Hello!  I hope that your child has had a wonderful first week of first grade.  I have enjoyed getting to know each one of them and think we will have a great year.  Hopefully you have seen our BEE book and received a newsletter today.  If not click here.

I did forget to put on the newsletter that this coming Tuesday, Aug. 21st, we will be having an Open House.  It will start at 5:30.  Please come in to our classroom after a breif meeting in the gym.  I will go over our curriculum for the year and any questions you might have. I look forward to meeting you then. 

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year!

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year!  With school just around the corner, I wanted to welcome new students and parents to our class website.  I try to keep it updated weekly.  I will be linking the weekly newsletter on this website along with other important information.  Please refer to this website often.  I look forward to meeting you and your child. I'm confident we will have a great year!   Please email me if you have any questions snydera@rheacounty.org.

Dates to remember: 
Aug. 7, 2012 - 1/2 day to meet your new teacher
Aug. 10, 2012- First full day of school
(click above to find the complete school calendar)

Miss Snyder’s 1^st Grade Supply List

Spring City Elementary School 

++Please note the differences between this list and the county 1st grade list. 

· 6-10 pencils

· Safety Scissors- Fiskar Metal-no plastic blades

· 6 glue sticks

· 2 boxes of 24 regular sized Crayons- Crayola please

· 1 pack of dry erase markers (student use) ++

· 2 folders with pockets (the decorative shiny type)

· 1- 1 inch binder with front view pouch ++

· headphones or earbuds++

· Backpack- no roller style backpacks

· 1 instant hand sanitizer

· 1 box of Ziploc baggies

· 1 paper towel roll

· Clorox wipes

· gym shoes (white soles required)

***Reminder***

Please label all supplies with child’s name.

**Other items for class donation**

Cleaning supplies, pencil erasers, small treasure box items, Band-Aids, masking tape, dry erase markers, stickers, computer paper, pencils, electric pencil sharpener

1^st Grade Luau

On Wed, May 23rd we will have a Luau/Pizza “year end” party for all   1^st grade.  This has changed due to rescheduling in the office.  Your child may come to school dressed for the luau.  Grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and hats are all appropriate.  We will spend time outside playing games and doing fun activities.  **Mr. Johnston has asked that the Luau be for students and teachers only.  Parents will not be part of this party.

Be sure to keep reading throughout the summer.  Students must practice to maintain all they have learned.  Students will be bringing home their workbooks and should use any extra pages we did not finish for practice.

Thank you so much for a great year!  I have truly enjoyed each of your children.  I know they will do great in 2^nd grade and in life.  I am privileged to have had the opportunity to work with them and will always hold them dear to my heart.  Thank you again for all you have done in our adventures this year.  Visit any time.

2^nd grade words

I will be sending home the words they will be learning in second grade.  It doesn’t hurt to get a head start.

Scott Foresman Reading Street

Second Grade High Frequency Words

 

beautiful

country

friend

front

someone

somewhere

everywhere

live

machines

move

woman      

work

world

bear

build

couldn’t

father

love

mother

straight

animals

early

eyes

full

water

warm

gone

learn

often

pieces

though

together

very

break

family

heard

listen

once

      pull

certainly

either

great

laugh

second

worst

you’re

above

ago

enough

toward

whole

      word

bought

people

pleasant

probably

scared

shall

      sign

behind

brought

door

everybody

minute

promise

      sorry

guess

pretty

science

shoe

village

watch

      won

answer

company

faraway

parents

picture

school

      wash

been

believe

caught

finally

today

tomorrow

      whatever

alone

buy

daughters

half

many

their

      youngest

clothes

hours

money

neighbor

only

question

      taught

blankets

pretended

quilt

stuffing

trunks

unpacked

      wrapped

everywhere

live

machines

move

woman

work

      world

bear

build

couldn’t

father

love

mother

      straight

animals

early

eyes

full

      water

gone

learn

often

pieces

though

together

    very

break

family

heard

listen

once

      pull

certainly

either

great

laugh

second

worst

      you’re

above

ago

enough

toward

whole

      word

bought

people

pleasant

probably

scared

shall

      sign

behind

brought

door

everybody

minute

promise

       worry

       guess

       pretty

       science

       shoe

       village

       watch

 won

 answer

 company

faraway

parents

picture

school

wash

been

believe

caught

finally

today

tomorrow

whatever

alone

buy

daughters

half

many

their

youngest

clothes

hours

money

neighbor

only

question

      taught

10....9....8...7...  that's right.  Only 10 days left.  I am getting very sad.  This has been a GREAT class.  They work so well together.  We've had lots of fun.  As for the NEWSLETTER, click here for the current one.  Good news---no more spelling test in 1st grade!  The students have worked great on these.  Continue to work with them and encourage them over the summer.  As always, if you have any questions please let me know! 

Ms. Snyder

There are 18 days left in first grade.  We have been very busy and because of that I have fallen behind on posting on our class blog.  I hope you understand.  Here are the spelling words and dictation sentences for this coming week along with other important notes.

Spelling

Test will be Thur. May 11^th 2012

1. who                    7. am

2. what                  8. is

3. when                  9. of

4. where               10. you

5. why                   11. because

6. how                   12. from

Dictation sentences:

1.    What is your name?

2.    Who is singing that song?

3.    When is the party?

4.    Where are you going?

5.    Why is she crying?

6.    How long will we play?

Dates to Remember

May 10^th- TVT play

May 15^th- Field Day (1^st grade)

May 24^th- 1^st grade Luau

May 25^th- Celebration Assembly

-Last Full Day  -Summer Birthdays

May 29^th- No School (professional dev.)

May 30^th- Pick up Report Cards

Reading: We will test on Ben Franklin and His First Kite on Monday.  Throughout the remainder of the year we will be reviewing important reading skills and strategies.

Math: Related facts, fact families, using data from a graph, picture graphs, bar graphs, location on a grid, using tally marks, understanding certain or impossible, understanding likely or unlikely

Subtraction facts- Facts beginning with 12.  Adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers.

Field Day for 1^st and 2^nd grade will be Tue. May 15^th Students are allowed and encouraged to bring a water bottles.  Please label them before school.  Also, students should wear tennis shoes and a red shirt. 

Happy Spring Break!!

Here is the newsletter for the story Simple Machines.

Spring Break Challenges!!

 Spring Break Challenges!!!

#1. Students will be challenged to read 10 books over Spring Break.   By completing the challenge students will earn lunch in the classroom.  Just fill out the form and return it on April 10^th. 

#2.  Money, Money, Money

Please practice identifying each coin and its value with your child.  I have sent home today examples of “touch point” on coins.  This helps students count coins when transitioning between different ones.   Each touch point on a coin is worth 5.  Please work with your child on the “Take-Home Learning Tote.”  Please pick 3 of the activities on the Learning tote and sign it to say they were complete.  Students who complete this challenge will earn free choice centers day.   

March Madness (Dot and Jabber, Flat Stanley)

Hello hello!  I hope that the wonderful spring (summer) weather is treating you well.  I know the students have enjoyed playing outside in the nice warm air.  Here is the newsletter for the story Dot and Jabber.

This week we will also be starting to work with money.  Students should be able to identify each coin and its value.  Please, please, please, practice this skill with your child.  Thank you!

Flat Stanley  

Today we began a fun project with a character called Flat Stanley. He was flattened by a bulletin board and now is “as flat as a pancake.”  He is able to go on many adventures with this change.  Students will be bring Flat Stanley home to spend a few days with you and should come back with a journal about his time spent with your family.  We will be mailing our Flat Stanley’s all over the country and world over Spring Break.  Please see the information sheet that came home today.  You will need to get the address of a relative or friend we can send your child’s Flat Stanley.  Please try to send them to people outside of Spring City who will be willing to participate with our project.  We would love to see pictures, postcards, emails, etc. Here is a website of other places that Flat Stanley has traveled.  He also has a Facebook page.

http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/

http://www.flatstanley.com/