Let me start by apologizing for not putting up any of the December newsletters. This month was truly crazy busy! Here they are:
Ms. Bradley's Class
Weekly Newsletter
bradley.sara@wsalem.k12.wi.us 786-1662x3135
Hello Families! We had a fun and crazy last week before Winter Break. We were busy little elves finishing up gifts, making cards, being pirates, and snuggling up with books! We sure had a lot of fun this week. It was nice to end the week cozy in our pajamas while watching The Polar Express!
Math: We started Unit 5 this week, which is mostly on dimes and pennies. We also did some fun holiday stations. We will continue with Unit 5 after the break.
Reading: We became pirates to learn about –ar. The children enjoyed going on a hunt for –ar words and were surprised when we returned to our room to find a treasure box with chocolate bars and gold coins. We also did our first Readers Theater together. The children really enjoyed doing the play!
Writing: Santa wrote back to us!! What fun it was to read those letters!
Science/Social Studies: We will be starting healthy habits after the break.
Housekeeping Items:
- Thank you so much for all of your donations to our adopted family! I was truly amazed by how much all of you did. Thank you!
- We will be reviewing sight words the week we come back so there will not be a word wall test.
-We will not be doing book bags because it will be a short week. I will send home poems to read together.
-Please take some time to read over the break. The children are making such great progress in their reading. Keep practicing so they continue to improve!
Important Dates:
- 1/4 January Reading Calendar due
- 1/23 No School
- 1/26 P.E. Night 6:30 – 7:30
- 1/31 Early Release – children dismissed at 12:30
If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have wonderful and relaxing break!
Ms. Bradley JHi First Grade Families! The Winter Break chaos has begun already! We have been busy writing letters to Santa, creating our own cookie recipes and reading some fun gingerbread stories. We are still working hard on kindness and completed another random act of kindness this week. Ask your child all about it J
Math: We wrapped up Unit 4 this week. We did math stations on Wednesday for a review. The children took the Unit 4 test, which is mostly on place value, on Thursday. We will do the first two lessons of Unit 5 since they are dimes and pennies, which follows well with our tens and ones. We will also do some fun holiday stations next week.
Reading: We learned about nouns and verbs this week. We are still working on magic ‘e’. He seems to show up everywhere! The other teachers and I decided to introduce –ar next week. Your child will have a lot of fun learning about –ar.
Writing: We worked on creating a title for our stories this week. We also wrote letters to Santa and created our own cookie recipes. The children’s letters to Santa were awesome! We are hoping he finds time to get back to us!
Science/Social Studies: We wrapped up maps and globes this week. The children were assessed on Tuesday. We are now using our time to focus on kindness and what it means to be kind to someone else.
Housekeeping Items:
- Please make sure your child has boots and snowpants every day. Even if they want to play on the blacktop, the snowpants help keep them warm. The boots help keep the mess out of our classroom. When children wear their shoes outside, it brings the wet and mess into our classroom. Also, please make sure your child has a hat and gloves/mittens each day.
- Thank you to those of you that have already sent in your clothing box. If you have not done so yet, please send one in asap!
Important Dates:
- 12/22- Snuggle Up With a Book Day and Winter Breakfast
- 12/23 Pajama Day and Polar Express
- 1/26 P.E. Night 6:30 – 7:30
If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have a lovely weekend!
Ms. Bradley J
Ms. Bradley's Class
Weekly Newsletter
bradley.sara@wsalem.k12.wi.us 786-1662x3135
Hello First Grade Families! We have been very busy this week and will continue to be busy until the next break! The children have been working on their Random Acts of Kindness, creating their own maps, and adding different amounts of tens and ones. I feel as if there is not enough time left in the month to get everything done! We will make it work though!
Math: The children have been working hard on adding tens and ones. They have been also adding decade numbers (10, 20, 30, etc.). They are working hard and learning a lot. We will wrap up Unit 4 next week and take our Unit test. Next Friday we will have some fun holiday math stations!
Reading: We are still learning about magic ‘e’. We worked hard on our chunks this week and our short vowels. The short vowels are tough for many of the children so we are spending a lot of time on them. Next week Ms. Bradley has a lot of fun in store to help the children learn –ar.
Writing: The children wrote about The Best Gift of All. The only rule was this gift could not be bought in a store. The children did an excellent job!
Science/Social Studies: We have continued learning about maps and globes. We talked about the different layers of the earth. The children were able to create their own map with a partner. They had a lot of fun creating their own key and drawing the maps!
Housekeeping Items:
- Please make sure your child has boots and snowpants every day. Even if they want to play on the blacktop, the snowpants help keep them warm.
- Thank you to those of you that have already sent in your clothing box. If you have not done so yet, please send one in asap!
- Thank you for your responses regarding adopting a family! E-mail me if you are going to pick up a gift yourself. I sent the list of needs out in an e-mail yesterday. Also reply what dates work for you to attend a group shopping activity.
Important Dates:
- 12/22- Snuggle Up With a Book Day and Winter Breakfast
- 12/23 Pajama Day!
If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have a marvelous weekend!
Ms. Bradley JHi Families! We had a great week after a nice break. The children came back energized and ready to learn. We have been working hard on tens & ones, maps & globes, and our reading. We also started our focus on kindness.
Math: The children are learning about tens and ones. We have been practicing different ways to represent our numbers as well. We did some fun stations Friday to review place value. Next week we will work on addition with tens and ones.
Reading: We have been working on reading different maps and globes. We have also been working on magic ‘e’ and how he tells vowels to “say your name!” Along with magic ‘e’ the children have also started working on the expression, “when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.” We are learning a lot about reading right now!
Writing: They have been working on writing that is readable. They have also been working on staying on topic. We had our November Writing Celebration on Friday.
Science/Social Studies: We learned about cardinal directions and symbols on a map this week. We practiced reading the key to find things. We also talked about different landforms.
Housekeeping Items:
- Some of the children do not have hats or gloves everyday. The temperature has changed quickly. Please make sure your child has a coat, hat and gloves each day. When the snow comes they will also need snowpants and boots.
- Please send a clothing box to school with your child. We are using it for a project. Thank you!
- We have had some changes to our schedule so another volunteer time has opened up. If you would like to volunteer any day M – Th from 2:30 – 3:00, please let me know! This might work well for those of you who pick up your children.
Important Dates:
- 12/22- Winter Breakfast
If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me! Have an awesome weekend!
Ms. Bradley J
