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Class News

I am sad to say that Jordynn Sirois has moved. We wish Jordynn luck at her new school. She will be missed!

Report Cards

Report cards were sent home on Friday. Please sign the white signature card and return it to school in the yellow envelope.

Survey

If your child received a survey along with his/her report card, please note the following:

• Complete the survey using a number 2 pencil only. Please no pens!
• Do not write names on the survey or the envelope
• Return the survey in the envelope provided by February 10^th
• Do not seal the envelope
• Return the envelope to the teacher or the front office

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.

3rd Nine Weeks

Listed below are just some of the academic areas that your child will be working on over the next 9 weeks:

Reading:

Phonics: Long and short vowels, blends (fr, gr, gl, tr, cr, etc.), digraphs (th, ch, sh, wh), r- controlled vowels, and compound words

Sight Words: Recognizing 150 or more sight words (sight words are listed on the blog)

Reading a text (Level G or higher) independently with expression, comprehension at 95% accuracy

Retelling a story from beginning, middle, and end with details

Identifying the main idea of informational and fictional stories

Writing:

Writing a story independently by:

Generating ideas, developing a rough draft, using books to gather information, editing and revising

Maintaining a focus with supporting details and correct sequencing

Correct punctuation

Neat and legible handwriting

Math:

Place value up to 99 (tens and ones)

Addition and subtraction facts to 18

Fair trade with different coin combinations up to $1.00 and combinations of bills up to $20.00

Time - hour and half hour

Fractions - halves and fourths

Science:

Plants – identifying different parts of plants and their basic needs

Social Studies:

Contributions and character traits of historical figures – Harriet Tubman, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington Carver

Identifying and locating all continents and oceans

Holiday Breakfast

All parents are invited to enjoy pancakes and juice on Wednesday, December 21 at 8:15 AM. Come and enjoy good food and good company! After breakfast the students will complete a craft. Hope you can attend the breakfast and stay to assist your child with the holiday craft.

Salute the Marines

On Friday, December 16, Marine Lt. Cameron West will visit Frey to thank all of the students for their support. Lt. Cameron West is a former Frey student that served in Afghanistan, was injured, and had to return home. The students will stand in the hallways, holding the American Flag, as Lt. West takes the "Walk of Honor". Lt. West took his first "Walk of Honor" at Frey as a 5th grader in May of 1997. This time he will walk down each hallway so that students will be able to see him
and thank him for his service to our Country. On Friday, please have your child wear something red, white, or blue. Check out Frey’s website for more information.

From Administration

Dear Parents,

When devising our school supply list for the current year, we tried to be very cautious in asking for supplies. Each school year all grade levels combine a few supplies to one central storage area. With the rapid change in weather, we are finding ourselves in need of a few community school
supplies. It would be greatly appreciated if each family could send in some Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, Ziploc Sandwich and Snack size bags. Thank you for your support!

Dates to Remember

December 21: Holiday Breakfast at 8:15 AM

December 23 - January 9: Winter Break - Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

January 10: Students Return to School

January 13: Report Cards Go Home

Thanksgiving Break

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break with family and friends. This is a busy season so take the time to slow down a little and enjoy family time together.

Thank You

A big thank you to Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Marin, and Mrs. Moore for the lovely Thanksgiving pot holders that your child brought home. This is a cherished keepsake that will bring joy every Thanksgiving.

Food Drive

Please continue to send in canned food for our food drive. This is a good way to show your child the importance of reaching out to our community to help others that are in need. We are trying to reach our goal of 100 cans. Thank you for supporting Frey and our community.

Assessment

I cannot believe that we are about half way to the end of our second grading period. Listed below are just some of the areas that your child will be assessed during this next grading period:

Reading:

Recognizes 100 or more sight words (sight words are listed on the blog)

Reads a text (Level E/8 or higher) independently with expression, comprehension at 95% accuracy

Retells a story from beginning, middle, and end with details

Identifies the main idea of a fictional story

Writing:

Generates ideas, develops a rough draft, edits and revises

Maintains a focus with supporting details

Correct punctuation

Neat and legible handwriting

Math:

Place value up to 99

Addition and subtraction facts to 12

Different coin combination up to $0.50 and combination of bills up to $20.00

Compares and contrasts 2-D and 3-D figures

Science:

Magnets - how they attract and repel (like poles repel and different poles attract), objects that are attracted and repelled

Sound – different pitches (high, low) and volumes (loud and soft)

Social Studies:

Contributions and character traits of historical figures - Thomas Jefferson, Lewis &Clark and Sacagawea

Identifies and describes landforms - mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus and coasts

Whew!!! A lot of learning is going on in first grade. Please continue to work on these skills at home so it will help to ensure your child’s success at school. Thank you!

Silly Slippers

Tomorrow, October 31, students may wear silly slippers to school for a donation of $1.00.  The money raised will go to United Way.  Students should also bring their tennis shoes since we will have P.E.

Conference Week

I would like to thank all of my parents for a great Conference Week.  It is wonderful to have such supportive parents.  It truly is a team effort and I am lucky to have great students and parents!  Thank you!!!

Snacks

Please remember to send in a snack for your child.  A lot of students are forgetting their snacks on a daily basis.  It might be helpful to keep an extra snack in their backpacks in case they forget to bring a snack to school. 

Thanksgiving Feast

Our Thanksgiving Feast is Tuesday, November 15 from 11:34 am to 12:04 pm.  You will find more information on the handout that I will send home tomorrow. Also, you can go to Frey’s website and download the information.  I hope you can join us for a delicious Thanksgiving meal. 

Dates to Remember

November 6:  Daylight Savings Time Ends - Set Clocks Back 1 Hour

November 8:  Teacher In-Service Day - No School For Students

November 15:  Thanksgiving Feast For Grades K-2

November 16:  Thanksgiving Feast For Grades 3-5

November 21-25:  Thanksgiving Break - No School

Rachel's Challenge

Parents, don't miss out on the Rachel's Challenge meeting tomorrow night at 6:00 pm. This meeting will inform you about the Rachel's Challenge initiative that Frey is going to be implementing and the reason behind it. This meeting is for PARENTS ONLY due to the content shown and discussed. If you need to bring your children, we will have a movie room for them to go to. The students will have their Assembly for Rachel's Challenge during the day on Thursday that is age appropriate.

We promise you'll walk away with a new perspective on kindness and in helping us START A CHAIN REACTION!!!!

Conference Week

Just a reminder that next week is Conference Week.  Students will be dismissed at 12:20 pm. Our lunch time will be from 10:40 pm  to 11:10 pm. I am looking forward to seeing everyone.  

 

Welcome: I would like to welcome Sha’liya Collins to our class.  She is a wonderful addition to our classroom.  This makes a total of 20 students in my class.

Reflections Contest:  I would like to congratulate Maya Moore for her entry in the Reflections Contest.  I am very proud of her!

Fall Festival:   Wow, what a great Fall Festival!  It was wonderful to see everyone having such a good time.  A big thank you to our Room Parent Mrs. Stone for our lovely class basket.  Also, thank you to the parents that made a contribution to our basket.  The Fall Festival is a fun way to have family time and to support our wonderful PTSA.

Picture Retakes: Picture retake day is October 28. If your child was absent for pictures, please let me know.  Also, if you were not pleased with your child’s pictures, just return the original package on this day for a retake.  These pictures will be in Frey’s yearbook.

Conference Week: Conference Week is October 24-28.  On Monday, I sent a form home with the day and time for your child’s conference.  Please return the form letting me know if you are able to make the scheduled day and time.  Dismissal time during Conference Week is 12:20 pm. I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Bus Driver Appreciation Week:  Bus Driver Appreciation Week is October 17-21.  Show your appreciation to your child’s bus driver for taking such good care of your child every day by saying thank you, making a card, or drawing a picture.

 

CogAT- All first grade students will be taking the CogAT test starting tomorrow Wednesday October 5, and continuing Thursday October 6, and Friday October 7. The test will begin promptly at 8:00 am. Please make sure that your child arrives to school on time. If your child is late, she or he will have to wait in the Media Center until the test is over. Also, any student that is late or absent will have to make up that portion of the test another day. Make sure that your child is well rested and eats a healthy breakfast every morning. As we all know breakfast is a very important meal. Happy testing!

Fall Festival- Frey’s Fall Festival is 3 days away. It will be held Friday, October 7 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. There will lots of games, food, vendors, and Frey friends. Thanks to everyone that has sent in candy or a cake for the cake walk. Mrs. Stone, our Room Parent is working diligently on getting a class basket together for the auction. Please plan to come and enjoy a night full of fun with your family.

Benjamin Franklin- Just a reminder that the Benjamin Franklin posters are due on Monday, October 10. During the week your child will present the poster to the class. It might be helpful to have your child practice sharing the information on the poster at home so he or she will be comfortable when it is time to present. I attached a rubric to the letter that I sent home, please attach it to your child’s poster. I look forward to seeing wonderful presentations!

Birthday- Thank you to everyone for my birthday cupcake, candy, cards, and gifts. I was touched
by your kindness. It made my birthday extra special!

Snacks  Please remember to send in a snack for your child.  A lot of students are forgetting their snacks on a daily basis.  It might be helpful to keep an extra snack in their backpacks in case they forget to bring a snack to school.  Thank you!

Math  In math the class is currently working on the following:

Place Value to 30: Students should be able to identify how many tens and ones are in a given number. 

Addition and Subtraction:  Single digit addition and subtraction facts up to 10. The class is also working on word problems up to 10.  Students are learning to read the word problems first then go back and underline key words and numbers to help solve the problem. Some terminology that we are working on to identify how to solve the problems are: combining sets, greater than, less than, more, less, least, sum, altogether, and how many are left.

 The class will begin to take weekly timed addition tests.   These tests are not given for a grade but only to help your child gain confidence taking timed tests, using test taking strategies, and to help with fluency and accuracy.

Language Arts

Comprehension:  When reading or listening to a story, students should be able to retell the story in sequence.  They should also be able to identify the characters, setting, and important events in a story.

Handwriting:  Students are working on printing legibly with correct spacing between words and forming letters correctly.  This can be a very difficult task for many students.  Please have your child practice writing at home their name, family member’s names, address, and spelling words.  The more they practice the better they will become. 

Social Studies

This week we have been reading about Benjamin Franklin.  Students are learning about his many contributions.  On Monday, a letter will be sent home about our first at home project.  Ask your child about the saying “A penny saved is a penny earned.”  Hopefully, they will be able to explain it to you!

Dates to Remember

September 26:  Reflections are due - Ben Franklin project letter goes home

September 30:  School Pictures

October 5-7:  CogAT Testing (information will go home soon)

October 7:  Fall Festival 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

October 24-28:  Conference Week

School Pictures:  Say cheese!  Please mark your calendar, the date for school pictures has changed from September 23 to September 30.  More information will come home soon.

Homework:  The monthly homework packet will go home tomorrow, September 12.  There is a letter explaining the homework process.  It is important that your child completes his/her homework.  This lays the foundation that homework is an important part of school and learning.  When homework is an integrated part of their daily school life then it will make it easier for your child when they are in middle and high school.

Dates to Remember:

September 12:  Homework packet comes home

September 12-16:  Box Tops contest

September 26:  Reflections are due (check out PTSA blog)

September 30:  School pictures

Media Center: Tomorrow the class will go to the Media Center. Mrs. Ratliff, the Media Specialists, will read a story to the class. After the story students may check out books if they have returned their
library books. Remember if your child has checked out an AR book and is ready to take a test they must let me know so I can help them locate the book on the computer.

Homework: Homework will begin on Monday, September 12. I will send more information then. Please
read every night with your child. Each time you read with your child it instills the joy of reading.

9/11 Anniversary: If you purchased a 9/11 t-shirt for your child, please remember to have her/him wear it on Friday. The shirts are due sometime this week. As soon as they arrive, I will send them
home. If you did not purchase a t-shirt then have your child wear a red shirt if she/he has one.

Book Buddies: We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Asher’s 4^th grade class as our Book Buddies. Each
student will pair up with a fourth grader and read books together. The number of times that we will meet is dependent on our schedules. The students love having a “Buddy” in fourth
grade and it helps to promote reading.