IMPORTANT DATES:
•5/30~ Field Day and Cook Out
•6/2~ Awards Celebration in our classroom at 9:00
Hooray! I’m so looking forward to continuing our learning together next year in Second Grade! We will be moving to the room where Mrs. Swank was this year.
THANK YOU: A huge “thank you” to Jill Ogg, Crystal Marcengill, Wendy Meeks and Macey’s “Aunt Kim!” These ladies worked with the children last Friday to create the beautiful tye-died T-shirts that are going home today! Additionally, they all brought extra shirts for those without a shirt of their own. Please help your child remember to wear his or her shirt tomorrow for T day!
PTO Update: Our final 5k numbers are and it was a great success! We raised just over $4,500 in profit for this event! This event, coupled with our other successful projects, allowed us to make a large technology investment. It is with great pleasure that PTO presents the school with $7,000 towards the purchase of new computers!
We are in need of paper towel rolls for our number scrolls. Please send any you have any time this week. Thank you!
100 Book Challenge: Congratulations to Cooper and Charleigh for earning 300 steps! Peyton reached 200. Overall, our class has done a great job keeping up with the 100 BC books. However, as a school, we are missing many! Please take some time to look under beds, in closets, and in the car for any books that belong to the school. Thanks!
Language Arts & Science: We’ll be reading informational text and stories about plants. We started writing our own fairy tales last week, and we’ll finish them this week.
SPELLING: We’ll continue reviewing the high frequency word list this week. We’ll have a final class spelling bee on Thursday!
Math: We have started our Stepping up to Second Grade unit! We’re learning more about numbers greater than 120, and we’re trying to see how far we can write our numbers before the end of the year. 1,000 is our goal!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Newsletter from May 12
•5/16~ Last Stop, Drop and Write Day
•5/16~ Last day to CHECK OUT library books
•5/16~ Field Day t-shirt and yearbook orders due
•5/16~ Identi-kid pictures
•5/19-5/23~ Spring Book Fair
•5/23~ PBIS Beach Day celebration
•5/30~ Field Day and Cook Out
•6/2~ Awards Celebration in our classroom at 9:00
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope that you enjoyed the Cinquain poems as much as I did!
Parent Conferences: I will begin contacting you to schedule end of the year conferences. I am working individually with the children to assess their reading levels at this time. It is so exciting to see how far they have come this year!
100 Book Challenge: Congratulations to Josee for earning 300 steps! Adeline-Ashlyn, Cheyenne and Macey reached 200. Overall, our class has done a great job keeping up with the 100 BC books. However, as a school, we are missing many! Please take some time to look under beds, in closets, and in the car for any books that belong to the school. Thanks!
Language Arts: We have finished our iMovies! We’ll be sharing them with other first grade classes on Wednesday. We’ll show them on Award’s Day, too! We will write cinquain poems about some of the animals that we have researched. This week we’ll continue to look for evidence to support our comprehension in reading fiction and non-fiction. We’ll read more folktales and fables. We are working on building our stamina to 30 minutes of focused, purposeful reading. We have started having class Spelling Bees in the room, using the high frequency word list.
SPELLING: As we near the end of the year, we will be reviewing all high frequency words. If you need another list, please let me know. We will not have official spelling homework this week, but I would like you to use this time to review words that have been tricky for your child.
Math: We’ll continue adding with tens and ones. We’ll review the Hundred Chart and ways to use it to help us with addition and subtraction. We will also work with learning the values of coins up to a quarter and adding combinations of coins. We will have math homework on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Newsletter from April 28
•4/30~ Poem in Your Pocket Day
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
•5/16~ Field Day t-shirt and yearbook orders due
Thank you! Thank you to those of you who were able to serve as chaperones for our field trip to the Greenville Zoo! Everyone was willing to help out throughout the day, making it much easier for me! It was one of the best field trips, ever! The children were all very well behaved and enjoyed seeing the animals that we have been studying.
PTO News: Don’t forget to register for our Cardinal 5K or the 1 mile fun run! Every participant will receive a FREE 6 inch sub from Subway. Come out and walk then have a free healthy lunch!
Dress Code Reminders:
•Sleeveless shirts should have straps that are 3 fingers wide. Spaghetti straps are prohibited.
•Shorts should be longer than your fingertips when your arms are extended down. THIS INCLUDES ATHLETIC SHORTS.
•No flip flops are to be worn due to the safety of children while running outside. All shoes must have a strap on the back of the heel. NO HIGH HEELS are to be worn. We have seen several students twist ankles while wearing shoes with a raised heel and slick bottom.
•Leggings are not permitted unless they are covered by a skirt or shorts that are appropriate in length.
•Refrain from wearing extremely tight fitting clothing.
Consequences for Dress Code Violations:
First Offense: The teacher will verbally remind the child of the dress code as well as the parent.
Second Offense: The teacher will send the child to the front office to call home for a spare change of clothes/shoes that are more appropriate.
Thanks!
WES Administration
100 Book Challenge: Congratulations to Cheyenne, Jayce, Aiden and Braxton for earning 200 steps!
Language Arts: We are working on the final presentations for our zoo animal research projects. We will be working with Mrs. Farmer to create slideshows using a class set of iPads! Our class is also studying poetry by a variety of poets, including Douglas Florian and Jack Prelutsky. We will write acrostic poems and cinquains. We are working on building our stamina to 30 minutes of focused, purposeful reading.
SPELLING: **TOMORROW,please see your child’s agenda for an individualized list of words to be reviewed. For consistency this week, spelling homework is the same for everyone.
Tuesday: Write each word 3 times and circle all of the vowels.
Wednesday: Choose 5 words to write in sentences.
Thursday: Write sentences for the remaining words.
Friday: Spelling Triangles/ sailboats
Math: We will work on addition and subtraction in fact families. We’ll also work on adding with tens and ones. We’ll review the Hundred Chart and ways to use it to help us with addition and subtraction. We will have math homework on Tuesday and Thursday of this week, as usual.
The Sloth
By Douglas Florian
Up in a tree
The shaggy sloth
Is hanging by its claws.
It doesn’t like to move at all.
It only likes to
p a u s e.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Newsletter from April 21
IMPORTANT DATES:
•4/21-4/25~ MAP testing for first grade
•Our class will take the MATH portion on the 23rd.
•4/24~ Field Trip to the Greenville Z00
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
Thank you! Thanks to all of you who helped your child get to school well-rested and on time today! We were so ready for our MAP testing at 8:15 this morning. All of the children worked very hard and have shown growth. We’ll do the Math portion at 8:15 on Wednesday.
FIELD TRIP NEWS~ Please remember to dress for the weather on Thursday! If your child has a school T-shirt, please wear it, if possible. Otherwise, please try to wear red. Our chaperones for this trip are David Brucke, Mechelle Chandler, Angela Henderson, Crystal Marcengill, Wendy Meeks, Jill Ogg, Leslie Staggers and Kristy Davis. Thank you to all who have offered to help!
PTO News: Don’t forget to register for our Cardinal 5K or the 1 mile fun run! Every participant will receive a FREE 6 inch sub from Subway. Come out and walk then have a free healthy lunch!
Information about field day t-shirts and yearbooks are going home today.
Congratulations to JeCari for earning 300 steps!
Language Arts: We are working on our zoo animal research projects. Each child is on a team of 3 students, researching their animal’s body, habitat, food, and life cycles. We are using a variety of resources, including books and the databases from Mackinvia. Ask your child to share what he or she has already learned! If you have access to the internet, ask your child to show you what he or she is learning! We are working on building our stamina to 30 minutes of focused, purposeful reading.
SPELLING: ** I will send the spelling review tests home later this week. With MAP testing and the field trip, we will not have new words for the week.
Math: We will continue to work on the study of shapes. We will also work on identifying equal parts of shapes as an introduction to fractions.
•4/21-4/25~ MAP testing for first grade
•Our class will take the MATH portion on the 23rd.
•4/24~ Field Trip to the Greenville Z00
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
Thank you! Thanks to all of you who helped your child get to school well-rested and on time today! We were so ready for our MAP testing at 8:15 this morning. All of the children worked very hard and have shown growth. We’ll do the Math portion at 8:15 on Wednesday.
FIELD TRIP NEWS~ Please remember to dress for the weather on Thursday! If your child has a school T-shirt, please wear it, if possible. Otherwise, please try to wear red. Our chaperones for this trip are David Brucke, Mechelle Chandler, Angela Henderson, Crystal Marcengill, Wendy Meeks, Jill Ogg, Leslie Staggers and Kristy Davis. Thank you to all who have offered to help!
PTO News: Don’t forget to register for our Cardinal 5K or the 1 mile fun run! Every participant will receive a FREE 6 inch sub from Subway. Come out and walk then have a free healthy lunch!
Information about field day t-shirts and yearbooks are going home today.
Congratulations to JeCari for earning 300 steps!
Language Arts: We are working on our zoo animal research projects. Each child is on a team of 3 students, researching their animal’s body, habitat, food, and life cycles. We are using a variety of resources, including books and the databases from Mackinvia. Ask your child to share what he or she has already learned! If you have access to the internet, ask your child to show you what he or she is learning! We are working on building our stamina to 30 minutes of focused, purposeful reading.
SPELLING: ** I will send the spelling review tests home later this week. With MAP testing and the field trip, we will not have new words for the week.
Math: We will continue to work on the study of shapes. We will also work on identifying equal parts of shapes as an introduction to fractions.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Newsletter from March 3
•3/3-3/13~ BOX TOP BLITZ
•3/4~ State-wide Tornado Drill
•3/5~ Early Release Day AND Dr. Seuss celebration at the public library at 2:00
•3/3-3/14 - Box Top Blitz + Campbell's Soup Collection
•3/7~ Celebrate Dr. Seuss with a Cat in the Hat Day
•3/7~ Ruby Tuesday night sponsored by the PTO
•3/22 - Disney Princess Tea Party
Read Across America and Celebrate Dr. Seuss: On Friday we will conclude with “The Cat’s Colors.” We’re hoping everyone will wear red, black and white that day. Your child may also wear t-shirts, socks, or hats with Seuss characters on them. Girls may style their hair like a “whoo” from “Whooville” but not on top of their heads. There should be no costumes, face painting or pajamas. For more information about the events visit www.oconee.k12.sc.us/webpages/mfarmer or simply click on the Media Center link @our school’s homepage beginning March 1st.
100 Book Challenge: Please continue to read every day at home! At this point in the year, all of the students should be able to easily read 30 minutes, or 2 15 minute sessions, at home. Although most students are reading daily, there have been more students who are not earning steps at home. Beginning this week, we will use recess time to make up missed reading.
World Culture Day was a great success this year! Thank you to Octavia, Brock, Cooper and Adeline-Ashlyn for participating in the parade! If you haven’t already, please ask your child to tell you a little about what we have learned about Asia and Cambodia.
Thank you to our field trip chaperones: Jill Ogg, Crystal Marcengill, Anthony Wright and David Brucke! We appreciate your help supervising our students and keeping us safe.
Language Arts: After reading so much informational text during our study of Asia, we’re going to enjoy reading some Dr. Seuss books this week! Dr. Seuss’s 110th birthday was on March 2, and we will learn information about his life, in addition to reading his stories. We’ll be working with the spelling of rhyming words and non-sense words (like jump, bump and WUMP). We’ll be learning about alliteration, which is a string of words in a sentence that begin with the same letter sound (Beetles battle in bottles in a beetle bottle battle.) We’ll also learn about onomatopoeia, which is when words look like they sound (wow, pop, buzz, etc.)
In writing, we are working hard on editing for conventions such as punctuation, capital letters and spelling.
SPELLING: ** With the field trip and World Culture Day, we took our spelling test TODAY. It will go home tomorrow or Wednesday. Again, it’s important to know that these words are HIGH FREQUENCY words. We’re practicing them so that we can spell them correctly all the time... not just for a "test." This week’s words are:
ask, came, now, let, just, know, more, put, some, would
Please write each word three times for Monday night homework. For Tuesday and Wednesday, please write each word in its own sentence. For Thursday night, please do the spelling “boats,” also known as triangles. We’ll test on Friday.
Math: We’ll work on Topic 7, focusing on counting and number patterns to 120 . You can help at home by working on speed and memorization of basic facts and doubles facts. Thank you for your assistance in math homework.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Newsletter from Feb. 10 and Class List for Valentines
IMPORTANT DATES:
•2/12~ STOP, DROP, and Write
•2/14~ Please send $2.00 for our class Valentine Party at 1:45 * see class list on back*
•2/17~ Deadline to turn in Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs
•2/18 - Wendy's Night from 5-8
•3/3-3/14 - Box Top Blitz + Campbell's Soup Collection
•3/22 - Disney Princess Tea Party
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
100 Book Challenge: CONGRATULATIONS to our students with 100 Steps! Braxton, Keely, Adeline-Ashlyn and Carson have joined Josee, JeCari, Cooper, Charleigh, Brock, Octavia, Cheyenne, Aiden, Jayce and Selena! Now we have 14 students who have reached this milestone! We have a couple close to 200!
Language Arts and Social Studies: February is a month full of celebrations of important Americans! We have read biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and Rosa Parks. In honor of the upcoming Presidents’ birthdays, we’ll learn about earlier Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In reading, we’re continuing to build our stamina for independent reading to 25 minutes. Currently, we’re just at 20 minutes. In writing, we’ll learn more about writing to give information and spelling accurately. Additionally, we’re learning more about the use of adjectives to make our writing more interesting.
SPELLING: Last week’s test is going home today. Please sign and return, and then review any missed words with your child. This week’s words are:
are, all, do, from, here, they, this, want were, you
Please write each word three times for Monday night homework. For Tuesday and Wednesday, please write each word in its own sentence. For Thursday night, please do the spelling “boats,” also known as triangles. We’ll test on Friday.
Math: We’ll continue with Topic 6, focusing on Subtraction facts to 20. You can help at home by working on speed and memorization of basic facts and doubles facts. Thank you for your assistance in math homework.
Class List for Valentine Cards:
If your child would like to bring valentines for the class, please be sure to have one for everyone. Thank you!
Aiden
Carson
Charleigh
Adeline-Ashlyn
Selena
Cheyenne
Cooper
Keely
Brock
Dalysse
Macey
Will
Josee
Braxton
Jayce
Peyton
JeCari
Octavia
•2/12~ STOP, DROP, and Write
•2/14~ Please send $2.00 for our class Valentine Party at 1:45 * see class list on back*
•2/17~ Deadline to turn in Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs
•2/18 - Wendy's Night from 5-8
•3/3-3/14 - Box Top Blitz + Campbell's Soup Collection
•3/22 - Disney Princess Tea Party
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
100 Book Challenge: CONGRATULATIONS to our students with 100 Steps! Braxton, Keely, Adeline-Ashlyn and Carson have joined Josee, JeCari, Cooper, Charleigh, Brock, Octavia, Cheyenne, Aiden, Jayce and Selena! Now we have 14 students who have reached this milestone! We have a couple close to 200!
Language Arts and Social Studies: February is a month full of celebrations of important Americans! We have read biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and Rosa Parks. In honor of the upcoming Presidents’ birthdays, we’ll learn about earlier Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In reading, we’re continuing to build our stamina for independent reading to 25 minutes. Currently, we’re just at 20 minutes. In writing, we’ll learn more about writing to give information and spelling accurately. Additionally, we’re learning more about the use of adjectives to make our writing more interesting.
SPELLING: Last week’s test is going home today. Please sign and return, and then review any missed words with your child. This week’s words are:
are, all, do, from, here, they, this, want were, you
Please write each word three times for Monday night homework. For Tuesday and Wednesday, please write each word in its own sentence. For Thursday night, please do the spelling “boats,” also known as triangles. We’ll test on Friday.
Math: We’ll continue with Topic 6, focusing on Subtraction facts to 20. You can help at home by working on speed and memorization of basic facts and doubles facts. Thank you for your assistance in math homework.
Class List for Valentine Cards:
If your child would like to bring valentines for the class, please be sure to have one for everyone. Thank you!
Aiden
Carson
Charleigh
Adeline-Ashlyn
Selena
Cheyenne
Cooper
Keely
Brock
Dalysse
Macey
Will
Josee
Braxton
Jayce
Peyton
JeCari
Octavia
Newsletter from Feb. 3
Kindergarten registration has been scheduled for March 3 through March 7. We encourage parents to register their kindergarten students between these dates so that our school can make decisions concerning schedules and rosters. However, students may be registered at the elementary school in their attendance zone during normal school hours any time before the first day of school begins. Please bring the following to registration:
• Child’s birth certificate
• Child’s social security card
• Proof of residency (driver’s license or a piece of mail with parent’s name and home address such as a power or water bill)
• Child’s immunization form (DHEC Form 1148)
WELCOME BACK! The snow days and delay last week have played havoc with our schedule and plans, but we’ll be back on track, soon! We celebrated the 100th Day on MONDAY.
SICK CHILDREN: This would be a wonderful time to review basic health procedures with your child. Please encourage frequent hand washing, covering mouths when coughing, and the use of tissues. We have lots of different germs floating around, and we’re trying hard to keep our desks cleaned and our hands washed at school. Thank for your help with this.
IMPORTANT DATES:
•2/3 and 2/5~ Our class will Jump rope for Heart in PE class. Please turn in all money by Friday, 2/7.
•2/7 - Deadline for PTO Valentine orders
•2/12~ STOP, DROP, and Write rescheduled
•2/14~ Class Valentine Party at 1:45 *MORE INFO SOON*
•2/17~ Deadline to turn in Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs
•2/18 - Wendy's Night from 5-8
•3/3-3/14 - Box Top Blitz + Campbell's Soup Collection
•3/22 - Disney Princess Tea Party
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
100 Book Challenge: CONGRATULATIONS to our students with 100 Steps! Octavia, Cheyenne, Aiden, and Jayce have joined Josee, JeCari, Cooper, Charleigh, Brock and Selena! Now we have 10 students who have reached this milestone! We have a couple close to 200!
Language Arts and Social Studies: February is a month full of celebrations of important Americans! We will be reading biographies of people such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, as well as earlier Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In reading, we’re continuing to build our stamina for independent reading to 25 minutes. Currently, we’re just at 20 minutes. In writing, we’ll learn more about writing to give information and spelling accurately. Additionally, we’re learning more about the use of adjectives to make our writing more interesting.
SPELLING: Because of the snow days and delayed opening, our first test has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY. Thanks to everyone who completed the homework assignments! I can already tell a difference in the words the children know! Please do the practice page for Tuesday night’s homework. Please review any missed words with your child.
Math: In honor of our 100th day of school, we have worked on using a number grid to count by 5’s and 2’s. We’re comparing double digit numbers, such as 47 and 74. We’ll continue with Topic 6, focusing on Subtraction facts to 20. You can help at home by working on speed and memorization of basic facts and doubles facts. Thank you for your assistance in math homework.
• Child’s birth certificate
• Child’s social security card
• Proof of residency (driver’s license or a piece of mail with parent’s name and home address such as a power or water bill)
• Child’s immunization form (DHEC Form 1148)
WELCOME BACK! The snow days and delay last week have played havoc with our schedule and plans, but we’ll be back on track, soon! We celebrated the 100th Day on MONDAY.
SICK CHILDREN: This would be a wonderful time to review basic health procedures with your child. Please encourage frequent hand washing, covering mouths when coughing, and the use of tissues. We have lots of different germs floating around, and we’re trying hard to keep our desks cleaned and our hands washed at school. Thank for your help with this.
IMPORTANT DATES:
•2/3 and 2/5~ Our class will Jump rope for Heart in PE class. Please turn in all money by Friday, 2/7.
•2/7 - Deadline for PTO Valentine orders
•2/12~ STOP, DROP, and Write rescheduled
•2/14~ Class Valentine Party at 1:45 *MORE INFO SOON*
•2/17~ Deadline to turn in Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs
•2/18 - Wendy's Night from 5-8
•3/3-3/14 - Box Top Blitz + Campbell's Soup Collection
•3/22 - Disney Princess Tea Party
•5/3 - Cardinal 5k
100 Book Challenge: CONGRATULATIONS to our students with 100 Steps! Octavia, Cheyenne, Aiden, and Jayce have joined Josee, JeCari, Cooper, Charleigh, Brock and Selena! Now we have 10 students who have reached this milestone! We have a couple close to 200!
Language Arts and Social Studies: February is a month full of celebrations of important Americans! We will be reading biographies of people such as Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, as well as earlier Americans such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In reading, we’re continuing to build our stamina for independent reading to 25 minutes. Currently, we’re just at 20 minutes. In writing, we’ll learn more about writing to give information and spelling accurately. Additionally, we’re learning more about the use of adjectives to make our writing more interesting.
SPELLING: Because of the snow days and delayed opening, our first test has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY. Thanks to everyone who completed the homework assignments! I can already tell a difference in the words the children know! Please do the practice page for Tuesday night’s homework. Please review any missed words with your child.
Math: In honor of our 100th day of school, we have worked on using a number grid to count by 5’s and 2’s. We’re comparing double digit numbers, such as 47 and 74. We’ll continue with Topic 6, focusing on Subtraction facts to 20. You can help at home by working on speed and memorization of basic facts and doubles facts. Thank you for your assistance in math homework.
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