Mrs. Harrison's 1st Grade News

Newsletter September 24th:

Happy Fall!  I can't believe we are in the last week of September......time flies when you have a GREAT class.  I know you hear that from me each week.....but it is the absolute truth!

In the Classroom:

Theme:  All About Me/5 Senses

Math:  Shapes and counting objects 1-50 (making a yummy cereal necklace).  By the time your child gets home, he/she may only have a few pieces left :) 

Social Studies Johnny Appleseed

Handwriting/Letter/Phonics:  Hh

Writing Workshop:  Continue the writing process (experimenting with writing:  writing words, labels, sentences, using the word wall and spelling phonetically).  Please keep in mind that reading and writing are DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS......we have all levels in the classroom.

Words of the Week:  orange, white and yellow

Are you working with your child on the words??????

Around Garrison Mill:

Monday, September 24:  Foundation Meeting

Tuesday, September 25:  Paradise Grille Spirit Night 5-8

Friday, September 28:  Fall pictures 

Nuts and Bolts:

Please note that conferences are coming up October 22-26.  I will conduct conferences starting at 12:40 and end at 3:00 (20 minute slots).  If you have a certain day/time that you can attend, please let me know (via email).  I suggest giving me your top 3 days/times (example choice 1:  Monday at 12:40, choice 2 Wednesday 2:00 and choice 3:  anytime Thursday works for me).  I will do my best to give you on of your top 3 choices :)  Thanks in advance for clearing your busy schedule to meet with me!  We have a very important subject to talk about :)

Please clip your BOX TOPS-GM earns money for collecting the "little squares"

Thanks Mrs Meek and Mrs Sayilgan for helping with Literacy Centers this week.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend,

Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 17th continued!!!!!

Left off the words of the week:  red, blue and pink

September 17th

I hope you are out enjoying the beautiful weather and time with your family.  I can't begin to express how much I enjoy coming to work each day.  These kids are delightful to be around and teach.  Thanks for sharing with me.

In the classroom:

Theme:  All About Me

Math:

*Count 1-50 by ones

*Count objects saying the number names (1 to 1 correspondence)

*Decompose numbers within 5 (addition)

*Name shapes (square, circle, triangles, rectangles and hexagons)

*Models shapes in the world by building shapes from components

Writing Workshop:  Drawing detailed pictures and experimenting with the writing process

Shared Reading:  Making predictions using the cover page and title

Letter/Sound/Handwriting: Gg

Social Studies;  Explain the Pledge, Us flag and Georgia flag

Reading:  Follows print left to right and top to bottom and page by page

Other Skills we are working on:

*Identifying letters of the alphabet

*Letters sounds

*Reading sight words

*Rhyming and non-rhyming words

*Number writing 0-30

Around GM:

Monday, September 17th: PTA fundraiser begins

Tuesday, September 18th-Yogli Mogli Spirit Night

Nuts and Bolts:

Sight Words-please make sure you are working on the Kindergarten Sight Word List with your child.  He/she has to know 15 words by October 12th (end of the 1st quarter).  Also, the number of sight words your child has to learn has increased to 75 (this is a change from last year).  Once I get a copy of the additional words (15 additional words), I will send home for your records.  You do not want your child to get behind....I highly recommend reviewing the words DAILY!!!!!!

Please make sure your child knows/learns:

address, birthday and phone number (we do take cell numbers)

A special THANKS to Mrs Huie, Mrs Seddon and Mrs Meek.....my literacy centers volunteers 

 

 

Newsletter September 10-14

It has been a short week....but a productive one :)  We are really diving into the academics and routines of Kindergarten.  Letter sounds, classic stories, writing workshop, words of the week and exemplars are just a few examples of the learning that is taking place in room 102.

In the classroom:

Math:  counting on from a given number (other than the number 1) and stating one more than the "given" number

Shared Reading:  Discussing our favorite stories and authors, what "other" material can be read (other than books) and what are things that I can learn from reading a book?

Theme:  Classic Stories and All About Me

Word of the Week:  in (we will use this week to review previously taught words).

****Your child should know ALL the red rainbow words****  Please make sure you are reviewing the words at home.

Words we have worked on in class:

my, am, go, me, is, up, at, it, an & in

Writing Workshop:  Drawing detailed pictures to match our story, putting labels to known objects in our story/picture and begin phonetically sounding out words/random letters (all this is modeled during our writing workshop time).  Please remember students are at different writing levels.....writing is a DEVELOPMENTAL SKILL.

Guided Reading:  Will begin this week.  A new and exciting adventure for us :)

Letter Sound/Handwriting: Oo

Social Studies:  Discussion of the Pledge, American Flag and Georgia Flag

Around GM:

Iowa Testing for 3rd and 5th grade 9/10-9/13

Tuesday, September 11th-Patriotic Day

Friday, September 14th-Fun Run 6pm and Movie Night 7pm

Nuts and Bolts:

Please work on the words of the week with your child

Please make sure you are sending your child a snack daily

Please take all papers out of the Take-Home-Folders (daily)

I feel so blessed to work with this group of kids!  EVERYONE is doing a great job.

 

Have a great weekend,

Lisa Harrison