Taylor 1stgrade newsletter jan25

							Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Leach’s Weekly Newsletter
                                 January 25, 2013

            Marvelous Me!                       Upcoming Events
John is our Marvelous Me this
week. One time John caught a fish           Friday, February 1: Our Famous
at Jordan Lake. He likes to play            American Wax Museum and Parade!
                                            9:30 am in the Media Center.
with his pet dog and his pet cat.
Also John likes to go to Yates Mill
Park with his family. We love
having John in our class!




                                            Tuesday, February 5: Track out!
                                            We will celebrate Valentine’s Day. A
                                            class list went home last Monday.
          A Wish List from
                                            Monday, March 4: Track in!
           Mrs. Huovinen…
The following list of supplies are          Friday, March 15: First Grade Zoo
                                            Trip; Details will be sent home soon
needed for upcoming projects in
                                            but we will need many chaperones. I
art class: yarn (bright colors)             hope you will consider joining us!
pipe cleaners (any colors)
sturdy wax coated paper plates
beads
Elmer’s blue gel glue                    The Book Fair is coming! We will preview
white tempera paint                      the Book Fair and have a chance to
wax paper
colored sharpies                         purchase books when we track in. I will
colored ribbon                           get the dates to you next week.
buttons
embroidery thread
colored chalk
glue sticks
    Academically Speaking…Here is what we are up to!

                  The Daily Five – Our Literacy Block
The students worked very hard this week to use their famous American research to
compose a paragraph. They wrote a draft and edited their spelling. They also typed
their speech on the computer. A copy of the speech will be in their homework
folders today. Some students did not finish their typing because of the early
dismissal. Those students have a copy of their handwritten paper. They will finish
the typing on Monday. Please begin to practice memorizing the speech. That will be
their homework next week.


                                      Math
Students continued to work on developing their problem solving skills. Students are
encouraged to solve the problem using two different strategies and then write
about it in their journal. We added another work sample to their portfolios and the
students analyzed how their problem solving skills are increasing since the beginning
of the year.

Students are also practicing how to add doubles (4+4=8) and doubles plus one
(4+5=9). They played some math games to help reinforce this skill.
                              Social Studies
                            Famous Americans!
During the next two weeks students will be learning about many famous Americans.
This week they learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln. We read stories about these famous men and created a circle map
to list facts. Students used the circle maps to write about each person in their
Famous American Journal.
Specials Schedule
Monday: Media                       Beginning Monday, visitors will be
Tuesday: Music                     asked to sign-in in the office at all
Wednesday: PE
                                     times. This includes before and
Thursday: Art
Friday: Computer Lab
                                         after school conferences.
                                   If we have planned to meet before
                                   or after school, I will meet you at
                                       the front doors, which will be
                                    locked. Then you will need to sign
                                      in before heading to our room.
                                                  Thanks!
 We have run out of Kleenex because of all the runny noses. If you can
           send in a box, we would really appreciate it! Thanks.

                 Please stay safe and warm this weekend.