Week 23   January 30-February 3


Hi everyone!  I hope you had a nice restful weekend.
I wanted to let you know that Mrs. Zavala has been very diligent in keeping the homework records for our class.  If you child is consistently not turning in their homework (which includes their reading logs), you will be getting an email from me.  Please let me know if you have questions about the homework.


Tuesday is our 100th Day of School!  We are planning a lot of fun activities for the students.  I would ask that you let them bring in 100 items in a plastic (small) baggie.  It can be edible or non-edible.  We will be doing graphing and sorting activities with what they bring in.


A gentle reminder....we will be reading A Bargain for Frances next week, so please make sure your child has their own book to read from.


This week in 1B:


Idiom:

Let the cat out of the bag.

Poem:
I Know All the Sounds the Animals Make – RECITE ON FRIDAY
 
Spelling:
Monday: draw, drink, garden, goose, hopping, hop, knife, mouth, oak, peach
Tuesday: pole, queen, rope, season, sign, space, wagon, wheat, window
Wednesday: catch, catcher, kitchen, butcher, black, warm, unless, clothing, clothes, clothe
Thursday: Write each word once with markings.
Friday: Test

Writing:
This week we will be reading a passage from How to Eat Fried Worms. Students will answer comprehension questions in complete sentences, and write a model sentence from the passage to copy in their notebooks.

Grammar:

Students will continue to review parts of a sentence and practice making meaningful sentences on their own.

Literature:

We will continue our study of fairy tales with the story of Puss in Boots. Students will continue to review the elements of fairy tales and understand the first, middle and ending of the story.  They will have an opportunity as a class to write their own fairy tale story to share with the other classes!  We will have an oral assessment for this unit on Friday.

History:

This week we will begin our study of Modern Civilization and Culture with Mexico.  Mexico has a rich and varied history and combines native American and Spanish legacies to create a vibrant culture.  Students will learn the location of Mexico relative to Canada and the United States.  They will recognize the Mexican culture through a study of their holidays, landforms, and art.

Math:

This week we will continue to grow our counting and addition skills for numbers 1-40. We will also be reviewing many of the skills and concepts that we have learned throughout the entire year including shapes, position, and "greater than" and "less than". We will celebrate our 100th day of school on Tuesday by completing many activities that will help us conceptualize just how big the number 100 really is. 0

Homework:

Monday: Workbook pages 37-38

Tuesday: 100th Day Homework Packet

Wednesday: Workbook pages 39-40

Thursday: 13.1 Test B

Friday: Math Worksheet

Science:

This week we will continue our study of the human body with the Circulatory System.  Systems will identify the functions and components of the system.  They will learn to take their pulse, and identify the components of their blood.

 

Week 22 January 23-27


I hope all the students enjoyed their field trip experience last Tuesday! I know I did!
Thanks again parents for all your help in making theses events fun and safe for our children.
Please make sure your child returns their reading book bag on Monday. Chapter book students should continue reading at least 15 minutes each night, and return their books when they have finished to get a new one.


Looking ahead, we will be reading A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban starting in February, so if you have not purchased it, please do so soon.


This week in 1B:


Literature:
We will continue our study of fairy tales with the stories of Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Frog Prince.  Students will compare and contrast these stories with the ones they have previously read.
Writing:
We will review and retell passages from the Velveteen Rabbit

Grammar:

Students will continue to review basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.


Spelling:
Monday: spell, poor, fin ish, hurt, may be, a cross, to night, tenth, sir, these, those Tuesday: club, see, seen, felt, full, fail, set, set ting, stamp light
Wednesday: come, com ing, night, pass, shut, ease, easy, bone, cloud
Thursday: Write each word once with markings
Friday: spelling test


Poem:
I know All the sounds that the Animals Make by Prelutsky - - Due Feb.3

 

History:

This week we will review the religion of Islam and take an assessment on Wednesday.  Thursday we will begin our study of Mexico.  Students will locate the country on a map and label the Rio Grande River.

Science:

This week we will continue our study of body systems and learn about the Digestive System.  Students will learn the specific names of a few parts of the system, and complete a foldable activity describing what they have learned.

Math:

This week we will finish our unit on graphing and collecting data. We will also focus heavily on reviewing and mastering our math facts in order to move in to counting and adding numbers beyond 20. Please continue to help your scholars grow their math skills by practicing addition and subtraction each week at home.

Virtue of the Month:

Humility

"Self conceit may lead to self destruction"

~Aesop (c620-560BC)

 

 

Week 21  January 16-20, 2017


This Tuesday is our field trip to the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa.  We will depart the school at 8:15 and arrive back at approximately 2:00.  Parents, if you are chaperoning or just meeting us at the museum you may not take your child home.  Students must return to the school.  Then if you choose, you may check them out at the front office.
Parents who are not chaperones may come to the museum at 10:00 when it opens.  You may stay in the group your child is assigned to for the duration of the field trip if you like, but they must stay with their group.
Also, students who were sent home with head lice must be checked by the nurse before re-entering the classroom.
Please have your child's lunches in throw away bags with their name on it.  I will bring water and snacks for them.




This week in 1B:

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

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.

Math:

This week we will continue to practice our subtraction facts with numbers within 20.  Students will also create simple picture graphs using 1-1 representation.

Homework:

Wednesday: Workbook pages 21-22

Thursday: Workbook pages 23-24

Friday: Workbook pages 25-26

Virtue of the month:  Humility

"Kind words conquer."  ~Tamil (Asian Indian)

I am so excited for the week ahead!  Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 20  January 9-13, 2017


Welcome back everyone! I hope all had a wonderful break.
Thank you parents for my beautiful and yummy gifts.  Your kindness is most appreciated!
You have probably received your child's grades and may have some questions.  Please email me and we can set up a time for a conversation if you like.  Please remember the following guidelines for the grades below:

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.

I am excited for all the plans we have ready for the third quarter.  Our first event is the field trip next week, January 17, 2017 to the Arizona Museum of Natural History located in Mesa.   I have all the chaperones I need, but if you would like to attend the Museum, it will open at 10:00 a.m.  I would ask that if you would like to go through the museum with your child, please remain with the group he/she is assigned to and please do not go off on your own.  We have worked diligently coordinating our day, and with 124 people involved we would like to keep it as controlled as possible.  Thank you so much for helping with this.

This week in 1B:

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.

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.

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. 

Homework:

Mon: WB: 7-8

Tues: WB 9-10

Wed: WB 13-14

Thurs: Unit 11 Test B

Fri: WB: 17-18

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.




Have a great week!

 

 

 

 

 

Week 19  December 19-21


This a short week, but we still have some work to finish.
Parents PLEASE send the money for the field trip WITH your permission slips.  If we don't have both, your child will remain behind the day of the field trip with another class, and that would make me very sad!
Please return all book bags on Monday.


Tuesday and Wednesday are half days!


Wednesday will be our Unit/Holiday party and pack-up for the quarter.


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.

To Kindergarten and 1st 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

This week in 1B:

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

Writing:

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.

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! 

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.

I sincerely pray with all of my heart that my dear families have a blessed holiday season!

See you next year!

 

Week 18  December 12-16


We have finished our middle of the year testing, and I am very pleased with the progress the students have made.  We have two more quarters to go, so please parents, watch and make sure your chapter book reader is reading at least 15 minutes each night.  They should be returning them approximately every 10 days for a new book.  Leveled Readers, please continue reading the same books for 15 minutes each night.  You may do one each night if you like, but 15 minutes is the minimum. And, don't forget to sign the log!
Leveled Readers due on Monday.


We have our chaperones for the field trip January 17 to the Arizona
Historical Museum in Mesa.  This will be such a fun day!  The cost is $10 per student, and you may send that in their green folders to Mrs. Zavala as soon as possible.  I would like to have all the money in before we leave on our holiday break.


This week in 1B:


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.

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.

Ask me about:

Ask me about the lamp called Menorah.

Ask me about static electricity.

Ask me how I would measure my dining room table.

Virtue of the Month:  Humility

"The soul is healed by being with children.

~Fyodor Dostoyevsky

(So this is why I feel so healthy!) :)

Have a great week!

 

Week 17  December 5-9


A look forward:
January 17 will be our field trip to the Museum of Natural History.  We will leave at 8:15 and return after lunch in the park.  I will accept the first six parents who would like to volunteer for this fun event as chaperones.  Also, the cost is $10.00 each and we are starting to collect that now.  Just send the money in an envelope addressed to Mrs. Zavala and put it in your student's green folder. More information and  permission forms will be forthcoming.


Monday: Leveled readers returned.
This Week in 1B:

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

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.

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!

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.

Virtue of the Month:  Humility

"The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient." ~ St. Augustine

Have a wonderful week!