Safety Town

We had such a wonderful time at Safety Town!!! And I was so glad that the weather cooperated. With all the rain we have been having I was a little worried. But we had a beautiful sunny day! And, although it was a little cool at first, by the time we were able to drive the jeeps outside it had warmed up.

It was a blast!

Thank you to all the parents that came to help us out! We really appreciated your help!

Mrs. Green

October 26 - October 30

Dear Parents,

During the week of October 26-30 we will be convering the following:

Writing - Write Traits/Ideas
Math - Ordering Numbers 0-100 & Place Value 0-100
Science - Seasons
Social Studies - Needs/Wants
Spelling - 1st Official First Grade Spelling List!!!!! :)

Frisco curriculum actually does not begin spelling tests/lists until the 2nd 9 weeks. However, here at Robertson we like to use the words your children learned as kindergarteners to help them get the hang of how spelling works. :) Over the past 9 weeks they have learned the process of the pre-test and have gotten into the routine of studying for the spelling test each Friday.

Now that the 2nd 9 weeks has begun, though, our lists are increasing! :) But I know we are ready!

Here is our list for this week:

Word families -ap and -an: cap, lap, trap, can, man, plan
Sight words like, no, the, at
Challenge Words - strap, banner, family, cycle, addend

Be sure not to JUST practice the word family words listed, but also help your child to come up with as many words using those chunks as possible (i.e. strap, tap, zap, etc.). Most of the time our 2 bonus words are created using our word families.

Also, I provide an opportunity for all of the students to attempt the challenge words on Friday. If your child is able to spend time learning those words, that is wonderful. However, if those words are too difficult at this time, don't worry about it. Those are just an additional tool to challenge our kids who love spelling!

Mrs. Green

Hich Flyers Assembly

Today was our High Flyers Assembly reminding us to stay "Drug-Free" and we had a blast. Once again the officers reminded us to choose our friends wisely, to make good choices and to say no to drugs. Plus, we had fun!!!! :)

Here are just a few pictures from our assembly.

October 19-23

Dear Parents,

During the week of October 19-23, we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Visualization, Connecting text to self
S.S. - Red Ribbon Week
Writing - Six Traits - Ideas & Details
Math - Review/CBA 2
Science - Heat Changes/Friction

Also, don't forget that it is RED RIBBON WEEK!!! Be sure to encourage your child to participate by doing the following:

Monday - Wear Red
Tuesday - Wear a hat ("Put a cap on drugs").
Wednesday - Sports jersey ("Team up against drugs")
Thursday - Hawaiian attire ( "Lei off drugs.")
Friday - School shirt or school colors

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

Peter Piper Pizza TONIGHT!!!!

Don't forget to come out to Peter Piper Pizza tonight from 5-8. You get to enjoy pizza for dinner and support Robertson at the same time!!!! :)

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Green

Parent Conferences

Thank you so much to everyone that carved time out of their busy schedule to meet with me last week and this week. I have really enjoyed getting to meet with each of you and truly appreciate your support.

I know that I mentioned this to most of you, but just to say it one more time...please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns or information that you think is important for me to know about your child or things that are affecting your child in the future. Yesterday was our official "Parent-Teacher Conference Day" but in no way does that mean that is the only time we can meet.

And thanks again! I really couldn't do this without your help! :)

Have a great day!

Mrs. Green

October 12-16

Dear Parents,

During the week of October 12-16, we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Visualization, Connecting text to self
S.S. - Jobs/Goods/Services
Writing - Six Traits - Ideas & Details
Math - Doubles & Making Ten Strategies
Science - Sound

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy having your kids home with you on Monday!

Mrs. Green

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY :)

Just a reminder that Monday is our Parent-Teacher Conference day in Frisco and there will be no school for our little kiddos!

Mrs. Green

October 5 - 9

Dear Parents,

During the week of October 5-9, we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

Spelling - it, my, on
L.A. - Schema, Visualization
S.S. - Columbus Day, Goods/Services
Writing - Six Traits - Ideas
Math - Describe/Compare/Order & Odd/Even
Science - Sound

And don't forget about our parent teacher conference day on October 12th. I have already noted the time we scheduled for our conferences on your child's behavior form. Please let me know, though, if you have any questions or need to change the time and I will be glad to accomodate you if at all possible! :)

Mrs. Green

Ice Cream Day!!!! :)

Today in class we made our own ice cream! It was so much fun! If you want to try this at home, here are the ingredients and accompanying instructions. :)

1/2 cup of milk or half and half
1-2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 cups of ice
6 tbsp rock salt
2 pint size ziploc bags (one placed inside the other)
1 gallon ziploc bag

1. Mix milk, sugar and vanilla inside pint sized ziploc bags.
2. Add ice and salt to the large bag.
3. Put the small bags inside the alrge bag...make sure small bags are sealed.
4. Seal large bag.
5. Shake, shake, shake and shake some more!
6. Continue to shake the bag for 5-10 minutes.
7. Remove small bag from large bag and rinse off.
8. Enjoy! :)

Mrs. Green