Mrs. Johnson's First Grade
January 23rd - 27th
Hello First Grade Families!
Progress reports will go home this week on Wednesday.
We are SO proud of our students and their hard work during the 2nd quarter of school! We are finishing up our MOY (Middle of Year) assessments and we will be scheduling conferences in the coming weeks. Please let us know if you have multiple children with conferences and we will try to schedule those on the same day. I look forward to meeting with you and sharing the progress your child is making.
A Few Reminders:
*NO SCHOOL Monday - Teacher Workday.
*Progress Reports go home Wednesday!
Special Dates and Reminders!
January 23: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday
January 25: Progress Reports
January 27: Spirit Day & Birthday Celebrations
ENCORE ROTATIONS!
TUESDAY- (DAY 4) ART
WEDNESDAY- (DAY 5) PE
THURSDAY- (DAY 6) MEDIA
FRIDAY- (Day 1) PE
What we are learning this week!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with long A.
Reading: I can identify feeling words and words about senses in a story.
Math: Place value. (tens and ones)
Writing: Informative writing.
Health: Communicate to express emotions.
Social Studies: Lunar New Year.
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
CLASSROOM NEEDS AND WISHES
*small prizes for our prize box*
*small individually wrapped candy for end of day treat for earning 10 Dojo's*
The week of January 16- January 20th
Hello First Grade Families!
Last week we completed our MOY (middle of year) assessments in Math. We are very pleased with the progress our students are making! This week, we will begin our MOY assessments in Reading! We will be working on these throughout the month of January. We will begin scheduling conferences as soon as all assessments are completed. Our plan is to host all conferences during the month of February. We look forward to meeting with you soon to discuss your child's progress so far this year!
A Few Reminders:
*Don't forget to continue with Letterland homework and reading each night! It is a great way to help your child to grow their literacy skills at home!
*NO SCHOOL Monday (1/16)! We hope you enjoy a long weekend!
SPEICIAL DATES & REMINDERS!
January 16: NO SCHOOL, MLK Holiday
January 23: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday
January 25: Progress Reports
January 27: Spirit Day & Birthday Celebrations
ENCORE ROTATION!
TUESDAY- (DAY 6) MEDIA
WEDNESDAY- (DAY 1) PE
THURSDAY- (DAY 2) ART
FRIDAY- (Day 3) PE
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with final blends (ng, nk)
Reading: Characters, settings and major events.
Math: Place value. (tens and ones)
Writing: "how- to" writing.
Health: Communicate to express emotions.
Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr.
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
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.
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!
The week of January 9th - 13th
Hello First Grade Families!!
It's getting chilly out there!
Temperatures are cool in the mornings, so don't forget to send a warm jacket each day. Our recess time is at 10:45, and it can still be fairly cold when we go outside.
This week we will begin our MOY (middle of year) assessments in Math. We will be scheduling conferences to discuss these results with you as soon as they become available.
SPECIAL DATES & REMINDERS!!
January 16: NO SCHOOL, MLK Holiday
January 23: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday
January 25: Progress Reports
January 27: Spirit Day & Birthday Celebrations
ENCORE ROTATION!!
TUESDAY- (DAY 2) ART
WEDNESDAY- (DAY 3) PE
THURSDAY- (DAY 4) MUSIC
FRIDAY- (Day 5) PE
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK!!!!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with final blends (nd, nt, sk, st)
Reading: Characters, settings and major events.
Math: making sense of data and graphing.
Writing: "how- to" writing.
Health: Communicate to express emotions.
Science: forces and motion.
January 2nd-January 6th
Hello First Grade Families!!
Happy New Year!
We hope you had a restful and safe winter break. We are SO glad to be back at school and ready to start off 2023! This month we will begin our MOY (middle of year) assessments in Reading and Math. We will be scheduling conferences to discuss these results with you as soon as they become available.
SPECIAL DATES AND REMINDERS!
January 16: NO SCHOOL, MLK Holiday
January 23: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday
January 25: Progress Reports
January 27: Spirit Day & Birthday Celebrations
ENCORE ROTATION
TUESDAY- NO SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY- (DAY 4) MUSIC
THURSDAY- (DAY 5) PE
FRIDAY- (Day 6) MEDIA
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK!!!
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with final blends (nd, nt, sk, st)
Reading: Characters, settings and major events.
Math: making sense of data and graphing.
Writing: "how- to" writing.
Health: Communicate to express emotions.
Science: forces and motion.