Mrs. Go

Hello Everyone!  I hope that you are enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend. 

This week we have lots to do to finish off our year.  Last week I sent home a note about things to bring to school.  In case the note never made it home, I'll list them here. On Tuesday, the students will be writing letters to themselves as sixth graders.  Please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope to school.  Of course, if you are moving or think you may be moving you can address the letter to a family member or friend to be sure that your child gets the letter in about 5 years.  On Wednesday, we will be doing a project with our buddies.  We will be decorating cookies.  Please bring either sugar cookies or frosting for our cookie decorating.  Finally, on Thursday, the last day of school, we will be having a class pizza party.  Please bring a $2 donation for our pizza party. 

This week we will
-write letters to ourselves as sixth graders
-work on our First Grade Memory books
-write our All About Me Diamonte Poem
-work on our Time book
**and of course clean our room

Don't forget to help your child clean out their backpacks daily.  They will be bringing lots of things home this last week of school.

Thanks for a wonderful year.  I wish everyone the best in second grade.

Hello All,

We are heading into the final stretch of the school year!  We have all really worked hard and have a lot to be proud of.  I am very proud of the progress that everyone has made this year.  One fun thing for parents to do is to look at your child's writing from the beginning of the year and compare it to their writing at the end of the year.  Or think back to the books that they were reading at the beginning of the year and look at what they are reading now.  Its great to see what a difference one year makes!

This week we will be working on:
-fairy tales- Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff
-characteristics of fairy tales
-classroom play
-poetry- Name Poem, Diamonte Poem
-math- fractions book, telling time book
-science- amphibians, frogs, birds

Please check your child's folder for a notice about end of the schoolyear activities that we will be doing in class.  Or check back here for more information.

Mrs. Go

Hello All,

Thank you for all the wonderful homemade cards and poems, the beautiful flowers and plants, and the treats for Teacher Appreciation Week!  I really appreciate all of the gifts.  Also, thank you to all the volunteers that came with us to the zoo field trip.  The students have been talking about the field trip ever since. 

We have a lot to do this week:
-comparative and superlative adjectives (-er and -est)- happier, happiest and kinder, kindest and bigger, biggest
-Listening- Frog Tricks Loud Rabbit- vocab., predictions, story elements (characters, setting, plot (problem, solution)
-Days with Frog and Toad- inferences, vocab., characteristics
-six traits of writing- sentence fluency- start sentences in different ways (The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza)
-narrative writing- Trip to the Zoo
-review of the year's math skills and strategies, add two digit numbers (strategies- draw the numbers, add down)
-science- animals- amphibians and birds

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to contact me.  Enjoy the week!

Hello All,
I hope that you are enjoying the weekend.  This week we have our zoo field trip.  Yay!  It's on May 9th.  Make sure that yor child is on time with their packed lunch (unless you ordered one), comfortable shoes, and layered clothing to be prepared for any kind of weather.

This week we will also be taking our end of the year writing test.  Please remind them that they have worked their hardest all year, so they should do great!

We will be learning:
-phonics- r controlled vowels (ar)
- Stone Soup- vocabulary, predictions, characteristics, 5 Ws, write a recipe
- Fireflies for Nathan- make inferences, vocabulary, prediction, story map
-six traits of writing- word choice- choosing zippy words- use If You're  a Monster and You Know It
-nonfiction text features- table of contents
-writing process- zoo narrative- describe your field trip to the zoo, what did you see, what did you do
-math- fractions- equal parts, one half, one third, one fourth, adding 2 digit numbers
-science- mammals, reptiles, birds

It looks like a fun filled week!

Hello All,

I can't believe it is almost May!  Time flies.  Don't forget that we have our field trip to the zoo on May 9th.  Information for all the the volunteers went home last week.  If you have any questions about volunteering please let me know.

This week we will learn:
-r controlled vowels (ir, er, ur and or, ore)
-The Pumpkin in the Jar- vocabulary, predictions, inferences, charcteristics of each character
-Two Greedy Bears- inferences, story map- characters, setting, problem, solution (plot)
-six traits skill- voice- reaching out to the reader, writing for your reader, and saying things in new ways
-reading nonfiction texts- understanding nonfiction text features
-writing process- Describe your favorite store.  Give reasons why it is your favorite.
-math- geometry- names of plane and solid shapes, begin fractions
-science- animal habitats, mammals

As always, if you have questions or comments on what we are learning in school let me know.  We continue to do end of the year assessments so please make sure that your child has eaten a healthy breakfast and is ready for school.

Enjoy the weekend!

Hello Everyone,

I hope that everyone is having a great weekend.  I have received almost all the permission slips for the zoo field trip back.  If your child misplaced the zoo field trip permission slip remind them to pick up an extra on Monday.  As of this weekend, I have all the volunteer spots for the zoo filled.  If you let me know that you were interested in volunteering you should be getting a letter with more information on Monday. 

This week we are working on:
-suffixes- ly, y, ful
-oy sound spelled oy/oi
-aw sound spelled aw/au
-Natural Habits- vocabulary, predictions, characteristics of characters in the story ((character) is (characteristic- kind, helpful, etc.) because ____________)
-The Surprise family- making inferences, checking for understanding, 5 Ws questions
-six traits of writing- voice- understanding your audience with chart, persuasive letter to parents
-writing process- write about your favorite fruit
math-telling time, telling time test, begin geometry (direction words- in front of, to the left, etc., solid figures, plane figures)
-science- plant life cycle

This week we are taking some of our end of the year tests.  Please make sure that your child has a good breakfast each morning and is at school on time.  We will continue taking the end of the year tests through the middle of May.  Some of the tests are one-on-one.

Enjoy the weekend,
See you on Monday!

Hello Everyone!

I spoke with the students about the zoo field trip on Friday.  On Monday all the students will be receiving the field trip permission slip.  Please look it over and return it as soon as possible. 

This week we have a lot to learn:

-base words and endings: -es for words that end in ch, tch, sh, s, ss, x and -ies for words that end in y
-Frog Helps Snake vocabulary, predictions, characteristics of the characters
-The New Friend- make inferences
-writing skill- six traits- creating a mighty middle
- Nonfiction Text Features- table of contents
-writing prompt and process- Describe a time you went to an amusement park. (narrative writing)
-math- telling time to the nearest half hour, reading for math, calendar
-science- plants

Let's have a great week!

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you are enjoying at least some time off during the Spring Break to spend with your families.  Don't forget to read, read, read!  Check out your local public library and pick out some new books for the break. 

Also, I sent home a math game with your child.  The game was a hit in class.  Hopefully you can have some fun playing it at home!

School starts again on April 9.  Don't forget that April 9 is a minimum day, ending at 1:55pm. 

This week we will be working on:
-sounds for y (long e, long i)
-listening- Animal Helpers- vocabulary, prediction, notes for a nonfiction text
-reading comprehension- When I Am Old With You- make inferences
-writing- 6 traits- creating a mighty middle
-writing process- problem solving in the writing process- creating your own graphic organizer
-writing prompt- "Describe your favorite American symbol.  Explain why it is your favorite."
-math- time- telling time to th hour and the half hour- use the sentence frame- " It is _________ (time) because the hour hand is ___________ and the minute hand is __________."
-science- plants- plant parts

Have a fun and safe break!  See you on April 9th.

Hello Everyone,

It has been great to meet with many of you for our conferences. I look forward to meeting with the rest of you this coming week.   Please bring any questions or concerns that you have to the conference.  Don't forget that this week we will dismiss at 1:55 in order to have our conferences. 

This week we will work on:
- base words and endings (irregular verbs- short vowel with a single final consonant and VCe words)
-finding the main idea- Paul Bunyan
-making predictions- Paul Bunyan
-5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why)- Johnny Appleseed
- 6 traits- creating a mighty middle (with Many Nations book)
-writing process- complete the prewriting/draft, revise and edit for sparkle and pizzazz, complete sentences
-math- measurement- inches, centimeters, nonstandard measurements


Have a great week!

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to most of you for confirming your conference times with me.  If have not confirmed your conference time yet, please contact me to confirm or reschedule.  The conference forms with tentative meeting times were sent home about a week and a half ago.  Don't forget, that due to conferences we will have minimum days starting on March 15 through the end of the quarter, Friday, March 23.  Dismissal will be at 1:55pm each day.

We have a lot to learn this week.
-ow, ou spelling for the /ou/ sound (clown)
-syllabication- VCCV (basket- CVC/CVC)
-listening- vocabulary, prediction, Identify, Verb, Finish(IVF), 5 Ws
-six traits of writing- sentence fluency- vary sentence lengths
-reading comprehension- summarize- "I can retell important details of a story in my own words."
-writing opinion piece- Do like the butterfly or the caterpillar better?  Why? Explain your reasons.
-Math: continue with adding and subtracting to 20, test, measurement
-social studies- symbols of the United States- White House

I look forward to meeting with all of you during conferences.  Let's have a great week!