Hello first grade families!

 Here is a look at the week!

Language Arts: This week we will begin unit five in our benchmark curriculum. In unit five we will learn about technology. This week we will learn what technology is and how it affects our lives.

This week we will learn about adjectives. We will write complete sentences using adjectives.

Spelling: This week’s spelling words are: name, brake, rake, great, away, make, came, late, play, & may.

Math: This week we will begin unit five in math. In unit five we will learn about place value.

Science: This week we will continue to discuss similarities and differences between plants and animals.  

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

• January 6^th -31^st Flower Fundraiser Sales, (delivered Feb.14^th)
• January 30^th-31^st Parent Teacher Conferences
• January 20^th No School
• January 24^th Twin Day/Free Dress Day

Mary Byrne

1^st Grade Teacher

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Look at the Week January 6^th    

Hello first grade families! Happy new year!!!

 Here is a look at the week!

We will be doing winter fast bridge testing and completing assessments on IXL to see student’s growth so far in LA, Math and Science this week. This week we will be reviewing skills learned so far this year. We will not have spelling this week.

Language Arts: This week we will review what we have learned so far this year. We will read stories and discuss the character, setting, and retelling the story of the stories we read.

This week we will complete sentences using verbs and nouns. We will work on reading and spelling words we have already learned this year.

Spelling: There is no spelling words or spelling test this week!

Math: This week we will review what we have learned so far this year. We will be working on IXL assessments.

Science: This week we will discuss similarities and differences between plants and animals.  

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

New Year’s Resolution Calendar: This month each student will have a January calendar in their yellow homework folder. We talked about how we all need to become better readers. Each student has decided to read and work on sight words for 30 minutes each night. Each night after they read please give them a smiley face on their calendar. If they read each night for 30 minutes and turn in their calendar on January 31^st they will be invited to a special reading party in February!

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

• January 6^th – 10^th Pajama/Free Dress Days
• January 6^th -31^st Flower Fundraiser Sales, (delivered Feb.14^th)
• January 20^th No School
• January 24^th Twin Day/Free Dress Day
• January 30^th-31^st Parent Teacher Conferences

Mary Byrne

Look at the Week December 16^th    

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will complete unit four. We will review point of view, who is telling the story. We will take a point of view and comprehension assessment on Thursday.

This week we will complete sentences using verbs and nouns. We will work on reading and spelling three letter blends.

This week spelling words are: three, throw, throat, street, strong, square, sprain, spit, splash, & scrap.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will complete unit four. We will review measurement and data. We will take the unit four math assessment on Thursday.  

Science: This week we will continue to learn about the effects of climate change due to humans.  

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

• December 19^th Winter Tree Parade-Please send in items to dress the teacher like a minion tree. If you can donate any items for the tree parade it would be much apricated!
• December 20^th Pajama Day
• December 23^rd to January 3^rd Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
• January 6^th school resumes

Mary Byrne

First grade teacher

[email protected]

Look at the Week December 9^th   

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will continue unit four. We will learn about the point a view, who is telling the story in the books we read.

This week we will complete sentences using verbs and nouns. We will work on reading and spelling digraphs ch, tch, & wh.

This week spelling words are: child, children, check, lunch, reach, while, white, whisper, lunch, & sandwich.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will continue unit four. We will be learning about measurement and data. This week we will focus on parts of the clock, telling time to the hour and half hour.

Science: This week we will learn about the effects of climate change how it has affected polar bears.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

All students need to be handing in their homework packet EACH week!

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

• December 19^th Winter Tree Parade-Please send in items to dress teachers like a minion tree.
• December 20^th Pajama Day
• December 23^rd to January 3^rd Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)

Mary Byrne

1^st Grade Teacher

mary@alabpmn,.org

Look at the Week December 2-6 2024

Look at the Week December 2^nd  

Hello First Grade Families!

Here is a look at the week:

Trimester two begins!

Language Arts: This week we begin Unit Four and we will be learning about narrators in the stories we read. We will complete sentences using verbs and nouns, and we will work on reading and spelling digraphs th, sh, and ng.

This week spelling words are: fish, wish, dish, moth, that, then, this, wings, king, & could.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will begin Unit Four in Math. We will be learning about measurement and data.

Science: This week we will learn about similarities and differences of plant and animals. 

Nightly student homework: spelling words, Homework Packet, practice Sight Words, and read for fifteen minutes each night.

Please check your First Grader’s Take Home folder for weekly Homework Packet sent home on Monday to be worked on through the week and returned to school on Friday.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Have a great week,

 Mary Byrne

First Grade Teacher

Look at the Week Nov. 18^th

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will continue unit three in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn about citizens within the community. We will learn about final consonant blends. We will write complete sentences using final consonant blends with each kind of punctuation. We will find verbs and nouns in the texts we read.

This week spelling words are: and, hand, mend, end, must, help, fast, ring, sing, & thing.

Spelling test will be on Thursday. (NO school on Friday!)

Math: This week we will continue unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will work on number patterns.

Social Studies: This week we continue to learn about good community members in school and at home.  

Nightly student homework: spelling words, Homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

We are finally starting to learn our sight words.  Many of us took our first sight word test and have moved on to the next level. Yay!

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

Fall fundraiser featuring Heggies pizzas!

 Key Dates to Remember:

• November 21: Order Forms Due
• December 18 and 19: Order Pick Up
• Payment: Cash only - checks will not be accepted

• Dress Like a Teacher: Nov. 21^st (Spartan Spirit Day-Free dress day)
• No School Nov. 22^nd
• Tri two begins Nov. 25^th
• No school Nov. 27^th-29^th (Thanksgiving Break)

Mary Byrne

1^st Grade Teacher

[email protected]

Look at the Week Nov. 11th

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we continue unit three in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn about citizens within the community. We will learn about S-Blends. We will write complete sentences using S-Blends. We will continue to learn about verbs and nouns.

This week spelling words are: scan, scout, sleep, slow, smile, smart, snow, sport, spot, & star.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will continue unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will review counting by 2’, 5’s and 10’s.

Social Studies: This week we continue to learn about being a good community member and practice the pledge of allegiance.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

Fall fundraiser featuring Heggies pizzas!

• Payment: Cash only - checks will not be accepted
• Order forms were sent home with students on Monday, November 4. You can also find a printable version on the News and Info section of the school website.

 Key Dates to Remember:

• November 21: Order Forms Due
• December 18 and 19: Order Pick Up

Important Information:

• Nov. 21^st (Spartan Spirit Day-Free dress day)
• No School Nov. 22^nd
• Tri two begins Nov. 25^th
• No school Nov. 27^th-29^th (Thanksgiving Break)

Mary Byrne

First Grade Teacher

[email protected]

Look at the Week Nov. 11th

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we continue unit three in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn about citizens within the community. We will learn about S-Blends. We will write complete sentences using S-Blends. We will continue to learn about verbs and nouns.

This week spelling words are: scan, scout, sleep, slow, smile, smart, snow, sport, spot, & star.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will continue unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will review counting by 2’, 5’s and 10’s.

Social Studies: This week we continue to learn about being a good community member and practice the pledge of allegiance.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather. 

Key Dates to Remember:

Fall fundraiser featuring Heggies pizzas!

• Payment: Cash only - checks will not be accepted
• Order forms were sent home with students on Monday, November 4. You can also find a printable version on the News and Info section of the school website.

 Key Dates to Remember:

• November 21: Order Forms Due
• December 18 and 19: Order Pick Up

Important Information:

• Nov. 21^st (Spartan Spirit Day-Free dress day)
• No School Nov. 22^nd
• Tri two begins Nov. 25^th
• No school Nov. 27^th-29^th (Thanksgiving Break)

Mary Byrne

First Grade Teacher

[email protected]

Look at the Week Nov. 4^th – 8^th  

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will begin unit three in our Benchmark Curriculum. We will learn about citizens within the community. We will learn about R-Blends. We will write complete sentences using L-Blends. We will continue to learn about verbs and nouns.

This week spelling words are: trip, trap, brag, drop, frog, grass, prod, drag, tree, & truck.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will continue unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will learn to add and subtract with a missing number.

Social Studies: This week we continue to learn about being a good community member and practice the pledge of allegiance. We will also discuss the election.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you or send it home with your child.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Events:

• Picture retake day: Nov. 7^th
• Dress Like a Teacher: Nov. 21^st (Spartan Spirit Day-Free dress day)
• No School Nov. 22^nd
• Tri two begins Nov. 25^th
• No school Nov. 27^th-29^th (Thanksgiving Break)

Mary Byrne

1^st Grade Teacher

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Look at the Week Oct. 28th

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will describe different characters in the stories we read. We will discuss the setting, what, when, and where.  We will review verbs, nouns, and punctuation. We will practice writing complete sentences about the characters in the stores we read. We will review the phonics skills we have learned so far this year.

This week spelling words are: our, ride, out, now, went, want, who, there, saw, & was. (sight word review)

Spelling test will be on Thursday.

Math: This week we will continue unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will review simple addition and subtraction skills with the part-part-whole method.

Social Studies: This week we will learn about being a good community member and practice the pledge of allegiance. We will discuss the election and research the president candidates.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, one sheet of homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Sign up for conferences!

https://www.pickatime.com/home

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Events:

• Book Fair Oct. 28^th – Students who bring money can shop for books at the book fair
• Bingo for Books-OCT. 29^th – 5:00-6:30pm (family event at school)
• Parent Conferences: Oct. 30^th 3:40pm – 7:00pm
• Parent Conferences: Nov. 1^st 7:20am – 1:00pm
• Picture retake day: Nov. 7^th

Mary Byrne

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Look at the Week Oct. 21st

Hello first grade families! Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will complete unit two, describing characters. We will discuss the setting, what, when, and where of the stories we read. We will review verbs, nouns, and punctuation. We will practice writing complete sentences. This week we will read and spell l- blending words.

This week spelling words are: flat, glad, plan, class, black, slip, clock, what, when, & where.

Spelling test will be on Friday.

Math: This week we will begin unit three. In unit three we will work on number stories using the parts and total method. This week we will review simple addition and subtraction skills within doubles and switch partners.

Social Studies: This week we will learn about being a good community member and practice the pledge of allegiance.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes. If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Sign up for conferences!
  • https://www.pickatime.com/home

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Events:

• Bingo for Books-OCT. 29^th – 5:00-6:30pm (family event at school)
• Book Fair Oct. 30^th – Students who bring money can shop for books at the book fair
• Parent Conferences: Oct. 30^th 3:40pm – 7:00pm
• Parent Conferences: Nov. 1^st 7:20am – 1:00pm
• Picture retake day: Nov. 7^th

Mary Byrne

[email protected]

Look at the Week Oct. 14

Hello first grade families!

Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will be reviewing short vowels and CVC words.  We will be writing sentences with short vowel words.  We will continue to work on Characters in stories and we will be describing them on a graphic organizer.

There will be no spelling list due to the short week.  

Math: This week we will continue unit two.  We will learn to add by using number models and finding unknowns.  We will have our unit 2 this week.

Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about good citizenship and why it’s important to follow school rules.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes.

If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• There is NO school on Thursday or Friday of this week. 
• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Events:

• Bingo for Books-OCT. 29^th
• Parent Conferences: Oct. 30^th 3:40pm – 7:00pm
• Super Hero & Animal Day (out of uniform day): Oct. 31st
• Parent Conferences: Nov. 1^st 7:20a – 1:00pm
• Picture retake day: Nov. 7^th

Have a great week!

Mary Byrne

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Look at the Week Oct. 7th

Hello first grade families!

Here is a look at the week.

Language Arts: This week we will continue unit two, we will describe the characters in the stories we read by what they look, act, and feel like. We will be working on short “u” words and write complete sentences using short “e”.

This week spelling words are; duck, run, here, bug, sun, said, rug, up, mud, & come.

Spelling test will be on Friday. Please practice these spelling words with your child nightly.

Math: This week we will continue unit two.  We will learn to add by counting on this week, and memorize partners of ten.

Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about good citizenship and why it’s important to follow school rules.

Nightly student homework: spelling words, homework packet, practice sight words, and read for twenty minutes.

If you need another sight word list let me know and I can email one to you.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• We will go outside twice daily for recess. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Events:

• Grandparents Breakfast-OCT.8^th
• Bingo for Books-OCT. 29^th

Have a wonderful week!

Hello first grade families!

Here Is a look at our week.

Language Arts: This week we will begin unit two. We will describe the characters in the stories we read by what they look, act, and feel like. We will be working on short “e” words and writing complete sentences.

This week spelling words are: leg, sell, fed, pet, bet, mess, neck, look, you, & are.

Spelling test will be on Friday. Please practice these spelling words with your child nightly.

Math: This week we will begin unit two.  We will learn to add by counting on this week.

Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about good citizenship and why it’s important to follow school rules.

Nightly student homework: homework packet, practice sight words, and read for fifteen minutes.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Upcoming Events:

• Picture Day (free dress day) - Oct. 3^rd
• Grandparents Breakfast - Oct. 8^th

Have a great week!

Mary Byrne

First Grade Teacher

mary[email protected]

Hello first grade families!

Here Is a look at our week.

Language Arts: This week we will continue learning about life cycles and how living things grow and change. We will be working on short o words and writing complete sentences. We will be describing the characters and setting in the stories we read.  

This week spelling words are; hot, dot, mop, log, lot, for, one, crops, frog, &, jump.

Spelling test will be on Friday. Please practice these spelling words with your child nightly.

Math: This week we will be learning about partners of ten, tally marks and adding on a number line. We will be reviewing how to count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. We will be taking the unit one assessment this week.

Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about good citizenship.

Reminders:

• Send a healthy snack with your student daily.
• Make sure your child has shoes for fitness. We go to fitness on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Upcoming Events:

• MN Sports Day (free dress day)- Sept. 27^th
• Picture Day (free dress day)-Oct. 3^rd
• Grandparents Breakfast-Oct. 8^th

Have a great week!

Mary Byrne

First Grade Teacher

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