Happy Friday, First Grade!
What a busy week we had! We learned so much and we got a lot accomplished in just 4 days! The kids really enjoyed our social studies unit on mapping.
Looking ahead:
Our zoo field trip is Friday, September 17. Children will need to bring a completely disposable lunch.
Picture day is Wednesday, September 22. Your children will come home with picture forms on Monday.
Each day we built upon our previous mapping knowledge. On Tuesday we made a Know - Want to Know - Learned chart (KWL). We completed the Know and Want to Know Section. On Wednesday we learned 3 parts of a map: title, compass rose and legend. The kids did an excellent job with their mapping homework! It was very challenging and I am so proud of the kids for working so hard on this! On Wednesday we began a map of our classroom and we started with the title, compass rose and legend. On Thursday we finished the map of our classroom. It looks great! We learned what it means to work collaboratively and we completed the map as a whole group. Each child completed some element of the map. On Friday we learned a little bit more about maps and how they are made and we completed the Learned section of our KWL chart. The kids really enjoyed this unit.
In math we learned about combinations. The kids learned how to make a math pizza! Kids - "bee" sure to tell your parents what you learned! We had a math test on Friday on combinations and the children are really starting to grasp the concept. Well done, first graders!
Our reading groups and SSR are in full swing. We are working on reading strategies during reading time so you may hear your children talking about things like stretchy snake, chunky monkey, lips of the fish and eagle eye. The kids are learning the procedures for SSR time and they are doing great! Each day a few children are able to snuggle up to the bee pillow pets and the yellow bean bag and read in the Bee Quiet Corner. They love this! Beginning next week your child will receive a weekly reading log in addition to other homework. Children need to read at least 10 minutes a night.
Get ready for a wild week next week; we are learning about animals to get ready for our zoo field trip!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Johnston
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Spelling and Homework
May 6-10
Spelling Words
Bonus Word
Homework
Monday - Reading Log
Tuesday- Reading Log (Raz-Kids)
Wednesday- Reading log and practice math
Thursday - Reading log
Friday - Blog Questions
Spelling Words
Bonus Word
Homework
Monday - Reading Log
Tuesday- Reading Log (Raz-Kids)
Wednesday- Reading log and practice math
Thursday - Reading log
Friday - Blog Questions
Weekly Questions
April 29-May 3
Questions are updated at the end of the week.
1. We studied different careers this week. Which one was your favorite? Why was it your favorite?
2. What kind of career would you like to have? Why?
3. What is an are contraction? What letter becomes an apostrophe in an are contraction? How do we pronounce the word are in a contraction? Solve this contraction math problem: you + are = ?
4. We practiced adding large numbers together with regrouping. How does this help you? Practice regrouping to solve this problem:
29
+ 18
Questions are updated at the end of the week.
1. We studied different careers this week. Which one was your favorite? Why was it your favorite?
2. What kind of career would you like to have? Why?
3. What is an are contraction? What letter becomes an apostrophe in an are contraction? How do we pronounce the word are in a contraction? Solve this contraction math problem: you + are = ?
4. We practiced adding large numbers together with regrouping. How does this help you? Practice regrouping to solve this problem:
29
+ 18
Links
- Mrs. Johnston's Harelson Website
- Harelson Website
- Arizona State Standards for Education
- Common Core Standards for Education
- ABC Order Practice
- Antonym Game
- Brain Pop
- Bug Videos
- Clock Bandit Game
- Compound Words
- Cool Math
- Doubles 1 - 5
- Doubles 6 - 10
- Echolocation Video
- Enchanted Learning Zoom School
- Flat Stanley Books
- Flat Stanley Quiz
- Johnnie's Math Page
- Kids' Health
- Let's Say Thanks To Our Troops
- Math Aids - Math Practice Pages
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- Ms. Inglee's Art Blog
- National Geographic Kids
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
- Number Grid Online
- Raz - Kids - Username: mjohnstonan
- Scholastic for Kids
- Sight Words
- Spelling Practice
- Starfall
- Synonym Game
About Me
Get To Know Your Teacher!
I am so excited to be back at Harelson with this awesome group of first grade students!
I am from the Great State of Michigan - GO BLUE!!! I grew up in Bloomfield Hills, a city north of Detroit. I lived in Michigan until I went to college. My BA is from Denison University in Granville, Ohio - GO BIG RED! Mr. Johnston and I met in college and we even got married at Denison! I moved to Arizona in the summer of 2007 and I absolutely love my home in Tucson! I have my M.Ed. from Northern Arizona University - GO LUMBERJACKS!
My parents live in Tucson too and it is great to be near them. My mom makes many of the neat bees and decorations in our room and she likes to come in and read to my students.
Mr. Johnston and I have two adorable and funny miniature schnauzers named Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose. They want to meet all of my first graders! You will get to know all about Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose and their fun adventures! And, you will even get to meet them one day!
This year is going to be an exciting year for us because in addition to our 'fur-kids,' we are expecting our first child, a little boy, due January 28, 2013! We can hardly wait!
I love my family, playing with Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose, reading, exercise, baking, the color PINK and teaching, of course!! Being healthy and active are very important to me. I am a marathon runner and I run all around Oro Valley, so be sure to wave if you see me running! I also workout at CrossFit and I absolutely love it! Kids do CrossFit WODs (workout of the day) every day in class. Exercise warms up your brain and gets you ready to learn! Exercise makes you strong and healthy. Exercise is fun!
I love BEES! Bees are amazing little creatures because they have big bodies and tiny, thin little wings. They should not be able to fly, but each day they take flight and do great things. Isn't that cool?!?! Bees are smart too! Bees created their very own special dance language to talk to each other. Isn't that neat?!?! I think all of my students are like bees - they can do anything! I believe that all my students will achieve great things.
I am from the Great State of Michigan - GO BLUE!!! I grew up in Bloomfield Hills, a city north of Detroit. I lived in Michigan until I went to college. My BA is from Denison University in Granville, Ohio - GO BIG RED! Mr. Johnston and I met in college and we even got married at Denison! I moved to Arizona in the summer of 2007 and I absolutely love my home in Tucson! I have my M.Ed. from Northern Arizona University - GO LUMBERJACKS!
My parents live in Tucson too and it is great to be near them. My mom makes many of the neat bees and decorations in our room and she likes to come in and read to my students.
Mr. Johnston and I have two adorable and funny miniature schnauzers named Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose. They want to meet all of my first graders! You will get to know all about Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose and their fun adventures! And, you will even get to meet them one day!
This year is going to be an exciting year for us because in addition to our 'fur-kids,' we are expecting our first child, a little boy, due January 28, 2013! We can hardly wait!
I love my family, playing with Sophie Pink and Lilly Rose, reading, exercise, baking, the color PINK and teaching, of course!! Being healthy and active are very important to me. I am a marathon runner and I run all around Oro Valley, so be sure to wave if you see me running! I also workout at CrossFit and I absolutely love it! Kids do CrossFit WODs (workout of the day) every day in class. Exercise warms up your brain and gets you ready to learn! Exercise makes you strong and healthy. Exercise is fun!
I love BEES! Bees are amazing little creatures because they have big bodies and tiny, thin little wings. They should not be able to fly, but each day they take flight and do great things. Isn't that cool?!?! Bees are smart too! Bees created their very own special dance language to talk to each other. Isn't that neat?!?! I think all of my students are like bees - they can do anything! I believe that all my students will achieve great things.
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