Canned Food Drive Now Through November 9th

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We are lucky to be partnering with Besst Realty to assist in their goal of raising 100,000 cans of food to help local food banks between now and November 9th. Besst Realty is donating $20,000 to the schools that participate in this service project, and, to date, there are 14 schools participating.  The $20,000 in donations will be awarded as follows:
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1st place : $5,000
2nd: $3,500
3rd: $2,500
4th: $1,500
5th-9th: $1,000 each
10th-14th: $500 each

The grade (K-5 & 6-9) that has the most cans of food donated by Wednesday, Nov. 2 will get a free dress-down the following day. Cans will be counted again on Monday, Nov. 7. The winning grade will get another free dress down day! 

pigIf a total of 5,000 cans (between 5-6 cans per student) are collected,students K-5 will enjoy karaoke during their lunchtime for a day!  Jr. High students will enjoy watching Mr. and Mrs. Smedley (avid Ute fans) wear BYU attire from head-to-toe for a day!When 10,000 cans are collected (11 cans per student), students will enjoy watching teachers participate in a pie-eating contest! And, finally, when15,000 cans (16 cans per student) are collected, administration be forced to kiss a big, fat pig on the mouth!

Let’s do it!  Please donate to this worthy cause so that you can help our community and help our school!  All donations should be taken directly to our classroom.
Thank you!

Homework 10/31-11/4

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1- Math Homework:  

  • Worksheets: Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so! 🙂 Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!

  • Practice your fluency timing repeatedly: “Addition Mixed” and introduce “Subtracting from 0,1,2,3, and 4” when they are ready to move on.  Record your best time and score each day. [By the end of first grade, the target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).]  Click here for extra timings: Fluency Timings

  • For extra practice, utilize any of these math-fact-activities. There is also a copy provided in your blue folder.

Helpful Hint:  Alternate practicing the front and back of the timing sheet for different addition problems.  Use all the strategies we’ve learned so far.

 PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following 4 tasks: 
weekly-homework-form

TO RECEIVE CREDIT PLEASE WRITE STUDENT’S NAME ON HOMEWORK AND STAPLE THE SORT WORK SEPARATELY FROM THE MATH HOMEWORK.  

2- Reading 20 minutes per day.

3- One Minute Reading Fluency. Lesson #7 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. 

4- Weekly Sort: Lesson 7 Sort (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)  

5- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly Friday spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities

Phonics Words:
cot
jog
pat
jig
comma

High Frequency Words:
people
put
little
on
my

Sentence:
Pam got a big pot.

Check for Lice!

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Students in some classrooms at Quest have been hit with lice, and we do NOT want this to spread! Please, please check your child’s head for lice and for nits (lice eggs). We have had one student in our classroom identified as having lice, and that student has not returned back to school.  All of the students were checked the very next day by administration and were lice free as well as our classroom. However, please still check your student as this was over a month ago.   

If you do find lice, please know that the process of ridding your hair, clothing, and other articles (bedding, backpacks, etc.) of lice takes several days, as lice eggs usually hatch only after 7-10 days, but may take as long as 14 days! Lice combs do not remove nits, and are only able to separate hair and sometimes remove larger lice. If your child has lice, we do not want to see you back at school any time soon! Please do not bring your child to school again until all lice and eggs are completely removed and/or dead. The office would be happy to check your student for lice if you are concerned or to train you how to check.  We have been advised a healthy rule of thumb is a weekly check.  

Here is some information from the Health Department regarding lice (including videos and helpful documents). 
http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/lice/video.shtml  – Removing Head Lice Safely Video (English and Spanish versions) from University of Nebraska

http://www.headlice.org/index.html – Head Lice website from the national Pediculosis Association. Has some FAQ’s, videos and resources about head lice prevention and treatment.

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/index.html – CDC Head Lice website. I haven’t seen any videos on this site, but good information and resources for public or anyone to use.

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Reading for All Learners iPad App!

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reading-for-all-learnersI was so excited to discover that the Reading for All Learners books (the books we use for our “Book Buddies”) could be purchased as an iPad app!  This could be a great alternative for you if you want the capability of doing reading homework on an iPad!  The prices are reasonable, too: each book set is $9.99, or the entire collection, including all book sets, is $49.99.  If you are looking to have these books available on iPad for your first-grader or for a younger sibling, this is a great option.  

Click on this link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-for-all-learners-i/id576498956?mt=8

Halloween Activities and Costumes: Friday, October 28th & Monday, October 31st

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We will be holding our Halloween festivities (Halloween parade and party) on Friday, October 28th.  Costumes are encouraged on this day! :) (Please no gore or masks). The Halloween parade is at 9:00, and parents are invited to attend; please be in the Q2 gym to view the parade.
halloween-kids-clip-art-image-group-of-kids-dressed-up-for-halloween-1lamk3-clipartWe have requested a $12 donation for the three holiday parties we will host this year (Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s).  These donations help pay for party costs such as; sugar cookies and supplies to decorate the cookies.  If you haven’t already, you may pay $4 for the Halloween party or you may pay the complete party donation of $12 now at the Q1 office.

On Halloween (October 31st) please be sure to wear a uniform. We will be watching the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this day.

Moon Journals

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We will be talking about the moon and as part of it students are supposed to track it each day. Please for the next 3 weeks track the moon each night and have your child draw a picture of what they see. 

MOON JOURNAL
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Please click on this link and print the Moon Journal: CLICK HERE for the Moon Journal.  The Moon Journal is not due until Friday, November 18th. Thank you!

If the moon cannot be seen on any given night, your child can do one of two things: either draw clouds, or visit the following website which displays the phase of the moon according to your location/time zone: http://www.moonpage.com/index.html

Homework 10/24-10/28

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Homework this week is due on Friday, October 28:

1- Math Homework:  

  • Worksheets: Please complete every other problem (alternate between evens and odds so your child gets practice doing story problems AND “Vocabulary Check”/ “Test Practice” problems each week).  If your child wants to do every problem they are certainly free to do so! 🙂 Please check your child’s answers for accuracy!

  • Practice your fluency timing repeatedly: “Addition Mixed”.  Record your best time and score each day. [By the end of first grade, the target goal is to finish all 25 problems in 1 minute and 15 seconds, with 90% accuracy (23 out of 25 problems correct).]  Click here for extra timings: Fluency Timings

  • For extra practice, utilize any of these math-fact-activities. There is also a copy provided in your blue folder.

Helpful Hint:  Alternate practicing the front and back of the timing sheet for different addition problems.  Use all the strategies we’ve learned so far.

 PRINT THIS HOMEWORK FORM to complete the following 4 tasks: 
weekly-homework-form

TO RECEIVE CREDIT PLEASE WRITE STUDENT’S NAME ON HOMEWORK AND STAPLE THE SORT WORK SEPARATELY FROM THE MATH HOMEWORK.  

2-Reading 20 minutes per day, record reading minutes on our Weekly Homework form. There are several sources for reading: books from home, the public library, reading fluency assignment below, and our online reading program:  Raz-Kids.  Our class login is: anelson74 Password (if requested): rams

3- One Minute Reading Fluency. Lesson #6 from this link: Phonics Fluency Stories. This daily one-minute timed fluency reading will help your student become a fluent reader.  It will also count as reading minutes.  Time your student for one minute. Record the number of words they were able to read CORRECTLY in one minute.

4- Phonics and High Frequency Words Homework. Practice using any method of your choice to prepare for the weekly Friday spelling test. Click here for some practice ideas: Spelling Study Activities
**Our Spelling Test will be held on THURSDAY this week due to the Halloween parade and party on Friday**

Phonics Words:
dot
job
top
him
catnap

High Frequency Words:
some 
of
go
after
she

Sentence:
The pot was hot.

5- Weekly Sort: Lesson 6 Sort (Please PRINT this assigned sort.)

Positive Me Week!

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Self-EsteemThis week is Positive Me week. This event is designed to help students identify and work on their self-esteem and how to care for themselves.  Here is the list of dress up fun for each day:

Monday-”Scare Away Negativity”
Wear your favorite accessory such as a bracelet, necklace, pin, hair bow, belt, or tie. 
Please no hats.

Tuesday- “Scare Away Drugs”
Wear Red (Uniform shirt)

Wednesday- “Scare Away Bad Health”
Wear Crazy socks

Thursday- “Scare Away Bullies”
Show your team spirit by wearing a team jersey, t-shirt, or school spirit shirt (uniform pants required)

Friday- “Scare up some fun”
Wear a costume or wear orange