Welcome back after a long weekend! We hope everyone enjoyed the day off and that our first graders are ready to jump back in to school!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Bring your folder daily to school! We are noticing that many students are forgetting to bring it. Even though we haven't had papers going home yet, the routine is important as we continue through the year! School starts at 8:40 and gets out at 3:20. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! On Fridays, school is out at 1:40! We had some tears last week about not having show-and-tell. We will not be starting show-and-tell until later in the year, but we will be sure to let the students and you know when we will be starting it. Keep reading the blog to stay posted! Toys at school: Several students have been bringing toys to school which is causing a bit of a distraction. If students are playing with toys in class, the toys will be kept at the teacher's desk until the end of the day. We discourage students from bringing toys to school because items frequently get misplaced or lost. Please remind your students to keep toys at home! Mrs. Winfree has also reminded all the students that school is not a place for toys, even if it is in the students’ backpack. She has asked the teachers that if we see any toys that we keep them until the end of the day and possibly even reach out to parents to come pick up the toy. Volunteering: We are working on getting a volunteer schedule/calendar out! Thanks to those who have contacted us about coming in to help out. Remember that if you are volunteering at the school, you must fill out a volunteer application at: volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org Class Dojo: Remember to sign up for Class Dojo! If you don't have your child's code, please let us know. It's a quick and fun way to see how your student is doing and even get some pictures here and there! The two weeks of school we have emphasized positive behavior reinforcement primarily through the Class Dojo app. This week we will be improving undesirable behaviors through the Class Dojo app. If you look at your child's student report, you may see points awarded for positive behaviors or deducted for undesirable behaviors. Fun Run: Information regarding the fun run is coming home on Tuesday :) PLEASE SEND BACK THE HALF SHEET ABOUT T-SHIRT SIZES ON WEDNESDAY. We appreciate the prompt return as does the PTA! Picture Day: Picture Day is on SEPTEMBER 17th! A note will be coming home about it soon! LUNCH CHOICES Monday: No School, LABOR DAY! Tuesday: Hawaiian Haystacks, Mini Corn Dogs and Chef Salad Wednesday: French Toast Sticks, Nachos or Tuna Sandwich Thursday: Mac & Cheese, Chicken Nuggets and Taco Salad Friday: Cheese (or Pepperoni) Pizza Rippers, Bean Burrito or Turkey Sandwich Monday: BBQ Rib Sandwich, Hamburger, Grilled Cheese Sandwich WHAT WE ARE LEARNING ELA: We will be plugging along in our review unit. We will continue to talk about realistic fiction. Our two questions will be "What can we do with our neighborhood friends?" and "What is around us at school?" We will be talking about short /o/ and short /e/. Our high frequency words that we will work on having committed to memory are: are, have, that, they, two, he, is, three, to, and with. We will be writing in our journals A LOT this week. We recognize that many students know pieces or even all of the review but due to the challenge of being in a Chinese speaking classroom, we are easing the cognitive load in the English side of the classroom for the rest of this week. Thank you for your support in this matter! :) CHINESE: Please send (or email) a family photo to school this week! This week students will learn and utilize vocabulary for colors, clothing/personal items, and friends. We will review vocabulary and sentence patterns from the previous week, emphasizing family members and practicing the sentence frames: "This is my...(mom, sister, brother, etc)." and "My family has (number) people." MATH: Students will work with various methods of addition and subtraction with numbers from 1-10. Students have done an amazing job remembering their numbers in Chinese and using them in our math practice problems last week. HOMEWORK: Reading 10 minutes a night. We will officially start “homework” on September 9th! Please contact Ms. Mack if you would like a homework packet! :)
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We had an amazing first week of school! Thank you for helping your student to be on time and prepared to learn each day. This is our first full week of school, and we know it is going to be awesome. Please continue to encourage and celebrate your student's successes--they are adjusting to a lot of newness, and we are proud of how quickly they are learning routines and how they are engaging with class materials.
If you have not done so already, please take TWO MINUTES to fill out the parent survey. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3KQZZrjJcKAtTKCHgm-YpQcwfq7Nt_mhV2IuFKQ0YlCBidw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 Thank you to those who have already done this! :) Your responses are appreciated! :) IMPORTANT INFORMATION Bring your folder daily to school! We are noticing that many students are forgetting to bring it. Even though we haven't had papers going home yet, the routine is important as we continue through the year! School starts at 8:40 and gets out at 3:20. We will always enter and leave the building at the first grade doors! On Friday's, school is out at 1:40! No School on September 2nd. It's Labor Day! Our first book order has gone home. We plan to submit the order on September 6th! We are only doing online ordering this year. If you need our class code, please email Ms. Terry for it! Class Dojo: Thank you to the parents who have signed up for ClassDojo! It is the quickest and easiest way to get ahold of us. We do set quiet hours each night and on the weekends but we do check the app frequently! Toys at school: Several students have been bringing toys to school which is causing distractions. If students are playing with toys in class, the toys will be kept at the teacher's desk until the end of the day. We discourage students from bringing toys to school because items frequently get misplaced or lost. Please remind your students to keep toys at home! Volunteering in Ms. Mack's room: We have not yet officially sent out our online volunteer sign up link, but Ms. Mack is looking for volunteers to help assemble math packets according to the lessons in each unit. If you are interested in helping, you can come into class to assemble the pages. Remember that if you are volunteering at the school, you must fill out a volunteer application at: volunteer.canyonsdistrict.org Please contact Ms. Mack if you are interested in helping out (no Chinese required ;) )[email protected]. LUNCH CHOICES Monday: Walking Taco, Hamburger, Grilled Cheese Sandwich Tuesday: Pork Chop Dinner, Mini Corn Dogs and Chef Salad Wednesday: Teriyaki Chicken, Nachos or Wow Butter and Jelly Sandwich Thursday: Crunchy Fish Filet, Chicken Sandwich and Taco Salad Friday: Cheese (or Pepperoni) Pizza, Bean Burrito or Turkey Sandwich HOMEWORK: Reading 10 minutes a night! We will start “homework” on September 9th! WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK ELA: We are reading two stories titled “Tip and Tam" and "The Big Top." The text based comprehension skills we will be working on are recognizing the characters and the setting. We do not have spelling words until September 9th also. We will be reviewing our letters and sounds, blending simple CVC words and working on our station routine. CHINESE: This week we will continue to reinforce vocabulary for “big” and “little”, greetings (hello, goodbye), and responses to the question “How are you?” (good, very good, not good). Students will also continue practicing basic classroom phrases tied to our routines (line up, sit down, stand up, eyes on the teacher, etc.). In addition to reviewing and reinforcing these concepts, we will spend time practicing the grammar concepts of "on top" and "underneath"! For the next two weeks, students will learn vocabulary and grammar structures to talk about their families. Please send a family photo to school with your student that they can share with the class! The photos will also be on display in our classroom. MATH: Students are still learning the names of numbers 1-10 in Chinese. We will continue practicing vocabulary for daily calendar time, and will also begin practicing addition from 1-10. Please feel free to ask your student to practice saying their numbers at home! We are also noticing that many students need practice counting out loud. A great way to practice oral counting fluency at home is to help your student say their numbers in the car, while cleaning up, or getting ready to go to an activity. |
TeachersMs. Terry and Ms. Mack are so excited for this year! In Ms. Terry's class, students will speak, read, and write in English. In Ms. Mack's class, students will be speak, listen, read, and write in Chinese. Archives
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