Blue-Out for Brock Tomorrow

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Ms. James

Gladewater ISD and White Oak HS have dedicated tomorrow as a “Blue-Out for Brock” day. We are going to join in the battle!

Hashtags being used include #battleforbrock and #prayforbrock

Let us join together in the spirit of brotherhood and support for our neighbors and Brock, whose mother is a former Roughneck. Being able to support others in a time of need is a large part of who we are and what we represent at WOISD.

It’s battle time, so get your blue on tomorrow! Blue socks, shirts, pants, shoes (no blue hair or face paint) are urged!

This is a very busy and exciting time of year but there is still A LOT to learn, and the expectations are still high for the kids.

In math: Subtraction, combinations, and surveys will be covered until Christmas break.

Guided reading will continue.

-ed -es endings will be reviewed and taught along with reviewing diagraphs

Spelling words for this past week and next week are: do, if, their, said, which, will, each, about, how, up

Social studies-we will be learning about traditions and the holiday season.

Science- we will be doing experiments and recording what we observe.

Dec 20th is our Christmas Party at 9:00 am!

If you would like to be a room mother for our Christmas Party, Valentine’s Day Party, or Easter Party please email me and we will sort out which party.

Thanks for all you do!

This week!

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Ms. James

Hello everyone!! Only one more school week until Turkey Time!!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated canned goods and food! It is such a beautiful thing to help those in need.

TOMORROW is the BIG DAY!! Reader’s Theater will take place tomorrow at 11:30 in our classroom! You are in for a treat because these kids have worked so hard and are doing so well! Thanks to all the parents helping at home!

PLEASE enter through the PRIMARY entrance door tomorrow for our program! Thank you!

We will be preparing for our Thanksgiving 1st grade Feast on Thursday. WOP asks that you not eat with your child on Thursday November 16th, as it is a special day for togetherness with their classmates.

There will be sub later this week. Incase of emergency or schedule/bus changes please call the

PRIMARY OFFICE: (903)291-2160

Readers’ Theater and Upcoming Week

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Ms. James

The readers’ theater parts have been assigned and should be practiced at home …and we will practice during school for the music part of the performance.

Please be sure the students have the parts rehearsed to be read LOUD and CLEAR so they can be heard and understood during the performance.

As I said in the note home, we will be performing TUESDAY, Nov. 14th, at 11:30. Other 1st grade classes will be performing Friday, but I will be out of town so we have moved ours to Tuesday. I will continue to send out reminders.

This week in phonics skills we will be learning to add -s and -es to the end of words to make them plural.

In addition to reading their parts, we will be practicing in guided reading and sending home new books. Please continue to read every night and sign the log.

In math we are starting subtraction. This is another reason reading is so important so they can locate key words in math problems to know whether to add or subtract. (take away, gave away, ate, how many are left?)

In Social Studies we are learning more about American Symbols along with Thanksgiving History.

In science we will be doing STEM activities to shelter and protect our turkey so he won’t get eaten for dinner.

Spelling words: but,what, all, were, when, we, there, can, an, your (once again, tricky set of words. Please work and find ways to practice to better your child’s spelling of High Frequency Words.)