Category Archives: First Grade

We will resume Victory Drill this week. Please be ready to test on Victory Drill Tuesday morning. We will test for Math Facts in a Flash on Friday. Please practice at home.

1^st Grade Field Trip                                                                                                                                                         Thursday, May 8^th is our field trip to the Galt Herald Newspaper. We still need more drivers. We will be leaving at 9:30 and returning at 11:45. Please wear your blue St. Peter’s t-shirt as is required for all field trips.

All School Field Trip  - Mark your calendar!

We will be going on an all school field trip May 25^th  to – A Magical Place in Galt..

At 11:40 leave for A Magical Place and return  to school at.2:15. I will send permission slips home soon.

First Grade Chapel Program

The First Grade Chapel Program is on May 16^th at 8:30. Please plan on joining us. We will have special treats  following our program. It’s a fun day filled with worship, fellowship and community service.

1^st Grade mission project

Please start collectingfrom family and friends new plain, white socks for our mission project. Ankle to mid-calf length preferred. We will be collecting them from the entire school and then sort them for the clothes closet after our chapel program on May 16th. You can start bringing them to school on May 14th. Our plan is to sort, label and put the donated socks into bags by type and size.  I then need a volunteer to take the socks to the Food Bank/Clothes Closet on Dino Drive in Elk Grove. Please let me know if you would like to help out.

Track and Field

 I will be coaching Track and Field again this year. A flyer is included in your Friday folder with the practice schedule. We will begin next Tuesday and have practice every Tuesday and Thursday to May 17^th. There is a parent meeting on Tuesday, May 1^st at 4:30, out near the track. No worries if you can’t make the meeting. I’ll give you the scoop! The big conference meet is on Saturday, May 19^th at Sheldon High School. It is a fun filled morning and everyone gets a ribbon for every event.

Science News with Mrs. Rowley

We used our first simple machine this week (the wheel). The whole purpose of simple machines is to make work easier. Students explored this concept on their own. To encourage exploration, look around your home and neighborhood for wheels and gears.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words: store, corn, for, more, or, morning, *afford, *before – review

Reading: Begin Theme 10. Two Greedy Bears

Math – Continue time

Social Studies:  theme 5 – Citizenship and Government

Bible: Life of Jesus, Shine your Light!

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals,

Writing -Weekend News, Story Collection

High Frequency Words: baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched

Spanish: Unit 5 – Review

Mark Your Calendar:

May 4 – Open House – Come Join the Fun!

May 8 –  Galt Herald Field Trip

May 9 –  Accelerated Reader Chapel

May 14 – Bring New White socks for needy children in Elk Grove area

May 16 – 1st Grade Chapel and Mission Project

May 19 – Track Meet

May 28 – Memorial Day Holiday

 
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14

Today, March 30^th is our last paper Friday note unless one is requested through the office.

Special Guests the week!

Noah Hamm’s grandfather shared a Spanish lesson with us and with James’s mom we had fun with music.

Speech Meet

Congratulations to everyone for a job well done!

The winners of our classroom Speech Meet are: Josiah Dyer for Bible Memorization and Ashlee West for Poetry.

Money Math

You child has spent their hard earned coins at Mrs. Caudle’s Store. Thanks to Nicolas Fedor, Atticus Stewart-Gast and Katie Ruecker for their generous donations to our store!

Science notes from Mrs. Rowley

We are still covering background information on Work and energy in order to understand how Simple machines make work easier.

We have a lot of activities planned for next week’s HOLY WEEK!

Monday: Entire school Palm Processional –The Triumphant Entry Skit and Worship 

Tuesday: Morning Movie in Fellowship Hall

Wednesday: Chapel

Thursday: Maundy Thursday: Seder Meal with 7^th grade buddies, Gethsemane prayer time.

Good Friday: Cross Making

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday.

This week we will:

Spelling words: store, corn, for, more, or, morning, *afford, *before

Reading: Two Greedy Bears

Math –begin Time and Probability

Social Studies:   Then and Now continues

Bible: Holy Week

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals,

Writing; Weekend News

High Frequency Words: began, divide, second, head, sure, break, laugh

Scripture – Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:2

P.E. with Ms. Irving

Science with Mrs. Rowley

Star of the Week: JESUS! It’s Holy Week!

Library books and movies due Wednesday!

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Holy Week                   April 2-6, 2012

April 4^th Accelerated Reader Chapel

Spring Break April 9-13 School and Day Care Closed

April 17^th Terra Nova testing begins!

March 30^th is our last paper Friday note unless one is requested through the office.

Speech Meet

Please continue practicing your speech meet selection at home. Our classroom speech meet is Tuesday, March 27. Sorry, no parents can attend. It’s for the students and judges. Please practice having your child introduce themselves and state what they are going to recite. If your child is reciting a scripture they must also state the version of the Bible and what the scripture means to them. Thanks for all your hard work in helping your child memorize their selection!

Science notes from Mrs. Rowley

We learned Newton’s First Law (inertia). To enhance their understanding, ask your student to show you the hand motions as they recite the Law. If they need help, just give them the first 3 words and it should spark their memory (An object in motion…) FYI: An object in motion stays in motion until a force stops it; an object at rest stays at rest until a force moves it.

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday.

This Week we will:

Spelling words: dishes, boxes, wishes, dresses, beaches, kisses* brushes, *classes

Reading: Frog helps snake, The Fleet Street Club, The New Friend

Math – money continues this week. Practice counting coins at home.

Social Studies: continuetime lines, past, present, future,

Bible: shine our light for Jesus, Life of Jesus

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals, Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: after, done, school, before, off, wash, buy, pretty

Scripture:  Speech practice

P.E. with Ms. Irving

Science with Mrs. Rowley

Star of the Week: Katie Ruecker

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Tuesday, March 27       Speech Meet

Holy Week                   April 2-6, 2012

Spring Break April 9-13 School and Day Care Closed

Monday is School Spirit Sports Day - March  19th. Your child can wear sport Jerseys or uniforms. Please NO bats, hockey/lacrosse sticks, or cleats.

March 30^th is our last paper Friday note unless one is requested through the office.

Speech Meet

Please continue practicing your speech meet selection at home. Next week instead of Victory and Math Drill we will have our parent volunteers listen to your child’s speech. Make sure to keep your child’s speech selection in their drill folder. Please have your child bring it every day next week.

Our school speech meet is on Monday, March 22, 2010.

Science notes from Mrs. Rowley

Electricity books went home this week. You will find some background information, experiments and family activities. Next week we will begin experiments with Simple Machines.

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday.

This week we will:

Spelling words: by, my, fly, try, cry, why * pry, *multiply

Reading: When I Am Old With You, Sunny’s Buddy, I Spy

Math: Money continues! Please practice counting coins at home!

Social Studies: time lines, past, present, future,

Bible: The life of Jesus continues.

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals,

Writing – Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: else, dance, around, open, ocean, talk, though, ever

Music with Mr. Schultz

P.E. with Ms. Irving

Science with Mrs. Rowley

Star of the Week: Mateo Reynaga

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Monday, March 19        School Spirit : Sports Day

Tuesday, March 27       Speech Meet

Holy Week                   April 2-6, 2012

Spring Break April 9-13 School and Day Care Closed

Daylight Savings is this weekend! 

It was wonderful meeting with all of you this week.  I am blessed to have such supportive families. Thank You!

Office Notes

March 30^th is our last paper Friday note unless one is requested through the office.

Please remember that torn and jeans with holes in them are not acceptable for school wear. Thank You!

Please review the school dress code now that the season is changing. Please watch for correct neck lines, no sleeveless shirts or dresses and No decorative stitching on pants.  Please do not send your child to school with holes or fraying in pants. Thanks!

Speech Meet

Please continue practicing your speech meet selection at home. Remember to have your child introduce themselves. My name is ________. I will be reciting ______________ by __________. Bible verses need to be recited with an explanation of what the verse means to them. Our school speech meet is on Tuesday, March, 27. We will skip Victory Drill and practice speeches the week prior to the speech meet.

We will be celebrating reading next week at St. Peter’s! Tuesday is character day. This means that your child will be dressing up as their favorite book character.  They will bring a bag with 1-3 items that go along with their character.  These “mystery” items will be revealed and shared during a small group discussion. Please, note they are not to bring toy guns or swords to school.  They may draw them and place them in their bag.

We have a lot of fun things planned this week!

Monday:  10:15  Readers’ Week kickoff in the Fellowship Hall. Author Shirley Parenteau visits!

Tuesday: 8:40-9:15  Character Day in the Fellowship Hall

Wednesday:   Buddy read together day.  

Thursday:  Bring your pillow, and a good book to read to the Fellowship Hall at 2:30

 Friday:  Drop everything and read day in your classroom! Author Julie Attare visits!

School Spirit Sports Day is March  19th. Your child can wear sport Jerseys or uniforms. Please NO bats, hockey/lacrosse sticks, or cleats.

Science Notes with Mrs. Rowley

We have finished our electricity unit and moving on to Simple Machines. Over the next few weeks, I will be asking you to help your students find some of these machines around your home and neighborhood (for example: ramps are found at a playground in various forms). Our magnet/electricity booklets will be going home Tuesday. In it you will find background information, what your child has been working on in class, and some enrichment things you can do at home.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words:  checking, filled, landed, missed, sleeping, telling, * bluffing, * planted

Reading: Our Earth. Johnny Appleseed

Math: fact families, subtraction strategies, Chapter 8 test

Social Studies: Then and Now    

Bible:: The life of Jesus.

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals,

Writing - Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: carry, kind, put, saw, butter, were, work, person  

Scripture: practice Speech Meet selection.

Spanish: Unit 5 continues:  Cuando y donde

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday.

Star of the Week: Kaylee Phelps

Please Mark Your Calendar:

Sunday, March 11         Daylight Savings begins

Monday, March 12        Readers Week begins!

Monday, March 19                     School Spirit : Sports Day

Tuesday, March 27     Speech Meet

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I have read Friday letter for this week.                                                                     3/12/12

Childs Name __________________________________________________________

Parent signature________________________________________________________

Comments: ____________________________________________________________

PLEASE MARK ONE!

[   ]   I am using the school Sycamore website.

[   ]   I have not used the school Sycamore website and I would like some assistance.

March 30 is our last paper Friday note, unless you request it through the office. You can see my Friday Notes through e-mail or the sycamore website.  When you log onto the school site, click on your child’s picture, then click on the schedule tab. To get to our page, click on the red schoolhouse that says 1^st grade, and it will take you there.

I am sending your child report card home today. Please bring it with you to your parent/teacher conference next week if you have any questions.

Office Notes

All school families are invited to the family dinners sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran church.  Next dinner is, Mar. 9th at 6:00.  Sign up in the glassed walkway, and come and enjoy.

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words: cow, down, found, house, now, out, *pouch, *crowded

Reading: Our Earth. Butterfly

Math: relating addition and subtraction, fact families, using subtraction strategies

Social Studies: Then and Now

Bible: Shine your Light, Miracles of Jesus

Handwriting – Handbook, Journals, Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: always, arms, body, eight, ready, seven, warm 

Scripture: Practice speech meet selection.

Spanish: Cuando y dondes?

Science: with Mrs. Rowley

P.E. with Miss Irving

Music with Mr. Schultz

Star of the Week: Kaylee Phelps

* * *MARK YOUR CALENDARS * * *

Friday, March 2           -    Report Cards go home

Wed, Mar. 7-Fri. Mar.9   -  Parent Teacher Conferences; Wed-Fri, min. days  

March 11                            - Daylight Savings begins

I have read Friday letter for this week.                 

ASCI Speech Meet

Please look through the selections and help your child make a selection choice. Your child will recite only one selection from Bible, Poetry or the Book of Virtues. (I have a copy in my room if you would like to take a look at it) We will have our school speech meet on Tuesday March, 27nd. The chosen representative ( first place from each category) will attend the ASCI meet, which will take place in May.

Classroom Participation is required.

You will need to practice at home but we will also be working on it in class. Please make two choices so we will not have every child reciting “little turtle”. We will let you know which one is chosen. Please let me know your selections by signing below and returning by Monday, February 26^h. Choice 1 is first come first served. Only two children may do the same speech. If you do not send in a speech choice, we will be glad to help your child pick one.

The Theme 7 test took a bit longer to complete so we did not begin Theme 8. We will have the same spelling and high frequency words as last week.

Science Notes We prolonged experimenting with conductors and insulators since they were so engaged. Next week we will work together to build series and parallel circuits.

What’s up for Next Week:                                                                                                                              Reading: Introduce Theme 8, Our Earth, The Forest         

Spelling: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, * gloves, birds                                                                               Math: Addition and Subtraction to 20, adding 3 numbers                                                                                                                               Bible: Christians that show their light for Christ, Miracles of Jesus                                                                                            

Handwriting: Weekend news, handwriting workbook, Journal                                                                                                                                                                                             Scripture: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8                                         

High Frequency Words: Theme 8 Practice  until mastered

Social Studies: time lines, history

Spanish: Cuando  y donde?

P.E. with Miss Irving

Science with Mrs. Rowley

Music with Mr. Schultz

Library: Wednesday

Star of the Week : Gloria Pak

Please mark your calendars:

Friday, Feb. 24            -    End of 2^nd Trimester-Parent Hours Due

Monday Feb. 27            -     Speech Selection Due

Friday, March 2           -    Report Cards go home

Wed, Mar. 7-Fri. Mar.9   -  Parent Teacher Conferences; Wed-Fri, min. days  

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I have read Friday letter for this week.                                                                         2/24/12

Childs Name ____________________________________________________

Parent signature__________________________________________________

My child’s Speech Meet Selections are:

Choice 1  _____________________________________

Choice 2  _____________________________________

Monday is Presidents day holiday. School and day care is closed. Have a wonderful 3 day weekend.

 Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-up sheets are on the classroom window.

This morning we had a wonderful time at our Pancake party. Our story this week was

“If You Give a Pig a Pancake.” Good thing everybody didn’t want a bath, a rubber ducky and a tree house to go with them. Whew!

Thank You for all the Valentine treats. We are loved!

So nice to see all of you at the Family Appreciation  Day. Thanks for your continued support!

Science Notes

What’s up for Next Week:                                                                                                                              Reading: Theme 7 reading test :  We Can Work It Out!  Introduce Theme 8.          

Spelling: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, * gloves, birds                                                                               Math:  Chapter 7 test, Addition and Subtracting  to 20, adding 3 numbers                                                                                                                               Bible: Christians that show their light for Christ, Miracles of Jesus                                                                                           

Handwriting: Weekend news, handwriting workbook, Journal                                                                                                                                                                                             Scripture: “Never forget to be truthful and kind” Proverbs 3:3                                       

 High Frequency Words: Theme 8

Social Studies: time lines

Spanish: Cuando  y donde?

Star of the Week : Emily Ontiveros

Please mark your calendars:

Monday, Feb. 20        -     Presidents’ Day Holiday-School and Daycare Closed

Friday, Feb. 24            -    End of 2^nd Trimester-Parent Hours Due

Friday, March 2           -    Report Cards go home

Wed, Mar. 7-Fri. Mar.9   -  Parent Teacher Conferences; Wed-Fri, min. days  

Our 100^th day of school was a lot of fun. We had a special assembly that brought the entire school into the fellowship hall. Everyone got to see our 100 day projects. Such a variety! Good job! Thank you all for working so hard at putting your projects together. We even got to spend time with our 7^th grade buddies. They wrote a 100 word story about their 1^st grade buddy. Wow! Thanks to all the parents who made it such a success

Our Anthology story this week is “If you Give a Pig a Pancake” We will be having a pancake breakfast with butter and syrup on Friday. If you would like to come in to cook pancakes for us please let me know. We would love for you to join us!

Science Notes for Mrs. Rowley

We actually spent an extra day on static electricity because the students were so interested. Get some balloons and straws and ask them to recreate and expand on the experiments we did. Next week we will begin our current electricity coverage.

Family Appreciation Chapel

Please plan on joining us for Family Appreciation Chapel on February 15, 2012. This is a special morning filled with worship, and fellowship. Each child will make a scrapbook page about their family. This book will be bound and put in the library. Please bring a picture of you family so your child can use it for their page. If you know you will be unable to attend please send a picture of you family for your child to use and another parent can assist your child in the making of your page. Thanks!

Math Facts  in a Flash

Please make sure to practice Math Facts in a Flash sometime this weekend. We will be in the Computer lab on Monday to test. Your child should be on Level 9 by the end of the 2^nd Trimester. By the end of 1^st grade we should be on level 19. Our 7^th grade buddy class has begun working with us on our math facts. On Wednesday afternoons we get together for flashcards and fun. Every time you practice at home you are getting your child further down the road of success.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words: zoo, food, too, moon, soon, room * moose, balloon

Reading: If you give a pig a pancake, Clues from boots, Lou’s Tooth

Math: fact families, graphs, Addition and Subtraction patterns

Social Studies: history, time lines

Bible: Handwriting – Handbook, Journals, Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: build, old, piece, shoes, start, under, very, wear

Scripture:  “Lord you know alol things” 1John 4:8

Praises through Art: – Let the Earth brings forth plants!

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday

Star of the Week: Kealani Nitta

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Feb, 14   -  Valentines Day Party

Feb. 15    -  Family Appreciation Chapel

Feb. 15    -  Enrollment opens to the community

Feb. 20   -   Presidents Day Holiday – School and Day Care closed.

100 day projects due Tuesday, February  8^th.

Office Notes:

If you have not received your Sycamore password and direction sheet you may request it in the school office.

Science Notes from Mrs. Rowley

We had the opportunity to experiment with the magnetic field. Next week we will make a magnet and have a free experiment day for making our own magnet experiments.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words: boat, coat, grow, show, slow, toad, *coast, *know

Reading: Theme 6 review and Test. Theme 7 “We Can Work It Out”

Math: Counting from and number, 1 more or less, 10 more or less, Unit 6 review and test

Social Studies: World of Work

Bible: Handwriting – Handbook, Journals, Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: again, both, gone, or, want, turn, hard

Scripture:”I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.” Psalm 13:61

Spanish: Tiennes Hombre?

Library on Wednesday

Star of the Week: Haylee McConnell

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Feb. 1      -  School Enrollment begins 7:30am

Feb. 8     -  100 day projects due!

Feb. 10    -  100 day Celebration.

Feb. 15    -  Family Appreciation Chapel

Feb. 15    -  Enrollment opens to the community

Feb. 20   -   Presidents Day Holiday – School and Day Care closed.

Save those soda tabs!:  The fifth graders are collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. They recycle these and use the money earned for the children that they treat. Last year they were able to earn $15,000 due to all the people who gave them the soda tabs! Pretty cool! So, bring them on in to your classroom. Just put them in the special container that we have brought to your classroom. Thank you!

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I have read Friday letter for this week.                                                               1/27/12

Childs Name ___________________________________________________

Parent signature ______________________________________________________

Comments ___________________________________________________________