Week 4
PEaCoCk TalES
Field Trip T-Shirts: $6.00
Your child’s tests
First grade students will have
“Standards Based Report
Cards” this year {similar to what
was done in Kindergarten}.
Weekly tests will be sent home
in your child’s yellow folder
the following week.
In this room, I will....
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
myself, others, and my school
Needing to clean out your child’s
toy box? Recycle some of the
small treasures by sending them
to the Peacock Treasure Chest!
They are sure to be loved by
another child!
Writing Workshop
Our writing workshop time will
continue to focus on Narrative
Writing {writing about yourself
and your experiences}.
The goal is for children to be
able to write about an experience
{creating a beginning, middle,
and ending to the story} and add
details to the piece.
Conventions of print will also
be addressed, as we review
capitalization and punctuation of
sentences.
Calendar Check
All children are asked to have a class shirt...
sizes were ordered via Open House sign-up.
September 5
Phonics and Word Wall Words
September 9
This week, we will continue reviewing alphabet sounds and learning
motions for each. Remember to ask your child what sounds and motions
were learned each day - and encourage them to use these motions as
they are reading. Word Wall Words for the week include: little, down, can,
see, not, one, my. Children will be tested on the entire Word Wall page
during the week of September 12 - 16.
September 23
Boxtop Total: $8.30
REMEMBER: The money
collected goes DIRECTLY into
our classroom account to
purchase needed materials
through the year. Ask family,
friends, and neighbors to help us
raise money for our classroom...
august 29, 2016
Labor Day {no school}
Fun with Fairy Tales
Johnny Appleseed Day
September 26
Parent / Teacher Conference Day
{no school for students}
October 10 - 11
Reading
This week, we will continue our focus on recognizing story elements
- characters, setting, problem, and solution - using classic and “fractured”
fairy tales. We will use the story element graphic organizer to organize
our thoughts from stories read. Please continue to practice / review
these story elements with your child after reading the book in his/her
book bag.
Children will learn three new vocabulary words (“Say What?” words)
this week while reading the book, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon. Our
words for the week are: glee, fumble, foolish, revealed.
Math
Skills we will be covering in math this week include: introducing
addition expressions and number sentences, stories about joining items
together, adding in any order, and using objects for problem solving
purposes.
Please look for your child’s homework page in his/her green folder.
Also, children will have a math fact homework sheet {“Minute Math”} with
sums of 5. Your child should complete one column a night, and return the
completed page on Friday.
“TOPIC 1: Understanding Addition” is nearing completion, and
students will be tested on these concepts, as well as a timed addition fact
test {sums of 5}, this Friday. Tests will then be sent home in your child’s
yellow folder on the following Monday.
Social Studies and Classroom Rules
This week, we will discuss and practice great manners! We will
study and participate in proper phone, conversational, and table
manners. Please brainstorm with your child the different ways we can
use good manners at home and school.
Fall Break
Say What?!?!?!?
The Peacock Class is steadily
increasing
our
working
vocabulary. Below you will find a
list of our “Say What?” words
thus far:
cure, elegant, shriveled
despair, gathered, hobbled
It is our goal to “own” these
words during the course of the
year. A child will “own” a word
when he is able to correctly
use the word in his speaking
and writing!
HOMEWORK CHECK
Reading: Mon-Thurs = book in
the reading bag {with orange
folder}; Practice word wall words
as needed
Math: Complete math page {front
and back} in green folder, return
the following day; “Minute Math”
page due on Friday.
Peacock Contact Info:
*email: [email protected]
*website: ccps.cullmancats.net
*phone: 256-775-0234 ext 6135
*Remind 101: for reminders /
important messages, text
@peacockc to 256-850-0940 to
stay informed....