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Welcome to First Grade at Granite Quarry Elementary   W. I. L. D. about learning @ Granite Quarry "-where I learn daily" WELCOME to Granite Quarry Elementary! In our classroom the children work hard each day learning through the use of their senses. Direct and meaningful lessons are taught which engage the children and help them grow cognitively, emotionally, physically, and socially. Here are a few ways you can make a difference in your child's life and promote SUCCESS. ** Read with your child each night and help your child create a love for reading. Ask questions about each story you read together to build memory and comprehension skills. ** Become involved in your child's education and offer your support whenever you can. Your involvement is important for your child's success in school!! ** Help your child each night with his/her homework assignments. These activities strenghen your child's academic skills. ** Begin a scrapbook and journal to record the special events shared with your family and friends. Your child can write about his/her wonderful experiences throughout the year! **Spend quality time with your child. Time with your child is priceless, and I hope you develop a wonderful bond with your child as you play a game or read a book together each evening. ** Talk with your child and ask each other questions. This will build vocabulary and communication skills, as well as social skills needed for success. ** Be a good role model for your child. Children watch and learn from our actions more than our words. When we are polite and courteous, and display kindness; they will follow our footsteps and become good citizens. ** Praise your child on all the accomplishments that are made this year! Let your child know that he/she is valued member of the family and community. ** Come and visit us! We always welcome volunteers and look forward to working with you this year. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR! WELCOME!!  First Grade Events: December 11-29 Wear a T-shirt Day- wear a T shirt that can be read. 11-30 Stripe Day- come dressed in head to toe in stripes. 12-1 Farmer Day- Come dressed as a farmer. 12-2 Crazy Hair Day- Wear your hair wild and crazy. Friday, 12/2- turn in date for Reading logs 12-5 Jersey Day- Wear a jersey to support your team! Monday, 12/5 Rowan County Reading Family night @ ERHS !!!!!!!!!! Tuesday, 12/6 Service above self Award ceremony Week Nov. 28-Dec.2 jpPlease follow your child's new homework outline: Monday- Write words 3 times each Read 30 minutes Tuesday- 1. Math: p.41-42 Read 30 minutes Record story and minutes read in reading log! Wednesday: 1. Spelling sentences Read: Go Away Otto Record reading story and minutes read in Reading Log! gThursday- Math, p. 43-44 Read for 15 minutes Record story and minutes read in reading log! Study for Spelling and Reading test! Friday- Read for 30 minutes Record story and minutes read in Reading log. Spelling List : 1. math 2. path 3. bath 4. thin 5. thick 6. thank 7. this 8. that 9. with September Character Word: Good Judgement October Character Word: Self Discipline November Character Word: Respect
December Character Word: Service above self January Character Word: Responsibility February: Character Word Kindness March: Character Word Perserverence April: Character Word Courage May: Character Word Integrity
___________________________________ First Grade High Frequency Words: 1-25: the of and a to in is you that it he was for on are as with his they I at be this have from 25-50: or one had by word but not what all were we when your can said there use an each which she do how their if 50-75: will up other about out many then them these so some her would make like him into time has look two more write go see 75-100: number no way could people my than first water been call who oil its now find long down day did get come made may part ______________________________________ Review: ___________________________________________ 11-eleven 12-twelve 13-thirteen 14-fourteen 15-fifteen 16-sixteen 17-seventeen 18-eighteen 19-nineteen 20-twenty 21-twenty one 22-twenty two 23-twenty three 24 twenty four 25-twenty five 26 twenty-six 27 twenty-seven 28 twenty-eight 29- twenty-nine 30 thirty 31 thirty-one 32 thirty-two 33 thirty-three 34 thiry-four 35 thirty-five 36 thirty-six 37 thirty-seven 38 thirty-eight 39 thirty-nine 40 forty September curriculum: Reading: Predicting story events and sequence of events.Your child will be bringing home his/her reading text book to read a story each week. Please have him/her read the story and then return the book the next day. Always keep these books in a safe place. Your child is responsible for taking care of the book and returning it to school the next day. Thank you for your help. Math:Numbers 0-12. We are working on understanding numbers 0-12. Matching numerals 1-12 with the correct set of objects. Writing numbers 0-12.Understanding sets that have more or less amounts of objects and ordering numbers. Social Studies: CITIZENSHIP We are learning about what it takes to be a good citizen. ---Science: Nonliving and living things, Five senses review, How nonliving and living things are different and alike from each other, The parts of a plant, and What a plants needs to live and grow. Science: Nonliving and living things, Five senses review, How nonliving and living things are different and alike from each other, The parts of a plant, and What a plants needs to live and grow .Writing: Writing complete sentences and conventions. We are learning about what a "topic" is. We list ideas related to that topic and then write sentences for the ideas we listed. We are working on writing complete sentences. We are building our stories and writing 3 or more simple sentences. We are also working on conventions; such as, spacing between words, capitalization, and punctuation. October Curriculum: Reading:vocabulary building, indentifying words, sequencing story events, making inferences, building comprehension, increasing fluency, finding the main idea of a story. Phonics: changing beginning sounds, rhyming skills, blends and short vowels. Math: Addition and subtraction concepts; Finding the missing part, writing subtraction sentences, comparing subtraction and addition to see how they are related, and learning to use a ten frame to problem solve. Writing: We are learning to write small moments stories. Our topics are autumn, pumpkins, and animals. Science: In October, we learn about animals and their habitats. We investigate the needs of each group of animals. We also compare and contrast plants and animals. November curriculum: Reading: Summarizing- finding the main idea, predicting- what will happen next, building fluency and comprehension, indentifying words and increasing vocabulary skills. Phonics: blends and digraghs,short and long vowels. Writing: Small moment stories of past experience, Native american legends, and family traditions. Math: adding doubles, addition problem solving, subtraction concepts and problem solving skills. Addition and subtraction facts.Begin geometry- identify shapes,compare and contrast shapes, and build new shapes. Social Studies: Cultural diversity, cultural celebrations, exploring customs, roles of individuals,and family traditions. December curriculum: Reading: Comparing and contrasting- Use a Venn Diagram to describe events in stories read. Story sequence, predicting, analyzing and explaining Building and strengthening comprehension skills. Build fluency and vocabulary skills. Read and spell #1-50 High Frequency words. Build fluency and vocabulary skills. Read and spell #1-50 High Frequency words. Phonics- Diagraphs- th, ch, sh, wh silent letters- wr in write, kn in know, gn in sign. Short and long vowel sounds. Writing- Descriptive stories. Convention skills - capital letters, spacing, puctuation, and complete sentences. Math- Geometric shapes. Plane and solid shapes. Recognize, create, and build shpaes. Compare and contrast shapes. Describe characteristics of each shape. Extend and translate shape patters. Problem solve using attribute blocks. Create, name, and translate patterns. Find patterns in numbers using a hundreds chart. Skip count by 2's, 5's, and 10's. Numbers 1-100. Put numbers in order from the least to the greatest. Use ten frames to count numbers greater than 10. Compare groups of items to see if they are more, less, or equal. Social Studies- Traditions and celebrations around the world. Christmas traditions around the world. Your family traditions for December Holidays. Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Holidays for December. How are they similar and how are they different? Describe each holiday tradition. January Curriculum Reading- Comparing and contrasting, Summarizing- making generalizations, and cause and effect. Building and strengthening comprehension and vocabulary skills. Phonemic Awareness: segmenting sounds in words Phonics: long a words (silent e), soft g and c, endings nd, ng, nk long i vowel-silent e, contractions, endings ing. Writing- Staying focused when writing a small moment story and "zooming in " to a specific small moment. Writing three actions about the small moment and ending the story. Math- Numeracy- ordering and comparing numbers 1-100, skip counting, and place value- tens and hundreds. Addition and subtraction review. Using a tally graph to compare more and less. Science- measuring temperature, seasons, changes in weather, comparing rainfall and weather on a bar graph. Social Studies: Geography concepts. Using map skills, globes, continents, counties, towns, and neighborhoods. How to read a map to find a location- directions. February Curriculum Reading- Cause and effect, story structure, Noting Details, Predict and Infer. Phonics- Contractions, blending long a, long i, and long u words. Long a patterns (ai ay, silent e) Long e vowel pairs (ee ea) Phonemic awareness- count the sounds in words. Changing the beginning, middle, and ending of sounds. Writing- writing paragraphs for a small moment story. "Staying focused on the small moment and building story structure. -Learning how to revise and improve a small moment story. Use high frequency words in their stories. Add details to the story and the picture. Work on conventions. Math- Numbers 1-100. -comparing sets of numbers, ordering numbers from least to greatest, and from greatest to least, develop fluency in single addition and subtraction. Measurement- length, capacity, and mass. Using venn diagrams to compare and contrast similarities and differences in two sets. Social Studies- Cultural diversity, black history, geography. Science- Understanding the balance, motion, and weight of objects. March Curriculum Reading- Summarizing a story, problem solving, Monitor/Clarify, Sequence of story events, Answering questions about a story to build comprehension, fantasy and realism. Phonics, Phonemic Awareness- vowel pairs: oo, ew, ue, ou, u, u_e(/oo/). syllables, segment phonemes Base words and endings, compound words, long i- (ie, igh), vowel pairs: oi, ow(/ou/), ending -s,-ed,-ing Writing- Revising our small moment story to improve story content and conventions. "Authors as mentors"- model author's style of writing in their own personal small moment stories. Study story structure and small moment stories. Math- Comparing and ordering numbers to 100, Counting money, Measurement( length, perimeter, capacity,weight, and temperature), Time, Addition facts to 18, Subtraction facts to 18, DATA Social Studies- Cultural Diversity, IMPACT unit on Asia ( Japan and China), Study of Japan, Economics/ Goods/ Services/ Spending/Saving/ Government Science- Health- Nutrition -muscles and nerves, and sensory organs, (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and touch), -skeletal and digestive systems, -circulatory and respiratory systems. April Curriculum Reading- Summarize, Describe details, Categorize and Classify,Predict/ Infer, Draw Conclusions, Evaluate, Story Structure, and Reading a poem. Phonics, Phonemic Awareness:Syllables, segment phonemes, Change phonemes to create new words. Vowel Pairs- oi, ow(/ou/), ew, ue, sounds for y, and base words and endings -s, -ed, -ing, -es, -ies. Changing y to ies to make a word plural, ex, baby to babies or fly to flies. We are reviewing oa, and oo. Endings for words- ink, ank, ong, ing, ang Writing: A class summary about our field trip, non fiction writing about a ladybug, non fiction writing about gardens, and a small moment story about a relative. - Following a writing outline and focusing on a topic. Use complete sentences, show story sequence, and make paragraphs in writing samples. Using descriptive language and draw details in pictures. Pictures should show story sequence too. Improve conventions- capital letters, spacing, punctuation, and neat handwriting. Math- Addition and subtraction for facts 6, 7, 8, 9. Using fact families and addition problems to solve math problems. Word problems about addition, subtraction, skip counting, and estimating. Data and graphs- recording information, using data to answer questions, and creating your own graph. - Picture graphs, bar graphs, line plots, tally mark graphs, grids, and probability graphs. S.S./Science- Health, nutrition, Earth materials such as land, water, and air. Investigate soil, rocks, and solid objects. Investigate different types of water, (salt and fresh water) and its characteristics, things that sink and float. Mixtures- gas and water, oil and water, baking soda and vinegar with water. Earth- What is Earth day? and How can we help take care of our earth? and Reduce, Reuse , and Recycle. Pollution and Solutions. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Our Schedule: 7:25-7:45 Morning arrival 7:50-8:30 Writing 8:30-9:30 Reading 9:30-10:30 Math 10:30-11:15 SRA Reading 11:15-11:45 Recess 14:45-12:15 Lunch 12:15-12:45 Rem/ Intervention/ enrichment 12:45-1:25 Enhancements Monday- Media Tuesday-Music Wednesday-PE Thursday- Computer/ Skill Building Friday- Art 1:30-2:15 Social Studies/ Science 2:15 Dismissal __________________________________________________________ In our classroom, children learn to read, write, and problem solve through research based instruction. Technology is used to enhance the instruction and engage the children. We strive to provide 21st century learning experiences throughout the year! Disclaimer: Linked sites are not under the control of the school district or its employees. The school district is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, any link contained in a linked site or any changes or updates to such sites. This web page provides links as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site. Please contact the school if you have concerns. In compliance with federal law, the Rowan-Salisbury School System administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. |
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- Dr Hensley's Website High Frequency words
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- Money This is a fun way to learn about money.
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- Starfall This is a great link for Reading.
