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Valentine’s Party

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Valentine’s Party- Friday, February 13th 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Activities during school on February 13th will involve sugary foods, such as eating candy and the decorating of sugar cookies.   We are also planning to watch some short (rated G) Valentine’s Day video clips.  Please indicate below your permission for your child to participate in these activities.  We are also asking that parents please donate $3 to the office to help with the cost of cookies, games, and art supplies.

Valentine’s Celebration coming this week!  Friday, February, 13th 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.  Please e-sign the permission slip here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M_FKaExM-Ev0oIfYyoURHD4WjUBdFSYBt51o70kv1xY/viewform?usp=send_form

or print and return the paper copy as soon as possible by clicking the below link: 
Valentine Party Permission Slip

We can always use volunteers as well. Our party is Friday from 1:30-3pm. We are also asking that all students please donate $3 to the office to help with the cost of sugar cookies and sugar-cookie-decorating materials, art/craft supplies, and game supplies.   

Valentine’s Party & Exchange

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happy valentines

We will be celebrating our friendships by exchanging Valentines on Friday, February 13th. If your child would like to participate, please send 27 Valentines, one for every student in our class.  In order to save time, please leave the “To” section blank and just have your child sign their name in the “From” section.  Your child is welcome to bring in a decorated shoe box to collect their Valentine’s in if they wish to do so.  Enjoy! 

We will also be having our Valentine’s Party from 1:30 – 3:00 pm on Friday, February 13th.  Please contact Brady & Annette Herbert if you would like to volunteer to help at (801) 989-0196 or email: motyvea@gmail.com.  Each classroom will be doing a few activities and will rotate between the 1st grade classes.  

Weekly Reminders

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Pg57a_colorHere are a few updates and reminders:

1- Please dress your child properly for the weather.  We strongly recommend labeling coats, gloves, etc.

2- TUESDAY:  Library day-There are a few students who checked out books that have not been returned and will be put on a suspension not to be able to check out a library book if their book is not returned.  Please send them with your children.  
   
3-FRIDAY: Spelling and Sort test Homework due

4-In order to enrich your child’s educational experience, I ask for voluntary donations of supplies.  We are currently in desperate need of paper towels, reams of paper, magic erasers, and the most important to the kids-small prizes for the prize box that the children can earn daily.  Please feel free to clean out your kids toy box and donate any gently used, new, etc. toys such as kids meal toys for the classroom prize box.  

5- All homework will be considered late after the due date, as per the disclosure. Late work will lose 10% of the score possible for each day that it is late, after the 5th day-no credit will be given.  If your child is sick, they may have as many days to make up their work as they were absent, without losing points. It can be very overwhelming for a student to fall behind, so please help your child develop good habits and complete their homework on time.  

6- We are still collecting Box Tops, Labels for Education, My Coke Rewards, and Tyson Chicken.  Thanks for your support!  Whichever grade has the most earns a free “dress down” coupon for the quarter! 

Week of January 20th – 23rd

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Homework this week is due Friday, January 23rd: 

1- Math Homework: Please look for, READ, and SIGN an information sheet on Addition Strategy Timings which will be sent home in your child’s blue homework folder on Tuesday, January 20th. This sheet will be kept in their blue homework folder so you’ll know what flashcards to practice that week.  Please make sure your children are bringing their blue homework folder home and back to school every day.  Here is the link to print your student the flash cards if you need it again:  Addition Flash Cards

The “Math Facts Recording Sheet” below will be sent to me electronically, so there’s no need to print it out.  Make sure to fill this out and type your child’s name on it.  Thank you! 

Ch.-4-Lesson-7
Ch.-4-Lesson-8

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uwmC3e5l-VtpH6BBJYGfJTcZO42rEIr8uv2_Cz9D6zw/viewform?usp=send_form 

2- Reading 20 minutes a day.  At least one of these days needs to be devoted to reading on RazKids and taking the comprehension tests.  My teacher name is “anelson74”. The students will access the comprehension quizzes by clicking on the question mark symbol after reading the book. The students comprehension percentage score is used in grading comprehension skills.

3- Timed Fluency Practice.   This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes.  Click here: HFW Week 14 Timing Sheet

4- Word Sort & High Frequency Word homework.
 Weekly Homework Organizer Form

** NEW **  OUR FIRST SPELLING SENTENCE. 15 POINTS POSSIBLE ON THE TEST (one point for each correctly spelled word, 5 points for correct uppercase and lowercase letters, 4 points for finger spaces between words, and 1 point for the correct punctuation mark at the end of the sentence). 

**WORD SORTS GROUPS** 
Stars
Triangles
Diamonds
Circles
Hearts

SPELLING CITY: 
As a reminder, we still have our homework assignment this week, Spelling City.  There are 4 activities, each activity is worth 10 points for a total of 40 points due on Thursdays of each week.  
The students all know their log in.  It is the same as their classroom computer sign in and password.  They will click in the top right corner under “Assignments” and Week 14 list for this week.  

Reading and Math Spelling- Homework January 12th – January 15th

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Another term is nearly complete.  We ask that you help your student complete any missing assignments before Thursday, January 15th.  Scores will be locked for the term after this date.  End of term testing will be held this week, Monday-Thursday.  Please have your student get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast each day.
snowmanbb.greenHere are a few updates and weekly reminders:

1- Please send coats (and water bottles), as we will continue to go outside for PE and recess.   POKEMON CARDS are not allowed going forward. 

2- TUESDAY:  Library day
     Read every day for 20 minutes. 
   
3-THURSDAY: 
   Spelling and Sort tests 
   (** instead of Friday)

4- Homework:  * Reading & Math.  Use Week 13 Spelling City, too.  
                                                                               * No sort homework due this week 

Math Homework:  Math assignments links are listed below.  Please check your child’s work and have them fix any mistakes before turning in.  Thank you!
Ch.-4-Lesson-2
Ch.-4-Lesson-3

If your child has their doubles, near doubles, and “make a ten” flashcards memorized, the next addition strategy to practice would be their “nines”.  When adding with a nine, student’s should “make a ten” in their head by taking 1 away from the addend that isn’t a nine.  (Example: 9 + 5 is the same as 10 + 4).  Practice as needed:   Nines

5-Timed Fluency Practice.  This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes. Click here: HFW Week 13

December 15th – 19th

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Thank you to all of you who returned a copy of your child’s favorite holiday recipe.  I have only received 16 recipes  of the 27 students in our class.  This is for a project we are doing that must go home with them on Friday.  Please email me their recipe as soon as you can and include your student’s name on the recipe.  

Also, thank you so very much for those of you who have signed the permission slip for our activities and party this week.  If you haven’t, please make sure to sign the electronic form below.  For the party on Thursday, we are still in need of volunteers from our class to help run the events, set up and take down chairs for the program and provide 27 cupcakes for our class and some treats.  If you can volunteer to help, we would very much appreciate it!  Please contact Lorinda Rodriguez at lrod827@yahoo.com.  The list of what is planned for the party on Thursday following our first grade program is in the document below: 
Christmas Party Activities

snowmanbb.greenHere are a few updates and weekly reminders:

1- Please send coats (and water bottles), as we will continue to go outside for PE and recess.   

2- TUESDAY:  Library day
     Read every day for 20 minutes. 
   
3-THURSDAY: 
   Spelling and Sort tests 
   (instead of Friday)

4- Homework:  Math Homework Due & Chapter 3 test will be taken
                                                                               * No sort homework due this week 

Math Homework:  Ch. 3 Math Test this week.  Homework includes a practice test with an identical format to the actual test.  Please check your child’s work and have them fix any mistakes before turning in.  Thank you!

Ch. 3 Test (For Review)
Ch. 4 Lesson 1

Additional Resources (Not required to turn in as homework):
Ch. 3 Vocabulary Test (For Review) 
Make a Ten  (Flashcards)  To help your child memorize all the combinations for making a 10, cover up one of the numbers on each of the flashcards and your child figures out the hidden number.  Practice as needed.

5-Timed Fluency Practice.  This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count for reading minutes. Click here: HFW Week 12

6- Please complete this online permission form as soon as possible for the party this week: 
Christmas/Winter Permission Slip

Favorite Holiday Recipe Homework

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Friday, December 12th is the last day for your child to receive credit for bringing in the recipe for their favorite holiday treat/dessert.  We will be working on our project with them all through next week.  The students do not need to bring in the prepared treat-just the recipe for it.  They also need to be marked with their name.

Christmas/Winter Party & Christmas Program

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‘Tis the season for fun!  This year, we will be doing the majority of our celebrating on Thursday, December 18th at 9:00, we will be doing a little performance in the gym for any parents who would like to attend!  After the performance, we will be moving back to our classroom for a party.  If you would like to stay after the performance to help with our party, feel free to join us!  The party will run until 10:30, which is the students recess/lunch time.  We could also use some help setting up chairs in the gym for parents to use during the performance, so, if you are available to help, we will begin setting up chairs at 8:00 that morning.  

On Thursday, the 18th: Please have your child wear a uniform with a RED SHIRT. 

Girls will be performing the “Christmas Hula” (please allow your daughter to wear any “hula accessories,” such as a grass skirt or lei that day).  
Boys will be performing “The Christmas Song” and “Jingle Bells” (please feel free to allow your son to bring any jingle bells to school that day and to wear either a Santa hat, reindeer hat, or elf hat).  

IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO LABEL YOUR CHILD’S ACCESSORIES SINCE I AM SURE THAT A LOT OF ACCESSORIES WILL LOOK SIMILAR! 🙂

Also, we would like to do a little present-exchange at our party, so could you please send a minimum $5 wrapped gift with your child on December 18th.  You can send the presents to class before that date, too, if you would like, and I will just hold onto them until needed.  Additionally, if you have the means to send any extra wrapped gifts for those children who may forget to bring one, we would surely appreciate it.  We are asking for a $3 donation per child to be given to the office for the cost of the party.

On Friday, the 19th: We plan to watch the movie The Polar Express (rated G) in class, as we will have just finished the book.  We plan to use the “Dress-Down Coupons” that we earned for winning the Box Tops contest a couple months ago to wear pajamas that day!  Below is the link to print the permission slip for allowing your child to watch the movie and participate in eating any snacks/treats that we may have during our party.  Please print, sign, and return permission slips, signed, by Wednesday, Dec. 17th at the latest.
 The permission slip can be signed electronically here: 
Christmas/Winter Permission Slip

ALSO on Friday, the 19th: We will also be performing the “Christmas Hula” and the “Christmas Song/Jingle Bells” for the assembly the morning of the 19th at Quest’s assembly.  Please allow your child to wear hula accessories or Santa/reindeer/elf hats with his/her pajamas that day. 

Remember that the last day of school before Winter Break is Friday, December 19th, which is an early-out day.  We will meet again at school on Monday, January 5th!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Dress Down Day and Wonka Movie Party

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Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is Dollar Dress Down day- if your child hasn’t already paid for the dress down days they can bring a dollar tomorrow and dress down.  


We also have our Wonka Movie party tomorrow to watch the original “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” after lunch.  The kids and I are so excited for this!  Please send your child with a water bottle so they have something to drink during the movie.  I will be providing popcorn and they can bring a treat to share with the class.  We have 27 students in our class.