Turkey Cookie Glyphs

Hi First Grade Families! The kids made some fun turkey cookie glyphs today. They created the cookies based on facts about themselves - boy/girl, 6/7, like turkey/dislike turkey! They turned out super cute and were a blast to eat :)

 

Shiwa and Jacob working hard on their glyphs.

Brody and Matthew!

 

Check out our adorable turkey cookies!

YUM!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Safe travels and enjoy the break!

Ms. Bradley

Lunch Bunch with Ms. Amanda!

Hello First Grade Families! Since it was Ms. Amanda's last day, we decided to have a lunch bunch together! What a fun way to say thank you to Ms. Amanda!

Check out the pictures!!

Kodi and Tristan enjoying lunch at different desks

Some of the girls at the picnic table

Ms. Amanda with some of the firsties!

The boys and Kendra

Have a super weekend :)

Newsletter for 11/18

Ms. Bradley's Class

Weekly Newsletter

bradley.sara@wsalem.k12.wi.us 786-1662x3135

Hello First Grade Families!  This week we transitioned from learning about families to learning about maps and globes.  Also, another exciting aspect is that the children tried squash in class.!  Some students enjoyed the squash, while others did not.  All in all, it was an interesting taste-testing experience for many of the children. This was also Ms. Amanda’s last week. We certainly enjoyed having her as a part of our class!

Math: We are now onto Unit 4 this week.  Our focus began with groupings of ten and the addition of teen numbers.  The children are catching onto the concepts quickly.  To help them better visualize teen numbers, we are using white boards with a 10x10 table. 

Reading: We read The Ugly Pumpkin this week.  Afterwards, the students completed a comprehension activity where we discussed what happened in the beginning and the end of the story.  This reading was the main inspiration for the children to try squash on Wednesday.

Writing: The children completed their own comprehension worksheets after reading The Ugly Pumpkin.  In addition, the children wrote about a time that they felt “squashed”.   

Science/Social Studies: The children learned new information about maps after watching a Cat in the Hat clip.  Our focus on maps and globes will continue for the next couple of weeks.

Housekeeping Items:

-     Next week there will not be a newsletter because of the short week.

-     We will not have book bags or word wall words next week as well because of the break.

-     We will be assessing the students Monday and Tuesday on reading and writing their word wall words. Please take time to practice over the weekend!!

-     Please continue to send appropriate outdoor attire for your children.  It is getting colder and colder throughout the month!  Try not to forget to send warm coats, gloves, hats, snow pants, and boots.  Lastly, please remember to pack shoes for your child to change into when he/she gets here!

-     The back of this newsletter explains the new program we are starting school-wide to support positive behavior! We will still continue to use our clip chart in class.

Important Dates:

- 11/23, 11/24, 11/25 – No School

- 12/2- November Reading Calendars are due – log lots of minutes over the long break!!

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have a super weekend and a great break together!

 Ms. Bradley & Ms. Amanda J

Newsletter for 11/11

Ms. Bradley's Class

Weekly Newsletter

bradley.sara@wsalem.k12.wi.us 786-1662x3135

Hi First Grade Families! The first snowfall brought a lot of excitement to our room! We also learned about Veteran’s Day and had a wonderful Veteran’s Day assembly on Friday. We also wrote a thank you to the Veterans and made our own American flags with our fingerprints. We wrapped up families this week as well.

Math: We finished Unit 3 this week. We had fun reviewing through our math stations on Wednesday. We will begin Unit 4 next week. Our first focus will be groupings of ten and addition with the teen numbers.

Reading: We did some more reading about families this week. We also made a house together and wrote about our own homes. Ms. Amanda had the children create their own leaf creature as well! Next week we will start reading about maps and globes.

Writing: The children wrote thank you letters to the veterans this week. We also wrote about our families.

Science/Social Studies: We wrapped up families this week. Our next focus will be maps and globes.

Housekeeping Items:

-     I am starting to assess the children on their reading level. Please keep up the reading each night! It is very important that your child reads every night.

-     Continue to fill out those November reading calendars! I would love to have everyone attend lunch bunch this time!

-     As we saw this week, the weather is quickly getting colder. Please make sure your child is dressed for outside play each day. This means snow pants, boots, warm coats, gloves and hats. Also, please remember to pack shoes for your child to change into when he/she gets here!

Important Dates:

- 11/15 Early Release – 12:30 dismissal

- 11/23, 11/24, 11/25 – No School

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have a fun weekend!

          Ms. Bradley J

Newsletter for 11/4

Ms. Bradley's Class

Weekly Newsletter

bradley.sara@wsalem.k12.wi.us 786-1662x3135

Hello First Grade Families! We started our week with a Harvest Hoopla! The children rotated through all of the first grade rooms. They sang fall songs, enjoyed a fall snack, did some pumpkin estimation and read some fall stories. What a fun way to start the week!

Math: We are continuing to work on our subtraction stories. We are also working on addition stories with unknown totals. We are still using the math mountains to help us solve our equations.

Reading: We did some fun fall stories this week. We also read Creature Feature, and then created our own creatures. We are continuing to read about families as well.

Writing: We are working on our small moment stories. We have started working on readable vs. unreadable as well. The children wrote about the creature they created as well.

Science/Social Studies: We are still focusing on families. Please send a picture in if you have not done so yet. We are learning about different types of families and drawing our own families.

Housekeeping Items:

-     Please try to read with your child each night. It really makes a difference! I know some of the children want to read all of their books the first night. It is more than okay to re-read books again or to find other books you may have at home.

-     Thank you for returning the October Reading Calendars. The children that met the goal will be joining me for lunch bunch! Remember, ANY reading counts! You reading to your child, siblings or other family members reading to your child, your child reading to anyone else.

-     Thank you again for attending conferences! It is such a great time to talk about your child’s progress.

-     We have a clinical student spending time in our class. Ms. Amanda started Monday and will be with us until the 18^th. The children are excited to her what first graders know!

Important Dates:

-11/11 Veteran’s Day Assembly

- 11/15 Early Release – 12:30 dismissal

- 11/23, 11/24, 11/25 – No School

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have an awesome weekend!

                   Ms. Bradley J