Mrs. Redd's Weekly Newsletter
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Happy New Year Parents!
I'm so happy to be back with students this week! Friendly reminder that Monday is a holiday and Friday is a half day for students due it being the end of the quarter! This week we reviewed classroom rules, expectations, and procedures! We also got to welcome a new student Alison to our bee hive! The students were so sweet and welcoming, it made my teacher heart happy! In phonics, we introduced the the EY, EA, Y, and drop the y and add ies vowel pattern. Students worked hard this week on researching facts about Martin Luther King Jr. and writing about how they can change the world. In math, we introduced non-standard measurement, reviewing length, height, and weight! On Friday, students got to use various non standard units of measurement to measure items around the classroom! Next week, we will begin our penguin unit! We will learn about ways to spell the long a sound, force and motion, measuring capacity, and more! Below I have included the at home practice sheets for open court phonics and shared reading! If you have read this newsletter, email me "Penguins" for an extra brag tag for your student!
Penguins Unit: Pack your bags! Starting January 16-19th , we will be taking a trip to Antarctica to learn more about penguins and transforming our room starting the week of Monday, January 22! In order to make this transformation possible, I need a few donation items! Starting as early as next week, if you could have your student bring in empty shoe boxes, egg cartoons, Styrofoam cups, and Styrofoam bowls, I would appreciate it! Each student will need 1 empty shoe box by Thursday, January 25th to participate in our penguin habitat STEAM project based on what we learned about penguins! The other items above will be used to make an igloo around the room to transform it into Antarctica! Click the link below to see some of the room transformation from previous years! This is one of my favorite room transformations!
Penguin Room Transformation- video
Ways to Practice Magic Number at Home Video
Mystery Reader Volunteer Sign up: I still have a few slots opened up for Mystery Readers!
Scissors, Crayons, and Glue sticks: Please bring in fresh supplies for the new year! MANY students have misplaced theirs and I do not have extra! Ask your student what they need to replace!
January/February Enrichment Activities:
January Gifted Creativity Task-make a copy
February Monthly Review Packet
December Gifted Creativity Task
Jackets & Coats - Now that the weather is getting chilly, please be sure to send your child to school with a jacket or coat! If you need any help with getting a coat for your child this winter, please reach out to me!
Upcoming Dates & Events:
Monday 1/15 - No School (MLK Day)
Thursday 1/18 - End of 2nd 9 Weeks
Friday 1/19 - 3 Hour Early Release
Friday 2/2 - 100th Day of School
Reading Resources: Here are two resources that your student can use to practice reading daily either digitally or printable passages!
Online Books to practice reading daily-
Printable fluency passages with comprehension practice
Enrichment Resources: Below I have included some review and enrichment resources for students to practice at home! These are all OPTIONAL activities if you are looking for more enrichment at home for your student!
First Grade September Activities
Additional Math Problem Solving
Star Student of the Week: Each week we celebrate one student who consistently is a role model and leader in our class! Starting this Friday, I will select our classes first star student of the week! After the star student is announced, I will send home an All About Me poster for the student to work on over the weekend and return completed on Monday to share with the class! Every student in our class will get chosen at some point! But in no particular order, but based on which student is demonstrating qualities such as being responsible, kind, safe, respectful, a class leader, and first time listener!
Student Absence Form: Please fill out this google form for student absences to notify the school.
Here is a folder that I will add pictures to throughout the year showing off some of the fun things happening in our class. Below I shared a few sneak peaks of what we did this week!
Thank you for your continued support!
-Sierra Redd
Martin Luther King Jr Writing
Snowman at Night
Star Student of the Week
What We're Learning:
Reading
- Comprehension of Fiction Texts
- Comprehension of Nonfiction Texts
- Expanding Vocabulary
- Comprehension Strategies: Summarizing, Inferencing, Making Connections to Texts, Main Idea & Details, Visualizing
Phonics
- Long A (spelled ai and ay)
- Soft C (spelled ce, ci, cy)
Writing
- Writing Summaries
- Nonfiction / Informational Writing
- Mechanics (capitalization, punctuation, spacing)
- Use of common sight words
- Phonetic Spelling (sounding out words)
Math
- Measurement (Capacity)
- Addition & Subtraction Strategies
- Numbers to 100
- Part-Part-Whole / Fact Fluency
- Counting by 1's and 10's
Science
- Force & Motion
Enrichment
- Penguins (Nonfiction)
Announcements:
Resource Weekly Schedule:
Mon: Library
Tue: Art
Wed:Music
Thur:P.E
Fri: STEAM
Transportation Changes: If your child has ANY transportation changes, please call the main office FIRST and send your student with in a note that day so I know as well. Below is the link to the transportation note we will be using for transportation changes! Please print out so you have it.
School Bus Reminders: Bus Dismissal Google Doc Please use this document to see when your child's bus has left Winterpock in the afternoon.Parents may access their own student’s routing information by logging into e-Link, using their students’ ID# and birthdate. e-Link directions for parents, including a video, may be found on the Transportation webpage, LINKED HERE
Other Reminders:
- If your child is receiving breakfast at school, they should go directly to the cafeteria from the car or bus loop. Thank you for helping them remember this.
- We will have snack time every afternoon. Students should have one small, dry snack that is peanut/tree nut free.
- Please look through the yellow “take home” folder every evening and return it to school every day.