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!