Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

We hope you have Happy and Safe Halloween fun tonight!!

Early Out at 1:25-this Thursday, November 3rd

Parent Conferences will be Wednesday and Thursday, November 16th and 17th. A sign-up sheet will be sent home later this week.

Learning Goals for this week:

Math:
1. Identify patters with shapes and numbers.
2. Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. The end of year goal is counting to 120.
3. Understand number models/number sentence for addition and subtraction. The end of year goal is to be able to add and subtract within 20.
4. Understand and represent place values to the tens.

Reading and Writing:
1. Read and write words that include the long i, ch, wh and tch.
2. Identify pronouns orally and in a story.
3. Identify and retell the author's purpose in a story.
4. Identify transistions in a story. Begin to apply them in writing. (First, Next, Last)

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Red Ribbon Week!

This week is full of more fun and lots of Red! It is Red Ribbon Week. Our school will celebrate being Drug-Free!

Monday- Wear Red Day
Tuesday- Wear something red, white or blue (all three is good too) Real heros don’t do drugs…
Wednesday- Wear your school colors- Show your drug free school spirit.
Thursday-Wear mismatched Socks- Sock it to drugs.
Friday- Wear a hat day! Use your head not drugs.
Fall Festival!!

Math Learning Goals for the week:
Students will be able to
1. Identify the value and the name of a penny and nickel.
2. Tell time to the hour drawing hands and writing the analog time.
3. Count mixed coins with nickels and pennies and write the total value.
4. Understand number models/number sentence for addition and introduce subtraction.
5. Understand and represent place value to the tens.

Reading and Writing Learning Goals for the week:
Students will be able to
1. Read and write words that include the long a, soft c and g.
2. Identify a pronoun in a sentence that is read in a story and identify a pronoun in their own writing.
3. Identify and retell the cause and effect in a story.
4. Write a topic sentence and a detail sentence.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Short Week!

Hello Millerville Families,

We have a short but busy week! We will continue to focus on our learning goals from last week. Also, 1/2 of us travel to the Apple Barrel on Monday and 1/2 on Wednesday. Our bus loads at 9:30 and leaves at 9:40. We should return to school around 11:15. I have contacted parents who were interested in attending and divided the students accordingly. Please contact me right away if you still would like to join us!

Early out on Wedneday begins at 1:25
No School on Thursday and Friday

Please contact me if you have any questions.
millern@sd5.k12.mt.us
270-0866 (text or call)

Sunday, October 9, 2011

First Grade this Week!!!

Math Learning Goals for the week:

Students will be able to
1. Identify the value and the name of a penny and nickel.
2. Tell time to the hour drawing hands and writing the analog time.
3. Count mixed coins with nickels and pennies and write the total value.
4. Know that another name for an addition sentence is number model.

Language Arts Goals for the week:

Students will be able to
1. Read and write words that include the digraph sh/th and the vowel sound in “all”.
2. Identify a noun in a sentence that is read in a story and identify a noun in their own writing.
3. Identify and retell the main idea in a story.
4. Write a topic sentence and a detail sentence.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Happy October!

Time is flying and first grade is a great place to be!! This week we have more exciting things to learn! Below are our Learning Goals for this week!

Students will be able to:

1. Add numbers below the sum of 10. It is a first grade standard to add and subtract through 20. Please be sure you help your child practice math facts each night.
2. Exchange 5 pennies for a nickel and understand that 5 pennies is the same value as 1 nickel.
3. Read and write words with short vowel u and consonant blends.
4. Write a question sentence with the appropriate spacing, capital letters and punctuation.
5. Write a complete telling sentence with an additional detail sentence.

Thank you so much for your support! Please feel free to contact your child's teacher if you have any questions. :)