Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will begin our final math unit! In unit nine we will review measurement and learn how to add and subtract two-digit numbers.  

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will continue unit nine. In unit nine we are learning about goods and services.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will review pronouns. We will write a story about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading /oi/ diphthong words.

Spelling words this week are; join, moist, point, spoil, choice, enjoy, cowboy, destroy, joy, & toy.  

We will take a spelling and reading comprehension assessment on Friday.

Life Science: This week we will continue learning and observing the life cycle of a butterfly. Last week our caterpillars moved into the pupa stage!

Social Studies: We will be learning about trading goods and services in the past and present.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminders:

• April 24^th Field Trip Forms Due
• April 30^th Field Trip to the Como Zoo
• April 30^th Raffle Basket Items Due

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.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

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.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night.

Language Arts

Reading:

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 continue 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/ diphthong words.

Spelling words this week are; shouts, rounds, houses, clouds, count, ground, town, now, our, & out.

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 and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminders:

• April 19^th NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
• April 24^th Field Trip Forms Due
• April 30^th Field Trip to the Como Zoo
• April 30^th Raffle Basket Items Due

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.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit eight. In unit eight we will learn more about fractions of shapes. This week we will find and fill in missing numbers on a number grid.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will continue unit eight. In unit eight we are researching the sky. We will work on cause and effect of storms and explore the eclipse.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will categorize different objects in to like and unlike categories. We will write cause and effect sentences.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading “UR” controlled R words.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families! It is Spartan Spirit Week!!

Monday: Hoodie Day

Tuesday: Pajama Day

Wednesday: School Color Day (red, black, gray, white)

Thursday: Jersey Day

Friday: Hat Day

Math:

This week we will complete and take the unit assessment for unit seven.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will begin unit eight. In unit eight we will research how to observe the sky.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will learn about pronouns. We will write sentences focusing on pronouns.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading ar words. This week’s spelling words are; are, arch, art, dark, bark, smart, garden, star, scar, guitar.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminders:

Monday: Hoodie Day

Tuesday: Pajama Day

Wednesday: School Color Day (red, black, gray, white)

Thursday: Jersey Day

Friday: Hat Day

March 25-29^th Spring Break- No School

Students will come home with a spring break packet to complete over spring break.  The packet is due April 1^st.  Please make sure your child is reading and working on sight words everyday over spring break!!!!

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families! Week one of trimester three.

Math:

This week we will continue unit seven. In unit 7 we will be learning about subtraction strategies and attributes of shapes. This week we will have a subtraction quiz.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will finish unit seven, learning about the past, present and future.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will write stories about things that have happened in the past.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long vowel i words. This week spelling words are; high, night, bright, buy, guy, cry, lie, tie, idea, & item.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminder:

Week of March 11^th tri two report cards will be sent home with students.

March 25-29^th Spring Break- No School

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit seven. In unit 7 we will be learning about subtraction strategies and attributes of shapes.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will continue unit seven, learning about the past, present and future.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will write sentences about things that have happen in the past.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long vowel E words.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Thursday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminder:

March 8^th No School-End of trimester Grading Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we begin unit seven. In unit 7 we will be learning about subtraction strategies and attributes of shapes.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will begin unit seven. In unit seven we will be learning about the past, present and future.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will write sentences about things that have happen in the past.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long vowel o, oa, ow, & oe, team words. This week spelling words are; old, mold, cold, scold, grow, snow, road, coat, no, & go.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we complete continue unit six. We will be taking our unit 6 math test on Thursday.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will be reading fiction stories and talk about the lesson the story teaches us.

Language and Writing Skills: This week we will write sentences using commas in a series.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading variant vowel team words. This week spelling words are; coin, oil, clown, crowd, draw, saw, mouth, mound, & chief.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Help us celebrate diversity at Athlos! The World Fair will take place on Tuesday, February 20th from 4:30-6:15pm. Families can come to school and travel around the world learning about a different country in each classroom!

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on adding 2-digit numbers and review telling time to the hour and half hour.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

This week we will be reading fiction stories and talk about the lesson the story teaches us.

Language Skills: This week we will learn about commas in a series.

Writing: We will write an option paragraph of our favorite book!

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long vowel words.  This week spelling words are; cutie, lie, real, leaf, drain, grain, soak, coat, keep, & meet.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Thursday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery and Classroom Friendship party. Wednesday will be a PINK and RED Free Dress Day for all students!

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Friendship party: Feel free to send in cards, small toys or treats with your student on Wednesday, for our friendship party. We have thirteen students and two teachers in the classroom. You do not need to have your child put each student name on the cards. Just have your student write that it is from them by singing their name on the cards they will pass out to their classmates. Thanks!

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on adding 2-digit numbers.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

We will continue unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the fiction stories we read.

Language Skills: This week we will learn about commas in dates.  

Writing: We will learn to write an option paragraph.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long A words.  This week spelling words are; paint, paid, train, chain, away, day, wait, maze, male, & mate.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Thursday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will begin unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on telling time to the hour and half hour and review adding and subtracting doubles plus one.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

We will continue unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the non-fiction stories we read.

Language Skills: This week we will learn about singular and plural nouns.

Writing: This week we will make sentences with singular and plural nouns.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and reading long E and U words. This week spelling words are; each, read, these, cute, music, use, human, free, money, & happy.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will begin unit six. In unit six we will be learning about telling time, adding two-digit numbers in story problems, and place value. We will also review fact families and partners of ten. This week we will work on telling time to the hour and half hour.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

We will begin unit six titled, Stories Teach Many Lessons. We will draw inferences in the stories we read.

Language Skills: This week we will continue learning about prefixes. We will take a prefix assessment on Thursday.

Writing: This week we will make sentences with “not” contractions.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and sounding out long i words. This week spelling words are; lid, slid, slide, slice, spice, space, page, life, time, & kite.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words 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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Upcoming events:

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales

Jan. 26, Pajama Day

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will complete unit five. In unit five we will be learning about place value, comparing numbers, and adding two-digit numbers.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

We will learn about technology in the non-fiction texts we read and discuss.  We will work on comparing and contrasting the stories we study.

Writing:

This week we will become author’s and illustrator’s and create our own books.

Language Skills: This week we will be learning about prefixes.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and sounding out soft G and C words. This week spelling words are; strange, race, giant, huge, city, circle, center, cent, brace, & space.

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.

Science:

We will continue unit three in science. We will become scientists and learn all about light and how it works.

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: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminders:

We go outside for recess twice daily, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Students can leave boots and snow paints at school. Please make sure students are brining healthy snacks to school. Water is the only drink students are allowed to have in the classroom.

Up coming events:

*Order your child’s year book

Jan. 8-31, Flower Fundraiser Sales

Jan. 15, No School-MLK Day

Jan. 26, Pajama Day

Feb. 5-8, I Love to Read Parent Readers

Feb. 8, Parent Conferences From 3:45-6:45

Feb. 9, NO SCHOOL! Parent Conferences From 7:15-12:45

Feb. 14, Flower Delivery

Feb. 19, No School

Feb. 20, World Culture Fair

Feb. 23, Red, White, and Blue Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812

Hello first grade families!

Math:

This week we will continue unit five. In unit five we will be learning about place value and comparing numbers.

Homework:

We will have math homework activity every night. Homework is mandatory and will be graded. Please make sure your student is completing their math homework nightly.

Language Arts

Reading:

We will learn about technology in the non-fiction texts we read and discuss.  We will work on the central message of the stories we study.

Writing:

This week we will write complete sentences with each kind of punctuation.

Language Skills: This week we will be working on root and base word endings.

Spelling/Phonics:

We will be making and sounding out long O words.  

We will take a spelling and reading assessment on Friday.

Homework: Make sure your child is reading and working on sight words for at least twenty minutes each night.

Science:

We will begin unit two in science. We will learn how light works.

Please have your student read online on their Razkids account.

To use student account login to:

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login

Teacher: jkreminski

Click their name

Student passwords are their student ID/lunch number.

Reminders:

We go outside for recess twice daily, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Students can leave boots and snow paints at school. Please make sure students are brining healthy snacks to school. Water is the only drink students are allowed to have in the classroom.

Up coming events:

*Order your child’s year book

Jan. 15 No School-MLK Day

Jan. 26 Pajama Day

Have a great week.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to communicate.

Jeleah Kreminski

First Grade Teacher

 Room 233

[email protected]

(763) 777-8942 # 8812