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!