Happy September everyone!

I sincerely hope you had a nice Rest and Relaxation (R&R) weekend.


Special Announcement *******************

School pictures will be on September 15th. You all should have received an envelope to return to me if you would like to purchase pictures for yourselves. Students must wear their uniforms for the class picture.


Congratulations to Benjamin Sutton for receiving the Responsibility Award on Friday! 1B is very proud of you and happy you are a member of the class!

Congratulations to John Bruns.  Your estimation won!  Don't forget to refill the jar with something and bring it back to school on Tuesday. :)



ELA - Week 5

Literature:  We will be reading Cinderella stories from around the world.

Spelling:

Tuesday- an, up, last, not, us, am, good
Wednesday - time, have, blue, chance, charge, little, are
Thursday - Review jobs of silent E.
1. Making a vowel say it's name. Ex. time
2. English words cannot end in 'v' or 'u'.  Ex. have, blue
3. E makes /c/ and /g/ make their second sound.  Ex. chance, charge
4. Every syllable needs a vowel. Ex. little
5. No job E.  Ex. are

Also, our team has created a more friendly spelling document for you.  The students will write their words three times on the front page, and then at the bottom of the page, they will write a short sentence using some of their spelling words.  Have them underline the words they use. 
The reverse side will be used for their spelling words the next day.  We are trying very hard keep our copy amounts down.  I think you shall find this efficient.  Let me know if you need any help.

Reading

The leveled readers went out this last Wednesday.  Thank you parents for your notes and input on this.  It was very beneficial.  I am feeling confident with their current placements.  If you have concerns let me know.  Make sure the books travel back and forth in their plastic bags. This will keep them nice for the next student.  I will replace them Wednesday and they will read them throughout the week.

Our class just finished reciting their Caterpillar poems on Friday. They all did a wonderful job.  For the month of September we will be learning  a poem by Robert Frost entitled The Pasture.
Our proverb for the week is: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

New reading chart

You will notice we have a new and improved reading chart.  I think it is very easy to use.  Your child will color in the stars each time they read and write the title of their book.  I will continue to record their daily reading progress on our class chart.  End of the quarter winners will receive a special gift from me!





History

We will be studying Ancient Mesopotamia.  The students will be able to explain the importance of the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers and discuss their significance to plant growth.  We will plant basil seeds and catalog their growth. We will discuss the meaning of the "Fertile Crescent" and find Babylon, Ur, and the Persian Gulf on the map. We will also discuss how the Ancient Mesopotamians contributed to our lives today.

Science

We will continue studying living things and their environments.  In particular this week we will be taking a closer look at grassland and the underground environments. We will study how a seed travel and discuss the plant uses to the prairie environment.

Math

Thank you to Mrs. Lake and Mrs. Olszowka for a successful Math Center Wednesday.  This was our first attempt and the students loved it.  If you would like to help, Mrs. O. has a sign up genius for that.

We will continue to practice number bonds and number sentences. Thank you parents for making sure their workbooks remain current. Your students will receive one grade for homework at the end of each week.
Homework for this week:
Tuesday - page 36
Wednesday - page 37
Thursday - page 38




Quote of the Week

If you create an act, you create a habit.  If you create a habit, you create a character.  If you create a character, you create a destiny.

Andre Maurois (1855-1967) French writer



Have a wonderful week.