Welcome

Hopefully you will find this web page helpful.  At this time we are teaching through distant learning using the Chromebooks.  If you need a Chromebook or haven't picked up your child's workbooks, please call Toni to make arrangements.  You may reach me at [email protected] or at [email protected].  I have created a list of your emails so I can keep you updated.  Please let me know if you aren't getting emails.  .  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.  My daily posts will consist of instructions for the student and notes on how to navigate this system.  I will also be posting instructional videos daily.  The students will be able to follow along as I instruct the lessons.  Please remind you child that they can "pause" the videos to finish writing or to take a break and then resume learning by hitting the "pause" button again.  Please save all of your child's work for me to get at a later date.  When I have "submit" on an assignment, it means that I can tell whether a child has completed the work.  The due date is noted on the post.  These are difficult times for all of us.  Let's do the best we can and be patient.
 
Welcome 1st grade families!
 
How will the end of the school year be handled?
     New instruction will continue through Monday, May 18th.
 
Starting on Tuesday, May 19- I will post review and enrichment lessons daily through June 2. These lessons won't be graded, but can serve as continued learning for your child, if you so choose. Again- there's no obligation to log on starting on May 19th if all of your child's assignments are completed.
 
I will send each parent a message on May 19 to let you know of any outstanding assignments, or to confirm if all of your child's work is accounted for. 
 
Students who haven't completed assignments through May 18th will have this time through June 2 to finish and submit work. Chromebooks will be collected closer to the end of the school year. More details about how this collection will occur with be forthcoming from administration.  
 
Collection of Paper Packets and Textbooks
Parents will be able to come into school on May 27, 28, and 29 from 8 am to 3 pm. Dr. G. asks that you please enter through the kindergarten doors. Please remember that masks should be worn. 
 
Boxes will be in the kindergarten lobby to collect the following materials:
 
-A box will be for library books.  If you had your library book in your desk, I have already placed it in this box.
 
-A box will be for learning packets.
This includes both the packets that some students are doing now instead of doing online assignments, as well as the Days 1-8 packet that were to be completed in March. Please be sure that your child's name (and my name) appear on the front of the packets.
 
-A box for the Reading textbooks.
If your child has me as his/her teacher for Reading class, you should have 2 Reading textbooks to turn in. (Volumes 1.4 and 1.5)  You may have a "Sleuth" reading book to turn in, also.  Envelopes will be available so you can label the child's name so we can account for any outstanding books.
 
-No Chromebooks will be collected during these days. More details about this collection will be forthcoming from administration. 
 
Opportunities for Summer Learning
If you'd like your child to keep up with their learning through the summer, they may still access Happy Numbers practice (by logging onto Clever) through June 30th.
 
In fact, they can access different activities on Clever at any time this summer...including, Brainpop and Splash Math! There's no obligation to do this, but I wanted to let you know that it is available and accessible on most devices like smartphones and tablets. 
 
Additionally, Epic, the book app from Mr. Minteer, will continue to provide free access through June 30th.
 
All of these are optional opportunities that you may choose to use- or not. It's totally up to you if you'd like to use these.

I want to extend a very big thank you for all that have helped their child continue their learning.  This process wouldn't be possible without your support and help.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  
 

Posts

          Wed. Apr. 22    All assignments are due Apr. 27
Reading - A Southern Ranch
Watch my Instructional Video
Practice reading the story and spelling the spelling words
Math   14-4
Watch my Instructional Video as we complete the work mat together
Science  - Today is Earth Day.
Go to - "Save the Earth" quiz at this link      https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quizzes/earth-day-quiz-whiz/
Then you can explore other subjects at this link
 
Heggerty (Phonics lesson for today)
 
Don't forget to go to the special area teachers' web pages

          Tues. Apr. 21    All assignments are due Apr. 27
Reading  Watch my Instructional Video
    Click on the link to have the story read to you
    Click on the links to hear words with ie and igh
Math  Watch the video to review 2D shapes and vertices
    Click to watch an instructional lesson on using pattern blocks to 
    make a new block (1st 4 minutes goes over items on the topic test)
    No paper work for math today
Science  Watch the Unit 6  Lesson 6  Video  How to ... Save Resources

Tues. Apr. 21 Instr. Video day 2 A Southern Ranch

Follow as we go through the ppt to learn words with ie and igh.  We will also talk about other skills presented in this story.
 
You can have the story read to you by clicking on this link.
 
Watch this video to read words with ie  igh
 
Watch this Alphablocks video presenting words with ie  igh
 

             Monday, Apr. 20  All assignments are due Apr. 26

Reading  Unit 4 week 4  day 1  A Southern Ranch

Watch the concept video and the sing along video (submit)

Watch my Instructional Video ppt  Introduction to day 1

Read the decodable story and submit

Math   14-3  Watch the visual learning video and (submit)

Watch my Instructional Video  Do the work mat / HW with me

Science   Go to www.starfall.com to play Earth Day  

https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/earthday/?sn=main

**Don't forget to go to the special area teachers' web pages

**Title One students -check out Mrs. Graper's web page

        Friday, Apr. 17    All assignments are due Apr. 19
 

     Reading   unit 4 week 3  day 5 A Trip to Washington, D.C.

Watch my Instructional Video as we review 

    - adjectives or size   - ow & oa words - high frequency words

Take the practice reading test on-line and (submit)

No language or spelling test this week.

      Math   (Pearson)

Watch the Visual Learning Video and (submit)

Watch my Instructional Video on 14-2

Complete the Quick Check and (submit)

              Thurs. Apr. 16   All assignments are due Apr. 19

Sorry I forgot to assign the topic 13 on-line math test.  I have now. 

        Reading  unit 4 week 3  day 4 A Trip to Washington, D.C.                         Watch my ppt Instructional Video                                                                                     while we review skills and go over high-frequency word                             Work on the descriptive poem                                                                                         - read the example on st.ed. Page 113                                                                      - model my writing  “My Time at the Zoo”                                                     **The practice reading test will be tomorrow.  (on-line)   **No language or spelling test will be given this week.    **The packet that you received from me is optional.  I hope that is was useful.       

           Math  - Topic 14.1                                                                                     Watch the Visual Learning Video  (submit) on Pearson                                   Watch my Instructional Video as we work on 14.1                                           Watch the BrainPop Jr - Plane Shapes Video & Quiz (If you can get to it.)

       Science   Play my instructional video and hit the speaker icon on the left of the screen to have the video read to you.  You can also follow along in your science workbook - page 143.  We will complete together the math story problems.  Assign page 151 - color the plant and use the word bank to label          the parts of the plant