Awesome first grade readers!

It has been so fun for me to see how far these kids have come with their reading since August! I snapped a few pictures of one my favorite parts of the day....when we get to read together! I am so proud of them! Don't forget to have your child read to you every night for at least ten minutes. Also, don't forget to read to them! A fun idea is to do "flip flop reading" with your child. You read a page and then have them read a page. Flip flop back and forth :) 

Spirit week

January 25^th- 29^th will be spirit week. Each day will be a different dress up day. The kids are VERY excited about this week!

Monday- Comfy Day- Wear pajamas or comfortable clothes. Please make sure your child has tennis shoes for recess. Slipper are okay but your child will be responsible for changing shoes.

Tuesday- Class Day – Our class voted to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls. Yee haw!

Wednesday- Wacky Tacky- Wear tacky and crazy clothes!

Thursday- 100^TH day of school – Dress up like you are 100 years old!

Friday- Wear your house shirt colors (dress in house colors from head to toe). We will have a house competition on this day.

Week of January 11th

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend! This week in language arts we will be learning about animal fantasy, inflected endings “ed” , “ing”, and r controlled “ar” words. We will also be learning about the importance of a plot in a story. The class is excited to read “Frog and Toad Together” in our reading book this week. In math we will be learning about place value and comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to symbols. We will be continuing our study about Martin Luther King Jr.

Don’t forget this week we will have a spelling test. Your child will also be tested on sight words or math facts. We are encouraging all of the children to take at least one AR test each week. We will check out library books on Monday to ensure that each child has a book that they can read and take an AR test on during the week.

Thanks for your support at home! Have a wonderful week J -Shannon

Also…A note from Amanda Remington:

Hi everyone!  Liam and Camille’s birthday party will be on January 30^th .  Your child should receive an invitation later this week with the details.

Off to an AWESOME start!

We are off to a great start this week! Everyone is getting into a great groove! The kids were so sweet and greeted me with lots of hugs yesterday morning. They even surprised me with a "Welcome Back Mrs. Shannon" sign! This week we have been reviewing language arts and math skills. In social studies we will be learning about Martin Luther King Jr. I am so impressed with how far they have come since August! Today I introduced the children to "Wiggle Wednesday" creative writing. Make sure to take a peek at your child's wiggle writing today. I had the best time watching their imaginations at work! A few notes....

-Homework and spelling/sight word/math facts tests will start next week.
- Mark your calendars for Feb. 10th. Our building will be going on a field trip to Macon to see a play. Details coming soon!
- We will begin to check out library books on Monday so that the children can have a book to take AR test on during the week. Your child is required to take at least one AR test a week. 


Off to an AWESOME start in 2016! -Mrs. Shannon

Happy New Year!

Happy 2016 first grade family! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had such a sweet Christmas with our new little baby gal at our house. This coming week will be a week of transitioning back into the groove of first grade(for the kids and for me! :) ) There will be no homework or tests this week. We will start spelling, sight words/math facts, etc the following week. I am so excited to see how far the children have come since August. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Please tell your children that I can't wait to give them each a huge hug on Tuesday morning. I am expecting lots of sleepy heads on Tuesday so I have several fun activities to get us all excited to be back at school. Happy 2016 everyone! It's going to be a great one in first grade. See you soon!

-Shannon

Week of December 14th

There is NO HOMEWORK this week!  There will also be NO SPELLING TEST or SIGHT WORD/MATH FACT TESTING!

We sent home a copy of your child's latest STAR reading and STAR math tests today. 

 

Pajama Day is Thursday, December 17th.  All students may wear PJ's to school and we will be watching a Christmas movie. Students may wear bedroom slippers to school if they would like, but please keep the weather in mind.  It's probably not a good idea to wear bedroom shoes if it's raining.  The breezeway gets really wet and there is no getting around it.  If it's not raining, you may want to send a pair of "outside" shoes to school for recess time.  Lessons and Carols is also this day at 7 p.m. in Billy's Chapel.  

 The Early Childhood Division Christmas Pageant is Friday, December 18th with our class Christmas Party following.  All parents are welcome and invited to the party.  School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. and there will be no after school.  

 

Thanks to all of the volunteers for helping out with the gingerbread houses and to all of you who donated items!  The kids had a great time!!!!  I posted a few pictures below.

 

Week of December 7th

We are making gingerbread houses Friday, December 11th around 2:15 p.m.  We are in need of volunteers to help with this, please let me know if you are willing.  We are also in need of donations of graham crackers, vanilla icing (9 containers), and candy (peppermints, dots, skittles, dots, sprinkles, etc.)

Friday, December 11th is the last day to bring in a new, unwrapped toy for toys for tots. 

Friday, December 11th is also a dress down day for Relay for Life.  If students donate $5 they can dress down.   

Pajama Day is Thursday, December 17th, this is a correction to the date I posted last week.  All students may wear PJ's to school and we will be watching the Polar Express. Lessons and Carols is also this day at 7 p.m. in Billy's Chapel.  

The Christmas Pageant will follow chapel on December 18th and following the pageant will be our class Christmas party.  You are all welcome and invited to attend.

The Early Childhood Division Christmas Pageant is Friday, December 18th with our class Christmas Party following.  All parents are welcome and invited to the party.  School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. and there will be no after school.