Mrs. Eller's 1st Grade
February Edition
"Kid, you'll move mountains." - Dr. Seuss
Mark Your Calendars & Looking Ahead
Month of February
February 2 - PTO Executive Committee Meeting (8:15 am)
February 8 - Early Dismissal at 12:30
February 9 - Parent Advisory Team Meeting 6:00 (Meet in the Media Center.)
February 10 - Class Pictures
February 12 - PTO Family Dance 3:00-5:00
February 14 - Valentine's Day Celebration
February 17- No School / Teacher Workday
February 18 - No School / Teacher Workday
February 22 - Progress Reports
February 23 - PTO Meeting 6:00 (2nd and 3rd Grade Perform)
February 24 - Spirit Day (Wear your GREEN and GOLD) & Birthday Celebrations
Month of March
March 1 - Early Dismissal at 12:30
March 2 - PTO Executive Committee Meeting (8:15 am)
March 20 - Field Trip to JAWCC Tales as Tall as the Sky
March 23 - No School / Teacher Workday
March 24 - No School / Teacher Workday
March 29 - Progress Reports
March 31 - Spirit Day (Wear your GREEN and GOLD) & Birthday Celebrations
Welcome Mrs. Ashley Frazier!!!
Conferences and Valentines
I can't believe that we have reached the half way point into this school year! The time is flying by. The month of February is also going to fly by with all the eventful things taking place. Make sure to mark your calendars with all the dates listed above so that you don't miss out!
Parent conferences will take place this month. Please use the sign up below to reserve a time to come and review your child's progress. I am looking forward to meeting with each family. If you do not find a time that will work for you and your family, please let me know and I will work with you to find a different time.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D45AAA72BAAFE3-parent1
This week we will send home a list of students in our class for Valentines. We will exchange Valentines and have a small snack on February 14th at the end of the school day. We have 17 students in our class! If you would like to help with the snack please use the sign up below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D45AAA72BAAFE3-valentine
February Weekly Updates
Week of February 20th - 24th
Weekly Update...
WOW! our 100th day of school is this Tuesday, February the 20th! We are 100 days smarter!!!
This week we will welcome parents to our school PTO Family night on Thursday, February 23. We will welcome the local law enforcement from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Department! They will visit to talk with parents about school safety and how to respond to safety concerns at school. Law enforcement officers are planning to be here at 6:00 for this presentation, which will take place in the gym. We will also enjoy a performance from our 2nd & 3rd grade students at 7:00pm. We hope you can join us!
Please remember that Progress Reports come home this Wednesday, February 22nd. I will be sending assessment data with progress reports and I encourage you to review these with your child. I am so proud of all of the students and their hard work so far this quarter!
*Please remember to sign progress report envelopes and return these ASAP. You may keep all documents inside the envelope for your records!
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Long e with vowel team "ea"
Reading: Comparing the experiences of characters in stories.
Math: Adding and subtracting tens, place value.
Writing: Informative writing.
Social Studies: President's Day
Specials Schedule
20th: Monday - No School / Required Teacher Workday
21st: Tuesday - Day 4: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY (wear those tennis shoes)
22nd: Wednesday - Day 5: Music / Track (wear those tennis shoes)
23rd: Thursday - Day 6: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Spider (wear those tennis shoes)
24th: Friday - Day 1: Art / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends (wear those tennis shoes)
Week of February 13th - 17th
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with long "e" sounds.
Reading: Comparing the experiences of characters in a story.
Math: Adding and subtracting multiples of 10.
Writing: Informative Writing
Social Studies: President's Day
Specials Schedule
13th: Monday - Day 6: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Spider (wear those tennis shoes)
14th: Tuesday - Day 1: Art / Mega TOY (wear those tennis shoes)
15th: Wednesday - Day 2: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Track (wear those tennis shoes)
16th: Thursday - Day 3: Media (bring library books) / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends (wear those tennis shoes)
17th: Friday - No School
Week of February 6th - 10th
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Words with soft "C" and soft "G." Long u with "magic E."
Reading: Comparing text on the same topic.
Math: Comparing numbers with greater than or less than.
Writing: Informative Writing
Social Studies: African American History
Specials Schedule
6th: Monday - Day 1: Art / Mega TOY (wear those tennis shoes)
7th: Tuesday - Day 2: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Track (wear those tennis shoes)
8th: Wednesday - Day 3: Media (bring library books) / Spider (wear those tennis shoes)
9th: Thursday - Day 4: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY (wear those tennis shoes)
10th: Friday - Day 5: Music / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends (wear those tennis shoes)
Week of January 30th - February 3rd
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with long /i/ and long /o/.
Reading: I can identify feeling words and words about senses in a story. Poetry
Math: Place Value (Tens and Ones) and Counting 0-150
Writing: Informative Writing
Health: Dental Health
Specials Schedule
30th: Monday - Day 2: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Track
31st: Tuesday - Day 3: Media (bring library books) / Spider
1st: Wednesday - Day 4: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY
2nd: Thursday - Day 5: Music / Track (wear those tennis shoes)
3rd: Friday - Day 6: PE (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends
Homework Help
Each night, Monday through Thursday, we will have opportunities for you to work with your child on literacy, writing and spelling! These routines should take between 10-20 minutes each night. The nightly recommendations are listed below:
*Read your baggie book.
*Read your spelling words to your parent 2X.
Tuesday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Write your spelling words 3X each.
Wednesday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Write 5 sentences. Use a spelling word in each sentence.
Thursday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Take a practice spelling test. (Tricky words, list words, and 2 sentences)
Friday Night
*Check your folder!
*Have a great weekend!
As always, if you have questions or need help, please let me know!
Resources
Use this link to sign into Clever. Here you can access Dreambox and Razkids from home!
https://clever.com/Use this link to sign into Scholastic News from home! If you are prompted to log in select I am a student and then the password is our class link, WES1E (password is case sensitive).
Let's Celebrate!
Field Trips
More information on field trips to come, but here are the dates we have scheduled!!! These may change due to weather and unforeseen circumstances.
- Monday, March 20, 2023 - JAWC Tales as Tall as the Sky
- Friday, May 5, 2023 - Tweetsie for Letterland Day
Attendance
School starts at 7:50 each day. Students will be marked PRESENT or ABSENT. If your child is not in school, you will need to send in absence notes the next day and it will be coded as excused or unexcused. Written notes are required and can come directly from the parent/guardian or a medical office. Also note that ClassDojo messages are great for communicating an absence, but they do NOT serve as legal documentation of absences. Please send a written note. Thanks in advance for your help!
Daily Reminders
*Bring a water bottle daily. We have bottle fillers available for student use.
*Don't forget to pack a healthy snack for snack time! (If you would like to send extra snacks for our class, we would greatly appreciate it!)
*It is either hot or cold in our classroom. Feel free to send a light jacket for your child to leave at their seat for times that they may get cold.
*Remember to read together each night and complete Letterland homework!
*Return Green Folder and Little Book each day.
*If you have not returned the beginning of the yellow field trip information sheet, please do so asap.
*Transportation Changes: Please make sure that I know how your child will go home each day. If you have transportation changes, please call the office and message me on Class DOJO.
Classroom Wish List
We are in need of small items for our classroom prize box and small individual wrapped candies (peanut free).
We encourage students to eat a healthy snack each afternoon. You can help by sending in healthy individually wrapped snacks for our snack basket.
Thank you SO much for supporting our classroom! We couldn't do it without you!
Contact Me!
Feel free to contact me using Class Dojo anytime.
Email: ellerm@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-838-4261