Mrs. Eller's 1st Grade
November Edition
Thank You!
We want to take this opportunity to tell you how grateful we are to have you in our classroom community! We are so thankful for our wonderful class and the support of our families.
Thank you for all you do to support our school and students.
This Thursday, November 17, we will host a PTO Family Night! Please come by our classroom between 6-7 pm to check out some great resources to help you support your child's literacy at home! We will also enjoy a performance by our 4th and 5th grade students at 7:00 in the gym. We hope to see you there!
A Few Reminders:
* NO SCHOOL next week (November 21-25) Happy Thanksgiving!
Mark Your Calendars & Looking Ahead
November 2 - Field Trip to JAWCC Puppy Pals
November 2 - Report Cards
November 3 - PTO Executive Committee Meeting (8:15 am)
November 8 - No School (Teacher Workday)
November 9 - Make Up Picture Day
November 10 - Veteran's Day Celebration
November 10 - Parent Advisory Team Meeting (6:00 pm)
November 11 - No School / Veteran's Day
November 17 - PTO Family Night (4th & 5th Grades)
November 18 - November Birthday Celebrations & Spirit Day
November 21-25 - No School / Thanksgiving Break
December 1 - PTO Executive Committee Meeting (8:15 am)
December 7 - Progress Reports
December 13 - Sing-a-long
December 15 - Birthday Celebration & Spirit Day
December 16 - Early Dismissal (12:30 pm)
December 19 - January 3 - No School / Christmas Break
November Weekly Updates
Week of November 28th - December 2nd
Specials Schedule
28th: Monday - Day 1: Art/Mega TOY
29th: Tuesday - Day 2: PE (wear those tennis shoes)/Track
30th: Wednesday - Day 3: Media (bring library books)/Spider
1st: Thursday - Day 4: PE (wear those tennis shoes)/Mega TOY
2nd: Friday - Day 5: Music/ Mega TOY with First Grade Friends
Week of November 21st-25th
Happy Thanksgiving!!!! - NO SCHOOL
Week of November 14th-18th
Specials Schedule
14th: Monday - Day 2: PE (wear those tennis shoes)/Track
15th: Tuesday - Day 3: Media (bring library books)/Spider
16th: Wednesday - Day 4: PE (wear those tennis shoes)/Mega TOY
17th: Thursday - Day 5: Music/Track (wear those tennis shoes)
18th: Friday - Day 6: P.E. (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with double consonants - ff, ll, ss
Reading: Main idea and key details of nonfiction texts.
Math: Adding and subtracting within 20 word problems.
Writing: Print uppercase and lowercase letters legibly. Write a complete sentence. Informative writing. "How - To" writing.
Social Studies: History of Thanksgiving.
Week of November 7th-11th
Specials Schedule
7th: Monday - Day 5: Music/Track (wear those tennis shoes)
8th: Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
9th: Wednesday - Day 6: PE (wear those tennis shoes)/Spider
10th: Thursday - Day 1: Art/Mega TOY
11th: Friday - NO SCHOOL - Happy Veterans Day!
November 7th-11th - What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with double consonants - ff, ll, ss
Reading: Main idea and key details of nonfiction texts.
Math: Adding and subtracting within 20 word problems.
Writing: Print uppercase and lowercase letters legibly. Write a complete sentence. Informative writing. Opinion writing.
Social Studies: Veterans Day.
Week of October 31st - November 4th
Hello First Graders & Families
Can you believe we are rolling into the 2nd quarter of the school year?!
November is our shortest school month. Students are only in school a total of 15 days!!! It's going to be 15 days packed full of fun and learning!!! So get ready and hold on!!! We are excited for our upcoming field trip to the JAWC this Wednesday. Please be sure that you have completed and signed the form if you plan for your child to attend. Remember, your Field Trip Payment Plan will cover the cost of this trip! If you have questions or need help please reach out to us!
Be on the lookout this week for Progress Report #2. These will go home on Wednesday. Please be sure to sign the envelope to let us know that you have reviewed the report. The contents in the envelope are yours to keep!
Specials Schedule
Monday - Day 6: P.E. (wear those tennis shoes) / Spider
Tuesday - Day 1: Art / Mega TOY
Wednesday - Day 2: P.E. / Track
Thursday - Day 3: Media (wear those tennis shoes) / Spider
Friday - Day 4: P.E. (wear those tennis shoes) / Mega TOY with First Grade Friends
What are we learning this week?
Phonics: Decoding and spelling words with "all".
Reading: Character, settings, and major events in story. Key details.
Math: Adding and subtracting within 20 with missing numbers.
Writing: Print uppercase and lowercase letters legibly. Write a complete sentence. Informative writing. "How-to" writing.
Health: Trick or treat safety. Healthy choices.
Science: Needs of plants and animals.
Spelling - Unit 9 (31st-4th)
List A Words:
ball yes all tall them
path did call him wall
Tricky Words:
over see cannot
Sentences:
I can hit the ball over the wall.
Did you see him fall in the hall?
Homework Help
Each night, Monday through Thursday, we will have opportunities for you to work with your child on literacy, writing and spelling! These routines should take between 10-20 minutes each night. The nightly recommendations are listed below:
*Read your baggie book.
*Read your spelling words to your parent 2X.
Tuesday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Write your spelling words 3X each.
Wednesday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Write 5 sentences. Use a spelling word in each sentence.
Thursday Night
*Read your baggie book.
*Take a practice spelling test. (Tricky words, list words, and 2 sentences)
Friday Night
*Check your folder!
*Have a great weekend!
As always, if you have questions or need help, please let me know!
Resources
Use this link to sign into Clever. Here you can access Dreambox and Razkids from home!
https://clever.com/Let's Celebrate!
Field Trips
More information on field trips to come, but here are the dates we have scheduled!!! These may change due to weather and unforeseen circumstances.
- Friday, October 21, 2022 - Alpha and Omega Corn Maze
- Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - JAWC Puppy Pals
- Monday, March 20, 2023 - JAWC Tales as Tall as the Sky
- Friday, May 5, 2023 - Tweetsie for Letterland Day
Attendance
School starts at 7:50 each day. Students 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!
Daily Reminders
*Bring a water bottle daily. We have bottle fillers available for student use.
*Don't forget to pack a healthy snack for snack time! (If you would like to send extra snacks for our class, we would greatly appreciate it!)
*It is either hot or cold in our classroom. Feel free to send a light jacket for your child to leave at their seat for times that they may get cold.
*Remember to read together each night and complete Letterland homework!
*Return Green Folder and Little Book each day.
*If you have not returned the beginning of the yellow field trip information sheet, please do so asap.
*Transportation Changes: Please make sure that I know how your child will go home each day. If you have transportation changes, please call the office and message me on Class DOJO.
Classroom Wish List
We have just about emptied out the prize box. The items that were in the prize box at the start of the school year were left from the teacher that was in the classroom last year. Therefore, we need to fill that box back up with an small items of fun!
We encourage students to eat a healthy snack each afternoon. You can help by sending in healthy individually wrapped snacks for our snack basket.
Small individual wrapped candies (peanut free).
Thank you SO much for supporting our classroom! We couldn't do it without you!
Contact Me!
Feel free to contact me using Class Dojo anytime.
Email: ellerm@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 336-838-4261