Ms. Sims' First GradeDearborn Public Schools

Nov 26th Week of December 2nd – December 6th

Hello Parents and Guardians,

NEED TO KNOW:

1. Late start December 18th.
2. Winter Break starts on December 20th and school resumes on January 6th.

SPELLING:  We will do “ch” words. Our words are: chin, chip, chop, choose, lunch, such, much, catch.  Our bonus words: nine, ten.

WRITING:  We will work on writing an opinion piece for the hallway.

READING:  We will learn to read and compare selections about different types of characters and analyze what the characters say, think, and do.  We will look at different “Gingerbread Man” books and see how they are alike and different.

MATH:  We will continue working on Module 2.  It is an introduction to place value through addition and subtraction within 20.  We plan on being done with lessons 1-10 Friday. Please have your child practice math at home to help them with their development at school.

SCIENCE:   We are focusing on Social Studies.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will work on our lesson about History.

We will have another great week!

Ms. Sims

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Nov 22nd Thanksgiving party

We will have a small, low-key party on Tuesday from 2:45-3:20. Please see the link for the Sign-Up Genius:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4CAAA723A75-thanksgiving3

Nov 21st FIELD TRIP and Popcorn

The field trip permission slip and money is due tomorrow. I will not accept late payment because we have to pay for the trip tomorrow with the iMax Theater.

There will be popcorn tomorrow!

Nov 18th Field Trip!

On Friday,December 13th, we will be going to The Henry Ford IMAX theater to see The Polar Express. We will be leaving school by 9:00am and returning around 12:30pm. We will then order pizza for lunch in our classrooms. Students and parents dressed in pajamas will get free popcorn! The cost is $14 per student and includes admission, a drink, and pizza lunch at school after the movie. Cost for parents is $11. We will need parent drivers for the trip. Please let us know if you can drive and how many students you can take. Please return form and money by Friday, Nov.22nd. Thank you!

Nov 16th Week of 11/18-11/22

Week of November 18th – November 22nd   

Hello Parents and Guardians,

NEED TO KNOW:

1. This year’s fifth annual Battling Against Hunger drive is a cooperative effort between Dearborn, Edsel Ford and Fordson high schools, with help from the elementary and middle schools that feed into those buildings.We will be helping Edsel Ford with collections  The drive runs from Nov. 18-22nd. The goal is to collect 30,000 canned goods for Zaman International and $7,600 for the Amity Foundation. The class that collects the most cans at DuVall will win a pizza party. Thanks for your help!
2. Thanksgiving break starts at the end of school on Tuesday, Nov 26th.  We are off on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. School resumes Monday, DECEMBER 2nd (this year is flying by!).
3. Late start December 18th.

SPELLING:  We will be working on the “sh” words.  Our words are: she, show, ship, shop, wish, dish, push, brush.  Our extra words are: seven, eight.

WRITING:  We will work on writing our opinion pieces.

READING:  We will learn how to understand the author’s purpose of writing the informational piece, which means we will be learning how to interpretation of information in non-fiction reading. We will be learning more about verb tenses.

MATH:  We will start Module 2.  It is an introduction to place value through addition and subtraction within 20. 

SCIENCE:   We are focusing on Social Studies.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We are going to work on our lessons on Family History.

We will have another great week!

Ms. Sims

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Nov 12th School Closed 11/12

A note from central office: “Due to weather and road conditions all Dearborn Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, November 12, 2019.”

I will be contacting everyone regarding conferences.

Nov 8th Week of November 11th – November 15th

Hello Parents and Guardians,

NEED TO KNOW:

1. We will finish Parent – Teacher Conferences this week.  Check the homework folders for your day and time!
2. Thanksgiving break starts at the end of school on Tuesday, Nov 26th.  We are off on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. School resumes Monday, DECEMBER 2nd (this year is flying by!).
3. Late start December 18th.

SPELLING:  We will be working on the “th” words.  I tell the students they need to stick their tongue out just a little bit to say the sound correctly.  Our words are: the, this, that, thank, there, then, they, them. Our extra words are: five, six.

WRITING:  We will work on writing our opinion pieces.

READING:  We will continue to learn how to ask and answer questions for clarification and how to use context clues to learn the meaning of unknown words. We will be learning more about adjectives and how they modify a noun.  

MATH:  We WILL FINISH Module 1!!!  Students should have all lessons 1-39 completed in their homework book.  There will be a math test this week!  Please look for the practice test we will do before hand.

SCIENCE:   We are focusing on Social Studies.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We are going to start our lesson on Family History.

We will have another great week!

Ms. Sims

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Nov 1st Week of NOVEMBER 4th – November 8th

Hello Parents and Guardians,

NEED TO KNOW:

1. We don’t have school on Tuesday, November 5th, due to election day.
2. Parent – Teacher Conferences are happening soon!  Check the homework folders for your day and time!
3. Thanksgiving break starts at the end of school on Tuesday, Nov 26th.  We are off on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. School resumes Monday, DECEMBER 2nd (this year is flying by!).

SPELLING:  We will be working on the “-ing” words.  Our words are: wing, sing, ring, bring, string, swing, spring, thing.  Our extra words are: three, four.

WRITING:  We will start learning how to write opinion pieces.

READING:  We are will learn how to ask and answer questions for clarification and how to use context clues to learn the meaning of unknown words. We will be learning more about adjectives and how they modify a noun.  

MATH:  We are still working on Module 1.  We are learning how to subtract now. Students should have all lessons 1-38 completed in their homework book.  There will be a math test the 2nd week of November.

SCIENCE:   We are focusing on Social Studies.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We are going to start our lesson on Family History.

We will have another great week!

Ms. Sims

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Oct 29th A note from Mr. Attee about Halloween

On Thursday, October 31st, students will be allowed to bring costumes to school.  Students will not be able to wear their costumes during the morning, but may put them on in the afternoon prior to our Halloween Parade at 2:00 PM.  Weather permitting, we will walk around the school during the parade and then have time for class group pictures.  If there is inclement weather, we will have a route through the school.  Parents are invited to walk with their children during the parade, but must check into the office first in order to obtain a visitor’s pass.

Notes about costumes:

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL. Instead, bring your labeled costume in a bag, with your student’s name on it.  Students will be able to change into their costumes in the afternoon. Students may NOT dress up as anything that contains inappropriate, bloody looking, or would be considered scary for younger students who may be frightened by these costumes due to images they may have seen in the media. Weapons or toys that resemble weapons are NOT permitted.  Classroom activities will vary on time and type, so please check the blog of your child’s teacher for details!

OUR PARTY will follow the parade! See you Thursday!

Oct 25th Week of October 28th – November 1st

Hello Parents and Guardians,

NEED TO KNOW:

1. There are still spots open on our “Sign Up Genius” for the Halloween Party:

1. There is a ½ day on Friday, November 1st.
2. We don’t have school on Tuesday, November 5th, due to election day.
3. Operation Gratitude Halloween Give-Back Campaign Underway Candy for a Cause

**We will be collecting candy in the office November 1st-4th. **

SPELLING:  We will be working on the short “ell” words.  Our words are: tell, spell, sell, shell, bell, yell, smell, fell.  Our extra words are: one, two.

WRITING:  We wrote informational, non-fiction stories comparing birds and bats.  The stories are in the hallway along with our fall stories.

READING:  We are still practicing the parts of a story, (character, setting, problem, solution).  We will be doing activities about putting stories in correct order. We will also learn about key details of text. We have learned about nouns, and the types of nouns: common and proper nouns.  We have also learned about verbs. Next we will learn about adjectives.  

MATH:  We are still working on Module 1.  We are learning how to subtract now. Students should have all lessons 1-35 completed in their homework book. 

SCIENCE:   We are learning about light and sound.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We are focusing on our science lessons.

We will have another great week!

Ms. Sims

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