Good Fit Books!

We are picking Good Fit Books in the classroom.  Here's how to help your child pick Good Fit Books.

Science test ~ Friday

Sorry for any confusion.  The science study guide was run off for the entire first grade.  Since the date was Oct. 1 on the guide, we will have our test on Friday and not on Thursday.

Word Study homework~ Cohen's way!

Math Family Letter 1-14

click here: Math Family Letter 1-14

Homework for Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

Homework for the Week of September 27th –October 1st        *Please look over what to do with your word study words each night* Read 10 minutes each night and record it on your reading calendar. Also make sure to review the following vocab. words each night: that, like, to, you, not, & do

Monday LA: Draw a house. List things you find in your house that begin with the letter “h” Math Worksheet 1.12 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Tuesday LA: Write one sentence about something that is make-believe (ex. A duck can fly a jet.) Write a sentence about something that is real. Draw a picture for each sentence. Math Worksheet 1.13 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Wednesday LA: Read a story. When you finish, make a list of nouns that name things in the story (i.e. book, pen, cow, etc.) See how many you can find! Math worksheet 2.1 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Thursday LA: Put these words in ABC order: you, not, to, do, that, & like Math Worksheet 2.2 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  You will find a number grid in your homework section.  Leave this in your binder.  See the assignment here. *You will have a science test today*

Friday *You will have a test on your word study words today* **You will have a test on this weeks vocabulary words today.**

weekly newsletter Sept. 24

View this week's newsletter here.

Wish List

Many of you have asked if there are items we need in the classroom.  I have created a Wish List in Amazon.com where you can see classroom materials that we would love to have.  Items do not have to be purchased from Amazon.  The list provides pictures and descriptions so that you can see what we need.  For instance, I have cookie sheets on the list (we will build our word study words with magnetic letters on them), but they could be purchased cheaply at a dollar store.  If you have any questions about how we will use the materials, please don't hesitate to ask.  The items currently on the list are for word study.  Thanks!

The link: http://amzn.com/w/K0UVKYR9COM9

STAR Books

STAR books -- 

• Please keep Social studies and Science work in those sections of the binder.  We want to keep the units intact to make it easier for you when it comes time to study for the tests. 

• Please check the “left at home” and “right back to school” pockets of the binders nightly.  When homework is checked, we move it to the correct location in class (math to “left at home”, science and social studies to that section of the binder).

• Your Word Study notebook will be the place where you complete Word Study and Language Arts (LA) homework.  If an assignment does not take up the entire page, please draw a line and continue to use the page for the next assignment.  The back of a page may be also be used in this way.  Please write the day and date at the top of each section of work.  This way, the notebook should last the entire year. (Please do not use the handwriting paper provided for math.)

• Math homework will be completed on the handwriting paper provided or on a math sheet provided.  Some families are choosing to print the math homework and that is fine, too.

Homework for Sept. 20 - 24

Homework for the Week of September 20th-24th *Please look over what to do with your word study words each night* Read 10 minutes each night and record it on your reading calendar. Also make sure to review the following vocab. words each night: big, it, is, in, have, & little

Monday Make a list of the following words: big, it, is, in, little. Then beside each word write three more words to rhyme with each of the words. Math Worksheet 1.8 For this home link, you can glue your cut out numbers onto any piece of paper.  See the assignment here.

Tuesday Have someone read these with you: tiny, zoo, park, humongous, little, library, giant, & school. Now think of a way to classify these words into categories. Remember the words in each category must have something in common. Math Worksheet 1.9 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Wednesday A noun names a person, place, thing, or animal. Draw a picture of each kind of noun and label it. Ex, Draw a doctor and write the word person  Math worksheet 1.10 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Thursday Draw a picture of your family doing something together. Write a sentence telling the main idea of your picture. Math Worksheet 1.11 For this home link, use the handwriting paper provided in your homework section of your STAR notebook.  See the assignment here.

Friday  *You will have a test on your word study words today* **You will have a test on this week’s vocabulary words today.**

Weekly Word Study Homework Outline

Weekly Word Study Homework

Monday- Cut out the words and sort them. Make sure you put the “key words” at the top so you can put the same type of words under each category. You might want to pick a few words to write a sentence with.

Tuesday- Sort the words again and write the words in categories on paper under the correct headings. Do a blind sort (ask someone to call out the words to you and you put the words under the correct category by only hearing the word not looking at it.)

Wednesday- Sort the words again. See how fast you can sort the words by having someone time you.

Thursday- Have someone call out the words for you to write them. Correct your mistakes if you have any.

SCA representatives

Congratulations to our new homeroom representative, Zella Bailey!  Our alternate, who will attend if Zella is absent, is Kai Lakin.  All 12 of you did a great job with your speeches and should be proud, even if you weren't elected.

weekly newsletter Sept. 17

weekly newsletter Sept. 17 click here

The President’s Back to School Speech

President Obama gives his second annual back to school speech at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, PA, telling students that while government would do its part to help provide access to a quality education, students still needed to take individual responsibility for their future.

To see the video, click here.

Homework for Sept. 13- 17

Homework for the Week of September 13th-17th Make sure to review the following vocab. words each night: the, and, look, my, can, & at Read 10 minutes each night and record it on your reading calendar.

Monday ·       Write each vocabulary word in a sentence: can, the, and, look, & at. Write them in your Word Study notebook. ·       Math Worksheet  Before and After/Missing Tens

Tuesday ·       Write fit, cat, big, cap, and man. Practice reading the words and then write three more words to rhyme with each word.   Write them in your Word Study notebook. ·       Math Worksheet  Largest and Smallest/Counting Marbles

Wednesday ·       A verb is an action word. Write five verbs. (ex. kick, skip, jog)   Write them in your Word Study notebook. ·       Math worksheet  Zoo Detective/Book Look

Thursday ·       What would you pack for lunch if you were a mouse? Draw a picture and write a sentence about your picture.   Write them in your Word Study notebook. ·       Science Worksheet  A “Sense”sational Scavenger Hunt

Friday **You will have a test on this week’s vocabulary words today.**

Scholastic Book Clubs

Scholastic has changed online ordering this year.  You will not need a class user name and password.  You will need this activation code: GLQBL  Once you activate the account, you will select your own personal user name and password to use this year.  :)

To get started, click here!

weekly newsletter Sept. 10

weekly newsletter Sept. 10 click here

Math Family Letter 1-2

click here: Math Family Letter 1-2

Math Family Letter 1-1

click here: Math Family Letter 1-1

Practice your student number.  This number is your unique number that you will have until you graduate!  You will need it to buy lunch, check out books, and many more activities as you move through the grades.  I will send home a practice sheet with your number this week.  You can practice on this paper, or better yet, use a calculator!  Mom and Dad, consider having your child order dessert by entering the number correctly on a calculator.

Homework for Sept. 7- 10, 2010

Please put the notebook dividers in your STAR book, behind the items already inside.  Label the tabs in your STAR book in this order:

Homework

Reading Calendar

Science

Social Studies