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Welcome to First Grade at Granite Quarry Elementary   MISSION: POSSIBLE "Daring to go where we've never gone before" 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: 2/2 REPORT CARDS GO HOME 2/11 TECHNOLOGY NIGHT!!!!!!! - come and learn about all the computer activities your child uses in the classroom each day. We look forward to seeing you at our classroom. (THE CLASS WITH THE BEST ATTENDANCE WINS A PARTY) :) 2/12 Exchange valentines 2/15 Presidents day- School Day (One of our make-up days) *** Envision Math: Look at the bottom of this webpage. Click on the "Envision Math": link. This will take you to the "pearsonsuccessnet.com" website. Have your child log in his/her username and password. **These names and numbers were sent home in their agendas a few weeks ago. Most of the children should know their names and numbers. Once your child is logged in, click "premium" and the list should appear. Have your child work on one or two of the assignments. Thank you for your help. Mrs. DeBerardinis 2/8 Weekly Homework: Monday- 1. Read- The Sleeping Pig p. 130-153 * Complete and SIGN READING LOG!* 2. Spelling- Write each spelling word three times each. 3. Study list of vocabulary words (Theme 6, week 1: word list) Tuesday- 1. Read: What is a desert p. 156-15 *Complete and SIGN READING LOG!* 2. Vocabulary p. 55-56 Study list of vocabulary words (Theme 6, week 1: word list) 3. Math- p. 73-74 Wednesday- 1. Read: Any story for 15 minute *Complete and SIGN READING LOG!* Spelling- Write a sentence for each spelling word Study vocabulary words (Theme 6 week 2) Thursday- 1.Sailboat spelling: Write the word in a sailboat pattern by writing the first letter. Underneath write the first and next letter. Keep adding a letter until all of the letters of the word have been used. There is an example below for you to follow. 2. Study for Spelling Test 3. Math: p. 75-76 Spelling word: strain s st str stra strai strain Friday-No Homework "Have a great weekend!"
(ai words) 1. bait 2. gain 3. mail 4. rain 5. snail 6. trail 7. brain 8. strain 9. said 10. will 11. other February Character Word: Kindness January Character Word: Responsability December Character Word: Citizenship/Service to others November Character Word: Respect October Character Word: self discipline September Character Word: Good Judgement ___________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________ 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. 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. 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. 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. __________________________________________________ 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. _____________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________ 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. 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. Social Studies: CITIZENSHIP We are learning about what it takes to be a good citizen. We will have a visit from the Mayor of Granite Quarry, Mrs. Mary Ponds, the week of the 14th. 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. 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 _________________________________ Our Schedule: 7:25-7:50 Morning/ Larry Bell 7:50-8:00 Announcements 8:00-8:45 SRA Reading 8:45-9:45 Literacy Centers 9:45-10:45 Writing 10:45-11:15 LUNCH 11:20-12:05 Enhancements: Tuesday- Art Wednesday- Music Thursday- Skill Building in class Friday- Media 12:05-1:05 Math 1:05-1:35 SPA/ Recess 1:35-2:10 Social Studies/ Science 2:10-2:15 Get ready for dismissal 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! 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- Dr Hensley's Website High Frequency words
- earobics- reading practice Reading games
- Envision Math Great link for math skills!
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- Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss learning activities
- Money This is a fun way to learn about money.
- Reading fun and games This is another great link for reading!
- Starfall This is a great link for Reading.