Mrs. Johnson's First Grade
Oct. 24th- Oct. 28th
Hello First Grade Families!
October is flying by!
This week we are in for a shortened week, with only 3 days of school. We will send home a new spelling list this week, but please plan to work on this unit for this week and the following week. We will study list A this week, and list B the next week. This will give us some extra time with this new spelling and decoding skill! If you have questions or need help, please let me know!
We hope you and your family enjoy a nice, long fall break this weekend!
What we are LEARNING this week!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with "all."
Reading: Retelling a story with details.
Ask and answer questions about the story.
Math: Fact fluency addition through 10.
Writing: Opinion writing.
Social Studies: Community helpers
DAILY REMINDERS!
*Don't forget to bring a water bottle daily.
*Remember to bring your Green Folder and Little Book to school each day.
*Don't forget to pack a healthy snack for snack time!
*On Friday's, we have ice cream in cafeteria for $1.00
SPECIAL DATES
-October 27th- NO SCHOOL (Teacher work day)
-October 28th- NO SCHOOL (Optional Teacher Work Day)
Monday!
Wear your tennis shoes!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
Tuesday!
SING YOUR HEART OUT!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- Look-Say-Cover-Write
Wednesday!
Wear your tennis shoes!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- Write 5 sentences using 5 of List A words. You can only have 1 sentence start with 'I'.
CLASSROOM NEEDS AND WISHES
*small prizes for our prize box*
*small individually wrapped candy for end of day treat for earning 10 Dojo's*
Contact Me!
You can send me a DOJO anytime and I am also available to you by phone or email.
Email: johnsonr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: http://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-838-4261
Mrs. Johnson's First Grade Week #8 Oct. 17th-21st
We cannot wait to share this "Corn Maze" experience with our students and parent chaperones this Friday! If you have not sent in your field trip forms, please do so ASAP. We will be unable to take any students on the trip without a completed and signed field trip form. If you need extra forms, please let us know and we will be happy to send one.
We will also celebrate this week with our FALL FESTIVAL! Come join us on Thursday for a night of games, desserts and prizes! 5 - 7:30.
Conferences are still being held through the end of this month. We have enjoyed meeting with you so far and sharing the wonderful things that are going on here in first grade. It is so important that we meet with you to go over beginning of year assessments in Reading and Math, so if you haven't scheduled a conference yet, please use this link to see the dates/times that are still available:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044CA4AA23A7F49-fall
If you cannot find a date/time that works for you and your family, please let us know and we will work to accommodate you!
DAILY REMINDERS!
*Don't forget to bring a water bottle daily.
*Remember to bring your Green Folder and Little Book to school each day.
*Don't forget to pack a healthy snack for snack time!
*On Friday's, we have ice cream in cafeteria for $1.00
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN FIRST GRADE THIS WEEK!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with long vowel sounds.
Reading: Retelling a story with details.
Ask and answer questions about the story.
Author study: Mo Willems
Math: Fact fluency addition through 10.
Writing: Opinion writing.
Social Studies: Community helpers
WHAT'S NEW IN FIRST GRADE!
This week we will begin our unit on community helpers!
Our students will be learning about all the different roles of people in our community and how those people make a positive impact. Some of the different helpers that we will discuss are: firefighters, chefs, police officers, farmers, nurses, carpenters, mail carriers, dentists, teachers, and veterinarians, just to name a few. Ask your child to tell you about all of the helpers they know and discuss ways they can help in their community!
Check out this video for more about community helpers:
MONDAY!
SING YOUR HEART OUT!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
TUESDAY!
WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
WEDNESDAY!
BRING YOUR BOOKS BACK TO SCHOOL!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
THURSDAY!
WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
Week #7 Oct. 10th-Oct.14th
Last week we began our Fall Conferences! Thank you for meeting with us! We will continue to host conferences throughout the month of October. During this conference, we will discuss the beginning of year assessments in Reading and Math, as well as show you writing samples and discuss any questions/concerns you may have.
If you still need to sign up for a time, please use this link:
Conference Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044CA4AA23A7F49-fall
SPECIAL DATES!
**EVERYONE**
October 20: Birthday Celebrations @ 2:30 & PTO Fall Festival @ 5:00
October 21: FIELD TRIP TO ALPHA AND OMEGA CORN MAZE! & Spirit Day
October 27: NO SCHOOL
October 28: NO SCHOOL
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN FIRST GRADE THIS WEEK!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with short vowel sounds.
Reading: Retelling a story with details.
Ask and answer questions about the story.
Math: Adding 3 numbers and addition strategies.
Writing: Print uppercase and lowercase letters.
Health: Fire safety and burn prevention.
MONDAY!
WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
TUESDAY!
Bring your library books back to school!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
WEDNESDAY!
WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
THURSDAY!
BE CREATIVE!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
FRIDAY!
WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
MRS. JOHNSON'S FIRST GRADE WEEK #6
Conference Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044CA4AA23A7F49-fall
DAILY REMINDERS
*Don't forget to bring a water bottle daily.
*Remember to bring your Green Folder and Little Book to school each day.
*Don't forget to pack a healthy snack for snack time!
*On Friday's, we have ice cream in cafeteria for $1.00
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Phonics: students will be decoding and spelling words with short vowel sounds.
Reading: students will retelling a story with details.
Ask and answer questions about the story.
Math: students will be adding 3 numbers
Writing: Print uppercase and lowercase letters.
Health: students will learn about fire safety and burn prevention
Special Dates to Note
**EVERYONE**
October 4 - 26: Fall Conferences
October 5: Early Dismissal @ 12:30
October 20: Birthday Celebrations @ 2:30 & PTO Fall Festival @ 5:00
October 21: FIELD TRIP TO ALPHA AND OMEGA CORN MAZE! & Spirit Day
October 27: NO SCHOOL
October 28: NO SCHOOL
MONDAY
Bring your library books back to school!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- read all the words on contract 2 times to an adult
TUESDAY
DAY 1- PE
Wear your tennis shoes!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- Look-Say-Cover-Write
WEDNESDAY
DAY 2- ART
Be creative!
HOMEWORK
*Read your Little Book
*LetterLand- Write 5 sentences using spelling words from List A. Only one sentence can begin with 'I'
THURSDAY
Wear your tennis shoes!
HOMEWORK
*Read Little Book
*LetterLand- Take practice spelling test using List A words, review words (pick 4), and the sentences.
FRIDAY
Sing your hear out!
HOMEWORK
*No homework unless you have activities that need to be completed
NEED HELP FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE?
NEED HELP FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE?
Do you need to make a transportation change or have questions about your child's records? Our office manager Vanessa Simmons is here to help. Please CALL or DOJO by 2:00 with any transportation changes. Also, as Ms. Simmons is new to our school and doesn't yet know all your faces, please make sure to show her your WES car tag or photo ID when you come to the office to pick up your child. You can find her at school at 336-838-4261 or on ClassDojo. You can also reach her by email -- Vanessa Simmons at simmonsv@wilkes.k12.nc.us
ATTENDANCE
ABOUT ATTENDANCE
School starts at 7:50 each day. Students who are participating 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!
STUDENT SERVICES
NEED HELP WITH STUDENT SERVICES?
Our talented team of school nurse, school social worker, and school counselor are here to help your family. School nurse Kim Sluder (sluderk@wilkes.k12.nc.us), school social worker Brandy Walsh (walshb@wilkes.k12.nc.us AND link to SSW Page), and school counselor Rachel Minick (minickr@wilkes.k12.nc.us) can help your family access information and resources for your child's health and overall well being. You can contact them all on ClassDojo, by email, or by calling the office at 336-838-4261.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We welcome volunteers to help with school events. WCS uses Volunteer Tracker to help organize this process, and we use Sign Up Genius (shared via email and ClassDojo) to make signing up easy and convenient. To get signed up, follow steps below.
1. Go to www.wilkescountyschools.org
2. Go to the PARENTS tab at the top (or VOLUNTEER at the bottom).
3. Click on VOLUNTEERS.
4. Click on VOLUNTEER TRACKER.
5. Go to the green NEW REGISTRATION and follow instructions from there.
Level 1 volunteers can help in many ways. Level 1 volunteers can sign up to help with book fairs, school events, class parties and projects, Field Day, Fall Festival, and proctoring for tests.
Level 2 volunteers can do all level 1 tasks but can also help chaperone field trips and work more closely with students in small groups. Level 2 volunteers can also sign up for classroom tutoring and assistance, reading buddy program, tutoring, leading after school activities, and chaperoning school events field trips.
We ask that all parents/guardians who plan to attend field trips sign up to be Level 2 volunteers at the start of the year. It takes a few weeks to verify volunteers, and signing up early will make sure that you are approved in time for this year’s events and field trips.