AnnouncementsWeek of April 30th - May 4th
Wow, where did time go? I can't believe it's May already! Monday is a school holiday this week. Our field trip to the Thinkery will be on Wednesday from 9:30 - 11:30. Friday is MAY MADNESS! Our class color is PINK! During language arts we will be focusing most of our time on a secret Mother's Day project! I will be sending it home sometime next week:) The phonics skill focus will be on words with oi/oy. During math we will move into measurement. The students will learn how to make estimations, and will use different tools to measure objects. We will continue to work on counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's up to 120. During social studies we will learn how to use a map. The students will also get to create their own map using a map key! Have a wonderful week, Mrs. Steimle Week of April 16th - April 20th In language arts this week we will be learning all about r-controlled vowels (ar/or). We will continue our study on poetry by reading and writing a variety of poems! Our class will also continue learning what a compound word is. During math we will continue learning how to count coins. The students in 1st grade will need to identify pennies, nickels, and dimes. They will also have to count change up to $1.00. I have introduced what a quarter looks like and its value. Our class has been counting money using all (4) coins - P, N, D, and Q. During science we will wrap up the unit on plants & soil. We will continue to document our plants' growth for another 2 weeks, and then the kids will get to take their grass seeds home! I will be gone on Thursday and Friday this week...Mrs. Schatz and Mrs. Herrin will be our wonderful subs:) Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of April 9th - April 13th Our schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday will be slightly different due to STAAR testing. We will follow our regular schedule the rest of the week. During language arts we will be learning about the phonics pattern "oo." Words with oo make 2 sounds as in moon and book. We will also learn to read and write poetry. The students will get to write an acrostic and cinquain poem. Compound words will be another skill taught. During math we will begin our money unit! We will be learning how to identify and count pennies, nickels, and dimes. Our class will continue to practice telling time to the minute to get ready for 2nd grade. During science we will be learning about plant parts and about the plant life cycle. Our grass seeds were planted last week, and are slowly growing some roots! Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of April 2nd - April 6th The I Love to Read Day has been rescheduled to this Thursday April 5th! Please have your child come to school dressed as their favorite character. We will be walking the hallways of BPE right after morning assembly. The kids are welcome to bring another set of clothes to change into after the fashion show. Feel free to meet us outside in the upper playground after the show for photos! Mrs. Steimle Week of March 19th - March 23rd I hope you had a wonderful spring break! Our family had a blast at Disney World! Everett's favorite ride was "Tower of Terror" and his favorite character was "Buzz Light Year." We have 10 more weeks until summer break! We have a few busy weeks up ahead... The 1st grade classes have a field trip to Zach Scott tomorrow (Tuesday)...the students will get to see the musical "Goodnight Moon." We will be gone from 9:30 to 11:30. The afternoon schedule will remain the same with lunch/fitness/recess, science, and specials. The "I Love to Read Day" will be on Friday April 6th. The students will be dressed as their favorite book characters while walking around the halls of BPE. More info was sent home today (Monday). Please let me know if you have any questions! During the reader's workshop we will be learning about word endings (words ending with -s, -ing, -ed). Our class will be starting a unit on biographies. We will be exploring and reading books about famous people. During the writer's workshop we will be writing a biography about a friend in our class. The students will get to create a timeline and a book about their friend. During science we will be learning about the water cycle! Have a great week back! Mrs. Steimle Week of March 5th - March 9th Can you believe this is the last week before spring break!? Wow! This year has flown by! We will be following a normal schedule all week. Wednesday is Kite Day during our PE time! Report cards will be available on Skyward on Thursday March 22nd at 4pm. If you would like to schedule a conference with me please let me know! I would love to meet with you to discuss your child's progress this quarter! During math we will be finishing the unit on fractions. The students will have to determine if a shape is divided equality or not. They will also have to identify a 1/2 and a 1/4. We will continue to practice counting backwards starting with the number 90 - this was a skill assessed this quarter which was tricky for some kids! During the reader's workshop we will be learning about "y as a vowel." We will continue the biography unit during this week. The students will be using a website called PebbleGo to read different biographies about famous people. During the writer's workshop the students will get to interview a friend in our class, and will get to write a biography about that person. During social studies we will review U.S. and Texas symbols. We will also do some St. Patrick's day fun activities! Have a great spring break! Mrs. Steimle Week of February 26th - March 2nd Thank you for joining us for Open House last Friday! The students had a great time being your tour guide and felt proud to show off their work! Tuesday this week is an early release at 12:50. Please try to send a lunch from home that day. Friday is Texas Day! I will be encouraging the kids to dress up as a cowboy/cowgirl that day:) During math this week we will be wrapping up our shape unit, and will be moving into fractions. We will be learning how to identify shapes cut in 1/2 and 1/4. Math homework will only be sent home on Thursday since we have an early release/no homework night on Tuesday. During the reader's workshop we will be reviewing long vowels (words with a long vowel will usually end with a silent e). We will also start our biography unit and will be reading nonfiction books about famous people. This unit ties in perfectly with our social studies themes of U.S. presidents and influential Texans. During the writer's workshop we will be working on writing at least 4 sentences with correct spacing, punctuation and capitalization. This will be a skill assessed at the end of this quarter which will come to a close in 2 weeks! During social studies we will be learning about Texas! We will be learning about important people in Texas history and about Texas symbols. Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of February 19th - February 23rd You are cordially invited to our Open House on Friday from 7:30 - 8:45 in our classroom! The students excited to show you what they have been working on this past few weeks! I am proud and excited to share their progress with you! Mrs. Steimle Week of February 12th - February 16th Lots of fun events coming up...our Valentine's Day party will be on Wednesday right after lunch! The students will eat a special treat, pass out valentines, and decorate their scrapbooks. Thursday is B.I.N.G.O night! Hope to see you there! Our kite day has been scheduled for Wednesday March 7th! The students will get their own kites to fly donated by the Booster Club. Parents are welcome to join us down by the field! The SmartTag system will go LIVE on Wednesday 2/14! If you have any transportation changes starting on Wednesday, parents will need to log into the system to make the change. Thank you for your help and flexibility! During math we will be learning about shapes! The students will get to identify 2D shapes based on their attributes (sides, vertices, etc). We will learn about 3D shapes later during the week. Our class will continue to practice counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's to our goal this quarter - 90! During the reader's workshop we will be moving into a new phonics pattern - long vowels (cake, make, take). The students in our class have chosen their animals for their nonfiction research project. They have researched and written a rough draft. Our goal this week is to work on the final draft! Can't wait to share these with you all at Open House! During science we will be learning all about the Winter Olympics. We will be watching some videos, reading books about the different sports, and will be working on a writing piece - "If I participated in the Winter Olympics I would..." Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of February 5th - February 9th During math this week we will finish up the unit on "comparing numbers" and will move into shapes. We will review comparing 3 digit numbers using <,>,=. I will be giving a small quiz on Wednesday to check their learning. During the reader's workshop we will continue to review words with ank, ink, onk, and unk. I will be introducing long vowels sometime later during the week. The animal non-fiction project is in full force. The kids have started their research, and will need to pick 1 animal to write about! We will be researching using different apps on the iPad such as Tumble Books, Epic, PebbleGo, and Brainpop Jr. Books from the library will also be used if needed! Our final project will be shared with you at Open House on Friday February 23rd. During science we will finish our unit on "things in the sky." We will continue to track the weather and the moon's phases throughout the month of February. Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of January 29th - February 2nd We have a busy and full week ahead! Tuesday will be an early release at 12:50! Please send a lunch from home that day. Thank you! During math we will be working on quickly identifying numbers on the 100's chart by asking 1 less, 1 more, 10 less, 10 more. I will be encouraging the kids to use their 100's charts for this! We will also be comparing numbers using <, >, =. During the reading workshop we will be learning about "welded sounds" - words with ank, ink, onk, unk. We will continue our non-fiction unit too! As a final activity, the students will get to choose 1 animal to research about and a book will be made with all their facts! During science we will be learning about "things in the sky." The students will learn about the moon, stars, clouds and sun! Have a great week, Mrs. Steimle Weeks of January 15th - January 26th Due to our snow day and late start I will be spreading out my lessons into the next 2 weeks. STEAM Day is right around the corner! Please be sure to have your child eat a hearty breakfast and wear clothes that can get dirty. If you are new to BPE and have any questions feel free to email me! During math we will be working on writing numbers in standard and expanded form. We will also continue to practice adding and subtracting numbers from 0 - 20. Skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's, and counting forwards and backwards from 0-90 is another skill we will be reviewing in our class. Math homework will be sent on Tuesday and Thursday. During the reader's workshop we will be working on reading and writing words with and, ing, ong, and ung. Our class will be starting a nonfiction unit! During this time, we will be reading nonfiction books and will be learning about nonfiction features. During the writer's workshop we will also be working on our nonfiction unit! In the next few weeks the students will get to choose an animal to learn about, and will write a few facts about them. During science we will be learning about the 4 seasons and weather. We will be using a chart to track the weather and the phases of the moon. Stay warm! Mrs. Steimle January 8th - January 12th I hope you had a wonderful winter break! We had a great time in Wisconsin, even with the zero below temperatures! Library this week will be on Friday from 9 - 9:30. Next week will be a 4-day week again...Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next Monday so the students will be off! During math we will be reviewing place value & counting using a 100's chart. We will continue to practice addition and subtraction facts from 0 - 20. No math homework will be sent home this week! During the reader's workshop we will be practicing words with "ck", "ang" and ing". We will continue to practice identifying the author's purpose, the problem & solution, and will be discussing character traits after reading stories. During the writer's workshop we will practice rereading our written work to make it sound smooth. I will be using the term "edit your work" when checking for mistakes. Our goal this quarter is to write at least 3 to 5 sentences. In social studies we will be setting "goals" for this quarter, and will be learning about Martin Luther King Jr. Have a great week back, Mrs. Steimle December 11th - December 15th Another full week ahead! Only 2 more weeks before winter break! This year truly has flown by! During math we will continue to work on fact families, and understanding how addition and subtraction are connected. We will also review the addition and subtraction strategies learned so far. Our class will also continue to practice skip counting by 2's and counting backwards from 60 - 0. During the reader's workshop we will be focusing on blends at the end of words. These include milk, band, jump, help, soft, dust. The students will be expected to read and write beginning and ending blends. We will also be spending the next 2 weeks reviewing all the sight words learned this quarter. You may find the list of the words un the "what we are learning this week" tab. When the students encounter a difficult word in text, I will be asking them to read the first letter/part of the word, and look for a "chunk" they might know. I will like to encourage parents to try the same strategies when reading with their children at home. Identifying the beginning, middle, end and problem/solution of a story will continue to be practiced in our classroom. During the writer's workshop we will be writing snowman stories! I will be looking for correct sentence formation and for a beginning, middle and end of the story. The students will finish writing their first draft on Monday, will edit/review with the teacher on Tuesday, and will finish by writing their final copies on Wednesday! During social studies we will continue to learn about different holiday traditions including Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, St. Lucia, and Las Posadas This will be an ongoing unit until the end of the year. Have a fantastic week! Andrea December 4th - December 8th We have a full week up ahead! There is still time to sign up your child for the STEAM (science) day courses...the courses get filled fast! Our Winter Holiday Party will be on Wednesday 12/20 from 8:30 - 9:15 in our classroom. We will be eating a light breakfast, and will be making a cute snowman craft! During math we will continue to work on addition and subtraction facts. We will also continue to discuss how addition helps with subtraction using the same numbers. Skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's, and counting forwards and backwards to 60 will be a skill assessed at the end of the quarter. During the reader's workshop we will continue to learn about blends. This week, we will focus on blends at the end of a word. We will continue to practice retelling using details, and identifying the plot and solution. During the writer's workshop, we will practice adding adjectives to sentences. We will also practice how to write 3 sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation. This is a tricky skill, which some students need more practice with. Journaling at home or keeping a notebook to write fictional stories might be helpful for some students:) During social studies we will learn about different holiday traditions including Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, St. Lucia, and Las Posadas. This will be an ongoing unit until the end of the school year. Have a GREAT week! Mrs. Steimle Week of November 27th - December 1st I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break! We were in town and celebrated with friends! We have a full month before winter break...here we go! During math we will continue to discuss how addition and subtraction are connected. We will learn what a "fact family" is. 3 + 2 = 5 so 5 - 3 = 2. Our goal this quarter is counting by 2's, 5's and 10's all the way to 60. During the reader's workshop we will be learning what a blend is (2 consonant that make a "blended sound"). A good reading strategy is to say the word slowly and write the sounds you hear. We will continue to talk about adjectives and will continue to work on retelling stories outloud. During the writer's workshop we will continue to write 3 sentences with connected meaning. I will be looking for correct capitalization and punctuation. We will also learn how proper nouns need to be capitalized even though they are not at the beginning of a sentence. During science we will learn abut magnets and forms of energy (heat, light and sound). Have a great week back, Mrs. Steimle Week of November 13th - November 17th The Thanksgiving Feast is finally here! Please join us in the classroom at 11:45 11:45 sharp! We will start with the presentation and then we will eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal together! Thank you to our volunteers for helping with set up, clean up, and bringing in the food! During math this week we will learn how addition and subtraction are related! We can solve 5 - 3 = 2 if we know 3 + 2 = 5. Please continue to practice your addition and subtraction facts at home! I will be encouraging the students to start doing mental math! During the reader's workshop we will review all the digraphs learned so far: sh, th, wh, ph, ch. Our class will be learning what an "adjective" is. We will discuss how adding adjectives to our writing can help readers create a better picture in their mind. Identifying the problem and solution in a story will continue to be a skill practiced in the classroom this week. During the writer's workshop we will be focusing on expanding our thoughts using adjectives and "feeling" sentences. I will be encouraging the students to write at least 3 sentences using correct grammar. During the science/social studies time we will be practicing our Thanksgiving feast lines, and will be making our hats! We will also read stories about native Americans and pilgrims. I look forward to celebrating with you on Friday! Mrs. Steimle Week of November 6th - November 10th A full week of great learning ahead! Tuesday is an early release at 12:55. Please remember to send a lunch from home. On Wednesday, our class will get to watch the 5th grade play "Willy Wonka." During math we will be working on using a variety of strategies to subtract. The students will be encouraged to practice using counters, a number line or a 120's chart. We will also continue to practice adding using numbers from 0 - 15. Mental math will continue to be encouraged! Math homework will be sent home on Tuesday and Thursday this week. During the reader's workshop we will be practicing a new set of sight words: of, with, said, her, him. The phonics skill practiced this week will be on words with the digraph ch. We will continue to practice identifying nouns and verbs. After reading a book, we will practice identifying the problem and solution, and retelling the story in sequential order. During the writer's workshop we will be focusing on writing at least 2 sentences with correct spacing, capitalization and punctuation. The students will be encouraged to reread what they wrote to make sure it makes sense! During our science and social studies time, we will learn about Thanksgiving traditions. Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of October 30th - November 3rd Our class did a great job with the subs on Monday and Tuesday! I hope everyone had fun trick-or-treating! We have a full and exciting week ahead... The annual Thanksgiving Feast will be on Friday November 17th at 11:45 in our classroom. Parents, siblings and grandparents are welcome to join us! The students will be eating a traditional Thanksgiving feast, and will have a special presentation prepared for you! Costumes are optional! I will be sending the presentation lines on Friday to start practicing at home. Memorizing is encouraged but is not required:). I will be sending a book at your child's reading level on Wednesday. Please read it with your child today. If your child is stuck on a word, have them look at the beginning part of the word or look at the picture. On Thursday, you may practice comprehension questions or retelling the story in sequential order orally. If you would like additional practice over the weekend, your child may practice reading the book for fluency to make it sound smooth. Have a great week! Mrs. Steimle October 23rd - October 27th The students will be participating in Arts Days on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Parent/teacher conferences will take place in the afternoon once students are dismissed. Lunch will not be served on those days! Please send your child with a backpack, snack, and Bobcat binder every day. We will have sometime in between to complete classroom work. Thank you! Here is our schedule: Wednesday 10/25 8 - 8:30 Unpack, snack, and classroom work 8:30 - 9:20 Presentation in the cafeteria (K-2nd grade) 9:20 - 11:55 Class work 11:55 Dismissal Thursday 10/26 8 - 8:30 Library, snack, and quick unpack. 8:30 - 9:20 Presentation in the cafeteria (K-2nd grade) 9:20 - 11:55 Class work 11:55 Dismissal Friday 10/27 8 - 8:30 Unpack, snack, and classroom work 8:30 - 9:20 Workshop #1 room 203 (our room) 9:30 - 10:20 Workshop #2 room 205 10:30 - 11:20 Workshop #3 room 205 11:20 - 11:55 Class work/unpack 11:55 Dismissal Week of October 16th - October 20th The Sweet Berry Farm field trip was a huge success!! The kids had a BLAST painting their pumpkins, going through the corn maze, and shucking corn. Thank you to those of you who came and helped during the field trip! The STEAM day logo contest (previously called Science Day) is now in full force! Logo contest information was sent home with your child on Friday! Logos are due October 26th. Please let me know if you have any questions! During the reader's workshop we will be reviewing all the sight words learned so far this quarter. Check the "What We are Learning this Week" tab to see the list of words. These are words the kids should be able to read quickly. One of our mini lessons for the week includes learning what a "verb" is. Our class will continue to practice retelling stories read in sequential order. This is a great skill you can practice with your child at home after reading your favorite books! During the writer's workshop we will be working on writing our thoughts down on paper, and circling words that may not look right. Our goal in the next few weeks is to write at least 1 complete sentence using a capital letter, spaces in between words, and adding some form of punctuation at the end. During our science and social studies times we will learn all about BATS! Our class will be researching about these cool animals and will get to make a cool project as a culinary activity! We will share these with you during conferences! Have a great week, Mrs. Steimle Week of October 10th - October 13th I hope you had a fantastic long weekend! We have a short but busy week up ahead! Please log into Skyward to sign up for conference day/time. I look forward to seeing you all during parent/teacher conferences! The whole 1st grade team will be participating in a monthly bingo board. This is completely optional! Please look for the bingo board inside your child's Bobcat Binder or look at the homework tab on the Weebly website. Feel free to email me videos or photos as the kids complete their work. We will be sharing their work during our morning meetings. Our class will be earning extra Dojo points for each bingo board completed. On Thursday we will be headed to Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls. Please send your kiddo with a lunch from home, a snack, and a water bottle. Tennis shoes and socks are a must since we will be outside for the entire day. I will be bringing sun block and bug spray if needed. During math we will continue to practice adding numbers using a ten frame. The focus will be on math facts from 0 - 10. Math homework will only be sent home on Tuesday due to our field trip on Thursday. During the reader's workshop we will be practicing reading stamina, choosing just right books, and buddy reading. I will be starting to pull reading groups while the students are working on their reading workshop rotations. Retelling stories in sequential order will continue to be practiced throughout the day. During the writer's workshop we will be working on a special writing activity based on the book "Crankenstein." During science we will finish discussing the 3 states of matter, and how the stages may change by adding cold or heat. Mrs. Steimle Week of October 2nd - October 6th On Thursday we will be having our Bridge Point family picnic from 5:30 - 7:30. The 1st grade color is orange! I hope to see you there!:) Parent conferences are right around the corner! You can sign up on Skyward starting on Thursday October 5th. Please watch the tutorial on how to sign up by clicking here Skyward Tutorial. During math time I will be introducing the concept of using a "ten frame" to count and add numbers up to 10. Math homework will be sent home on Tuesday and on Thursday. The activity will include skills covered in the classroom, and should be worked on independently. During the reader's workshop we will continue to practice choosing "just right" books from our class library. We will also practice reading stamina and buddy reading. We will also continue to review what a noun is. After reading a book outloud to the class, the students will get to practice retelling the story orally - this is a great skill to start practicing at home. During the writer's workshop we will be focusing on writing the sounds "we hear" to create a sentence. I will be reinforcing correct handwriting strokes and legible handwriting. In our classroom, we will be using a specific kind of paper which helps develop/practice correct handwriting...I would be happy to share a sample of it with you! During science we will continue to learn about the 3 states of matter, and will be conducting some really fun experiments! Mrs. Steimle Week of September 25th - September 29th Our 1st field trip of the year is coming up! If you haven't paid for your child to attend...please log into Skyward and click on "fees" to pay. Thank you! Our 2 chaperones for this field trip will be Mr. Dartt and Mr. Woster:) Way to go Dads! Tuesday is an early release at 12:50. Our schedule will be slightly different in the morning! We will be attending specials and the kiddos will be eating lunch here at school! During math time our class will continue to practice place value. We will be working on identifying ones and tens and using different manipulatives to help us create numbers. During the reader's workshop we will practice choosing "just right" books and buddy reading. We will also continue to learn what a noun is. The sight words learned so far are under the tab "what we are learning this week." These are words the kids will need to read quickly. During the writer's workshop we will continue to work on creative writing journals and prompt writing. Our class is participating in a writing contest! We will be choosing the most creative piece, and the winner will earn 5 brilliance Dojo points! During science I will be introducing "matter." We will learn about the 3 states of matter and will get to create a Pic Collage. The students will be finding objects around the school from each of the matter categories and will make a collage on their iPad. Hope to see you all at the family picnic next week! Mrs. Steimle Week of September 18th - September 22nd I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Our 1st field trip of the year is right around the corner. The 1st grade classes will be attending Sweetberry Farm on October 12th. More information to come very soon! I will also be sending out a link to sign up for chaperoning if you are interested! During math time we will continue to practice identifying the ones and the tens place in a 2-digit number. We use "cubes" and "longs" to help us make numbers. Identifying the months of the year and the days of the week is another skill we continue to explore in our classroom. During the reader's workshop we will continue to practice reading stamina and choosing "just right books." The students have learned to pick books of interest and close to their reading level. I use the "soup" analogy to help students choose books...you don't want to eat your soup when its too hot (an easy book) or when its too cold (a hard book)...you are going to want to eat your soup when the temperature is just right. We will also continue to learn about nouns! During the writer's workshop we will continue to work on our creative writing journals and prompt writing. Our focus in the next couples of weeks is to get our thoughts down on paper using legible handwriting. During science I will introduce the scientific method. Our class will be conducting 3 really fun experiments! Be sure to check out our Photo Stream for pictures! Let's make it a great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of September 11th - September 15th Be sure to check out our photo stream! Lots of smiles and learning going on in our classroom! During math I will be introducing "place value." The students will get to use manipulative (unifix cubes and place value longs and cubes) to make ones and tens. We will also practice identifying which digit belongs in the ones and tens place. During the reader's workshop we will practice reading stamina and buddy reading. We are continuing to practice taking "sneak peaks" by looking at the cover of a book. Our class will also continue learning about nouns. This week's prompt during the writer's workshop is "I want to be a scientist..." and "Good partners look like..." I will be looking for spaces in between words and legible handwriting. I have been reminding the students to reread their work before being done! :) During science I will introduce what a scientist is, and we will discuss the importance of science safety. Mrs. Steimle Week of September 5th - September 8th I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! We have a short but busy week up ahead! Our BIG goal this week is to listen to the teacher the 1st time directions are given:) We will be going on (3) field trips so far - Sweetberry Farm & Thinkery. Please go to Skyward and click on "fees" on the left side of the screen. You will be able to pay for all the field trips online. I will be sending out a chaperone interest form a few days before each field trip. During math we will be working on skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. We will be using a 100's chart to help us count. By the end of the first quarter, the students will need to count forwards and backwards to 30. On Tuesday, I will be sending home a 100's chart to help your child practice counting. During the reader's workshop we will continue to take "sneak peaks" before reading a book. I will be introducing reading with partners using EEKK (elbow elbow knee knee). We will review last week's sight words and practice new ones: can, come, go. Our class will also learn what a noun is. During the writer's workshop we will continue to practice writing neatly with spaces in between words. We will also practice writing our name (I have seen some letter reversals and capital letters in the middle of names). This is a great skill to practice at home! Our prompt this week is "We need teachers because..." During our social studies time we will continue to discuss how peoples' jobs help us in our community. Mrs. Steimle August 28th - September 1st We had a wonderful 1st week! Our Back to School Morning is on Monday from 7:40 - 8:40 in our library. All parents are welcome! During math this week we will be working on counting forwards and backwards from 1 - 30. The students are encouraged to use a 100's chart or number line to help them count! We will be working towards the number 120 by Q4. During the reader's workshop we will be working on reading a book and taking a "sneak peak" (making a prediction of what the book is about). We will introduce the sight words - I, and, big. The students will be expected to read these words quickly and easily. Each week during the writer's workshop we will be working on a prompt/s. This week the prompts are: - A fireman is brave because... - When I grow up I want to be... I will be encouraging the students to write neatly and with spaces. I will also be watching out for letter reversals and writing with a capital/lower case. These are skills which will we will practice all quarter! During social studies we will introduce "communities." We will be talking about community helpers, and about what we want to be when we grow up. Let's make it another great week! Mrs. Steimle Week of August 21st - August 25th Welcome to 1st grade! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing summer! I am looking forward to meeting you during our Bobcat Welcome on Friday August 18th from 8 - 10 am in room 203. If you haven't purchased school supplies there will be some extras available in the office:) Here is our school supply list: bpe.eanesisd.net/uploaded/BPE/school/supplies/FIRST_SS.pdf At Bobcat Welcome, I will be asking you to send an email to me with your child's name and both parents' names. This seems to be the most accurate way of getting everyone's correct email addresses. If you would like to send this to me before Bobcat Welcome, feel free to do so! My email address is [email protected]. First grade teachers are going paperless this year! We will be gathering all the "Back to School Information" via a Google form. Please fill out and get it back to us by Friday evening. That way we can make a bus schedule, and have all the information we need for the first day of school:). If you have any bus questions, please visit [email protected]. They can process inquiries much faster through email than phone. If your child rides the bus home, please know what bus they ride, as I will need to know this on Friday:). Thank you!! Andrea Steimless |
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