Reminder – Baby Pictures Needed
If you have not yet sent the requested baby picture to Ms. Smith (Lsmith@questac.org), please have that to me by Wednesday, May 20th. Thank you!
-Ms. Smith
What To Expect This Week
School this week (5/18-5/22) will be much different than what your student is used to. There will be no lessons, no videos to watch, no assignments, no worksheets, etc. . We will solely work on our iReady Reading and Math diagnostics. Your student’s only job is to get their diagnostic assessments finished. Some things to remember about the diagnostic:
- Please do not work on the diagnostic outside of the assigned Zoom meeting.
- Log into iReady with the QR code first, then Zoom.
- If your student does not make the necessary progress each day, your student will be invited to a second session between 12:15PM and 1:00PM.
- Please make sure to attend your iReady Diagnostic meeting each day. Attendance will be taken.
Each student will log into iReady daily (Monday – Thursday) at their assigned time. Daily meetings will be as follows:
–Dragonflies (Brighton), use the Zoom link and log-in at 8:30
–Grasshoppers (Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 9:00
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 9:30
–Ladybugs (Dexter, Noah, Kenzi L), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Butterflies (Landon, Jaxson, Wynter, Ryleigh, Leilani, Jacob), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:30
–Praying Mantises (Treyson, Stevie, Ryker, Easton, Liam), use the Zoom link and log in at 11:00
Some Daily Fun
Monday, 5/18 will be Hat Day: Wear a hat to your iReady Diagnostic meeting
Tuesday, 5/19 will be Stuffed Animal Day: Bring a stuffed animal to your iReady diagnostic meeting
Wednesday, 5/20 will be New Name Day: Pick a new middle name and add it to your first name on Zoom for the day. It can be silly, but still appropriate.
Thursday, 5/21 will be Favorite Color Day. Wear your favorite color to your iReady meeting.
Friday, 5/22/2020 will be our last day of school. We will meet on Zoom and do a fun activity with baby pictures, give virtual hugs, and say goodbye. I’m not crying; you’re crying!
Happy Birthday Ryker!
Friday 5/15/2020 Lessons
Small Group meetings today: *Please Note the Time Change (We are getting a jump start with our iReady Reading Diagnostic. It’s so important you join our meeting today!) Remember to login to Clever/iReady BEFORE you join our Zoom Meeting.
–Dragonflies (Brighton), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Grasshoppers (Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:30
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 11:00
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link. Daily attendance will be taken during this meeting.
2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video
- Complete Your Turn pages 329 and 330
- Complete Close Reading Companion page 198
- Writing Journal
- Practice Sight Words/Fluency Phrases (When you can read through your list easily and fluently a parent/caretaker can “pass” it off!)
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com Complete at least 10 minutes today (Parents, please don’t give answers).
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
Decodable (Part 2): Leaders Care
Need a break between readings? Try this GoNoodle or Boom Chicka Boom Brain Break
(Remember to reread the decodables at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video. We are working on Lesson 24, Session 5 today.
- Complete Ready Math Pages 559-560
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency Page found in your blue folder (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. 12:45 Optional final check-in on Zoom. You only need to join if you have questions or want to say hello.
10. 1:00 Show and Tell/Talent Show with Mrs. Teichert for friends who have finished all their weekly work. Meet on Zoom.
- FUN Friday Art Project: Moving Paper Fish
- Ms. Smith reading “Goodnight Gorilla“
- Reading Homework passage called “Smoothie Surprise”
- Math Homework (“Dear Family” letter. Lesson 24)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities
- Math Game: Coin Exchange Game (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Coin Exchange Gamel printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video
Mrs. Teichert is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. If I’m working with a small group, I’ll check my email as soon as possible. Happy learning!
Jump Start on the Diagnostic (Friday, May 15)
Friday, May 15
Dragonflies: 10:00
Grasshoppers: 10:30
Bees: 11:00
*Remember: you have to be logged into Clever/iReady before you login to our Zoom meeting (but don’t start your diagnostic until I say to start). Thank you!
Thursday 5/14/2020
Good morning first grade friends and welcome back!
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
*Note: If you get all your weekly work completed and all your weekly iReady minutes, you will be invited to a Show and Tell/Talent Show with Mrs. Teichert this Friday!
Small Group meetings today:
-Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use Google Meet to meet with Mr. Nathan at 10:00 (use Google Classroom to get the meeting code for Google Meet if you forgot it).
–Ladybugs (Dexter, Noah, Kenzi L), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Butterflies (Landon, Jaxson, Wynter, Ryleigh, Leilani, Jacob), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Praying Mantises (Treyson, Stevie, Ryker, Easton, Liam), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link.
- Complete Your Turn pages 327 and 328
- Complete Close Reading Companion pages 196 and 197
- Writing Journal
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com and log in with your QR code found on the outside of your packet. Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers).
How to get to Clever/iReady Video
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
Decodable (Part 2): Lights in the Air
Need a break between readings? GoNoodle
(Remember to reread the decodables at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video. We are working on Lesson 24, Session 4 today.
- Complete Ready Math Pages 555-558.
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. Science Lesson: Sun, Moon & Stars Unit–How can stars help you if you get lost?
Read on your own option
OR
Teacher reading option
Optional:
- Finding the North Star Lesson Worksheet
- Globe activity: Look at a globe of the Earth and find where you are on the globe. Find the North Pole and the South Pole on the globe. If you walked North, you’d end up at the North Pole. What places would you go through on your way there?
10. 12:45 Optional final check-in using Zoom. You only need to join if you have questions or want to say hello.
Additional Learning Ideas (Optional):- Ms. Smith reading “Guess Again”
- Reading Homework passage called “Smoothie Surprise”
- Math Homework (Dear Family letter Lesson 24)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities
- Math Game: Coin Exchange Game (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Coin Exchange Gamel printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video
Mrs. Teichert is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. If I’m working with a small group, I’ll check my email as soon as possible. Happy learning!
Preparing for the iReady Diagnostic
Quest will be administering the iReady Diagnostic to all students soon. The diagnostic will measure your student’s growth in First Grade, tell us what they have learned, and what they need to learn.
- Watch the blog for information on when your student will take the diagnostic.
- Students will log into iReady first, then Zoom second. It is important to log into the programs in this order to ensure the QR code works properly.
- Please do not work on your diagnostic outside of your assigned time.
- It is imperative your student attends his/her assigned diagnostic meeting.
- Please do not assist your student with answers on the diagnostic.
Students Diagnostic Information
And here is a video for parents:
Parent Diagnostic Information
Wednesday 5/13/2020
Welcome and well wishes to our wonderful class!
Remember to complete each learning activity listed.
–Dragonflies (Brighton, Gabe), use the Zoom link and log-in at 10:00
–Grasshoppers (Gabe, Kenzie M, Brenlie, Bria, Miles), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:20
–Bees (Emma, Marayah, Violet), use the Zoom link and log in at 10:40
–Ladybugs, Butterflies and Praying Mantises: finish reading “It’s Labor Day” found in your Wonders Online Activities so you are prepared to meet with the teacher tomorrow and discuss the book.
Today’s Assignments:
1. 8:30 am: Go to Zoom for our morning meeting. Use Google Classroom to get the Zoom meeting link. Daily attendance will be taken during this meeting.
2. Wonders Language Arts Lesson Video
- Complete Your Turn page 326 and
- Complete Close Reading Companion pages 194 and 195
- Writing Journal
- Practice Sight Words/Fluency Phrases (When you can read through your list easily and fluently a parent/caretaker can “pass” it off!)
**Remember you can always find the books we are reading for the week on your Wonders Online Activities site (Blue circle with red book).
3. iReady READING: Go to clever.com Complete at least 10 minutes or more (Parents, please don’t give answers)
4. ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 1
ECRI Phonics Lesson Part 2
Decodable (Part 2): The Bears Prepare a Feast
Need a break between readings? GoNoodle
(Remember to reread the decodables at least 3 x’s)
5. Lunch Break
6. Math Lesson Video. We are working on Lesson 24, Session 3 today.
- Complete Ready Math Pages 549-554
- Practice your Addition or Subtraction Fluency Page found in your blue folder (Goal: 3 min. 15 sec. for 1st grade problems and 5 minutes for 2nd grade problems).
8. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lesson
9. 12:00 Coding/Keyboarding Lesson with Mrs. Fischer (join from her Google Classroom)
10. 12:45 Optional final check-in on Zoom. You only need to join if you have questions or want to say hello.
- Reading Homework passage called “Smoothie Surprise”
- Math Homework (Dear Family letter Lesson 24)
- Read for 20 minutes or more.
- RAZ kids Click on “Kids Login”. Teacher’s Username: FirstRams
- Wonders Online Activities
- Math Game: Coin Exchange Game (print the game board out or draw one on a blank piece of paper). Coin Exchange Game printout
- Keyboard: Go to Typer Island and spend 10 or more minutes practicing.
How to Video
Mrs. Teichert is teaching today. Feel free to email me (lteichert@questac.org) with any questions you have. I’ll be available via email from 8:00am to 4:00pm today. If I’m working with a small group, I’ll check my email as soon as possible. Happy learning!
*Can you find Waldo?