Our Snow Day learning experience was a success! Many thanks again to Robin for coordinating and to Krista, Hailey, Karen, Randi, and Robin for helping us make this a fun day for the kids.

Enjoy your Winter Break. Be safe, stay warm and make memories. See you in 2015!

And the Spellling Bee winners are....

Congratulations to....

Davinna Clemmons

and

Tyler Cox

They will be representing our class for the Brassfield Spelling Bee on Jan. 7th. Good luck you two!

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday Dec. 18th, is our Snow Day learning experience from 12:30-1:45. If you are volunteering to help please stop by earlier to help set up. Many thanks to Robin Kent for organizing and for everyone who has sent things in. The kids are super excited! 

Dec. 12 Newsletter...

PISA packet due Thursday

Don't forget that the PISA packets sent home in October are due Thursday. Get yours turned in in time to join us at our "PISA Party" on Friday! 

              

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

It may have been raining outside today but it was snowing inside! We had a great time getting ready for winter during indoor recess today! 


                  

                                                                                                    
                 
                                                              

Dec. 5th Newsletter....

Specials Schedule Change upon Track In

Our Specials' Schedule will change on Monday. Here is our new schedule. 

Track In only days away...

Track Out is almost over. I am looking forward to seeing everyone all rested and ready to learn. Don't forget to bring homework packets back. We start assessments as soon as we get back and I want everyone to be ready. See everyone Monday, December 8th! 

Oct. 31st newsletter

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our field trip. Please make sure your child dresses comfortably so they can learn and have fun. I sent you an email if you chose to pack a lunchbox for your child as a reminder. Please check your email. Many thanks to Mrs. Bryson, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Hemmingsen, Mr. Filardo and Mrs. Grant for offering to join us. The kids are really excited! 

October 17th newsletter...

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Fall Student Led Conference sign up's live...

Ready for Student Led Conferences? Sign up's are online. You should have received an email. If you didn't click the following link to sign up.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44AAAF2FAB9-fall2

Newsletter Oct.10th...

All 9's in specials!!!!

Whose class had all 9's for the entire week of specials? OURS! So Mrs. Chern HAD to do something special, so.... we got out tissue paper and got ooey and gooey. Look at what we made!

We learned that working as a team to make the most of our time together with our Specialist teacher is a win win for all of us. We get to learn a lot in our specials, our special teacher is happy, and we are happy. We can't wait to do this again. 

Newsletter for Oct. 3...

Book It came home today!!!!

What is Book-IT and How do I use it?

Since 1984, the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! National Reading Incentive Program has been dedicated to the mindset that, to make a difference, you really have to Read Your Heart Out.™ It’s a personal challenge to turn have to read into a want to read. Every day.

The program runs from October - March.

• The reading goal is set (10-15 minutes per day)
• The achievement is rewarded (color in a shape each time the goal is made)
• The certificate is redeemed at the end of the month (turn in your log at the end of the month)
• Get praise, Passport to Reading, and Pizza Hut pizza
• Watch for the smile :).

There is an app you can download so you can track your minutes all online. If you are interested in using the app instead of coloring the paper let me know and I will add you to our class. There is a dragon avatar your child can create and for minutes reading they earn coins to "shop" for things for their dragon. Sounds like fun if you would like your child to use technology. 

I encourage you to visit the Pizza Hut Book It Website at http://www.bookitprogram.com/. This is where you can make a pledge to read each night as well as find resources about how to read with your child and how to help your child become a stronger reader. 

Specials schedule changes...

Our Specials schedule has changed. Please note the changes. I will update the schedules tab on the blog as well. 

Anchor Charts for Narrative Writing: Small Moments...

This is where we started. We listed characteristics of a GREAT story and wrote steps on how to write one. We even came up with questions to ask ourselves and our peers to help make sure our stories were GREAT!

We learned about temporal words and how they help to show order of events. We also learned two ways to make a strong ending to our stories. 

We also learned about "Action Words", which we now know are called verbs. No more "went" in our stories!

We also learned about pronouns. We know we can't use them until we introduce our characters first. 

P.S. The votes are in! Our next class reward is a... Popsicle Party. Okay 1st graders let's focus on being a team! 

Newsletter for Sept. 26th...

Sept. 19th Newsletter...

We did it! We earned a class reward. Tomorrow, Wednesday September 17th is Pajama Day for Mrs. Chern's class. 

Don't forget to send your child to school with a white T-shirt tomorrow. We will need to tye them before we dye them so they will be ready for Friday. We will dye on Wednesday. 

Sept. 12th newsletter...

Spanish website

Wondering what your child is doing and learning in Spanish? Take a look at Senora Lipetzky's website. The link below will take you right to it.

Senora Lipetzky's Website

Spelling list news...

In an effort to make it easier for you to know which spelling words we are focusing on I will highlight the current list in green and highlight older lists in yellow. It may be a good idea to go back to older lists from time to time to see if your child learned the words or just memorized them for the week.