Week: October 24th

Parent/Teacher conference time is almost here. Conferences will be held the week of November 7^th. I have posted a conference sign-up sheet outside of our classroom. Please sign up for your preferred time. I will do my best to accommodate everyone.

If you are unable to come in to sign up, please send me a note or an email with your availability. Conferences will be held before and after school Monday 11/7-Thursday 11/10.

Notes: Thank you to Judson’s family for hosting our fall field trip, to Zeb’s father for our ELF lesson, and to all of our parent volunteers.  It was a fun and informative day!

Pictures can be viewed on the class blog.

Reading: Keep up that reading at home!

Some students can use extra practice with letter-sound correspondence and rhyming…practice at home helps!

We are still loving our class read-aloud: Charlotte’s Web !

Writing: We are working on “Fall” books. 1C students are becoming beautiful writers. We are working on writing conventions such as spacing, uppercase vs. lowercase letters, and punctuation.

Spelling: “H” and “C” sounds and word identification

Math: Introduction to coins and cents notation-this week we are focusing on pennies.

Science/Social Studies: Our ELF lesson this week focused on leaf variations and characteristics and nutrition (photosynthesis).

Homework!

First graders will begin having homework next week. On Monday, we will be sending home green folders with spelling work. This is to be done at home and returned by Friday. Students should be familiar with instructions, as we have been practicing in class.

Word of the week: “how”                 

                     

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

-Mrs. Craft

Fall Field Trip

Week: October 17th

Fire Safety…

On Thursday the Hartland Fire Department paid a visit to our school in honor of fire safety month. The students learned about fire safety and toured the fire truck. Please talk with your child about fire safety in your own home.

Check out the picture on our class blog of 1C students in their fire hats.

Notes: The first graders have a field trip on Monday, October 24^th. We will be leaving school after snack time, so children will be bringing their lunches with them on the trip. Those who get hot lunch will be given a brown bag lunch from the cafeteria.

In the Classroom…

Reading: 1C has been learning how to think and talk about books with others by sharing a book with a reading partner each day.

We are still loving our class read-aloud: Charlotte’s Web !

Writing: We completed our rhyming books, and are focusing on handwriting. We are trying to ensure that all students know how to write important identification information, such as last name, phone number and address. Practice at home would be beneficial!

Spelling: “B” and “W” sounds and word identification.

Math: 1C has been learning about time and telling time on the hour. Keep up counting by 10s, 5s, and 2s at home!

Science/Social Studies: We are investigating aspects of season change, such as why leaves change colors.

Check out the pictures on Mrs. Rodis’ blog of 1C in action as they make salsa and work on their Monarch butterfly project.

Word of the week: “me”

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

-Mrs. Craft

Fire Safety Day!

Week: October 10

October fun….

On Monday, October 24^th the first graders will take a field trip to the home of Judson Dunne to do some exploring on nearby nature trails. We will be investigating signs of season change.

We are looking for 2 or 3 parent volunteers who might be willing to come along and help out. If interested, please contact me. The trip will run

from 10:30am-2:00pm.Thank you! 

Notes: Hartland students do not have school on Tuesday, October 18^th due to staff inservice.

What’s going on in the classroom?

Reading: 1C has been reading the Itsy Bitsy Spider as our shared reading for rhyming practice. If you get the chance, practice rhyming at home with your student!

We are still loving our class read-aloud: Charlotte’s Web !

Writing: Using the Itsy Bitsy Spider as a model, 1C students are creating their own Itsy Bitsy Spider rhyming books.

Spelling: “O” sounds and word identification (listening for “o” in the beginning and middle of words)

Math: 1C has been practicing counting on our hundreds charts and identifying

complements of 10. Keep up counting by 10’s, 5’s, and 2’s at home!

Science/Social Studies: We are wrapping up our spiders unit this week. 1C went on a spider hunt and sketch-we found lots of spiders on our playground. We have our very own “Charlotte” living outside of our classroom’s back door. Check out a picture on the class blog...

Specials: 1C made salsa with Mrs. Rodis in Spanish class!

Word of the week: “my”

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

-Mrs. Craft

Mrs. Kelly's Birthday Celebration-October 12th

Charlotte!

Week: October 3

Star Students!

Mr. Kevin Cox made a special visit to 1C to honor our class for  hard work and great behavior. As their treat, he did a class read-aloud. We are very proud of the job each student in 1C has been doing so far this year. Keep up the great work!

Notes: Our 1C blog is up and running on the Hartland Elementary School website. It may move slowly these next couple months as I get used to it, so have patience, and enjoy!

What’s Going on in the Classroom?

Reading: We hope the families are enjoying the take-home books (if your student has not brought one home yet, it will come soon!). These are books the students have mastered and are ready to share with you. The 1C readers are doing an amazing job!

We are loving our class read-aloud: Charlotte’s Web. We have been talking about characters and setting.

Writing: Students have been working on handwriting this week. We are seeing some beautiful letters!

Spelling: “N” and “D” sounds and word identification

Math: With the air getting colder, 1C has been learning about weather and temperature. Keep up that counting by 5’s and 2’s practice!

Science/Social Studies: 1C has been reading about spiders, and we now have 19 spiders in our classroom (made of paper and pipe cleaners!). We went on a fall walk with Mrs. Hitchcock’s 2^nd grade class this Wednesday in honor of National Walk Day.

Word of the week: “and”               

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

-Mrs. Craft

   

Welcome to First Grade!

First grade will be a lot of fun!

Week: September 26

Fall is here and 1C has much in store for the month ahead. We will continue to read and write about fall, and look for signs of the changing seasons. We will begin learning about spiders in science, and we will be reading Charlotte’s Web as a class read aloud.

Notes: Mrs. Christie –Maples met with the first graders this week to talk about flouride. With parental consent, students will be starting fluoride treatments next week.

Reading: We will be sending home Reading Logs with students’ take-home books. Feel free to comment!

Reading buddies is in full swing on Wednesdays with Mrs. Ziegler’s class. Our class spends 20 minutes each week reading with our 5^th grade buddies.

We look forward to starting reading groups in our classroom soon!

Writing: 1C students are composing books about the butterfly lifecycle: Egg-Caterpillar-Chrysalis-Butterfly

Spelling: “I” and “F” sounds and word identification

Math: Unit 1 Review-Calendar, Tally Marks, Less than/More than, number formation 1 to 6, counting by 5’s

Science/Social Studies: We are wrapping up our butterfly unit, and kicking off “spiders” with ELF this Friday!

Word of the week: “am”                  

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

-Mrs. Craft