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/

Week 16!

Good Evening,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break filled with much gratitude and relaxation. 

Here is what you can expect this week: 

Math:

This week in math we are moving into our measurement unit! We will be comparing the weights of different objects both in solid and liquid form. We will estimate weights based on the feel and look of an object and we will also use a balance to find exact measurements. We will continue to review our addition, subtraction, and 2D shape concepts throughout the week. 

Science:

This week we will be wrapping up our unit about matter by learning about changes in states of matter. We will complete some experiments to observe melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation. On Wednesday, we will review for an assessment about the states of matter. Then, students will take review sheets home to study for a quiz on Friday. We will end the week with a fun experiment with Oobleck and discuss whether it is a solid or a liquid!

 

History:

In the the World History and Geography section of our Core knowledge Curriculum, we introduce children to not only ancient civilizations but also to topics in the history of world religions.  Many people who contributed to the Core Knowledge curriculum agreed that religion is a shaping force in the history of civilization and thus should be a part of what our children know about.  In introducing children to the history of world religions, we focus on major symbols, figures, and stories. Our goal is to be descriptive, not prescriptive, and to maintain a sense of respect and balance.  As we share about the symbols, figures, and stories I mention to our scholars that these are practices and beliefs of the people of that religion. If you practice one of our studied religions please feel free to send in any symbols to sharing.

 

This week we will begin our study of the three major monotheistic religions which worship One God.  They are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  Our journey begins with Abraham and Moses this week.  We will learn about their faith in God and the promises God made to the Hebrew people.  We will look at maps which show the travels of Abraham as he moved into “The Promised Land”, and retell the story of Moses dealing with Pharaoh in Egypt and the plagues God sent to cause Pharaoh to let the people leave Egypt and return to “The Promised Land.

Literature:

We will continue in  Frog and Toad Together, reading stories about being brave and courageous, and listening to dreams.  There will be a short comprehension check for this book on Friday.

 

Idiom:

Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today.

 

Poem:

Table Manners by Burgess

 

Spelling:

 

Monday: gold, read, read, red, fine, can not, May, may, line, left

Tuesday: ship, train, saw, pay, large, near, down, why bill, want

Wednesday: girls, girl, part, still, place, re port, nev er, found, side, kind

 

Phonograms:

g  l  r  w  ai  aw  ir  ou  sh  wh

 

Writing:

Our focus passages this week will be excerpts from Master of All Masters, and The Dog and His Reflection.

 

Grammar:

Students will unscramble sentences and then classify them.  We will ask questions while assisting them in labeling the parts of the sentence. On Friday there will be an assessment to check the student’s understanding of concepts presented thus far.

 

 

 

Week 15!

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone is excited for this brief two day week! We are going to have so much fun this week with our ancient Egypt party on Monday and fall themed activities on Tuesday.

Here is what to expect:

Literature: This week, we will read chapter 3, “Cookies” from Frog and Toad Together. We will discuss the importance of having will power and determination, and we will also put our own will power to the test!

 

Spalding: There will not be a spelling test this week, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, please practice your phonograms. We will take a graded WPR (written phonogram review) on Tuesday in class.

 

Writing: copy work and narration exercises from The Railway Children

 

Grammar: We will use our question and answer flow to classify and build sentences

History: This week will be a lot of fun with our Egyptian Party, which is the culminating event for our Egyptian Unit.  Tuesday we will have a variety of Thanksgiving learning activities and read a book about the history of the Pilgrims and some of their adventures in the New World.

Math: This week we will finish up our shapes unit by reviewing how to identify and categorize 2D shapes as well as put them into a pattern. We will take our Unit 7 test on Monday. On Tuesday, we will take our units 1-6 cumulative test only after reviewing how to add and subtract within 20 and how to count up and down within 20. We will show courage and rise to the challenge of having two tests! 

Have a very happy thanksgiving! There will be an optional thanksgiving work packet sent home on Tuesday but besides that there is no homework, please enjoy some rest and relaxation.