Mrs. Green's Classroom

Last Day :(

2010-05-21T10:53:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to take a moment on my last day to say "thank you" to everyone for allowing me the opportunity to have your child in our class this year. I have truly enjoyed getting to know each and every one of them. Each one has brought with him or her such a unique personality and I can't imagine not haveing them in my life this year. :)

I am going to try to come for our end of the year party, but just in case that isn't possible, have a wonderful summer! And thank you to everyone that helped throughout the year with time and/or donations. You don't know how much we depend on our parents. :)

I will miss each and every one of your kiddos!!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

May 17 - 21

2010-05-17T06:12:00.000-07:00

Only 3 weeks to go! Can't believe the end of the year is so close!!!

This week we will be covering the following topics in class:

Writing - Review/Year End Writing Piece
Science - Plants
Math - Fractions/Review/CBA
Spelling - (qu- words & compound words) queen, quill, quilt, butterfly, cupcake, football, they were, girl off

Also, just a reminder that our newly scheduled Field Day will be this Friday, May 21st. Hopefully the weather will be beautiful! :) Please remember to send your child to school with a sack lunch unless you contacted me previously to request that the cafeteria make a sack lunch for your child on field day. Also, don't forget to put sunscreen on your child and send them with 1-2 water bottles to keep them hydrated during their time outside. :)

And, lastly, this week is our last week of sending home books or homework!!!! So, don't be surprised if next week your child doesn't bring either of these items home. Please go ahead and be sure, though, your child reads at least 15 minutes a night because this is just such a great habit to develop! It will help him/her stay prepared for school when it starts up again in the fall. :)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

May 10-14

2010-05-10T11:27:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! :)

This week in class we will be covering the following topics:

Math - Fractions/Equal Parts of a Whole
Science - Plants
Social Studies - Texas
Spelling - (Word Family -ie & Consonant Blen tr-) pie, tie, lie, train, track, truck, tree, saw, said, play

Also, just a reminder that our Field is scheduled for this Friday, May 14th, 2010. If you did not inform me previously that your child would be purchasing a sack lunch, please be sure to send your child to school with a sack lunch as we will not be eating in the cafeteria on this day. :)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

May 3 - 7

2010-05-03T11:23:00.000-07:00

This week we will be covering the following topics in class:

Math - Weight/Mass
Science - Plants
Social Studies - Environmental Day Activities
Spelling - (Word Families -ed & -ar) car, star, jar, bed, sled, fed, did, want, about, out

Just a reminder about our upcoming end of the year party. Please send in $5 to cover the expenses for the fun activities and treats we would like to provide for our students!

Also, please be aware that this week will be our last week of reading groups. I will continue to send home books in your child's reading bag over the next couple weeks, but I will not be meeting with them during class. Instead I will be using our normal meetings times to pull students and administer end of the year assessments.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Green

April 26-30

2010-04-26T07:15:00.000-07:00

Wow! I must say that, yet again, another month has just flown by and I am standing here amazed that May is only days away!!!!

Well...for our last week in April we will be covering the following things in class:

Science/Social Studies - Recycling/Earth Day
Math - Length/Area/Perimeter/Capacity
Spelling - (-ee words and bl- words) bee, see, three, blue, black, blog, because, what, stop, put

And don't forget that we have TAKS testing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, so no visitors in the building during that period of time. :)

Also, this Friday is our last Robertson Roundup for the 2009-2010 school year. We would love for you to join us if you can!

Mrs. Green

April 19-23

2010-04-19T06:35:00.001-07:00

Here are the topics we will be covering in class this week:

Social Studies - Earth Day
Math - Area/Perimeter
Science - Recycling/Earth Day
Spelling - (Word Family -ow & contractions) how, cow, down, don't, it's, won't, but, there, more, have

Also, this week your child is bringing home a special family assignment. Since Thursday is Earth Day we are asking 1st grade to take some of their everyday trash and recycle items from home and turn them into a magnificent piece of art or something that can be used in our everyday lives.

This project is due this Friday, April 23rd. We will be sharing our projects with the class the following week before sending them home. :)

Thanks for working with your child on this. It should be alot of fun!!!! I can't wait to see all of the creative things your kiddos come up with!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

April 5 - 9

2010-04-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

During the week of April 5-9 we will be covering the following topics in class:

Social Studies - Timelines/Transportation
Math - Measurement and CBA #6
Science - Butterflies
Spelling - (Word families "ose" & "oke") those, close, nose, spoke, choke, joke, if, when, some, time

It should be another great week! :)

Mrs. Green

1st Grade Performance Tonight! :)

2010-03-25T06:23:00.000-07:00

Hope to see everyone tonight at 6:45! Our class is wearing red shirts. As for what to wear with that red shirt...any shorts, jeans, pants or skirts will do (as long as they look nice!)
Again, I hope everyone can make it...it's an adorable performance...lots of fun to be had!

Mrs. Green

No Homework This Week

2010-03-22T11:20:00.001-07:00

Because we have no spelling words this week and will not be meeting in reading groups during class, we will not be having a formal homework packet this week.

We will start back to our regular homework schedule next week! :)

Mrs. Green

March 22-26

2010-03-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

Hopefully everyone enjoyed their spring breaks as much as my family and I did. Got caught up on a few things around the house, was able to get a couple mini-vacations in and was able to sleep in past 5:00 every single day! :) It was a much needed rest!

But, amazingly enough, we are already back in the swing of things and heading fast toward April!

This week we will be covering the following topics:

Spelling: Review
Math: Reviewing Time, Money & Graphs
Social Studies: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Science: Food Pyramid

Also, don't forget that this Thursday is our 1st Grade Program. Please come out and support them. The kids are so excited...and so am I! I can't wait to see the fruits of all of their practice!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

March 8-12

2010-03-08T14:32:00.000-08:00

This week we will be covering the following in class:

Math - Money (adding collections of like coins)
Science - Oceans
Social Studies - Open House Preparation
Spelling - (Word Families -ate & -ale) gate, skate, date, whale, tale, am, into, will, now

And don't forget the this week is Book Fair AND Open House!!!! Our class will be visiting the book fair on Friday afternoon. But, if you would like to come visit the bookfair with your child feel free to come tomorrow from 10:30-11:30 to visit the bookfair and eat lunch with your child. Or you may visit the bookfair before and after school. :)

Also, we really hope to see you on Thursday evening for our Open House. We have been learning about oceans and are excited to show you some of the neat things we have added to our schema!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Green

March 1-5

2010-03-01T06:13:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it is March?!?!?!

I think I say that just about every month, but I think more than ever before, this year is just seeming to fly by! :) We are already preparing for our annual Open House next Thursday and having a blast doing it! The kids have been having a great deal of fun researching oceans, preparing their powerpoints for you to enjoy and working on some beautiful crafts to transform our room into the ocean itself! We sincerely hope that every one of you will be able to join us next Thursday evening. :)

This week in class we will be covering the following:

Math - Time Review/CBA #5
Science - Oceans
Spelling - (Word Families -ake, -ike) make, cake, flake, bike, hike, strike, her, go, him, made

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Green

February 22-26

2010-02-22T06:31:00.000-08:00

This week we will be covering the following topics in class:

Math - Time/Money
Science/Social Studies - Oceans
Spelling - (Word Families -ast & -ame) past, blast, fast, shame, name, game, of, or, let, how

Also, don't forget about our class performance at Robertson Roundup on Friday. We will be singing one of our favorite ocean songs. Be sure to send your child to school that day with any of the following items, if you have them: sunglasses, beach towel, hawaiian or "surfer style" shirt.

Robertson Roundup begins at 2:15. We so very much hope you will be able to join us!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

CLASS PERFORMANCE :)

2010-02-17T07:42:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to announce that our class will be sharing a song at Robertson Roundup next Friday (February 26th) and we would love for you to attend!

As you know, Open House is coming fast and we have been studying oceans preparing for that night. We are busy researching and learning as well as creating all sorts of fun crafts and projects to share with you when you come. So, in keeping with the theme of what we are learning we have decided to sing an ocean song for our performance.

On the day of the performance I would love for the kids to "dress the part" as much as they are able. It is certainly too cold to dress for the beach, but if your child has a hawaiian or "surfer" style shirt to wear that day, it would be really helpful. Also, if they have a pair of sunglasses, a beach towel and/or a beach hat please send those as well. :)

And, again, thank you for helping us make this a success!

We are really excited to share one of our favorite songs with you and the rest of the student body!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

Valentines Day Party

2010-02-17T07:41:00.001-08:00

Well, our party was a great success! The kids had so much fun passing our their cards, enjoying their goodie bags and decorating their cookies.

Thanks again to everyone that donated items for our party and/or showed up to help things run smoothly. The kids and I all appreciate everything that you do!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

February 16-19

2010-02-16T07:38:00.000-08:00

This week in class we will be covering the following topics:

Social Studies - Black History Month
Math - Money & Temperature
Science - Oceans
Spelling - (Word Families -ook & -ump), took, shook, nook, clump, jump, dump, has, come, his, one

And thank you so much to everyone that donated for our Valentine's Day party. We will have more than enough!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

NEW PICK UP PROCEDURES

2010-02-09T06:17:00.000-08:00

As I am sure all of you have seen, kindergarten and 1st grade are now handling car pickup a little differently. :) This is being done to help things go a little more smoothly at the end of each day.

Here are a few highlights from the information that has gone home regarding the changes:

1. Please join the car rider pick up line using ONLY THE FIRST OR SECOND LANE. You should only access the 3rd lane once you have picked up your child. We ask that no one use the third lane to get ahead of other cars or to gain access to openings toward the front of the line.

2. There is no longer a separate loading area for kinder and a separate loading area for first grade. We will be loading cars in the area between the 2 signs posted and we will be loading both grades simultaneously.

3. We will only be loading cars that are located between the 2 loading signs.

And lastly, if you have any questions about the information that you have read on my blog or the letter that has come home from Mr. Iorio on this subject, please feel free to contact me and I will try to clear up any confusion. :)

Thank you so much for being patient and flexible. We really believe these changes will make our pickup time safer and more efficient.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

February 8-12

2010-02-09T06:10:00.000-08:00

This week in class we will be covering the following topics:

Math - Money
Science - Living/Non-living
Social Studies - Presidents' Day
Spelling - (Word Families -id & -all) did, kid, slid, wall, call, here, with, on, each, went

And don't forget your child's class project for our upcoming Valentine's Day party. If you haven't already turned one in, please help your child in creating a valentine box to house all of the wonderful valentines he/she is sure to receive on Friday!

Also, as you are addressing your child's valentines, be sure to include one for every student in our class. We don't want anyone to be left out!

And lastly...thank you SO MUCH to all of the parents that volunteered to donate items for our Valentine's Day party! I really appreciate your help!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

February 1-5

2010-02-01T08:32:00.000-08:00

This week in class we will be covering the following topics during our instruction time:

Math - Place Value/100th Day of School
Science - Finish Up Landforms/Dental Health
Writing - Voice
Spelling - (Word Families -ell, -est) shell, fell, sell, chest, west, best, up, so, by, be

And don't forget our current 1st grade project!!!! Hope you are having fun working on those valentine boxes and helping your children as they begin addressing their valentine cards. I have sent home our class list a couple times, but if you lose those copies please feel free to send me an e-mail or a quick note and I will be glad to provide you with another list!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

January 25-29

2010-01-25T06:20:00.000-08:00

Well!

We have officially begun our last week in January! And Valentines Day is right around the corner! Can you believe it?

Please don't forget to begin working on your child's Valentines Day box project. You can decorate any small box that you have around the house (shoe boxes are perfect!) with a Valentines Day theme. Be sure that when you cut out the slot for the valentine cards that you make the slot large enough. Often the children bring cards with candy attached. So a thin slot can be a problem. :) You can begin sending in those boxes on Monday, February 8th.

This week in class we will be learning the following:

Writing - Word Choice/Poetry
Social Studies/Science - Landforms
Math - Review/CBA
Spelling - ("-ea" & "st-" words) seal, cheat, mean, start, state, stamp, many, from, came

And lastly, each class has a class performance in one of our many Robertson Roundup Assemblies during the year and ours is coming up the end of February. Be on the lookout for future communication regarding that performance. :)

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Green

It's a girl :)

2010-01-23T06:27:00.000-08:00

As I am sure your kiddos have told you, my husband and I will be expecting a baby in June and Friday we found out they believe that sweet little one will be a girl. :)My son was not exactly excited about getting a sister instead of a brother...but he is warming up to it. Personally, I was just super excited to be able to buy an outfit that wasn't green or yellow!!!! :)

I did want to take a moment, though, and thank you so much for your understanding. Currently I have 1-2 appointments during the month and know that when the school year begins coming to a close they will possibly become more frequent. The kids have been so flexible and I know they must get that from you! :)

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

January 18-22

2010-01-18T14:16:00.000-08:00

This week we will be covering the following in class:

Writing - Letter Writing
Math - 2D/3D Shapes
Science - Landforms & Natural Resources
Spelling - (Word Families -ay & -ing)say, stay, day, thing, bring, ring, for, that, their, as

Also, this week you will be receiving communication regarding our upcoming Valentine's Day Party. So be sure to be on the look out!

Mrs. Green

Pajama Day!

2010-01-13T12:17:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to announce that our class has filled up our "Kindness Jar" by modeling good behavior around the school and we are ready to celebrate! :)

Tomorrow your child may come to school in his/her pajamas. Slippers are permissible as well, but please have your child wear regular shoes to school and send the slippers in his/her backpack.

In the aftenoon we will get to watch a video and have a special snack as well! It should be a great day!

January 11-14

2010-01-11T08:39:00.000-08:00

Well, we have alot of things going on this week!

First of all, here is the information we will be covering in class during the week of January 11-14:

Writing: Word Choice
Spelling: No spelling list - CogAT will be administered during our normal spelling instructional block
Math: Geometric Shapes/CBA 4
Science: Rocks & Soil
Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr.

Secondly, this week we will be administering the CogAT on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This test measures both general and specific cognitive abilities, but don't worry. :) There's nothing to study for! This test measures developed abilities and the results will reflect the overall efficiency of cognitive processes and strategies that enable students to learn new tasks or solve problems...especially in the absence of direct instruction. I will be reading this test aloud to all of the students and we will be pacing the test so that we progress from test item to test item as a group so that no child feels rushed to answer quickly.

If you have any questions regarding this test, though, please feel free to contact our Campus Instructional Support Facilitator Karen Kidd. She can be reached by e-mail at kiddk@friscoisd.org or by phone at (469) 633-3680 ext. #53680.

Next, if you haven't already sent a toy in from home, don't forget they are due tomorrow. :) We are studying geometric shapes this week and would love to get your help! Please send in a toy from home that includes as many shapes as possible. (for example - a toy car has wheels that are round and the body of the car is a rectangle) Just be sure the toy will fit in a small brown lunch sack.

And lastly, don't forget that there is no school this Friday, January 15th or on Monday, January 18th so enjoy the long weekend with your kiddos! :)

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green

January 4-8

2010-01-04T09:22:00.001-08:00

Happy 2010!!!!!

Here are the objectives we will be covering in class during the week of January 4-8:

Social Studies - Review
Math - Review (Place Value, Fact Families, Missing Addends)
Writing - Word Choice
Science - Rocks
Spelling - (Word Families -y & -and)try, my, fly, land, band, stand, she, in, way, make

Also, this week we will begin our mid-year literacy assessments and won't be having guided reading lessons. As a result, your child will not be bringing home a new guided reading book this week. But, please don't let that stop you from reading with your child each night. Just pick one of your favorites from home each evening and have fun!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

Chinese Acrobats Assembly

2009-12-14T13:51:00.001-08:00

We had an incredible time at our assembly this morning! It was amazing! Here are some pictures. :)

December 14-18

2009-12-14T13:42:00.000-08:00

This week we will be covering the following topics in class:

Social Studies - Beliefs, Customs and Traditions
Writing - Voice
Math - Missing Addends & Place Value
Science - Push, Pull & Force
Spelling - (word families -ug & -ig), bug, rug, shrug, twig, dig, jig, us, we, your king

And don't forget that we have our Winter Party on Friday. If you haven't already sent in your $5 for the party, please do so ASAP! :)

Thanks so much!

Mrs. Green

December 7-11

2009-12-05T07:52:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents,

December is in full force and flying by! :)

This week we will be covering the following topics:

Social Studies: Beliefs, Customs and Traditions Around the World
Writing: Voice
Math: Missing Addends, Addition/Subtraction
Science: Push, Pull, Force
Spelling: (Word Families -en & -et) men, ten, when, let, get, jet, my, is, me, had

And don't forget we have a very exciting night planned this Thursday...Multicultural Night!!!! Come and join us to learn about sone of the many countries around the world, participate in various crafts from their cultures and taste some of the local food. It should be a great evening! :)

And lastly...if you haven't already turned in the $5 for our winter party please do so soon. It is really helpful when everyone participates in contributing for these special events.

Thanks so much for your help!

Mrs. Green

November 30 - December 4

2009-11-30T14:45:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents,

Hopefully everyone had a fun and restful Thanksgiving break! My family and I went to visit my aunt and uncle out in Gordon, Texas and had an incredible time. It was nice to be away from home and to not feel guilty about relaxing instead of doing all of those more "necessary" tasks...like my personal favorite...laundry. :)

But now our little break is over and we are ready to get right back into our curriculum. Here is what we will be covering this week:

Social Studies: Past, Present, Future Technology
Writing: 6 Traits - Voice
Math: Missing Addends
Science: Finishing up Scientists & Inventors/Beginning Push, Pull, Force
Spelling: Word Families "ut" and "un" - sun, run, fun, cut, hut, nut, big, not, look, he

Also, your child brought home a "passport application" a few weeks ago. If you haven't already, please fill that out with your child and return it to school as soon as possible. We will need that form for our Holidays Around the World unit that we are starting on Thursday. It should be great fun! :)

And, lastly, don't forget to add our upcoming Multicultural Night to your calendar. It will be happening next week on December 10th and we have a number of our own students participating in some of the onstage presentations. So, be sure to come and see all that will be available that night! It is always an exciting evening. :)

Mrs. Green

November 16-20

2009-11-13T13:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Parents,

Don't forget November 16-20 is our bookfair week. Our class was able to get a "sneak peek" at the bookfair selections this past Thursday and each student was given an opportunity to write down some of the books that they would like to purchase. Hopefully you were able to take a moment and see what caught their interest! :) We will be visiting the bookfair as a class again on November 19th. If you forget to send the money in on Thursday, feel free to send it in on Friday and I will send your child down to the bookfair at that time. We will have many parent volunteers on hand to help them with their selections.

Don't forget, though, to include 8.25% tax when figuring out how much money to send! :)

As for our curriculum during the week of November 16-20, we will be learning about the following:

Social Studies: Maps & Cardinal Directions
Writing: 6 Traits - Voice
Math: Review & CBA #3
Science: Scientists & Inventors
Spelling: Word Families "it" and "in" - fit, hit, spit, skin, win, tin, and, see, to, you

And lastly, your child brought home a "passport application" today in his/her folder. Please fill that out with your child and return it to school by Friday, November 20th. We will need that form for our Holidays Around the World unit that will start the week we get back from break.

And, lastly, have a wonderful weekend!

Can't believe we only have 5 more days of school until Thanksgiving break! This year is flying by!!!!!

Mrs. Green

November 9-13

2009-11-05T13:29:00.000-08:00

During the week of November 9-13 we will be covering the following topics in class:

Social Studies - Maps, Cardinal Directions, Globe
Writing - Organization (character, setting, problem, solution)
Math - Skip Counting by 2's, 5's and 10's/Fact Families
Science - Parts of a Whole
Spelling - got, dot, spot, top, mop, shop (Word families -op & -ot),I, can, it, an

Enjoy the week! Only 1 more week until Thanksgiving break! :)

Mrs. Green

November 2 - 6

2009-11-02T06:50:00.001-08:00

During the week of November 2-6 we will be covering the following topics:

Social Studies: How families meet needs/wants
Writing: Organization (characters, setting, problem, solution)
Math: Addition/Subtraction to 12, Near Doubles
Science: Parts of a whole
Spelling: Word families -ad and -at (mad, dad, glad, bat, cat, flat) and sight words was, get, do, all.

Don't forget to work with as many -ad and -at words as possible, though! Our bonus words are generally created using those word families so that is a great way to prepare for those unknown words!

Also, please remember that I do give every student an opportunity to spell the challenge words on our challenge list on Friday. However, I stress to them that these are "extra points" and do not take off for missing the words. I only add for any words that are spelled correctly! :)

And lastly, this week we are visiting the library Monday and Tuesday as part of our Kevin Henkes author study. Our librarian has lots of fun activities planned for us and we are excited to find out what they are! Be sure to ask your child about it!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Green

Safety Town

2009-10-28T06:58:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-20T10:18:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

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!!!!

2009-10-15T11:44:00.001-07:00

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

2009-10-13T10:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-13T09:48:00.000-07:00

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 :)

2009-10-09T09:52:00.001-07:00

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

2009-10-05T11:24:00.000-07:00

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!!!! :)

2009-10-01T06:12:00.001-07:00

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

Apples, Apples and More Apples! :)

2009-09-29T11:28:00.001-07:00

Next Monday, October 5th, we will be finishing up our topic of changes in properties by making applesauce! :)

Please have your child bring in 1 apple between now and Monday morning to aid in the process.

September 28 - October 2

2009-09-25T04:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for being flexible with the change in our homework process! Hopefully it is helping you fit in everything your child needs to do a little bit easier. :)

This coming week we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Visualization
S.S. - Jobs
Writing - Six Traits - Ideas
Math - Addition/Subtraction
Science - Changes in properties

And just a little bit of a reminder...now that the weather is cooling off a little bit and becoming a little less predictable...please send your child to school each day with a light coat "just in case". :)

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Mrs. Green

All About Me Posters

2009-09-24T13:49:00.000-07:00

Wow!

Our "All About Me Posters" look incredible!!!! I can tell our class worked REALLY HARD! Thank you for helping your child complete that particular project. We will be spending some time tomorrow and the beginning of next week sharing our posters with each other.

Also, thank you for sending in your child's photos for our in class timeline assignment. The students did an incredible job writing their text for each picture as well as predicting their future. We have each of their papers displayed outside our room. So, if you get a chance, stop by and look! They are so good!

Mrs. Green

A Fun Way To Practice Spelling

2009-09-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

Today in class we talked about a great website for the students to use when learning their new spelling words each week. In fact, they are so excited about using it that they wanted me to be sure and include it in my communication with you!

So...here it is! :)

www.spellingcity.com

Each week they can pull up the website and enter their new spelling words. After entering the words they have the option of learning the words, being tested on the words or playing games with the words...whichever you feel they are ready to do!

Have fun!

Mrs. Green

September 21 - 25

2009-09-22T06:08:00.001-07:00

Can't believe we have now been in school for 21 days! :)

This week we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Hearing Sounds, Identifying consonants and vowels
S.S. - Timelines
Writing - Writer's Workshop (the process)
Math - Tens/Ones and Addition/Subtraction
Science - Sorting based on properties and patterns

And, as you have probably noticed, we will be handling homework a little differently than we did last week...and a little differently than some of the other 1st grade classes. :) In an effort to eliminate some confusion and give you a little more flexibility regarding WHEN your child does his/her homework, I will be sending home ALL of the homework for the week on Monday. It will be stapled together with a homework form attached. On the form there is a list of tasks to complete each day and a place for you to initial that those things were completed. If your child turns in this packet on Friday by 8:00 with each day initialed he/she receives a green ticket. :)

Hopefully this will help make the homework process a little simpler!

Have an awesome week!

Mrs. Green

September 14-18

2009-09-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

Next week we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Hearing Sounds, Identifying consonants and vowels
S.S. - Good Citizenship
Writing - Writer's Workshop (the process)
Math - Place Value and Addition/Subtraction
Science - Five Senses and how they relate to science investigations

Also, please don't forget to send in (if you haven't already) a pack of boys white t-shirts (size L) in addition to a package of babywipes if your child is a girl or a roll of paper towels if your child is a boy. We decorate the t-shirts during the year for various themes and activities and do one for each child each time. :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

The 5 Senses

2009-09-10T12:07:00.000-07:00

Today we continued our discussion of the 5 senses in science and began recording our time in our science journals. We had so much fun conducting our hearing experiment. We listened quietly to 8 different boxes containing different items and came up with our own ideas of what the boxes contained using only our sense of hearing. Then we recorded our thoughts on a table in our journal. It was so interesting to hear all of the students' guesses. They are SO imaginative and creative! And they LOVE science! :) There was one box everyone was sure only contained air! What a surprise when they saw that it actually contained cotton balls!

September 8 - September 11 :)

2009-09-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

Next week we will be covering the following topics as part of our curriculum:

L.A. - Schema, Making Sentences, Making Rhymes
S.S. - Citizenship (Elvia Niebla & Eleanor Roosevelt)
Writing - Modeling Writer's Workshop
Math - Place Value
Science - Five Senses and how they relate to science investigations

Also, as you may have noticed, your child was able to check out a book for the first time this week from the library. We have signed up for a reocurring library checkout time on Thursdays, so please be sure to remind your child to bring his/her book back on that day. Of course, there will be times where the library will be unavailable (such as during TAKS testing or book fairs) but when we can we will be visiting the library each Thursday for checkout. :)

And, lastly, don't forget to sign up for a conference time on October 12th if you didn't do so at Curriculum night last night. :) A list of available times went home with your child today for you to review.

Have a WONDERFUL three day weekend and please tell your child I will see him or her on Tuesday!!!!

Our 1st Happy Birthdays!

2009-08-31T19:25:00.000-07:00

Today we got to celebrate our first birthdays of the school year! How exciting!

And what made it even more enjoyable was that we didn't just recognize 1 birthday today...we got to recognize 2! :)

What a great class!

2009-08-27T13:35:00.000-07:00

Our first week is almost coming to a close and I couldn't be more excited about our "motley crew" this year! :) We have such a wonderful combination of personalities and I think this year is going to prove to be a time where we don't just learn from our curriculum, but we learn from each other! Among our most exciting news this week, we have already experienced two lost teeth and are looking forward to many more! Certainly NOT something you look forward to as an adult, but VERY thrilling when you are a 1st grader. :)

February 16-19

2009-02-15T07:34:00.000-08:00

This week in class we will be covering the following topics:

Math - Temperature/Money
Social Studies - Black History Month
Science - Oceans
Spelling - (Word Families -ook & -ump), took, shook, nook, clump, jump, dump, has, come, his, one

Thank you to everyone that donated for our Valentine's Day party. We ended up with more than enough! :)

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green