Weekly Preview January 16-20

We have started our culture study of Spain! Abby's cousin, Lauren Carroll, came and talked to us this week. She is about to go study in Spain for several months. She had lots of information and we were able to ask questions. She did a great job! We have other guests that will also help us learn about the Spanish culture.

Remember that Monday is a holiday. I sent the spelling words home Friday so you can get a head start on them. Also, please remember that we will sing at the Kindergarten Open House this Thursday night. Thank you for your support.

Here is what what we'll be learning this week:
Reading --soft c (ce, ci, cy), sequence, compound words
Spelling -- Spelling City list 7-2
Language -- ABC order
Math -- spatial concepts (symmetry, over/under, using grids)
Social Studies -- Work!
Bible -- Jesus Calls His Disciples (memory verse Matthew 4:19)

Stay warm this weekend! Molly called me from Iowa and it was 10 degrees with a negative 6 windchill! She will be happy to be back in the south!

Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview January 9-13

Thank you for MORE birthday wishes and flowers! I've had lots of nice surprises this week!

We kicked off our Spain culture study today. It will be fun to learn about another country.

Our semester celebration is at 8:15 Monday morning in Willett Hall. Students who made all A's for the first semester or who have been monthly top AR winners for their grade level will stand to be recognized. Parents are welcome to attend.

We will not have school on the holiday next Monday, January 16.

Here is what we'll be learning next week:
Reading -- y says e or i, summarizing
Spelling -- Spelling City list 7-1
Language -- synonyms
Math -- telling time
Social Studies -- needs and wants, goods and services
Bible -- Jesus is tempted (memory verse Matthew 4:4)

Have a nice weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview January 4-6

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a nice break! I enjoyed spending time with my family, my husband's family, and our family. We moved Molly home from Milledgeville and she's almost settled in at our house. She goes to Iowa next week and then she starts her clinical rotations here the next week.

Thank you for my surprise package of great birthday cards! That was so sweet!

Report cards will go home Thursday. I will not send home signed papers Wednesday when we come back to school. We did some graded work the week before Christmas and we will do some this week, so I'll send both weeks home in the red folder next Monday. All of this work will count on the third nine weeks.

In spelling this week we will review long vowel words. It's a short week, so the test this week will not count. I am starting the dictation sentence on the spelling test this week. At the beginning of the week I will give the children the sentence that will be on the spelling test. It will be graded like a daily edit sentence. I will check for spelling, spacing, capitalization, word order, and punctuation. We'll do all of this during the week but everything will be practice. It will start counting as a grade next week.

Here is what we'll be doing in this short week:
Reading -- long vowel review, predicting
Spelling -- Spelling City list 6-3, dictation sentence: Please pray for me.
Language -- contractions
Math -- fact families, graphs, place value review
Social Studies -- work
Bible -- The Boy Jesus (We will practice Luke 2:52 as a memory verse, but it will not count on the Bible grade)

See you Wednesday!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview December 12-16

It's almost here! We can't wait for Christmas! I understand that the children did a fantastic job singing at Jackson Hospital. Thank you so much for arranging your schedule to let your child share with others. We also enjoyed seeing the Kindergarten Christmas program and remembering what we did when we were young and in kindergarten.

We have been using the iPads and iPods in the classroom this week. I understand that some of the "giants" in the upper school would like to be back in first grade.

Please continue to count coins at home. We will add quarters to the mix next week.

The Christmas party is Thursday from 2:00-3:00. Carpool is at 11:30 Friday. Our first day back in 2012 is January 4.

Here is what we'll be learning next week:
Reading -- long u (ue, ui, ou, oo), details
Language -- nouns and verbs
Spelling -- Spelling City list 6-2
Math -- counting pennies, dimes, nickels, quarters
Science -- heat, light, and sound
Bible -- The Shepherds and the Wise Men (no memory verse--review the Christmas verses)

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. I am thankful for each of you and your children are treasures!
Merry Christmas!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview December 5-9

Wow! December is here and the air is filled with excitement! It seemed to happen overnight.

Thursday, December 8, is when Ahna's Angels sing at Jackson Hospital. I am conducting a vocal ensemble at my church for our Christmas drama on December 9. 10, and 11 and our dress rehearsal is that night. Christy Hale is going to line my class up and Mrs. Etheredge and Mrs. McNelley will also be there to help. I'm so sorry to miss hearing them sing. Thanks, Christy, for your help!

Grades for this nine weeks are due December 14. We are going to count the grades for that week on the next nine weeks. So next week's grades will be the last ones that will count on this report card.

Our Christmas party will be on Thursday, December 15, from 2:00-3:00. We will have early dismissal at 11:30 on Friday, December 16. Students will come back on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

We will be counting money next week. We will count pennies, nickels, and dimes with amounts up to $1.00. If your child is having some trouble with this, you can break it down by counting nickels and pennies, then move to dimes and pennies, then mix dimes, nickels, and pennies. We will add the quarters when we come back from Christmas. This is a hard skill and practice at home every night with real coins will be very helpful!

Here is our work for next week:
Reading -- long o (oa, oe, o, ow), ABC order
Spelling -- list 6-1 on Spelling City
Language --verbs
Math -- counting money
Science -- heat, light, and sound
Bible -- Jesus is Born (memory verse Luke 2:11)

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview November 28-December 2

Our Thanksgiving Feast was a huge success! The costumes were precious and the weather was great! Thank you to all of you who helped set up and clean up. I think the children really enjoyed it. I am thankful for each child in my class and for a wonderful group of parents!

I hope you are having a wonderful week off for Thanksgiving. I'm enjoying spending time with my family. My daughter has been accepted to a graduate program with Iowa State. She will be moving home after Christmas and she'll be doing her clinical rotations for her dietetic internship here and in Auburn from January to June. It's very exciting and we have lots to do!

I asked the children to take all jackets and sweaters home over the holiday to be washed. Please double check the names and make sure your child has his or her own jacket. Since they all look alike, some may have accidentally gone home with the wrong owners!

Here is what we'll be working on when we get back:
Reading -- long i (ie, ign, ild, igh), cause/effect, contractions
Spelling -- list 5-3 on Spelling City
Math -- mixed practice (addition/subtraction facts to 12)
Language -- verbs
Social Studies --maps and globes
Bible -- An Angel Visits Mary, Zacharias, and Joseph (memory verse Luke 2:7)

Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Morrison

Weekly Preview November 14-18

Thanksgiving is here! We will have our feast at 10:30 Friday. We are planning to have it outside near the concession stands. If the weather does not cooperate, we will move inside to the New Gym lobby. We need to be dressed in our Pilgrim or Indian costumes. We will be learning Psalm 100 this week to say before our feast. Parents are welcome to attend and take pictures. (I hear that a special feathered friend may even make an appearance!)

I hope you have had a nice long weekend. Remember that we will be out of school the whole week of Thanksgiving. Please go ahead and mark December 8 on your calendar. Ahna's Angels will be singing at Jackson Hospital after school. Mrs. Ahna will be sending home details soon.

Here is what we'll be working on next week:
Reading -- long e (ee, ea), generalizations
Language -- Thanksgiving activities
Math -- subtraction from 12
Social Studies -- maps, Thanksgiving
Spelling -- list 5-2 on Spelling City (long e)
Bible -- Psalm 100

I am thankful for you!
Mrs. Morrison