More Reading Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following students who met their
December reading goal for Pizza Hut's Book-It Program.

Camden Neal

Isaiah Harris & Chris Burse

Chyanne Avans & Bailey Noles

Jarrod Rape

Character Cafe Congratulations

This month's character trait is kindness. What a wonderful choice for the holiday season!

It just so happened that this week our school's Student Council was collecting items for area nursing homes. Students were asked to bring in toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, etc.), puzzle books, house shoes, warm socks, and other small items to be distributed next week. I am proud to say we had several students bring items in for this endeavor. Trystan and I both brought in puzzle books (find a word & crossword). Hope brought in a box of chocolate truffles and lots of warm socks. Today in class, we created Christmas cards to accompany the small gifts from our school.

Also this week, we welcomed a new student, Franklin Fortner. He comes to us from North LaFayette. We were happy to have this addition to our classroom. Jarrod, Chyanne, and Bailey demonstrated kindness by showing Franklin around our school and helping him to feel welcome. They shared our rules and routines.

I was very proud of the kindness shown by all of my students this week. Thus, choosing one student for the Character Cafe was difficult. It is my pleasure to announce, Hope Moore as our Character Cafe student for this week! Way to go, Hope!

Geometry is SHAPING UP!

Last week, first graders were introduced to an area of mathematics called Geometry. We reviewed circle and square from the Kindergarten curriculum. We added triangle, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, and even octagon. These plane figures are just "plain" fun!

Reading Congratulations!

The following students have met their Book-It goal for December!

Trystan Smith

Alexis Keown

Tyler Sprayberry

Friends

My fellow first grade teachers and I attended the annual Christmas parade in LaFayette on Friday, December 5th. We saw several first grade students, past and present, riding in the parade. Did you catch the parade? It was very cold out. We were all bundled up in coats, hats, and blankets. We had a great time! Mrs. Epperson and Delaney caught lots of candy!

First Grade Enjoys First Snow!

Star Student of the Week!

Meet Jaylia Dennel!

Congratulations, Jaylia!
You're our Star Student of the Week

Jaylia is 7 years old!


Her favorite colors are pink and purple.
Jaylia's favorite thing to do is play in the pool!

When she grows up Jaylia wants to be a rock star!

The best part of Jaylia is that she is good at making new friends!

Jaylia with two of her friends, Destiny and Ethan!

Equal Division of Sets

Last week, we worked on equal division of sets. Students were presented tasks and given objects to help solve them. For example: Mr. Lemons has four computers for the class to share. If there are 12 students, how many will be at each computer?

A student's work to solve task #4.

Prem counts how many snowmen he has and compares
his total with his table mates.

Camden's group takes turns choosing one cube at a time to
make sure each one gets the same number.

Bailey and Connor work together to divide their tiles equally.

Alexis and Trystan's group work together to divide their set.

This lesson lays the foundation for multiplication and division. I don't think students realized they were learning. They were having too much fun!

AR Congratulations!

AR Congratulations!

Congratulations to the following new point club members:

Alexis Keown - 75 Points
Connor McFall - 50 Points

Tyler Sprayberry - 25 Points
Prem Chudgar - 25 Points
Destiny Johnson - 25 Points
Isaiah Harris - 25 Points

Keep reading!

Book It Reading Congratulations!

Congratulations!

These students met their reading goal for November. November's reading goal was 10 books! Each student was presented a certificate for a free Personal Pan Pizza. Way to go, guys!

Tyler Sprayberry, Isaiah Harris, Connor McFall, & Prem Chudgar

Jarrod Rape & Eli Prince

Wk 14 Newsletter

Quote of the week: Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. ~Theodore Roosevelt

November Greetings!

Welcome back to school! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I would like to say a special thanks to all our veterans for defending our freedom!

Students’ spelling scores have decreased over the past two weeks. Please be sure to help your child study each night! I know we can do better!

Watch for progress reports and other important information in folders later this week!

Important Reminders

• We have P.E. on Monday and Wednesday of this week. Be sure to wear tennis shoes on those days!

• Be sure to initial behavior and homework sheets each night! Remember to read your AR book as part of your homework.

• Send in Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup labels. We would love to win! ☺

• Ice Cream on Fridays for students earning blue and green throughout the week. Ice cream is $0.50.

Dates to Know

November 11 Veterans’ Day

November 12 Progress Reports

November 14 Family Fun Night

November 14 Story Time w/ Mrs. Massey

November 24-28 Thanksgiving Holidays

This week we're learning:

Math Workshop

Quarter

Equal division of sets

Writer's Workshop

Functional Writing

Reader's Workshop

Nonfictional Texts

Text structures

Phonics

y, long i, ci, and ce

Spelling

-and

-est

-oke

Fluency Passages

Scruffy Will Ride

After the Rain

How to Play Running Bases

The Marching Band

Word Wall Words

Individual Lists

Handwriting

Review

Poems

Reading News

Congratulations to Kai and Alexis!

They've already met their November 

reading goal of 10 books! Each was awarded

a certificate for a personal pan pizza!

Wk 13 Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!

1st - Alexis

2nd - Chyanne

3rd - Connor

Star Student of the Week!

Introducing Ethan Haney!

Congratulations, Ethan!
You are our STAR STUDENT!

Ethan is six years old!

His favorite color is blue. (Mine, too!)

Ethan's favorite thing to do is go camping.

When Ethan grows up, he wants to be a fireman.

Ethan says the best part of me is that he likes helping others.

Wk 13 Newsletter

A big THANK YOU to everyone for sending in items for our Harvest Day Celebration. It was a huge success and loads of fun! Check out our web log later this week for photos.

For those of you who were unable to schedule conferences, missed your time, or I had to reschedule, I will be sending home the information we were to discuss. If you have further questions after receiving this update on your child’s progress, let me know and we’ll find a time for a face-to-face conference.

Note about Math Facts: Students will have 20 problems of twos math facts to complete in

AR Congratulations!

Congratulations to our newest point club members!

10 Point Club
Chris Burse
Jaylia Dennel
Camden Neal
Eli Prince
Jarrod Rape

25 Point Club
Bailey Noles


A peek at what we're learning this week!

Math Workshop
Money: dime, penny, nickel, and quarter

Writer's Workshop
November Authority List
Introduction of Nonfiction Writing Genre
Informational & Functional

Reader's Workshop
Main Idea & Details

Phonics
Review, silent e spellings

Spelling
Short U: -ut, -ug
Long I: -ide

Fluency Passage
Scruffy Will Help Sam
Sad Day, Happy Day
Sharks
A Birthday Party

Word Wall Words
Individualized Lists

Monday - Wednesday

• Study your spelling words.
• Practice your word wall words.
• Read your fluency passage.
• Read your AR books to someone special.
• Study math facts for two. Review the ones and zeros.

Thursday

• Take a practice spelling test.
• Practice your word wall words. You should be able to read each word within three seconds.
• Read your fluency passage.
• Read your AR book to someone special.
• Study math facts for two. Review the ones and zeros. You will have 20 math problems to complete in one minute.

Friday

• Have a great weekend!
• Review graded papers. If you scored below a 90 on a math assignment, you can correct the missed items and return the paper to school. You will receive partial credit for assignments corrected. Papers must be returned on Monday!

• We have P.E. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of this week. Please plan to wear tennis shoes on these days!
• Parents be sure to initial behavior and homework sheets each night!
• Send in Box Tops and Campbell's Soup labels. We would love to win this month's contest.

Nov. 4 Mock Election Day
Nov. 6 Character Ed. lesson w/ Mr. Hayes
Nov. 7 Story Time with Mrs. Massey
Nov. 12 Progress Reports Issued
Nov. 12 Drop Everything and Write!
Nov. 14 Family Fun Night!
Nov. 17 Board of Education Meeting
Nov. 18 PTO Meeting for parents
Nov. 20 PTO Pizza & Movie Night
Nov. 20 Pictures with Santa
Nov. 24-28 Thanksgiving Break