Friday, March 28, 2014

Week of March 31th

Wear your Rangers tshirt or red, white and blue on Monday to celebrate Opening Day!

STAAR testing this Tuesday and Wednesday.  No visitors in the building those days  Thank you!

Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis shoes-VERY important

Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Thomas
PE
music
PE
art
Rotation with PE
Graviett
PE
art
PE
music
Herreman
art
PE
music
PE
Johnson
music
PE
art
PE

In Language Arts this week, we will…
·        Continue our many moments stories.
·        retell
·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling
·        Learn about adverbs
·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.
·        Visiting computer lab to work on computer program “Imagination Station”, a differentiated program that reinforces reading skills


In Math, we will…
·        Create kite fractions
·        Create an original picture with shapes and determine fractions
·        Begin our geometry unit
·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)
·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Science, we’ll focus on animals.
Upcoming Dates:

Upcoming Events in April
7th        PTO Exec Meeting
10th      The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia HBO Documentary-CSHS Auditorium (7-8)
15th      National School Librarian Day
OUES Varsity Baseball Night
18th      End of the 5th 6 Weeks
Bad Weather Day Makeup
22nd     Earth Day
1st Grade Field Trip
25th      Report Cards Go Home
Morris Brothers School Performance
28th      Coffee with Administration
PTO Executive Board Meeting

Looking Ahead to May
·         Relay for Life-May 2nd
·         Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast-May 12th

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the second semester.
Second Semester High Frequency
Spelling Words
an
are
because
from
of
one
play
said
that
there
they
was
went
were
when
with
your





Friday, March 21, 2014

Week of March 24th

Family Science Night- this Thursday- 6:00-8:00
Mrs. Karas has lots of fun planned!  If you come, your family gets 4 FREE tickets to the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History! 

Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis shoes-VERY important

Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Thomas
PE
music
PE
art
Rotation with PE
Graviett
PE
art
PE
music
Herreman
art
PE
music
PE
Johnson
music
PE
art
PE

In Language Arts this week, we will…
·        Edit and revise stories
·        Continue to retell
·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling
·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.
·        Visiting computer lab to work on computer program “Imagination Station”, a differentiated program that reinforces reading skills


In Math, we will…
·        Begin our fraction unit
·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)
·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Social Studies, we’ll be creating a timeline and calendar.
Upcoming Dates:

Upcoming Events in April
7th        PTO Exec Meeting
10th      The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia HBO Documentary-CSHS Auditorium (7-8)
15th      National School Librarian Day
OUES Varsity Baseball Night
18th      End of the 5th 6 Weeks
Bad Weather Day Makeup
22nd     Earth Day
1st Grade Field Trip
25th      Report Cards Go Home
Morris Brothers School Performance
28th      Coffee with Administration
PTO Executive Board Meeting

Looking Ahead to May
·        Relay for Life-May 2nd
·        Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast-May 12th

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the second semester.
Second Semester High Frequency
Spelling Words
an
are
because
from
of
one
play
said
that
there
they
was
went
were
when
with
your





Thursday, March 6, 2014

Week of March 17th

Enjoy your Spring Break!  Don’t forget your green when your return the 17th!

Our Encore schedule so that your kiddo remembers tennis shoes-VERY important

Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Thomas
PE
music
PE
art
Rotation with PE
Graviett
PE
art
PE
music
Herreman
art
PE
music
PE
Johnson
music
PE
art
PE

In Language Arts this week, we will…
·        Use authors as mentors while writing
·        Retell
·        Continue with dictionary practice
·        Sort words to learn word patterns and help our spelling
·        Build our vocabulary with a weekly read-aloud.
·        Practice placing correct capitalization and punctuation in paragraphs
·        Visiting computer lab to work on computer program “Imagination Station”, a differentiated program that reinforces reading skills


In Math, we will…
·        Write and solve subtraction word problems
·        Match subtraction sentences with the correct difference
·        Play subtraction “scoot”
·        Make connections between addition and subtraction facts
·        Continue to solve our problems of the day.  We use “CUBES” strategies.  (Circle the numbers, Underline key words, Box the question, Ex out extra information, and Show our work)
·        Visit our math stations. Each station will have a math activity that reinforces concepts that we are currently learning or have previously learned. Your child will also be able to visit “First in Math” at some point this week.

In Science, we’ll be learning about life cycles.
Upcoming Dates:

March Events
24th      Spring Disbursements Due
27th      All Pro Dads (7:00-7:45)
            Disbursement Committee Meeting
            Family Science Night (6:00-8:00)

***Here are high frequency words that first graders need to be able to SPELL correctly on a consistent basis by the end of the second semester.
Second Semester High Frequency
Spelling Words
an
are
because
from
of
one
play
said
that
there
they
was
went
were
when
with
your