Hello! I am Mary Byrne, and I will be your child’s 1st grade teacher. I am so excited and honored to welcome your child to my classroom. This will be my first year teaching at Athlos Leadership Academy but I have taught for many, many years at the primary level.
I received my teaching degree from Mankato State University and my Masters' degree from St. Thomas University in Special Education. In my most recent experience I served as a literacy coach.
My most favorite thing about my job is teaching my Firsties to LOVE reading!!!! I am beyond excited to Welcome all of my students and families to my classroom this year!
Look at the Week May 20th
Hello first grade families! Take a look at our week.
Math:
This week we will review all the things we learned in math this year.
Language Arts
Reading:
This week we will continue unit ten! We will explore sound, light, and heat. We will compare and contrast the differences between them.
Spelling/Phonics:
We will be making and reading long ‘e’ words.
Spelling words this week are: lucky, valley, windy, hockey easy, turkey, penny, chimney, blue, eight.
We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Thursday and Friday.
Life Science: This week we will continue to observe our plans as they grow in our garden!
Reminders:
Field Day! Please send a water bottle with your student on Monday.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
May 20th-First Grade Field Day
May 20th-24th: Field Days
May 28th: MAY MADNESS
May 28th-31st: Book Fair
May 30th- Lunch at the Community Park
May 31st: Beach Day
June 1st: Tater Daze Parade
June 3rd: Talent Show
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.
Mary Byrne
First Grade Teacher
Room 231
(763) 777-8942 # 8813
Look at the Week of May 13th
Hello first grade families! Take a look at our week.
Math:
This week we will take unit nine assessment. We will review all first-grade math skills learned this year before we take our end of the year assessment.
Language Arts
Reading:
This week we will continue unit ten! We will explore sound, light, and heat. We will compare and contrast the differences between them.
Language and Writing Skills: This week we will review grammar skills previously taught (noun, verbs, pronouns, suffixes, prefixes, sentence structures).
Spelling/Phonics:
We will be making and reading complex vowel /O/ words.
Spelling words this week are: draw, small, chalk, taught, yawn, launch, caught, fault, father, never
We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Friday.
Life Science: This week we will take our sprouts and plant them outside!
Reminders:
Upcoming Dates to Remember
May 16th: Mother/Son Dance
May 17th: Father/Daughter Dance
May 17th: Family Deadline to Register for Summer Camp
May 20th-24th: Field Days
May 28th: MAY MADNESS
May 28th-31st: Book Fair
May 31st: Beach Day
June 1st: Tater Daze Parade
June 3rd: Talent Show
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.
Mary Byrne
First Grade Teacher
Room 231
(763) 777-8942 # 8813
The Week of May 6th
Hello First Grade Families!
Math:
This week we will complete unit nine. We will review measurement and learn how to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Next week we will take the unit nine assessment.
Language Arts
Reading:
This week we will begin unit ten! We will explore sound, light, and heat. We will compare and contrast the differences between them.
Language and Writing Skills: This week we will continue to learn about preposition words. Words such as; between, during, beyond, up, over & in. We will write complete sentences using preposition.
Spelling/Phonics:
We will be making and reading silent letters (wr, kn, gn) words. Spelling words come home on Monday along with the week’s homework.
We will take a spelling assessment on Friday.
Life Science:
We will continue to observe our planted seeds as they sprout and grow.
Homework: Make sure your child is reading for at least twenty minutes each night.
Reading at home:
Please have your student read online on their Razkids account twenty minutes each night!
To use student account login to:
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Teacher: mbyrne71
Click their name
Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.
Reminders:
May 9th Music Program 10:15
Parents Welcome!
Upcoming Dates to Remember
May 9th: Prek-1st Music Program
May 16th: Mother/Son Dance
May 17th: Father/Daughter Dance
May 17th: Family Deadline to Register for Summer Camp
May 20th-24th: Field Days
May 28th: MAY MADNESS
May 28th-31st: Book Fair
May 31st: Beach Day
June 1st: Tater Daze Parade
June 3rd: Talent Show
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.
Mary Byrne
First Grade Teacher
Room 231
Look at the Week April 15th
Hello first grade families!
Math:
This week we will finish unit eight. We will review the units learning targets and take the unit assessment on Thursday.
Language Arts
This week we will begin unit nine. In unit nine we will learn about goods and services.
Language and Writing Skills: This week we will be categorizing different objects. We will write sentences about people who do services in our community. We will review word endings and discuss how they change meaning of the words.
Spelling/Phonics:
We will be making and reading /ou/ and /ow/ diphthong words.
We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Friday.
Life Science: This week we will continue observing the life cycle of a butterfly. Last week our caterpillars moved into the pupa stage!
Social Studies: We will be learning about wants versus needs and goods and services.
Homework: Make sure your child is reading for at least twenty minutes each night.
They may read online on their Razkids account twenty minutes each night!
To use student account login to:
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Teacher: mbyrne71
Click their name
Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.
Reminders:
April 19th NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
April 24th Field Trip Forms Due
April 30th Field Trip to the Como Zoo
The classroom needs Kleenex if your family could donate Kleenex to us that would be greatly appreciated.
Please send in items for our May Madness Raffle!
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate with me!
Mary Byrne
Next week is SPIRIT WEEK!
Monday: Hoodie Day
Tuesday: Pajama Day
Wednesday: School Color Day (red, black, gray, white)
Thursday: Jersey Day
Friday: Hat Day
LET'S HAVE FUN SHOWING OUR ATHLOS SPIRIT!
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Teacher: mbyrne71
Click their name
Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number
Reading every night is so important. Please make the effort to get your child in the regular routine of nightly reading.
Nov. 2 Picture Retake Day
Nov. 6th Butterbraid Fundraiser begins
Nov. 9 – 10 Parent teacher conferences-Schedule your confreance today
Parent/Teacher conferences Thu. 11/9 (3:45pm - 6:45pm) and Fri. 11/10 (7:15am - 12:45pm).
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