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Homework 1/25-1/29

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Homework is due Friday, January 29th.  
For this week’s homework, there are 5 components required:
1. Reading (20-30 minutes every day!)
2. Word Sorts
3. Spelling
4. Math, including Addition and Subtraction Fact Memorization
5. Timed Reading

1- Math Homework:  Complete the EVERY OTHER problem on the math homework pages.
**You can practice your subtraction and addiction math facts with your child this week using FrontRow Ed or Xtra Math.  Or using any of the subtraction facts games and activities listed below. 
*Practice your math facts (addition and subtraction) regularly by utilizing any of the math facts activities listed here: Math Facts Activities (You might try activity #7: Front Row Ed Fact Practice if you haven’t already.  Students who don’t like being timed are really liking this one!  Our class code is tcri3k)

Feel free to also practice math timings with your child at home. 

Click here 0-18 facts to print out addition math timings

Click here fiveminutemathsubtractiondrills0-12 to print out subtraction timings. 

I time the students for 2 minutes for each addition and subtraction. 
Their goal is 27 addition and 21 subtraction. 
 *Please turn in the timing sheet just once for the week for Extra Timing Credit 

2- Reading 20-30 minutes per day, record on reading log on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Buddy books” from school, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids.  Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74 

Remember we are working on earning “Book It” Pizza coupons.  Students will receive their FREE personal pizza coupon when they have read 80 minutes a week (or more) for 4 weeks.  
Click here to print the January reading log:  January Book It Reading Log

Reading minutes can also include books from the category list for the library “Tower of Book Challenge”.  
For more details on this challenge click here:  Tower of Books Challenge

3- Timed Fluency Reading Passages 
  1. Visit the following website:http://www.haslett.k12.mi.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11283&: 
  2. Select a “Level 100″ reading passage. For this week, please read passage # 105 (Skate Around) for MONDAY and TUESDAY, and passage #106 (All About Insects) for WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. 
  3.  Complete a one-minute timed reading and record your score on the Homework Form. Feel free to use this online timer: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/timer/1minute/ . Find your score by subtracting the number of incorrect words read from the total number of words read in one minute (for instance, if you read 98 words, but read 5 of the words incorrectly, your score would be 93).   
  4. Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:
Re-tell Guidelines for Nonfictional Passages: tell a parent: 
1.) Topic: what the selection is mainly about. Start by saying “This story is mostly about…” 
2.) Re-tell: Tell the story in your own words and in chronological order, including as many facts as possible. 
3.) Details: tell any interesting details found in the passage; and 
4.) Key Knowledge: The most important thing learned from the author.Screen Shot 2015-12-23 at 3.19.52 PM

Re-tell Guidelines for Fictional Passages: Use the “Retell Rope” (at right) as a guide.  The “Retell Rope” requires that the student describe the characters, setting, and plot, and which events happened first, next, and last.

  • If you are able to read the entire passage in less than a minute: start again at the top of the passage and read as many more words as you can until the one-minute timing is over.  For scoring, include the total words read during the entire minute. For instance, if you read the entire passage (137 words) and then read part of it again (39 words) before the one-minute timing was over, your score would be 176 (if you had no mistakes).
5- Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework.  Here is the link to print our weekly homework form: Weekly Homework Organizer with Timings

High Frequency Words for this week are:
has
him
how
than
two
REVIEW WORDS:
been
people
could
SENTENCE
Do you like cats or dogs?

SPELLING SENTENCE  9 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word,  1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS:
RED:  Charlie, Bryton, Isabella, Hannah
YELLOW:  Kaylee, Kathlyn, Brynn, Leah, Payton E, Kyler, Jessica, Spencer, London, Isaac, Peyton S, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Athena, Rosa, Bryker
BLUE: Alexa, Owen, Tenaya
PURPLE:   Adalai

Donation Needed and Quest Family Movie Night

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Large Basket Needed

Hello, Wonderful Parents!

We are hoping that someone has a very large basket on-hand that they wouldn’t mind donating to be used as our auction basket for the POQA Gala auction.  If you do have a large basket that you wouldn’t mind parting with, please send it to school with your child by Wednesday, February 24th.  

Thank you!!

Basket
Quest Family Movie Night
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                The Peanuts Movie
               Monday, January 25th at 6:30pm
       CinnePointe 6, 12th St. Ogden
                    Admission is FREE

Valentine’s Party Cards & Boxes

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Stores are now stocked and ready for Valentine’s Day!  To help you properly prepare for Valentineour in-class celebrations, here are the Quest guidelines for Valentines:

VALENTINES
“Per Quest’s wellness policy, all food in the classroom must be pre-approved. Furthermore, parental permission is also required for students to consume food during class parties. Due to this policy—as in years past—student Valentines cannot contain edible items. Suggestions for non-food Valentines include pencils, erasers, bubbles, stickers, etc. Please note that such items, including Valentine cards, are in no way required.”

We have 26 students in our class.  Please, please, please: only write who the Valentine is from – please do not address the Valentines to specific students.  Try to imagine 26 six and seven-year-olds frantically circling the class, struggling to pass out Valentines to specific students’s desks, and likely struggling with reading the spelling of many students’ names, and imagine one frazzled teacher trying to assist these 26 children in identifying specific students’ names and locating specific students’ desks!  🙂 This mental image will help you to understand why I request that you please only fill out the “from” part of the Valentine card and not the “to” part.  Thank you for your help with this! :) 
Valentine Box
VALENTINE BOXES
Your child is welcome to decorate a box at home and bring it to school for storing Valentines.  It is not a requirement, however, and those students who come without a Valentine box will be given a Valentine folder or bag to keep their Valentines in. 


PLEASE BRING ALL CARDS AND BOXES TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH.

1st Grade Club

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I just wanted to let everyone know that POQA has already randomly picked three students from our class to participate in the First Grade club. If you did not receive an email from me unfortunately your child was not selected to participate. If these students for whatever reason can not pay the $2 fee on time to the office by Thursday, January 21st or can not follow the contract POQA will randomly select another student to take their place. 

STEM Gala Basket Auction

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Family Fun Night Basket
It’s competition time! The 1st grade team will be making a Family Fun Activity Basket. To make this happen, we need some donations from family/friends. Feel free to ask companies for donations, purchase items, or re-gift items. Nothing is too small or too great.  The baskets will be auctioned off via a Silent Auction in conjunction with our Gala!  Baskets will be on display prior to the event in the lobby area of Q1.  The basket donations are due no later than Friday, February 19th.  The Gala is March 21st.  

Thank you so much for all of your support!  With a little help we can put together the best basket and win!  The ideas are endless and there is no idea that we can think of you could donate that wouldn’t fit into our basket theme.  If you know any businesses that you can ask for donations that would be great as well!  The Rush Funplex has already donated 5 VIP All Day Passes for our basket!  All it takes is a phone call.  

Below is a list of suggested items to donate: 

Games: board games, card games, electronic hand held games, wordsearch books, coloring books, etc. 
Baking items:  Cookie mixes, cake mixes, cookie decorating tools, aprons, kids cookbook
Movies/DVD’s:  Kid friendly dvd’s or gift cards to Movie theaters or Netflix, Redbox Codes, movie theater mugs 
Gift cards:  Ice cream shops, sporting events, Fat Cats Card, Sparetime or Fun Plex Gift Cards, Boondocks card, Fast Kart passes, College or Professional Sports Events, High School Sporting Events or Drama/Musical Event tickets, etc.  
Ice Cream Bar Supplies:  Ice Cream toppings, cute dessert dishes, ice cream/dessert maker, etc. 

Homework 1/19-1/22

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Homework this week is due on Friday, January 22:

1- Math Homework:  
*Complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds) on the worksheets that will be coming home in the blue folder on Tuesday.  Please check your child’s work for ACCURACY.
*Practice your math facts (addition and subtraction) regularly by utilizing any of the math facts activities listed here: Math Facts Activities (You might try activity #7: Front Row Ed Fact Practice if you haven’t already.  Students who don’t like being timed are really liking this one!  Our class code is tcri3k)

Feel free to also practice math timings with your child at home. 

Click here 0-18 facts to print out addition math timings

Click here fiveminutemathsubtractiondrills0-12 to print out subtraction timings. 

I time the students for 2 minutes for each addition and subtraction. 
Their goal is 27 addition and 21 subtraction. 

*NEW*!  As part of your Math Facts Activities Homework, include practice of your flashcards by clicking here:  Addition Strategies Flash Cards.  
 
2- Reading 20-30 minutes per day, record on reading log on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: “Reading for all Learners” also known as”Buddy books” from school, books from home or the public library and our online reading program Raz-Kids.  Our class Raz-Kids login is: anelson74 

Remember we are working on earning “Book It” Pizza coupons.  Students will receive their FREE personal pizza coupon when they have read 80 minutes a week (or more) for 4 weeks.  
Click here to print the January reading log:  January Book It Reading Log

Reading minutes can also include books from the category list for the library “Tower of Book Challenge”.  We are not doing very well on this one–let’s ramp it up and surpass the other classes!  
For more details on this challenge click here:  Tower of Books Challenge

3- Timed Reading This activity should be completed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  It is not necessary to fill out a Homework Form for this week’s homework – I trust that you will do it.
  1. Visit the following website: http://www.haslett.k12.mi.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11283&: 
  2. Select a “Level 100″ reading passage. For this week, please read passage # 103 (Take a Hike) for TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, and passage #104 (Jump Rope) for THURSDAY. 
  3.  Complete a one-minute timed reading and record your score on the Homework Form. Feel free to use this online timer: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/timer/1minute/ . Find your score by subtracting the number of incorrect words read from the total number of words read in one minute (for instance, if you read 98 words, but read 5 of the words incorrectly, your score would be 93).   
  4. Re-tell the story with as much detail as possible, and in your own words, to a parent, using the guidelines described below:
Re-tell Guidelines for Nonfictional Passages: tell a parent: 
1.) Topic: what the selection is mainly about. Start by saying “This story is mostly about…” 
2.) Re-tell: Tell the story in your own words and in chronological order, including as many facts as possible. 
3.) Details: tell any interesting details found in the passage; and 
4.) Key Knowledge: The most important thing learned from the author.Screen Shot 2015-12-23 at 3.19.52 PM

Re-tell Guidelines for Fictional Passages: Use the “Retell Rope” (at right) as a guide.  The “Retell Rope” requires that the student describe the characters, setting, and plot, and which events happened first, next, and last.

  • If you are able to read the entire passage in less than a minute: start again at the top of the passage and read as many more words as you can until the one-minute timing is over.  For scoring, include the total words read during the entire minute. For instance, if you read the entire passage (137 words) and then read part of it again (39 words) before the one-minute timing was over, your score would be 176 (if you had no mistakes).
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SAME ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE STARTED LAST WEEK.  No need to reprint new sort words.  Students will be tested this Friday on the following spelling words and assigned sort.  Please turn in homework by Friday, January 22nd. 

4- Weekly Word Sort and High Frequency Word homework.  Here is the link to print our weekly homework form: Weekly-Homework-Organizer-Form

High Frequency Words for this week are:
but
been
who
like
could
REVIEW WORDS:
many
people
rams
SENTENCE
We have one gift for you.

SPELLING SENTENCE  9 POINTS POSSIBLE ON TEST (1 point for each correctly spelled word,  1 point for beginning the sentence with an uppercase letter, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.)

SORT GROUPS: ** I have re-assessed your students in our Words Their Way program.  The following groups have been changed to the level your student’s have assessed in.  Some may be repeating a sort they have already done previously to gain mastery, others may be working on a sort they are unfamiliar with** 

RED: Charlie, Bryton, Isabella, Hannah
YELLOW: Kaylee, Kathlyn, Brynn, Leah, Payton E, Kyler, Jessica, Spencer, London, Isaac, Peyton S, Jake, Saelim, Tegan, Clay, Athena, Rosa, Bryker
BLUE:  Alexa, Owen, Tenaya
PURPLE:   Adalai