Spelling - Glued sounds -ang, -ing, -ong, -ung
bang
ring
song
lung
hang
wing
long
hung
gong
thing
Vocabulary A-Z is a great resource for practicing spelling words at home! Each week I upload the current spelling list into assignments.
To access the website, students will again go to
Once there, go to kids login.
*If you haven't logged in before, it will have you put in a teacher username. The
teacher username is jsullivan 174. If you have already logged into Raz for reading, you will have to click change teacher. From there, you would type in jsullivan 174.
Once in, the student will click on their name.
The password is the apple.
Press go.
Click on vocabulary.
Click on the assignment.
The students can choose either phonics, spelling, or vocabulary. All choices have different games with the weekly spelling list for them to choose from.
If you are using Clever, this website is linked to our class Clever page. The Clever QR code is in your child's Bee Binder.
Reading - The last few weeks in November we worked on running records and sight word checks during our meet with teacher time in daily 5. This week we will get back to working in our reading groups. This week in centers we will be finishing up the Thanksgiving centers and transitioning to centers that focus on Christmas. In our reading groups we work on stories at each child's level.
Our reading goal is to read at least 20 minutes a day at home. Sight words, which are in the Bee Binder, are another thing the students can practice at home. By the end of first grade, the students should know 175 words.
Raz Kids is a great resource for reading at home. Each student's page has books at their level.
To access Raz Kids, you can either go to the website or download the app.
The website is https://www.raz-plus.com/
Once there, go to kids login.
The teacher name to enter is jsullivan100.
Once in, the student will click on their name.
The password is the apple.
Press go.
Click on the purple planet - reading.
Then there are some choices.
*If the student would like to read the stories we have read (or will be reading) in our reading groups, they will click on my assignment.
*If the student would like to choose books on their own, they will click reading room.
In reading room, they have lots of options on how to choose the books they want to read. If they want to read books at their level only, they may press leveled books. Every student has their level entered in the website. This allows them to read books at their level, as well as 2 levels above and below.
If you are using Clever, this website is linked to our class Clever page. The Clever QR code is in your child's Bee Binder.
Phonics - We are learning about 4 new glued sounds -ang, -ing, -ong, and -ung.
Math - In math we worked on identifying odd and even numbers, putting all 12 numbers on the clock face, telling time to the :00, counting dimes and pennies, symmetry, and the fraction one-half. We also did a fun, yet challenging math turkey sheet.
Religion - We have been working a lot out of our Friendzy book and discussing "You First". We also spent some time working on our safe environment curriculum from the diocese. In safe environment we talk about being kind, using self control to do the expected behaviors, the difference between tattling and reporting, discussing who is a person you can trust, and making safe choices.
We will start a new virtue and values card this week. Advent begins this week. We will discuss our Advent wreath, make our own Advent wreaths, learn about Advent in our Promise Paper, and start working on our class Jesse Tree.
Writing - We work on writing and handwriting daily in our class. In handwriting our goal is to write neatly, write the letters on the correct lines, form the letters correctly, and use correct spacing. In writing, we work on adding more details. We journal often. Now that we have been in first grade for a few months, the students should be writing complete sentences, as well as using capitals and punctuation in the correct places. We are starting our first writing unit. The unit is writing personal narratives.
Dates to Remember
* Friday, December 3rd, is our walk for South Sudan.
* Tuesday, December 7th, we are heading to NDA to watch their Christmas show
* Thursday, December 16th is the Christmas concert
* Thursday, December 23rd, is an early dismissal day
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