Eckman's Explorers

25th Keheley Anniversary!

Click below to read about where and when we will be celebrating Keheley's 25th Anniversary!  Everyone is invited!

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News for the next two weeks!

Reminders:

· Chick-fil-A Night is Tuesday, Jan. 24^th!

· Mark your Calendars for Saturday, Feb. 25^th for Keheley’s 25^th Celebration!!!

Learning Targets!

Math- Show me the money! We are learning to count coin combinations up to a dollar. The children are learning to use quarters when counting coins to a dollar. Combining quarters, nickels, and dimes can get confusing. The more your child practices the easier it will become.

Reading- We are learning about nonfiction books. Ask your child how he/she know if the book is nonfiction. When your child reads, be sure to work on their reading fluency and to ask questions to build reading comprehension.

Language Arts- We are learning about verbs. Can you child identify verbs in a sentence? Also, we will be learning about root words/base words . For example, the root word for running is run.

Writing- We are writing informational stories. The children are focused on writing a “how to” story. We are adding transition words (first, next, then, after that, last, finally) to his/her writing to explain the steps on “how to” do something. The children understand when and how to use transition words but we are looking for a lot of details as he/she writes. Also, we are really focusing on capital letters and punctuation in the appropriate places. Good writers always check their work!

Social Studies- Who is Harriet Tubman? What is the Underground Railroad? The children will read about and describe the life of Harriet Tubman.

Technology- We are working using Word on the computer. The children will learn how to insert a picture, type sentences with capital letters and punctuation. You can have your child practice this at home. How savvy is your child on the computer?

Have a great 2 week!

News for the the next two weeks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Reminders:

· NO school on Monday, January 16th.

· Skate Night is on Thursday, Jan. 19^th from 6-8 PM!

· Report cards come home on January 17th. PLEASE sign your signature card and return the card back in the envelope unsealed. Keep your copy of the report. Remember that if your child has a “2” it is okay...they are in progress with the standard. It is also possible that a “2” is because we are "under construction" with a standard and your child is not consistently meeting that standard. A “3” means that your child consistently knows the standard.

Learning targets for the next 2 weeks:

Language Arts- We will discuss possessive pronouns...What's Mine is Mine...A possessive pronoun is when a pronoun is used to show possession by modifying a noun or pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose).

Reading- We will continue to make connections, and reviewing all our reading strategies. We will really be working on building our fluency and expression in the New Year! PLEASE be sure your child is reading at least 10 minutes every night and that they continue to take 2 AR tests a week. It is so obvious in guided reading who is a reader outside of our group time. Good readers should be able to retell important details, characters, setting and the most difficult thing is to be able to tell the main idea. Many of our friends are struggling with main idea.

Writing- How do I write to inform? We will begin to learn how to write “How To” pieces. We will work on using some very important transition words to do this...at the beginning, first, next, then, after that, finally are just a few we will use.

Math- We will be learning about fractions. What are equal parts? How do I represent parts of a whole? We will discuss equal sets, halves, fourths, whole and equal shares.

***Please know that we must not forget any of the math standards that have been covered. We will now go deeper with each one. Money will increase to $1.00 and addition and subtraction facts jump to 18. Skip counting will continue so practice counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. Know all numbers and where they are located. Remember the patterns on the hundreds board. Practice, practice, practice!!!

Science- Where does light come from? The children will learn that light comes from different sources. They will also learn about shadows and how they are made. We are sure to have fun by making and creating shadows.

Have a great week!

What have we been doing in First Grade?

The children have been showing what they know for the 2^nd quarter. The children have been taking assessments. You may have heard your child come home and tell you about his or her score. You will receive some assessment information about what your child has learned this quarter and what he or she needs to continue to work on. This information will come home in your child’s Tuesday Folder.

This week we will continue to review what we have learned this quarter. I will keep classroom routines, a regular schedule, and consistency this week. The children are really excited about the holidays and having 2 weeks off school, so staying with the same routines will help keep the excitement down.

Our Winter Break (No School) is from Friday, Dec. 23- Jan. 10^th!

Dates for the Week!

· Our Holiday Party is on Wednesday!

· PE Fun Day is on Thursday!

· The Sing Along is on Thursday at 1:30 in the gym.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Winter Break and I look forward to seeing everyone next year!!!!

News for the next two weeks!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Reminders:

· First Grade Performance is on Tuesday, Nov. 29^th at 6:30 PM. Please send your child at 6:15 PM to the classroom.

· Breakfast with Santa is on Saturday, Dec. 3^rd 9:30- 12:00 PM.

· The Book Fair begins Saturday, Dec. 3^rd and ends Friday, Dec. 9^th!

Learning Targets for the Week!

Math- We are counting coins up to a dollar and making fair trades. Also, we will be talking about numbers that are 1 more, 1 less, 10 more and 10 less. What is 10 more than 43? What is 10 less than 74?

Language Arts- We continue to learn how to use the dictionary. Also we are working with words with plural sounds (-s, -es). For example box would be boxes, play would be plays, and rock would be rocks.

Writing- We will be writing a pattern book for the next 2 weeks. Students will be focusing on adding details/adjectives and learning how to extend sentences to tell us more.

Social Studies- We are identifying the contributions of Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea.

Science- We will be investigating sound. We will investigate how vibrations produce sound. Students will learn differentiate between various sounds in terms of (pitch) high or low and (volume) loud or soft. Also, we will identify emergency sounds and sounds that help us stay safe.

Enjoy your week!

News for the Week of Nov. 14th!

Reminders:

· Holiday Lunch is on Thursday, Nov. 17^th from 10:40-11:10. I look forward to seeing you all there for the yummy turkey lunch!

· We will be eating lunch in the classroom on Friday. If your child is buying their lunch that day, they will be getting a sack lunch with the choice of ham and cheese or peanut butter and jelly. Please do not plan on eating with your child for lunch that day because we will be eating at a different time and a different location.

· Thanksgiving Holiday Break is the week of November 21^st! Enjoy the time together and tell your child how proud you are of them. They have worked so hard! Their homework for that week will be to have a lot of fun with some light reading of course!!!!

· Heads Up! First Grade Performance is on Tuesday, Nov. 29^th at 6:30! Bring your child and watch them sing!

The learning targets for the week!

Math- We have been learning about 2 dimensional (2-D) shapes! The children have learned about the pentagon, hexagon, triangle, and rectangle. Ask them about each of these shapes and have them recognize these shapes outside of school. This week we will be learning about 3 dimensional (3-D) shapes (cylinders, cones, rectangular prisms). Have your child tell you the difference between the 2-D and 3-D shapes. The children have to be able to build, draw, name, describe, compare, and classify shapes by common attributes.

Writing- The fantastic turkeys that you decorated with your child have inspired him or her to write. The children did such a great job disguising their turkeys. The children have been learning and understanding the writing process. We begin the writing process by using a graphic organizer to help think through what he or she will write about. Then the students begin to write his or her draft. After he or she writes they edit with a partner (which is super cute) and then edit with the teacher. You will get see the published version. Remember that when we edit a story we like to only focus on one learning target such as punctuation, capitalization, writing about one event, looking for understanding, a good beginning, and a good ending.

Social Studies- We will be learning about Lewis and Clark. Do you know what they did?

Reading- The children have learned about compound words. A compound word is 2 different words put together make a new word such as butterfly and rainbow. Also, we have been learning how to use a dictionary. The children are learning to find words in the dictionary and understand why we use a dictionary. If you have a dictionary at home, tell your child a word to look up. Ask them what are the guide words, the definition, pronunciation, and the sentence used in the dictionary.

What can you do at home?

· Practice addition and subtraction facts to 12 with flash cards. Can your child tell you the answer in a snap?

· Count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100.

· Identify 2-D and 3-D shapes when you are out and about.

· Counting coins up to a dollar using quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies.

Enjoy your week and Thanksgiving Holiday!

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Thanksgiving Food Drive- November 1-11

 

We will be collecting nonperishable food items to benefit local families. Please support this very special project. All items should be dropped off on the stage in the cafeteria. Some of the items needed for the families are as follows:

 

*Grocery Store Gift Certificates (drop off in the front office)

Cereal Canned Vegetables

Cranberry Sauce Cake mix with canned frosting

Canned Yams Boxed jello and pudding

Boxed Stuffing Boxed Mashed Potatoes

Canned soup Canned fruit

Canned beans Rice Pasta Gravy

We have a lot of families to help this year so please bring in food items!!!! Thank you for your support! J

Lori Armbruster
Professional School Counselor
Keheley Elementary
678 494 7836

Explorer News Oct. 31- Nov. 11

Thank you so much for all the help for Pumpkin Math! The children had such a fantastic time! WE appreciate your help and continuous support!

News for the next 2 weeks! The Food Drive begins this week!

· PE Fun Day is on Friday, Nov. 4^th!

· Daylight Savings is on Sunday, Nov. 6^th! Don’t forget to change your clocks!

· No School on Tuesday, Nov. 8^th.

Learning Targets:

Math- We continue to learn about balanced equations and missing addends.

For example:

3 + 2 = 4 + 1

6 + 4 is the same as 3 + 3 + 4

7 + 2 = ___ + 0

Math concepts we continue to work on are:

· Identifying even and odd numbers.

· Skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. (This is a tough concept.)

45, 40, ___, 30, 25, ____

37, ___, 41, ____, 45, 47

80, 70 , ____, 50, ____

· Working with numbers to 100.

Language Arts- We continue to work with adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Ask your child if he or she can identify a noun, verb or adjective in a sentence. The students are learning to write words in alphabetical order (ABC order) and using the dictionary to find words. We will begin to talk about reading words with inflectional endings- ing, es, s, ed.

Other concepts we continue to practice and build on:

· Digraphs- wh, th, sh, ch

· Short vowels and long vowels.

Writing- The students are learning to write narratives and creating pattern books. A narrative is a story about an event or series of events. Student will not be using the words me, my, I, our, and us which are personal narrative words.

Science- We will be learning about magnets. Students will identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet. Students will identify objects and materials that do not block magnetic force. Words that the students will learn is magnetic force, attract, and repel.

Social Studies- We will be learning about Thomas Jefferson. Students will identify the contributions made. Students will understand the importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, and his role in finding the University of Virginia.

We are learning so much in first grade!

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week

October 24-28

Theme: We are “Pawsitively” Drug Free

This week we will be promoting healthy choices!!

Monday- Wear Red and Jeans!

Pass out the “Pawsitively” drug free red bracelets. Bracelets
could be worn everyday this week. Have the kids take them off at the end of the
day and put them on each morning.

Tuesday- Tell a joke today.
Laughter has a great effect on the body. Laughing is healthy.

Wear your bracelets!

Wednesday-. Pass out “Pawstively” Drug Free bookmarks. Have the students read silently
for 15 minutes. We are being healthy by reading and relieving stress. Wear your
bracelets.

Thursday- Wear your favorite team jersey/ shirt/colors.

Sport teams promote healthy athletes so support a team!

The café will help us celebrate by serving red apples.

We are promoting eating healthy and being healthy!

Wear your bracelets.

Friday- DEA program.

Show your Keheley spirit, wear your Keheley t-shirts or wear our Keheley colors which are yellow and royal blue.

Exercise your body today because we know exercise does a body good!! Wear your bracelets.

Red Ribbon Week is always a huge success due to you. Thanks for your support during Red Ribbon Week!

Classroom Happenings!

The blog will be updated every 2 weeks on what your child will be learning. Now you will be able to know what we will be doing in class for the next 2 weeks!

Conference Week is the week of Oct. 24- 28^th! Remember that it is Early Release all week too!

Field Trip- Wednesday, Oct. 19^th

• Only send paper sack lunches. The students will not be allowed to bring their lunch boxes.
• Dress your child in comfortable clothes and shoes. Please check the weather that morning.
• Please send a snack and disposable water bottle.

Learning Targets:

Math- Identify bills ($1, $5, $10, $20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills.

Reading- We continue to work on identifying the characters, main character, setting, and retelling 4 events in the story.

Language Arts Skills- nouns, adjectives, abc (alphabetical) order, long vowels, and dictionary skills

Writing- The children are learning how to add details to expand a story. Then they will begin to learn and make pattern books.

Social Studies- Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts).

Science- It is Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24- 28^th! The children will identify common medicines/drugs and they will explain why children should never take drugs on their own.

Have a great week!!!!