Fun in First with Mrs. Crist
2015-2016 First Grade Happenings
WELCOME!
Welcome to 1C's Newsletter! If you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me at any time! Thank you!
SNOW...
Please LABEL your child's belongings. There are a lot of the same snow pants, gloves, etc. so in order to make sure they are your child's please write their name on them. If you need me to help please ask and I can do it at school!
THIS WEEK...
MONDAY, December 7th
- Art
TUESDAY, December 8th
- Tuesday is Marion Spirit Day!
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Library...please return your library books!
WEDNESDAY, December 9th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Music
THURSDAY, December 10th
- Think College Thursdays... wear your favorite college gear or colors to support secondary education!
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Library checkout only...please return your library books!
FRIDAY, December 11th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Music
- Test: Comprehension (see below)
READING...
Stories: Seasons & Fours Seasons for Animals
Test on Friday: COMPREHENSION
Focus:
- Cause and Effect
- Diagraphs: sh, wh, ph
Essential Question:
- What changes do the different seasons cause?
Words of the week:
- down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow
Vocabulary:
- vines: long, twisted stems
- plow: a tool that pushes things over to the side
- burst: a short, intense action or event
- glows: shows bright, warm, healthy color
- bouquet: a group of picked or cut flowers
- shrivel: to shrink and become wrinkled
MATH...
This week we are practicing...
- Story problems using multiple numbers
- SUBTRACTION
- Making combinations (different ways) of a number (ex. 1+8=9, 2+7=9, etc.)
Here is what else we are reviewing:
- Coins and their values
- Time: to the hour and half hour
- Balanced Equations (ex: 5-1=4+0)
HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR WRITING...
COMPLIMENT PYRAMIDS & BUCKET FILLERS
Have you filled a bucket today?
We are working on saying nice things to each other to help each other feel good. This fills our buckets. Please talk about how you can fill a bucket. Talk about filling these out seriously and not being silly. This dips into our buckets and makes us feel bad.
Student Compliment Pyramids
Each student has a pyramid and when they earn a compliment from a teacher or a token for following the Marion Way then they add a sticker. Student earn a coupon when they get to the top (lunch with the teacher, prize box, etc)!
Class Compliment Pyramid
When we get a compliment from someone outside of the classroom then we fill in a box. We will choose a fun celebration when we get our last box filled in!
REMINDERS...
- BRING A COAT, HAT, AND GLOVES! It's been very chilly outside!
- When there is snow, please bring snow pants and boots (please label all your child's things)
- Bring a water bottle to school
- Empty your take home folder daily
- If your child is going home different than normal, please send a note to myself and the office. I will always send your child to their normal pick up place unless I have a note.
CONTACT MRS. CRIST
Email: scrist@marion-isd.org
Location: 700 S 15th St, Marion, IA, United States
Phone: 319-377-4698
Twitter: @SCrist19
IMPORTANT DATES...
DECEMBER
December 23rd Early Out
December 24th-January 3rd Winter Break
JANUARY
January 4th School Resumes