Fun in First with Mrs. Crist
2015-2016 First Grade Happenings
WELCOME!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION...
- Sign up for the SeeSaw App to view what your students have been working on!
- Sign up for REMIND for my classroom: Text this code (81010) to
@mrscrists
or follow this link: remind.com/join/mrscrists - We have an Education student from Coe College in our classroom. His name is Mr. Martin and he is here to learn how to be a teacher as well as work with the kids. Please let me know if you have questions!
IMPORTANT DATES...
APRIL
April 22nd: Earth Day
April 22nd: A to Z Countdown begins!
April 27th: Early Out
MAY
May 2nd: McTeacher Night at the Marion McDonalds
May 3rd: Kindergarten and 1st Grade Music Performance (Tentative: 6:15pm-7:00pm)
May 12th: Ice Cream Social
May 20th: Field Trip to Nature Center
Starry Games (TBD): We will need volunteers!
May 27th: Early Out & Last Day of School
THIS WEEK...
MONDAY, April 4th
- Art
TUESDAY, April 5th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Library...please return your library books!
WEDNESDAY, April 6th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Music
THURSDAY, April 7th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Library checkout only...please return your library books!
- Vocabulary test
FRIDAY, April 8th
- PE...please wear gym shoes
- Music
- Mrs. Crist is gone for the day
READING...
Stories: "The New Friend" & "Symbols of our Country"
Focus:
- Characters
- Vowel Combinations (ou, ow): how, now, house, out, town, ouch, owl
Essential Question: What can you learn from someone who is from another country?
Words to Know:
- buy, city, family, myself, party, please, school, seven
Vocabulary:
- shallow: not deep
- lugging: carrying a heavy load
- blossoms: flowers
- cavern: a cave
- shady: an area out of the sun
- ledge: a flat space like a shelf sticking out on the side of a mountain
MATH...
This week:
- Skip counting by following a pattern
- This is a very tricky skill. Please look over your child's math work in their folder with them.
Here is what else we are reviewing:
- Time to the hour and half hour
- Balanced equations
- Coins and their values
XTRA MATH
Check out XtraMath on your computer or tablet! The kids use it to practice their fast facts quickly and accurately. It's a fun way to do a little math each day!
Please see the note I sent home to access your student's account or contact me with questions!
*For responsibility if students do XtraMath I give them a stamp on their pyramid*
SplashMath:
We started splash math at school on a 3 month free trial. Information will be sent home for how to log on.
Science
We planted Rye Grass and Alfalfa to grow a lawn. We trimmed our lawn last week. We are also waiting for our stem cuttings and wheat seed to grow.
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