Mrs. Nagel's Weekly Newsletter
Friday March 20th
Happy 1st Day of Spring
As I have been holding conferences with you and assessing your 1st graders, I have been noticing the wonderful progress they have made, especially with reading and handwriting! What great things to experience! The progress and improvements they make are because YOU guide and support them through their lessons and the extra practice they may need at home. If the students do not have the dedication and commitment from you, they will not flourish and not progress as they should. THANK YOU!
The 3rd quarter ends March 26th. Please be sure to check your student's progress! It is important that they stay on-track according to suggested progress. (It should be within 10%+-) Please see the progress percentages below.
In your Friday Folder this week-
April Classroom Calendar - Mrs. Nagel's classroom calendar for 1st grade
Expandable Numbers - Help to identify and express numbers by place value
Math-Go-Round (game) - Addition carrying game
Place Value (tens and ones) - Practice with place value
Rounding- Practice with rounding numbers
Tips to help when you are behind!
The 3rd quarter ends March 26th. Please be sure to check your student's progress! It is important that they stay on-track according to suggested progress. (It should be within 10%+-) Please see the progress percentages below.
In your Friday Folder this week-
April Classroom Calendar - Mrs. Nagel's classroom calendar for 1st grade
Expandable Numbers - Help to identify and express numbers by place value
Math-Go-Round (game) - Addition carrying game
Place Value (tens and ones) - Practice with place value
Rounding- Practice with rounding numbers
Tips to help when you are behind!
1st grade Class Connects March 23-27th
Monday- no class connects (conferences)
Tuesday- no class connects (conferences)
Wednesday- no class connects (conferences)
Thursday - no class connects, Teacher Inservice
Friday - NO SCHOOL, Teacher Inservice
Tuesday- no class connects (conferences)
Wednesday- no class connects (conferences)
Thursday - no class connects, Teacher Inservice
Friday - NO SCHOOL, Teacher Inservice
Progress Goal by Thursday March 26th (END OF Qtr 3)
September Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 74% in each course
October Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 60% in each course
November Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 48% in each course
January Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 24% in each course
Remember, these are progress goals meant to guide you and your child to stay on track throughout the year.
Progress by Friday = at or around 74% in each course
October Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 60% in each course
November Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 48% in each course
January Starts:
Progress by Friday = at or around 24% in each course
Remember, these are progress goals meant to guide you and your child to stay on track throughout the year.
Please note these upcoming dates...
March 23rd-25th: 3rd Quarter Conferences
Thursday March 26th: End of 3rd Quarter
Friday March 27th: No school for students; Teacher Inservice
April 2nd-6th: Spring Break
April 15th: 1/2 Day (Early Out)
Thursday March 26th: End of 3rd Quarter
Friday March 27th: No school for students; Teacher Inservice
April 2nd-6th: Spring Break
April 15th: 1/2 Day (Early Out)
Guided Reading/Reading Groups
We wrapped up the 3rd quarter reading groups last week!
*New Guided Reading Groups for 4th quarter will be begin April 8th
I will be sending kmails with your child's 4th quarter reading group time.
*New Guided Reading Groups for 4th quarter will be begin April 8th
I will be sending kmails with your child's 4th quarter reading group time.
Mrs. Nagel's 1st grade Classroom Calendar
MNVA Community Building Events
Check the website frequently for school events near you!
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Click here to check the MNVA website and to register for events!
For more information and to register, click here >>>MNVA Community Building Events<<<
April Elementary Events
April 24th - Adventures of Robyn Hood, Coleraine
April 24th - Como Zoo
*More coming soon!
April 24th - Como Zoo
*More coming soon!
Don't Forget about Storia!
MNVA's online school library! This is an exciting new opportunity that is available to every student in MNVA Elementary! Each of the books in the Storia library are ebooks and delivered to you through your computer and internet access. Storia is customizable for your student too! As your homeroom teacher, I have the ability to add books to your student's bookshelf, but so do you! Storia supports reading and phonics skills as well as higher level standards.So these books may be specific books that are of interest to your student or may be beneficial when working on a certain skill. This wonderful school library is also accessible 24-7! There is no limit to how long you have a book and there are over 2,000 titles that are leveled and either fiction or nonfiction.
If you have not already, I urge you to log in and check it out today! (Any time spent in Storia library will be counted towards the attendance requirements.)
I have sent each student a Kmail with their Username and Password in them. However, if you need me to resend or reset your password, please let me know!
Happy Reading!
If you have not already, I urge you to log in and check it out today! (Any time spent in Storia library will be counted towards the attendance requirements.)
I have sent each student a Kmail with their Username and Password in them. However, if you need me to resend or reset your password, please let me know!
Happy Reading!
Math Resources
Online Math Websites
Place Value:
ABCya.com PlaceValue Hockey - http://www.abcya.com/place_value_hockey.htm
Gamequarium Place Value (tens and ones) - http://www.dositey.com/addsub/tenone.htm
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/place_value.htm
Rounding & Estimation:
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/roundestimate.htm
Cool Math/Math Nook -http://www.mathnook.com/math/skill/roundinggames.php
Money:
ABCya.com - http://www.abcya.com/search.htm?text=money
Soft Schools - http://www.softschools.com/math/money/games/counting_money/
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/matching/memoryMath_coins_level1.htm
Study Island - Coins
Time:
ABCya.com - http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game1.htm
Measurement:
PBS Kids- http://pbskids.org/games/measurement/
FunBrain - http://www.funbrain.com/measure/
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/measurement_mania_imperial.htm
Study Island - Estimating Length
Addition & Subrtraction Facts
Sheppards Software - Math Man http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/mathman/mathmanmenu.htm
ABCya (word problems) - http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_word_problems_add_subtract.htm
Fact Families: Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/explore/factfamilycards.html
Various Math skills practice:
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
Sheppards Software http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
ABCya http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
ict Games http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/grade1.htm
ABCya.com PlaceValue Hockey - http://www.abcya.com/place_value_hockey.htm
Gamequarium Place Value (tens and ones) - http://www.dositey.com/addsub/tenone.htm
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/place_value.htm
Rounding & Estimation:
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/roundestimate.htm
Cool Math/Math Nook -http://www.mathnook.com/math/skill/roundinggames.php
Money:
ABCya.com - http://www.abcya.com/search.htm?text=money
Soft Schools - http://www.softschools.com/math/money/games/counting_money/
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/matching/memoryMath_coins_level1.htm
Study Island - Coins
Time:
ABCya.com - http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game1.htm
Measurement:
PBS Kids- http://pbskids.org/games/measurement/
FunBrain - http://www.funbrain.com/measure/
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
Sheppards Software - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/measurement_mania_imperial.htm
Study Island - Estimating Length
Addition & Subrtraction Facts
Sheppards Software - Math Man http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/mathman/mathmanmenu.htm
ABCya (word problems) - http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_word_problems_add_subtract.htm
Fact Families: Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/explore/factfamilycards.html
Various Math skills practice:
IXL Math http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1
Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/
Sheppards Software http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
Adapted Mind http://www.adaptedmind.com/First-Grade-Math-Worksheets-And-Exercises.html
ABCya http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm
ict Games http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/grade1.htm
Sight Word Resources
Online Sight Word Practice
Sight word bingo http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_bingo.htm
Make a Match (Starfall.com) http://www.starfall.com/n/matching/sight-words/load.htm
Match Dolch Words http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-pre-primer-memory-game-1.html
High frequency words in stories (scalier-oxford) http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm
Quiet Machine http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html listen to word and match
Star Words http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/gamefs.shtml (match shape of sight word)
Number words http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html#number-english
Color words http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html#number-english
Look, Cover, Write, Check http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html
Spelling sight word practice (abcya.com) - http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm
Spellbound (bbc.com) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm
Others:
Noodleverse through your Online School
Reading Eggs lessons
Make a Match (Starfall.com) http://www.starfall.com/n/matching/sight-words/load.htm
Match Dolch Words http://www.dolchword.net/dolch-pre-primer-memory-game-1.html
High frequency words in stories (scalier-oxford) http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm
Quiet Machine http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html listen to word and match
Star Words http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/gamefs.shtml (match shape of sight word)
Number words http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html#number-english
Color words http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html#number-english
Look, Cover, Write, Check http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html
Spelling sight word practice (abcya.com) - http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm
Spellbound (bbc.com) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/spelling/index.htm
Others:
Noodleverse through your Online School
Reading Eggs lessons
Click below for these websites...
Attendance Line (866) 215-2292, option#3, Extension #2199
Please call and report your student for any absences or missed school! Any day that is not reported may be considered unexcused.
Mrs. Jennifer Nagel
1st Grade Teacher
Email: jennifer.nagel@hps294.us
Website: http://mnva.k12.mn.us/
Location: 5244 60th Street, Brainerd, MN, United States
Phone: 8662152292 2152