Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope every one enjoyed last week!! I definitely had a exciting and relaxing one!

This week I will be doing Texas TPRI testing of each child. Your kiddo will be bringing home a self choice book and may also read a book from home.

In math we are using skip counting to solve word problems. There will be math homework  tonight.

In writing and phonics we are reviewing and concentrating on capitalization and periods. We are also creating a class Acrostic Poem about SPRING and starting a spring story.

In Social Studies we are learning all about The Great State of Texas!! We will be learning a lot throughout the next few weeks (regions, landmarks, symbols, cool facts, etc).

Spelling Words: many, people, its, who, now

Thanks for all that you do!

Lacey James

This Friday at 9:00, the first grade will be performing  “A Year With Frog and Toad.” This will be in the Elementary Cafeteria. I hope you all can come. Remember, students are to wear any combination of black or grey or brown with blue jean PANTS.

Also, if a parent or two can be here to help our firsties get costumes on before the performance, that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you would be willing to help!! (903)985-0778 Texting is fine 🙂

Upcoming Dates to Remember:

March 10: “A Year With Frog and Toad” performance at 9:00

March 13-17: Spring Break

March 22: Spring Pictures

Thank you for all that you do!

Have an amazing spring break and keep your kids reading, please!! 🙂

We got the coveted “GOLDEN FORK”  award for BEST class in the cafeteria out of ALL the primary classes!!

This is a HUGE deal!! Look at these cuties!!

This week’s CHAMPS March 3, 2017

Kayleigh Stone: Always being a CHAMP

Khloe Lawson: Car Pick-Up CHAMP

Caleb Anderson: Creative Writing

Aryan Rodenberg: Being a friend and helping his classmates

Hudsyn Cargil: Great Friend Award

McKenzie Alexander: Character Ed CHAMP

Last weeks CHAMPS!!

This week:

I will be sending out Spring Conference notes and times today. Please be sure to sign and confirm the time, or request an alternate time for us to meet about your child.

Guided Reading: I have seen a lot of kids reading every night and that makes me smile! Remember the best way to get better at something is to practice, practice, practice! There are some days where reading logs do not get passed out due to changes in a schedule and a hectic afternoon. If be chance it doe snot get home, please just write it in the planner that your child read and what book they read. Thank you!

Groups will continue. We are presently introducing reading comprehension passages. Students are practicing reading passages and proving their answers; as well as, inferring their own reasonable answers in writing. We have been reading and doing this together. They will have to complete one independently next week.

Word Work: Contractions and their meaning. This helps with comprehending what the child is reading.

Math: We will conclude our pattern unit and use what we learned in number patterns to begin counting in groups.

Writing/Science: Our study of Dental Hygiene and Dental Awareness will begin. We will discuss how to care for our teeth and discover what happens if we don’t. They will be doing a fun and informative science experiment in research center!

Spelling: could, see, time, like, him, no, make, than, first, been. A spelling preview was given today and their test will be tomorrow! PLEASE STUDY the spelling preview!

The Chocolate Fundraiser was cancelled and I hope you all got the note and were able to make arrangements and refund the money if you had already sold some. We were sad to lose this awesome opportunity to raise money for our school but I hope you got it all taken care of 🙂

Feel free to contact me anytime! [email protected]

and keep on being AMAZING!!! I have one of the best bunches and I am so glad we can all be here to help them! They continue to grow and fascinate me everyday!

Tomorrow will be an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 11:30. Please be sure to make arrangements for your child. If there are any changes, please make me a note in the PLANNER. Thank you!

Spelling words this week are: could, see, time, like, him, no, make, than, first, been

Math: Continuing patterns and counting collections of coins.

Guided reading will continue. Read every night!

In writing we are focusing on punctuation and complete thoughts along with capitalization.

Social studies will be learning about past Presidents and what they did for our country.

Your child has math homework tonight.

There will be no school Monday!! Have a great three day weekend and stay healthy!!

This week’s CHAMPS:

Taran Green: Very detailed writing

Hudsyn Cargil: Being A Good Friend

Belle Kelm: Car Pick-up CHAMP

Kayleigh Stone: Character Ed CHAMP

Lainey Reynolds: Always being kind

Tomorrow, parents need to enter in the down stair Primary entrance. There will be a sign-out sheet in my classroom instead of signing in when you get here. You will only need to sign the sheet if you are SIGNING THEM OUT after the party.

Thank you again for all you do! I have a bunch of little sweeties excited for tomorrow!!

Tomorrow 2-14 we will have our Valentine’s Day Party. Setup time is at 11:00. The party starts at 11:30

Feel free to bring anything you would like. I have spoken to a few parents to bring necessities but anything is welcome!

There will be a few stations for your child to enjoy and you are more than welcome to join in on the fun.

This week we are:

Reviewing time, counting money, and noticing and practicing patterns and number patterns.

We are learning about synonyms while still reviewing parts of speech (nouns,verbs, adjectives) this will make our writing better and more interesting.

We will be learning about President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln.

We are really focusing on reading our writing and making sure it makes sense, spelling words are spelled correctly, and if they have errors, to correct the error.

Graded papers and graded writing will go home today. On the back of your child’s writing there will be a spelling grade (#grade), and penmanship grade(1-4), and a writing grade (1-4). A 1 is experiencing difficulty and a 4 is the best.

Thank you

Happy Valentine’s Day

Kason Trautner- Telling-Time Genius

Caleb Anderson- Character ED CHAMP

Jonah Barnes- Working Hard on Writing

Kayleigh Stone- Always Being Kind and Helpful

Last week CHAMPS are:

Harrison Weathers- Being a great friend to ALL

Caleb Anderson- Practicing Self-Control and having an AMAZING week

Belle Kelm- Character Ed CHAMP

Hudsyn Cargil- Car Pick-Up CHAMP