Dates to Remember:
Thursday, January 23 – 1/2 day , dismissal 11:45
Friday, January 24 – No school.
There will be no spelling tests this week for Kindergarten or First grade.
Tuesday, January 21 – First grade will have a science test.
Wednesday, January 24 – Kindergarten/ First grade will have a social studies test.
This week I will finish up with DI strict Reading assessments. Book bags will go home next week for K-1st Grade.
Enjoy your holiday!
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember:
Monday, January 13 – Music Assembly 2:30 p.m. Performance from singers from different countries.
Tuesday, January 14 – K-2 Music Concert 7pm
Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King Day – School closed
Kindergarten
Spelling – Kindergartners will start the spelling program this week. On Friday, January 17 there will be a spelling test on the “at” word family
at, bat, sat. Sight words – and, I, a, my. Information on the spelling program will be in your child’s blue folder on Monday along with a spelling notebook.
Writing – We will finish up on our narrative writing pieces. This week student’s will review and take the District Opinion Writing Assessment.
Math – we will review and compare shapes, practice subtraction story problems, practice counting and I will assess for 2nd Card Marking. Students should be able to count to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s by the year end.
Science – We will finish science unit on Force/Motion.
Social Studies – We will finish unit on Economics/History. Student time-lines are due on Wednesday, January 15. A study guide will go home this week for students to prepare for a Economic/History social studies test the following week.
Reading – I will be assessing students for the District Reading Assessment this week.
First Grade
Spelling – Test will be on Friday, January 17. Spelling words “sh” word family – she, ship, shot, show, Sight words – three, two.
I will be starting a new sight word program and discontinuing the sight word lists that I was using before. I have been using the Dolch sight word lists for assessment that corresponds with the Dolch Pre-primer, Primer, 1st grade, 2nd and third grade sight words lists. The entire list will be sent home this week, so you can review sight words with your child at home. First graders should know the Pre-primer, Primer and First grade list by the end of the year. Most students have mastered the words on the Pre-primer and Primer lists already with our weekly spelling tests, reading/word work in class. Again, information will be forthcoming this week.
Writing – Students will take the District Opinion Writing Assessment. We will review and practice forms of opinion writing prior to the assessment.
Math – Wednesday, January 15 first graders will take the Unit 4 Math Test. The study guide went home last week for review.
We started an introduction to addition facts/power facts on Friday. On Fridays I will begin timing students on math facts. First grade students by the end of the year should fluently add and subtract within 10. Students will master facts by 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, etc. until they move to a new fact list. You can help your child by getting a set of addition/subtraction flash-cards ( Dollar store sells them) Practice nightly so they become more fluent with math facts. We will also be reviewing place value with tens and ones using the calculator and base 10 blocks and cubes.
Social Studies/Science – We will be finishing up on economics in Social Studies and will begin reviewing for the Social Studies test. A study guide will go home this week to help prepare your child for the test.
Science – we will also finish up on the Science weather unit and review for the Science test. A science study guide will go home this week to help prepare your child for the test. Social Studies/Science test will be the following week.
Reading – I will be assessing students for the District Reading Assessment. Please make sure you are pulling book bags out of your child’s back-pack and signing the reading log. Student’s are returning book bags with no parent signatures. In addition, please have your child read the book(s) three times to help build fluency and then have your child do a retell – beginning, middle, end. Please read nightly with your child because they truly do become better readers and writers with support at home.
Mrs. Polgar
I hope everyone is warm and safe at home! Since we have had an extra two days of school off Kindergartners and First graders will not have a spelling test on Friday. Also, first graders will not have a math test on Friday.
Keep warm!
Mrs. Polgar
Families,
I hope everyone had a relaxing break amidst the cold temperatures and snow. I am looking forward to hearing what everyone did over break and begin a New Year!
Before break we had a wonderful holiday party! Thank you to the parents and Mrs. Jeffries and Mrs. Ford our room moms for volunteering to help in the classroom to make our holiday special.
Thank you for the holiday gifts and gifts for the classroom that I received. I appreciate your generosity, support and help you provide throughout the year.
Monday, January 6, 2014 – Return to school
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – Late Start – students report to school one hour later
Kindergarten
Kindergartners will start spelling program week of January 6. Spelling test will be on Friday, January 10. Spelling program information and spelling homework assignments will go home on Monday.
Spelling List – “at” family at, bat, sat Sight words – and, I, a, my
Writing – Narrative – Story elements; characters, setting, plot, problem, solution. We will also review later in the week for the District Writing Assessment – Opinion writing.
Math – We will focus on solving addition and subtraction problems along with writing story problems. Identifying, comparing and describing attributes of shapes.
Science – We will continue with unit on Force/Gravity
Social Studies – We will finish up on our unit on Economics/ Recognize situations in which people trade. Begin unit on History – Describing ways people learn about the past.
First Grade
First graders will practice spelling words with “sh” beginnings.
Spelling List – “sh” words – she, ship, shot, show Sight words – three, too
Spelling Test will be on Friday, January 10. Students are responsible for doing weekly Spelling homework assignments and turning their spelling notebooks in on Fridays of each week, this is part of their spelling grade.
Writing – Begin writing narratives with story elements; characters, setting, plot, problem, solution. Review opinion writing to prepare for District Writing Assessment in January.
Math – First graders will have a test on Unit 4, Friday, January 10. A study guide will go home on Monday. We will finish up on unit 4 and create number scrolls by ordering numbers through 100 or more. Introduction to addition facts, turn-around facts, and making 10 with addition facts. We will also review for unit 4 test.
Science – We will learn and use instruments used to measure temperature. Compare and describe clouds in our weather unit.
Social Studies – We will review vocabulary terms in economic unit. Finish up economic unit with trade.
Have a safe weekend!
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember
Wow! Did we get the snow. Please remember students need to pack snow-pants and snow boots to play at recess. If they do not have snow-pants or boots they can not play in the snow.
Thursday, December 19 – Holiday Party 1-2 pm. Please come and join us at our holiday party and help volunteer at stations.
Friday, December 20 – Hop aboard the Polar Express in Mrs. Polgar’s Class. Students may wear PJ’s to school on Friday and will enjoy hot chocolate while watching the “Polar Express.”
Friday, December 20 – Sing-a-long with Holiday songs in the afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Gym. All are Welcome!
Winter Recess – Begins at the end of the day on Friday, December 20, 2013 and will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2014.
Kindergarten
Review Sight words – I, and, you, me, a, the, like, see, is, look, at, my
Writing – We are working on informational writing and writing facts about arctic animals.
Math – Extending shape patterns, counting from any given number, using a calculator, graphing, adding and subtracting with dice.
Social Studies – Economics- studying reasons why people voluntarily trade.
Science – Physical Science – Push and Pull concept.
First Grade
Spelling – There will be no spelling test this week. Please continue to review sight word lists with your child and return the list once it is mastered to school. These are common sight words that students will see often in their reading in first grade and should be able to read fluently.
Writing – We are working on informational writing and working on introductory sentences, factual information and closing sentences on our planners and in are writing. We are learning information about arctic animals.
Math – Exploring data, shapes and Base-10 blocks, telling time on the quarter-hour, time-lines, and working with number scrolls.
Social Studies – Economics – studying reasons why people voluntarily trade.
Science – Studying precautions that should be taken during severe weather conditions.
Reading – Please listen to your child read at home and review sight words with you child nightly. These reading skills promotes growth in your child’s reading fluency, comprehension and progression in reading levels.
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember
Monday, December 9 – December Family Banner Project due.
Tuesday, December 10 – Students will visit Secret Santa Shop in the afternoon. An envelope for purchases will be sent home on Monday.
Wednesday, December 11 – Late Start. School starts an hour later.
Thursday, December 19 – Mrs. Polgar’s Holiday Party will be in the afternoon from 1pm – 2pm. We will need volunteers to help at centers to help with making ornaments, cookie decorating, and game activities. I will be meeting with room mom’s this week to plan the party. So there will be a sign-up sheet or room mom’s will notify parents for volunteer help.
Friday, December 20 – Nowlin School will have a Sing-Along in the afternoon at 2:30.
Kindergarten
Sight Words – me, you
Letter of Week – Q handwriting/sound
Math – Focus this week will be using a number line and counting on and back on a number line. Intro to Top It Card game – comparing two numbers, using math vocabulary; more, less, higher and lower. Using a pattern block template using circle, triangle, square, parallelogram, trapezoid and hexagon shapes. Using the addition symbol and solving addition problems. Daily counting practice by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
Writing – Students have started learning about informational text features. We will review text features and begin using an informational text planner to help us plan our writing and begin writing facts about informational topics.
Science – We will investigate the concept of push/pull with various objects. On Wednesday, December 11 students may bring in an object from home that moves so we can further explore the concept of push/pull. A note will be sent home as a reminder.
Social Studies – We will review needs/wants and discuss the reason why people can’t have everything they want.
First Grade
Spelling Words – Words with “th” endings – bath, math. Sight words – with, have, he.
Math – We have been studying measurement with non-standard units. We will use a ruler, tape measure to measure various objects. Explore data, shapes, and Base 10 blocks.
Writing – Students have started learning about informational text features. We will review text features and begin using an informational planner to help us plan our informational writing pieces. Students will write a topic sentence and facts about their informational topic.
Science – We will compare and describe severe weather conditions.
Social Studies – We will give examples and reasons why people cannot have everything they want. Vocabulary; scarcity, needs, wants.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember
Monday, December 9 – Scholastic Book Orders on-line due.
Monday, December 9 – Holiday Family Banner project due.
Thursday, December 19 – Holiday Party. More news will be coming with time and activities.
Kindergarten
Letter of Week – O handwriting/sound review.
Sight Words – look, and
Writing – We will finish up with opinion writing with opinion letters. Next, we will move on to informational writing and learn about informational text features.
Daily Five – CAFE strategies – learn to clap syllables in one to three segments. Respond to questions about a text.
Math – Focus of week in EveryDay math is graphing, 2D shape review, 3D shapes activities, counting and writing by 10’s, teen number review. Every Day counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s.
Science – Review gravity and student’s will describe the position of an object in relation to other objects around it; using positional words.
Social Studies – Review goods and services and how our family uses goods and services.
First Grade
Spelling Words – beginning “th” words – the, then, there Sight words – two, yellow
We will review “h” brother digraphs (th, sh, ch and wh)
Writing – We will finish up with opinion writing with opinion letters. Next, we will move on to informational writing and learn about informational text features.
Daily Five – CAFE strategies – Blend sounds, stretch and read. Asking questions throughout the reading process.
Math – First graders will take Unit 3 Math Test on Monday, December 2. A study guide went home before Thanksgiving break. Focus of week in EveryDay math is reading a thermometer, recording temperature, learning nonstandard linear measures, reviewing math skills of week. Every Day counting and writing by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and reviewing math facts.
Science – First graders weather graph is due on Monday, December 2. Focus on weather unit and comparing daily changes in weather and describing weather changes in relation to the four seasons. Building a weather word wall.
Social Studies – Describing how our families use goods and services in relation to terms producer and consumer.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember
Monday, November 25 – Picture Retake Day
Tuesday, November 26 – PBIS November Celebration 2:25-3:10. Students who were not on green six times during the month of November will get to participate in Game Day! Please have your child bring a board game to school on Tuesday, November 26. Students are responsible for games they bring to school.
November 27 – November 29 – No school. Thanksgiving Break
Thank you to all the parents that attended parent-teacher conferences. I enjoyed meeting with parents and discussing your child’s progress. As I think about things to be thankful for during the season; I am thankful for the support I have in my classroom and the great families and student’s I work with everyday. Thank you!
Kindergarten
Review Sight Words – I, a, the, is, my, like, see, at
Letter of Week – Nn Handwriting-Sound
First Grade
Spelling – There will be no spelling test this week. Students that need to make up a test can do a make-up this week.
Math – First graders will take a Math Test on Unit 3 when they return from break on Monday, December 2, 2013. A math study guide will go home this week, so your child can study over break.
Science – Weather changes – student’s will complete a weather graph for the week of November 25 through December 1. We are studying weather words and weather changes. So, please have your child record the weather for this week at home and return their graph on Monday, December 2, 2013.
Dates to Remember:
Parent Teacher Conferences – Wednesday, November 20 and Thursday, November 21
Turkey Disguise Project due – Monday, November 18
Picture Re-takes – Monday, November 25
Star of the Week – Congratulations! Jordyn Hazamy and Great Job! Ricael Rodriguez – we enjoyed your week.
Donations – If you have any old socks at home we could use them in our classroom for erasers for our white-boards. We can also use some tissue in the classroom. Unfortunately, it is that time of year and we have the sniffles in our classroom.
Parents, thank you for your support at home. I know we all have busy schedules after school and I know that all of you are taking the time to help your child with their school work. So, thank you for partnering with me in your child’s success.
Kindergarten
Sight words – look, at
Letter of Week – Mm
We will practice writing Mm and exploring different things that begin with Mm.
Writing – We continue to work on opinion writing pieces. We are also checking to make sure we start a sentence with a upper-case letter, have spaces between our words, writing sounds we hear in words, and ending sentences with punctuation.
Math – We will be comparing numbers, putting numbers in order, describing and using shapes, and learning the concept of probability in story problems.
Science – We will explore how objects fall toward the earth and the concept of gravity.
Social Studies – We will review needs and wants and focus on goods and services in our Economic Unit.
First Grade
Spelling Words – ed & ob family
bed, fed, job, rob sight words – said, good
Writing – we continue to work on opinion writing pieces and using graphic organizers to help us plan our writing.
Math – We will focus on solving word problems with money, begin quick addition facts, counting dime, nickels and pennies, and using a line plot to solve math problems.
Science – We will continue our unit on Weather studying vocabulary related to daily weather changes.
Social Studies – We will focus on producers and consumers related with goods and services.
Reading – Individual sight word lists were sent home last week. Please review the list and help your child read these sight words fluently. Once they have mastered reading their sight words they will get another list to practice. One list remains at home so you can make a booklet or write the words on index cards so that your child can review the words throughout the year.
Have a nice day!
Mrs. Polgar
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, November 13 – Late Start Date
Thursday, November 14 – Parent Teacher Conference 4-7 pm. Parent’s received conference reminder’s in their child’s blue folder. If you are unable to make a conference date, please let me know so we can reschedule.
Friday, November 15 – Mrs. Polgar is having a Bake Sale on Friday. We need parent volunteer’s to bake some goodies or purchase some packaged baked goods for Friday’s Bake Sale. All funds from the bake sale go towards field trips, and classroom materials. In addition, we need parent volunteers to help at the bake sale.
Star of the Week – Congratulations! Ricael Rodriguez
KINDERGARTEN
Letter of the Week – Ll Sound/Handwriting
Letter Sounds – We are working on all of our letter sounds daily. Please review sounds with your child at home also.
Sight Words – We will review sight words, I , a, the, like, see, my.
Writing – We continue to work on opinion writing. Student’s have really enjoyed opinion writing and are starting to write sight words in their writing and writing words to match their pictures. Student’s have wrote their opinion’s on topic’s such as;
My Favorite Special
The Best Pet
I Like School
Daily Five – Working on identify the first sound in a word, reviewing reading strategies on CAFE board and reviewing sight words we know in text.
Math – This week we are focusing on counting up to 100 by ones and tens. Counting on from any number. Comparing two objects by weight using a pan balance. Writing numbers 0-20. Counting objects in order. Comparing two numbers. Representing addition and subtraction with objects, and drawings. Measuring objects and comparing by length and/or weight.
Science – We will begin our science unit on weather. Students will observe weather changes from day to day and identify and name the seasons.
Social Studies – We will begin our social studies unit on Economics. Students will distinguish between needs and wants.
FIRST GRADE
Spelling Words – en & et family – pen, ten, hen, pet, get
sight words – help, yes
This week your child will bring home a list of sight words that they need to master reading fluently. Once they have mastered reading the list at home, your child will be assessed at school and will then be given a new list to practice. Each student will have a weekly individual list of sight words. As a parent you can help by writing the words on index cards and placing them on a ring or making a booklet of the lists that are sent home. Reading sight words automatically; increases fluency skills and decoding skills.
Reading Logs – I will pass out new reading logs this week. Thank you to parent’s that are supporting reading at home and reading with your child.Reading is daily homework that first grader’s need to be doing at home.
Writing – we continue to work on opinion writing. First graders are writing their opinion, reason for their opinion and concluding their opinion.
Math – this week we will focus counting and adding and subtracting on a number line. Understanding negative and positive numbers on a number line. Solving addition and subtraction word problems within 20. Adding and subtracting within 10. Counting from any number to 120. Telling time to the half hour.
Parents additional support you can give your child in math at home – is having your child count and write numbers by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s to 120. Also, reviewing addition math facts with your child using flash-cards. Counting money; nickels and pennies with your child. Continue keeping up with Math Home-Links and visit Every Day Math website for games, unit review and more.
Science – we will begin a Science unit on weather. Students will identify what changes occur in the weather from season to season. Will identify the sun as an important source of heat.
Social Studies – we will begin a Social Studies unit on Economics. Students will distinguish between producers and consumers of goods/services.
Have a good weekend.
Mrs. Polgar