measurement. We will learn about capacity, comparing lengths, and measuring using non-standard units such as paperclips and beads. During math centers we will continue to review addition and subtraction. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

1st Grade Field Trip!

On January 17th, the entire 1st grade will take a field trip to the Arizona Museum of Natural History!

The cost for each student, teacher, and chaperone is $10. Each class needs 6 chaperones (we have already had one of our class mom's sign up, leaving 5 sign ups still needed). Please sign up here if you are interested. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4ea5a72da7f58-1stgrade

We would like to begin collecting money starting this week. Permission slips will also be sent home in the next week or so. We will leave at 8:15 am and return at 1 pm. Students should pack a lunch as we plan to eat together off campus. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

http://arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/