Weekly Spelling Lists -
First Grade - Phonetic List - Short u Words
bus
cut
nut
bug
run
tug
snug
bump
drum
plug
First Grade - High Frequency List - Words 61-70
into
has
more
her
two
like
him
see
time
could
Second Grade - Phonetic List - Consonant Clusters (Blends)
flat
glass
plant
dress
front
bring
glad
cliff
grand
cluck
Second Grade - High Frequency List - Words 231-240
night
picture
being
study
second
soon
story
since
white
ever
Social Learning Groups -
Next week, Thursday, December 11th, there is going to be a meeting for all 1st-4th grade parents about social groups. We have a great resource, Mary Beth Friday, and she is going to be teaching the students about social learning. Kay will be introducing her and talking about what the students will be learning at the meeting.
When Mary Beth is here she is going to take all of the students in 1/2 in groups of six. She will be coming to our classroom on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the next (I think) eight weeks. She is starting to work with our classes this week. Each week she will send a summary of what she will be talking about in the groups. Here is the info for this week -
Social Learning Lesson #1
Our initial session will work on introducing the following concepts from the Think
Social! curriculum by Michelle Garcia Winner:
SOCIAL SMARTS: The type of “smarts” in our brains that we use whenever
we are around other people. Social smarts help our brains to know that
others are having thoughts about us and we are having thoughts about them.
We use social smarts in school, at home, and EVERYWHERE!
SCHOOL SMARTS: Different types of “smarts” in our brains that we use
for school learning. Things like math smarts, computer smarts, music
smarts, science smarts, and many more.
EXPECTED: These are things we do and say that give people positive
thoughts about us and make them feel good too. Doing what is expected is
different based on where we are and who we are with.
UNEXPECTED: These are things we do and say that give people
uncomfortable thoughts about us and makes them feel icky or mad or bad.
Doing what is unexpected is different based on where we are and who we are
with based on the situation. For example, using a loud voice/yelling might be
expected outside at recess, but not in the classroom.
In order to foster self-regulation and emotional control, concepts from the Zones
of Regulation by Leah M. Kuypers were introduced. There are four zones that we
will use to describe how our brain and body feel:
BLUE ZONE: Your body is running slow, such as when you are tired, sick,
sad, or bored.
GREEN ZONE: Like a green light, this is when you are “good to go.” If you
are in the green zone you may feel happy, calm, and focused.
YELLOW ZONE: Proceed with caution and slow done in this zone! This zone
describes when you start to lose control, such as when you are frustrated,
overwhelmed, silly, wiggly, excited, worried, anxious, or surprised.
RED ZONE: This zone is reserved for extreme emotions such as terror,
uncontrolled anger, and aggression. When you are in the Red Zone you are
can be out of control, have trouble making good decisions, and must STOP.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Mary-Beth Friday with any questions, comments or concerns at the
Communication Pathways office: 920-632-4488 or by email: marybeth@communicationpathways.com
***One last note - Lunch recess -
We got an e-mail today that very few people have signed up for lunch recess duty for December. If at all possible, I personally beg you to sign up. :) If people don't sign up, the teachers have to do lunch recess duty. If we have to do duty, we don't have time to eat lunch. So, I selfishly beg you...if you can...please sign up. :)
Have a great night!
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