First Grade Flash
WEEKLY UPDATES (WEEK 21)
We enjoyed a successful week 20. Thank you for all of your support throughout Semester One. We look forward to all of the positive things that are in store for Semester two.
Happy New Year!! Welcome Back!!
Here are a few reminders and updates.
-Semester Two begins Thursday, January 4, 2018. Winter E-backpacks are due electronically.
-Please review, sign, and return the Second Semester Syllabus to your scholar's teacher by Friday, January 12, 2018.
-NO school-MLK Day: January 15, 2018
-Please review the information under academic updates pertaining to homework to ensure that you are clear about expectations for homework. Students must complete the activities listed on the homework so that there is a reference on the analytics reports in order to receive credit. Homework assignments are graded for accuracy and completion. Please read and adhere to all directions listed on the assignments.
-Please, continue to speak with your child regularly about the
expectations both academically and behaviorally. Behavior related
concerns may result in deficiency notifications and/or your child being
unable to participate in field trips or other school/classroom activities.
As we transition into the colder months, let's make sure that scholars are dressed appropriately for the weather and that they are using proper hygiene (i.e. hand washing and covering coughs/sneezes) to ensure optimal health and wellness for all.
-Additional information regarding the Pizza Hut Book It Program and GetEpic is available under the icons near the bottom of the e-blast. You must submit your scholar's book it tracker electronically at the end of each month in order for them to receive the free pizza coupon.
-LPA 25 Books Campaign: http://leadershippreparatoryacademy.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_372362/File/News/25%20Book%20Campaign.pdf
Wishlist items:
napkins, small ziploc bags, hand soap, extra long construction paper, fine point expo markers, laminating sheets, and sheet protectors (Sloan)
napkins, Kleenex paper towels, hand sanitizer (Williams)
fine point expo markers, Kleenex (Alcock) *When preparing your child's lunch/snack or when making donations, please keep in mind that there are some people with nut allergies in this classroom.
*All donations of wishlist items may be used towards your volunteer hours- 1 hour/$10 spent. Volunteer Contract information is available on our school website.
-Dismissal begins promptly at 3:15 p.m. There will be a late fee charged of $1/minute for students who are picked up late. Outstanding balances may impact your child's ability to participate in activities that require fees.
-Dress Code enforcement documentation has begun. Please adhere to the full dress code policy listed on our school website. Please ensure that your child is in full uniform daily. Uniform policy details are available here: http://leadershippreparatoryacademy.org/enrollment/student_dress_code
-Continue to check your email, our weekly E-blast, and our school website http://leadershippreparatoryacademy.org/ regularly for updates and important resources and information.
-In an effort to go green, paper copies of homework and most other
documents will not be sent. If you are having trouble accessing
documents that we send from your electronic devices and/or if you need something printed, then we would recommend a visit to your local library. A list can be found here
http://dekalblibrary.org/branches
-Please be mindful of our Civility Policy when communicating with your child's teacher and/or staff.
Thank you so much for all that you do. We look forward to a wonderful Week 21.
IXL
Math safety net resource
ixl.com/signin/lpa
Mobymax
All content areas safety net resource
Classdojo
Used for behavior management along with our clip chart and ticket systems
PTO
We encourage all families to become partners with our PTO. Membership can be paid via Pay Pal to lpapto@gmail.com
PTO information is here: http://www.lpaptotrojans.com
BOX TOPS
Please send in your box tops to help our school with academic resources.
PIZZA HUT BOOK IT
Our Pizza Hut Book It Reading Program begins in October.
Use the monthly calendars here: http://www.bookitprogram.com/teachers/printables/2017-18/tracking-calendars/Flora/FloraAll.pdf beginning in November to track your child's reading. The goal is at least 20 minutes per day.
Please turn in a completed tracking calendar on the last school day of each month.
Any reading done through safety nets and/or by books from your home library may be counted towards the reading time goal. Turn in the calendar at the end of each month in order for your child to receive their free Pizza Hut coupon.
Happy Reading Super Readers!!
Get Epic!!
*Sloan's Classroom Sign In Code-EWC-8808
Class books coming soon!!
ACADEMIC UPDATES
All First Grade content standards are available on the georgiastandards.org website. This information helps to explain what students should know and be able to do by the end of the school year.
During this semester, more emphasis will be placed on sentence formatting, recognizing parts of speech within sentences, and reading comprehension.
We encourage you to spiral review all semester one concepts taught regularly to ensure that the information is retained. Feel free to research videos, books, interactive games, safety nets, and other resources to support your child as needed.
Please continue to have your child practice handwriting daily using the correct format (capitalization, spacing, spelling, punctuation, and penmanship). Tall letters should be tall, short letters should be short, and long letters should be long. Capital letters should only be used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns. A sample of tall, short, and long letters on primary lines is here: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--nL2rxQPIP0/UgKNv4dXXhI/AAAAAAAAEi0/kKnFPJYTgOk/s1600/Testy+Handwriting+Mini-Poster+Thumbnail.jpg During semester two, students should be transitioning to paragraph level writing and expanding sentences. Encourage them to identify where a thought begins and ends when writing to ensure proper capitalization and punctuation.
In order for us to have a successful year academically, we need your
full support. If we send messages, work samples, and/or incomplete assignments with specific details of struggle areas, please continue to work on those things at home until mastered.
Parents, we want to ensure that we developing well rounded leaders for
the 21st century. We truly appreciate the support that students receive
with things such as homework and projects, however, we ask that you
allow the student to complete the work (especially the writing and developing sentences). This way they have a sense of pride about accomplishing something on their own. This also gives them an opportunity to practice and self correct. Practice makes perfect! Make sure that they are familiar with the information that they have
to present as well. Expectations for our scholars must remain high on all
ends.
Homework will be posted on our school website on Mondays and will need to be signed and returned to your child's teacher electronically on Fridays by 12 p.m for recording purposes. NO late work will be accepted. Please refer to our First Grade Second Semester Syllabus as needed. As a friendly reminder, we do receive a weekly report for completion on all electronic platforms. Homework will now count as a percentage towards grades.
When administering the practice spelling test at home, please ensure that your child is writing in the correct format. Penmanship is very important so practice handwriting daily. Letters should be written in the correct format (tall, short, or long) on the correct part of the lines. Students need to write in all lowercase letters unless it is a proper/specific noun (such as I). Words with improper capitalization and backwards letters will be counted as incorrect responses. We will continue to refer to students to the letter resources that are available on the classroom walls to verify that their letters are going the correct way.
Please ensure that your child is familiar with key terms related to addition and subtraction and that they are able to solve problems using multiple strategies. Additional support with missing addends would be very beneficial. Many students struggle with this concept.
MOBYMAX AND IXL
You received login information for Mobymax https://www.mobymax.com/ga877
and IXL https://www.ixl.com/signin/lpa via email.
It is very imperative that you allow your child to complete all pretests independently. This is important because the system will set their activities to their levels once the pretests are complete.
JANUARY BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS
LEARNING FOCUS
-Identifying letters and all sounds for the alphabet
-Naming words that begin and/or end with each letter sound
-Identifying blends, digraphs, double vowels, diphthongs, etc and generating words for each (see Sound Office)
-Story elements: characters, settings, author/illustration (the purpose of each), key details, main idea, problem and solution
-Directionality (left to right/top to bottom) when reading and writing text
-Reading fluency and comprehension
-Writing (and speaking) in complete sentences using the correct format (spacing, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, penmanship), Identifying the first and last word within a sentence, word count in sentences, parts of speech with a sentence, and identifying ending punctuation marks
-Determining asking vs. telling sentences
-Rhyming, syllables, onset/rime blending and segmenting, CVC/CVCC segmenting and blending (C-consonant V-vowel)
-Synonyms and antonyms
-alphabetical order
-homophones
-adjectives, nouns, verbs, possessive nouns, plural nouns, compound words, contractions
-Counting 0-120+ rote and from any given number
-Number of the Day (representing in word form, tallies, ten frames, place value, identifying one more/less, identifying ten more/less, identifying whether the number is even or odd) Please ensure that your child has a strong understanding of one more/less and ten more/less for any given number up to 120. Use IXL as needed for mastery.
-Addition and subtraction using multiple strategies including word problems
- Intro addition doubles and fact families