Weekly Update for 05/30/17

Boxes Needed

CAES is going to be painted over the summer break.  This means that all of our classroom materials must be taken off of the walls and shelves and placed in boxes.  If you have any boxes that you are able to donate to help us, please send them in especially boxes that will hold books as that is what the majority of the shelves in our classroom contain.  Thank you!

Boxes Needed

We will be having an end of the year celebration on Friday, June 16 at 10:30 in Room 200.  At this time we will have a short play and song to sing.  I also have awards that I will present to each student as well.  Following our celebration, you are more than welcome to take your child and begin summer vacation early.  

Summer Tutoring

Anyone interested in summer tutoring for grades K-3, please let me know as soon as possible.  I am available for tutoring in math and reading at this time.  Typically, I schedule 1-2 sessions a week that are 1 hour in length.  I charge $20.00 per session and we meet at the Carrollton Public Library.  Because we are meeting at the library, the hours available for tutoring are based on their hours of operation, which are listed below.  If you would like more information, please e-mail me as soon as possible  (cgmorgan@iwcs.k12.va.us).  

What are we learning this week?

This week we are finishing our research on plants.  We will be organizing our books and creating a table of contents and cover for our book.   

Reading: SOL 1.10
The student will read and demonstrate a variety of nonfiction texts.

Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.

Math: SOL 1.6 Word Problems
The student will created and solve single-step story and picture problems using addition and subtraction within 20.  

Science: SOL 1.4
The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics.  Key concepts include:
  a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to     grow
  b) basic parts of plants
  c) plants can be classified based on a variety of          characteristics

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 29            Memorial Day

*Tuesday, May 30           Library Resource 

*Wednesday, May 31 No Resource due to SOL Testing

*Thursday, June 1   No Resource due to SOL Testing 

*Friday, June 2             Music Resource 

         
  

                Looking Ahead
06/09  1^st Grade field trip to Norfolk Zoo

06/13  Southside Brass Concert @ 10:30

06/14  Field Day

06/15  Early Release @ 2:20

06/16 Last Day of School - Early Release 2:20pm

Weekly Update for 05/22/17

What are we learning this week?

Our research writing this week will focus on who or what needs our plants to survive. We learn what interdependence means. 

Reading: SOL 1.10
The student will read and demonstrate a variety of nonfiction texts.

Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.

Math: SOL 1.12

The student will
a) collect, organize, and represent various forms of data using tables, picture graphs, and object graphs; 
b) read and interpret data displayed in tables, picture graphs, and object graphs using the vocabulary more, fewer, greater than, less than, and equal to.

Science: SOL 1.4
The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics.  Key concepts include:
  a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to     grow
  b) basic parts of plants
  c) plants can be classified based on a variety of          characteristics

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 22            Music Resource

*Tuesday, May 23           P.E. Resource 

*Wednesday, May 24 No Resource due to SOL Testing
VA Living Museum Program 1:15-2:10

*Thursday, May 25   No Resource due to SOL Testing  

SEARCH Extravaganza @ 6:30

*Friday, May 26             STEM Resource 

No School Monday, May 29 due to Memorial Day
         
  

                Looking Ahead
06/09  1^st Grade field trip to Norfolk Zoo

06/13  Southside Brass Concert @ 10:30

06/14  Field Day

06/15  Early Release @ 2:20

06/16 Last Day of School - Early Release 2:20pm

Weekly Update for 05/15/17

What are we learning this week?

Our research writing this week will focus on the challenges our plants face and what adaptations each plant has to meet these challenges.

Reading: SOL 1.10
The student will read and demonstrate a variety of nonfiction texts.

Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.

Math: SOL 1.12

The student will
a) collect, organize, and represent various forms of data using tables, picture graphs, and object graphs; 
b) read and interpret data displayed in tables, picture graphs, and object graphs using the vocabulary more, fewer, greater than, less than, and equal to.

Science: SOL 1.4
The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics.  Key concepts include:
  a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to     grow
  b) basic parts of plants
  c) plants can be classified based on a variety of          characteristics

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 15            P.E. Resource

*Tuesday, May 16           STEM Resource 

*Wednesday, May 17       Coding Resource 

Interim Reports Issued

*Thursday, May 18         Art Resource    

*Friday, May 19             Library Resource  
Muffins with Moms Celebration @ 8:15 in the CAES cafeteria          
  

                Looking Ahead

05/24  Virginia Living Museum presents “Animal Adaptations” to 1^st & 2^nd Grades

05/25  SEARCH Extravaganza @ 6:30 pm

05/29  Memorial Day – Schools & Offices Closed     

06/09  1^st Grade field trip to Norfolk Zoo

06/13  Southside Brass Concert @ 10:30

06/14  Field Day

06/15  Early Release @ 2:20

06/16 Last Day of School - Early Release 2:20pm

Weekly Update for 05/08/17

What are we learning this week?

Our research writing this week will focus on the basic needs of the plant and which basic need is the most important.

Reading: SOL 1.10
The student will read and demonstrate a variety of nonfiction texts.

Writing: SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.

Math: SOL 1.5

1.5  The student, given a familiar problem situation involving magnitude, will: 

a) select a reasonable order of magnitude from three given quantities: a one-digit numeral, a two-digit numeral, and a three-digit numeral (e.g., 5, 50, 500); and

b) explain the reasonableness of the choice

Science: SOL 1.4
The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics.  Key concepts include:
  a) plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to     grow
  b) basic parts of plants
  c) plants can be classified based on a variety of          characteristics

           Weekly Schedule

*Monday, May 8            Coding Resource

*Tuesday, May 9            Art Resource 

*Wednesday, May 10       P.E. Resource 

Early Release @ 1:00

*Thursday, May 11         Library Resource    

*Friday, May 12             Music Resource            
  

                Looking Ahead

05/17  Interim Reports Issued

05/24  Virginia Living Museum presents “Animal Adaptations” to 1^st & 2^nd Grades

05/25 SEARCH Extravaganza @ 6:30 pm

05/29  Memorial Day – Schools & Offices Closed