Mrs. Spooner's Shining Stars

Boosterthon FUN RUN!

If you haven't done so already, please watch the very short Fun Run DVD! 

Parents thank you so much for your participation and support of the Boosterthon Fun Run!! The class voted on a team name today and we are Mrs. Spooner's Super Sonics! Already we are earning money for technology at Mountain View! Remember to send the pledge book back each day as the students will be receiving prizes each day based on their pledges. We would love for everybody to come cheer on the first grade students Wednesday, May 6 while they run their laps!! Our Fun Run will take place from 9:45-11:00 that morning. For more information or to check out the super fan website you can visit www.boosterthonsuperfan.com.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! We couldn't do it without you. We hope to see all of you on Wednesday, May 6 at 9:45 to support the Super Sonics as they run to raise money for our school!!

March is here!

Here's a look at what is coming up this month!

Language Arts: r-controlled vowels, prefixes and suffixes, practicing some more on our research skills, reviewing abbreviations, correct usage of quotation marks and more informational writing

Math: measuring using nonstandard units and 2 digit addition and subtraction (without regrouping)

Science: plants and beginning to look at animals

Social Studies: the life and contributions of George Washington Carver

Some important dates:

Mar. 2: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 

Mar. 3: Early Release!

Mar. 8: Spring Forward!  Set your clocks an hour ahead!

Mar. 9: Book forms due...will be coming home soon!

Mar. 17: Leprechaun traps due! 

Mar. 19: Report Cards come home!

Happy Birthday Gabrielle!  Happy Birthday Ryan!  Congratulations to Megan, our Character Ed Student of the Month!

A big thanks to Mrs. McClure for our Valentine's Day Treats!

Don't forget to practice those math facts!  We should be able to addition and subtraction fluently by the end of this year!

Also, remember that the CRCT practice tests are available online for practicing important skills that will be on the test! Please have your child practice, practice, practice!

Here's a look at what is coming up this month!

Language Arts: r-controlled vowels, prefixes and suffixes, practicing some more on our research skills, reviewing abbreviations, correct usage of quotation marks and more informational writing

Math: measuring using nonstandard units and 2 digit addition and subtraction (without regrouping)

Science: plants and beginning to look at animals

Social Studies: the life and contributions of George Washington Carver

Some important dates:

Mar. 2: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 

Mar. 3: Early Release!

Mar. 8: Spring Forward!  Set your clocks an hour ahead!

Mar. 9: Book forms due...will be coming home soon!

Mar. 17: Leprechaun traps due! 

Mar. 19: Report Cards come home!

Happy Birthday Gabrielle!  Happy Birthday Ryan!  Congratulations to Megan, our Character Ed Student of the Month!

A big thanks to Mrs. McClure for our Valentine's Day Treats!

Don't forget to practice those math facts!  We should be able to addition and subtraction fluently by the end of this year!

Also, remember that the CRCT practice tests are available online for practicing important skills that will be on the test! Please have your child practice, practice, practice!

February

Thanks to everyone for coming in for conferences!  It was great to see all of you and remember if you have any questions, please email me!

Here's a look at what we'll be learning:

Language Arts:finishing up "2 vowels go walking," vowel dipthongs, (oy, oi, oo, au, aw) using a dictionary, asking and telling sentences, and informational writing (writing to teach)

Math: continuing work with money (counting collections of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies and collections of bills - $1, $5, $10, $20), quick recollection of addition and subtraction facts, telling time

Science: plants - their parts and basic needs

Social Studies: the life and contributions of Teddy Roosevelt and George Washington Carver

Dates to Remember:

Feb. 4th: Early Release!

Feb. 5th: Picture Day - say cheese!

Feb 11th: Heroes Essay Due

Feb. 16th: No School - President's Day! 

Feb. 20th:Spaghetti Dinner and Teacher Spelling Bee - come on out and watch Mrs. Spooner test her spelling skills! :)

Feb. 24th: Six Flags Reading Logs Due!

Congratulations to Caitlyn Share for being our Character Ed student of the month!  Thanks to all of our Mystery Readers!

Click on the link below to learn how you can donate to Mountain View without giving any money!http://www.cobbk12.org/~mtview/PartnersinEducation.mht

Happy New Year!

 I hope that each of you had a very restful and relaxing two week break!  Can you believe that this school year is half way over? 

This month we will be working on:

Language Arts~fact vs. opinion, synonyms, homophones, homonyms, compound words, contractions, vowel digraphs, ("two vowels go walking" - ai, ay, oa, ie, ee, ea, ui) correct subject/verb agreement and informational writing

Math~fractions (1/2 and 1/4), addition and subtraction strategies, and recognizing, counting and using money

Social Studies~the life and contributions of Harriet Tubman

Science~light and shadows

IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS

January 19th-No School - Martin Luther King Day

January 26th - 30th-Conference Week - Early Release every day

Happy Birthday to Abby and Insung this month!  Congratulations to Shawn, our Character Ed Student of the Month!

An ENORMOUS thank you to all of the helpers for our winter celebration! Also, thank you so much for all of the wonderful and generous gifts!  Thanks so much!

Please continue to help your child practice math facts and as always, READ, READ, and READ some more!!!

December

We are busy, busy, busy this month!  Here is what we are working on:

Language Arts~narrative writing, simple vs. compound sentences, nonfiction text features, inflectional endings (-ed, -ing), making nouns plural by adding -s or -es, and continued work on reading with fluency and reading comprehension

Math~addition and subtraction facts to 12, addition and subtraction strategies, and      2-D and 3-D shapes

Science~magnets and sound

Social Studies: continuing our study of Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea

IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS

December 8th-AR Celebration for everyone on the AR Wall (100% of our class) :-)

December 10th-Gingerbread Houses at 11:30

December 12th-Field trip to the Children's Museum

December 18th-Winter Center Celebration at 1:00

December 19th-Holiday Sing Along

December 22nd-January 5th-Winter Break!

A big thank you for all of the volunteers for the computer lab and as mystery readers!

Please remember as the weather is getting colder, make sure you child has a jacket, mittens, and hat!  As first graders busy working, we need some time to RUN outside.  Even if we go out for 10 minutes, we will on nice days.  Girls, be sure to wear leggings or stockings with your cute dresses and skirts!  Legs get COLD outside if even for a few minutes!

Happy Birthday to Neena and Caitlyn this month!

Congratulations to Sydney, she was our Character Ed student of the month!

Congratulations to Gabrielle!  She won a gold medal and a silver medal (in two different categories)  in the Reflections contest. 

 

November

Can you believe that November is already here!  I am seeing incredible growth here in the classroom. Keep up the great work students and parents!

A big THANK YOU to those who were able to help out with our fall centers on Friday! The kids really enjoyed it! Also, another big THANK YOU to Mrs. McClure, Mrs. West, Mrs. Kopf,and  Mrs. D'Aurelio for setting up everything!   A big THANKS to everyone who attended and made our special centers a success!

Here's what's coming up in November:

Language Arts~narrative writing, making inferences, main idea, cause and effect, recognition of paragraph format, simple vs. compound sentences, review short and long vowel sounds, word families, consonant blends, and consonant diagraphs

Math~addition and subtraction facts to 12, addition and subtraction strategies, number lines, and place value review.  We will be starting our unit on 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes! 

Science~sound and magnets

Social Studies~Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea

REMINDERS AND IMPORTANT DATES!!!

November 4~Student Holiday

November 13~Thanksgiving Play and Lunch

November 24-28~Thanksgiving Holidays

Formal invitations to our Thanksgiving play will be coming home this week. Please make sure that you R.S.V.P. I hope that everyone can make it!

With the increasingly colder weather, please make sure that your child's jacket or coat is labeled.

I am so proud of all of my wonderful readers! Please continue encouraging your child to read every night. I am seeing huge growth!

Congratulations to Neena, our Character Education Student of the month!  Happy Birthday to Gabriel on 11-22!

Thanks again for all of your help and support!

Gobble up some great Thanksgiving sites and have some fun.

Lots of Thanksgiving fun!

  The First Thanksgiving

  Plymouth for kids   

   Plymouth Plantation

    Decorate a turkey

  Lots more fun!

  Thanksgiving for Kids

HAPPY NOVEMBER!!!

Mrs. Spooner

Fall is Here!

October is here!!! The leaves are changing color, there's a chill in the air, and the year is flying by! The first eight weeks of school have been wonderful! There's a lot more learning and excitement ahead!

It was great seeing everyone Friday at Movie on the Mount!  We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather!

Here's what's coming up in October:

Language Arts~narrative writing, story elements (setting, plot, characters, etc.), recognition of paragraph format, adjectives, long vowel sounds, blends, word families, reading strategies, retelling, and much more!

Math~more addition and subtraction strategies, counting money, place value, two dimensional and three dimensional shapes, and greater than/less than

Science~magnets

Social Studies~Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

Reminders and Important Dates!!!!

October 8- Walk to school day!

October 10-The first field trip of the year...Fernbank!!

October 10-End of first nine weeks

October 15-Early Release Day

October 17-Report Cards Sent Home!

October 31-Fall Center Celebration!

With the weather turning cooler, please remember to send your child in a jacket on chilly days!

Keep up the great work with the book in a bags and reading logs! I love to see that everyone is reading every night! 

Thanks for volunteering to be a mystery reader, and thanks again to Jenni West for setting up the schedule. If you are still interested, please email Jenni!

Please continue to make sure that your child is sent with a healthy snack every day! 

Please note that the enrichment schedule will be changing for the second nine weeks.  We won't be going to PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  This change is occurring because Ms. Newhouse will be teaching computer and we have changed to a 6 day rotation.  Please check your child's daily folder for a current schedule!

Thanks to Debbie D'Aurelio for setting up the computer lab parent volunteer schedule.  If you would like to volunteer, please email Debbie!

Congratulations to Neena, our Character Ed student for last month!

Happy Birthday to Nicole on the 4th and Keshav on the 24th!

Thank you for all that you do !

Happy October!

September

Thank you so much for a wonderful Curriculum Night.  It was great to see each of you!  I know that I covered LOTS of information, if you have a question about anything please let me know!

If your child has a change in transportation, please send me a handwritten note or call the office.

Congratulations to Will Callaway.  He was our August Character Education Winner!  The word for August was respect!

Happy Birthday this month to Will Callaway and Avery Baron!  Also..Happy Belated Birthday to Shawn Harry!

Chick Fil A Biscuits will be sold on Friday, September 5th for $3!                                                     Class shirt orders are due by September 5th!
Fall PICTURE DAY will be on September 10th!!
September 16th is an Early Release Day.
COGAT Testing will be September 17, 18, 19!

 

Welcome Back!

Welcome to First Grade! I really enjoyed meeting all of you at Sneak-A-Peak last week.  I hope you all had a great weekend.I have an exciting, but challenging year planned. 

The first week of school will be spent going over school and classroom rules, as well as, trying to establish a regular schedule in the classroom.

During the first two weeks of school, I will be conducting various assessments to help me better understand your child.

Your child may want to bring a water bottle to keep at his or her desk.  Please make sure the water bottles have a sport top.  Regular water bottles tend to lose the tops or spill easily. 

I also encourage everyone to bring in a healthy snack each day.  I have a refrigerator that the children can keep fruit, yogurt, cheese sticks, etc in the fridge. 

Your child's daily folder will be sent home each night.  Please check the contents of this folder.  Your child will use this folder for homework, notes, forms, etc. throughout the year.  Your child will keep a reading log in the back sleeve of the daily folder.  Please make sure that you record books read to, by, and or with your child each night.  This is a part of homework and will be checked! :-)

It is VERY IMPORTANT that if your child has a change in how he or she is going home at the end of the day, I need a note in writing stating the change.   

I am looking forward to a fantastic year!