First Grade Engineers Rock!

First Graders have been learning about light and sound. Just like engineers we went through the design process to create and design our own instruments. Take a look at each interview by clicking on the engineers name.

Reminder!

 

 

NO SCHOOL!

Thursday or Friday, October 16^th & 17th

Fox and a Kit

This week we will be reading a Fox and a Kit.

• I can read words that end with s.
• I can read words that end with ing.

In Math we will be on addition equations.

• I can write addition equations from circle drawings.

Reminders!

Tuesday, September 30^th  

PICNIC at 5:30 p.m.

Rain or Shine we would love for you to join us!

Wednesday, October 1^st 

PICTURE DAY! 

 

Big Blue Ox

This week we will be reading Big Blue Ox. 

Targets:

• I can read short -o words.
• I can read -s plural words.

High Frequency Words:

help, get, use 

Skill Words: 

1. mom
2. hot
3. hop
4. pot
5. pop
6. ox
7. lock
8. mop
9. got
10. rock
11. help
12. use

Math Targets: 

• I can use pictures and circle drawings to represent and solve addition story problems. 

Slow start...

Hello Families! 

Welcome to our First Grade Blog! I apologize I am off to a slow start but hopefully will set aside time to update each week!  So happy to have your child in my class and looking forward to our year together!  

Reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th! Have a wonderful weekend! 

Jans New Home

Hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend!!

This week we are reading Jans New Home.

Learning Targets:

- I can read words with an -es ending.
- I can read BOSSY R words with -or and -ore.

High Frequency Words:
very, friends, away, our, car, house, school



Spelling Words:

1. fix
2. fixes
3. class
4. classes
5. wish
6. wishes
7. kiss
8. kisses
9. bus
10. buses
11. friends
12. very

Who Works Here

Thank you Parents for taking time to come visit with me! Parent Teacher Conferences went great and it was wonderful to see you all! Thank you for your continued support!

This week in 1st Grade....

We are reading WHO WORKS HERE?

                                 Learning Targets:

- I can read long i words.

- I can read words with wh, ch, tch.

High Frequency Words:

people, who, live, out, work

Spelling Words:

1. like
2. ride
3. smile
4. time
5. white
6. bike
7. dime
8. hide
9. ice
10. kite
11. who
12. work

**Click on SPELLING CITY to play and practice our spelling words!***

Happy Monday!

Reminder:  No School

Thursday, Oct. 17^th and Friday, Oct. 18^th.

Due to the short week, we will be reviewing and will not have a

 SPELLING Test.

Have a wonderful week!  

Get the Egg!

This week we are reading Get the Egg!

                                            

 Learning Tagets:

• I can read and build short e words.
• I can read words with beginning blends.

High Frequency Words:
saw, your, tree, small


Spelling Words:

1. bed
2. men
3. red
4. step
5. ten
6. net
7. leg
8. jet
9. sled
10. wet
11. saw
12. your

A Fox and a Kit

Week 4 in Reading Street we will be reading A Fox and a Kit.

Learning Targets:

• I can read words with the inflected ending -s.
• I can read words with the inflected ending -ing.

High Frequency Words:

     her, this, too, eat

Spelling Words:

1. nap
2. naps
3. sit
4. sits
5. win
6. wins
7. fit
8. fits
9. hit
10. hits
11. her
12. too

 Click on the link below and print out to play Connect 4 with your First grader.  Directions are included, all you need is a dice! ENJOY!

 Connect 4 Game!!

Meeting Maddie and Theron!

We had such a great day on Friday meeting Maddie and her owner Theron.  Some of our friends even had their books signed and got a special picture taken! 

Thank you Maddie and Theron for coming to Hawthorne Elementary! 

Maddie on Things!!

This Friday we will have two very special guests at Hawthorne Elementary,  Maddie, a sweet-tempered, rescued coonhound and her owner, Theron.  Theron Humphrey is a photographer and has traveled the world taking pictures of his companion Maddie. Maddie stands on everything... inspiring his book Maddie on Things. We are so lucky that we get to meet these two! In their honor we will be collecting animal food all week long! 

Pig in a Wig

This week we will be reading Pig in a Wig. 


Targets:

• I can read words with short i. 
• I can read words with final -x.

High Frequency Words:

and, take, up 

Spelling Words:

1. in 
2. it
3. did
4. sit
5. six
6. fix
7. lip
8. mix
9. pin
10. wig
11. and
12. take

Math Targets:

• I can find partners of 7. 
• I can find partners of 8. 

Sam Come Back!

This week we will begin our first story in our Reading Street curriculum. Below is our spelling words for the week, our 2 phonics skills we will be working on and our high frequency words.  These words I tell the kids don't follow the rules... so we just have to practice reading them. 


Targets:

•  I can read short -a words.
• I can read words that end with -ck.

High Frequency Words:

in, on, way

Spelling words: 

1. am
2. sack
3. back
4. bat
5. dad
6. ran
7. can
8. at
9. cat
10. mad
11. on
12. way