Block Students

Dear First Grade Parent(s),

Miss Sunny Clingensmith and Miss Kristin Zakrzewski are two students from Clarion University that will begin a five-week block experience in our classroom from Monday, March 26th through Friday, April 27th.  The first grade students are very excited to have new faces in our classroom.  The students and I are happy to have them be part of our classroom.

Mrs. B 

What's Going On This Week (3/26 -3/30)

Monday
Block Students Begin

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test
Granny Grimms Lesson
*Report Cards (3rd Quarter)

Friday
Sight Word Assessment (K words through 5-4)
Final Spelling Test
Lighthouse Awards

Upcoming Dates
April 3rd - Spring Pictures
April 4th-9th - Spring Break
April 10th - Suessical Musical at HS (PM)

Academics (March 26th - 30th)

Reading
Story: Owl and the Moon
Concept: Friendship
Comprehension: Draw Conclusions
Phonics: long i: i, y, and igh
Sight Words: everything, eyes, gone, head, & room
Leveled Reader (Take-Home Book): Night Sounds
Study Skill: Reading Signs
Inflectional Ending: -ing
Other Skill: Using Context Clues

Spelling
List 5-4
my
night
shy
sky
child
tight
eyes
head
gone
room
Bonus: springtime

Math
Introduce Chapter 7: Counting to 100
Lesson 7-1: Numbers to 19
Lesson 7-2: Counting by 10s to 100
Lesson 7-3: Hundred Chart
Lesson 7-4: Counting with Groups of 10 and Leftovers
Granny Grimms (enrichment lesson)
Rocket Math

Science
Spring

Chapter Book
Junie B. Jones; Boss of Lunch


Technology Project
Leprechaun Traps using VoiceThread

Schedule Change

Dear First Grade Parent(s),

Due to PSSA testing this week, our first grade schedule has changed a bit.  The first grade students will have special class at 9:15 AM  Since our schedule is changed for this week, I am unable to take phone calls from parents during 2:35-3:10 as I have in the past.  If you need to contact me, please contact me prior to the start of the school day or you may e-mail me at sbuckley@keyknox.com 

Thank you,
Mrs. Buckley

What's Going On This Week...

Monday
Special Class (Gym) at 9:15
Leprechaun Trap Writing

Tuesday
Special Class (Computer) at 9:15
Leprechaun Trap Writing

Wednesday
Special Class (Art) at 9:15
Practice Spelling Test
Leprechaun Trap Writing

Thursday
Special Class (Music) at 9:15

Friday
Special Class (Library) at 9:15
Final Spelling Test
Math Quiz

Academics (March 12th-16th)

Reading
Story: The Shrinking Mouse
Concept: Things Aren't Always What They Seem
Comprehension: Make Predictions
Phonics: long e: ie; ea  (field and reach)
Sight Words: before, come, off, our, & right
Study Skill: Using a Newsletter
Inflectional Ending: -ing

Spelling
List 5-2
reach
read
sea
leaf
fields
piece
off
our
come
before
Bonus: leprechaun

Math
Lesson 6-6: Ordering Events
Lesson 6-7: Estimating Lengths of Time
Lesson 6-8: Problem Solving-Use Data from a Schedule
Lesson 6-9: Days of the Week
Lesson 6-10: Months of the Year
Vocabulary: morning, afternoon, night, calendar, day, week, month, & year

Social Sciences
St. Patrick's Day

Chapter Book

 

How to Tame a Bully by Nancy Wilcox Richards

Leprechaun Traps

Just a reminder that leprechaun traps are due on Monday, March 12th.  If you wish to send in your child's leprechaun trap prior to the 12th that will be fine!  We are very excited to see the creations!  Many thanks to the parents for their support with this project. 

Thank you, Mrs. Pierce!

A very special thank you to Mrs. Pierce for coming in to read to us during our Dr. Seuss celebration!

What's Going On This Week...

Monday
Gymnastics Show (PM)

Wednesday
Practice Spelling Test
Math Quiz
Dental Exams with Dr. Dale Myers

Thursday
Final Spelling Test

Friday
No School

Upcoming Dates
Monday, 3/12 - Leprechaun Traps Due
3/12 - 3/16 - PSSA Testing Week

Academics (March 5th - 9th)

Reading
Story: Seven Sillies
Concept: Looking in the Mirror (reflections)
Comprehension: Making Predictions
Phonics: long e: e, ee
Sight Words: all, four, many, so, & over
Study Skill: Using a Dictionary
Inflectional Ending: -ing

Spelling
List 5-1
we
tree
she
bee
sheep
three
all
over
four
many
Bonus: March

Math
Lesson 6-4: Telling and Writing Time to the Half Hour
Lesson 6-5: Problem Solving - Act it Out
Lesson 6-6: Ordering Events
Granny Grimms (enrichment lesson)
Rocket Math
Math Vocabulary: minute, hour, hour hand, minute hand, o'clock, morning, afternoon, & night

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss with centers on Friday, wear the color red tomorrow!

Academics (February 27th - March 2nd)

Reading
Dr. Seuss Collection
Skills and Concepts: antonyms, adjectives, story mapping skills, using quotation marks, rhyming, and alphabetical order

Spelling List
fish
egg
ham
plate
red
blue
green
two
tree
Bonus: Dr. Seuss

Math
Review for Chapter 5 Test
Introduce Chapter 6: Time
Lesson 6-1: Less Than or More Than a Minute
Lesson 6-2: Understanding Time to the Hour
Lesson 6-3: Understanding and Writing Time to the Hour
Granny Grimms lesson

Social Sciences
Dental Health