Spring is Just Around the Corner!!

I hope everyone had a restful and warm four days off to celebrate President's Day!!  Things are moving fast now in our room.  Before we know it, we'll be wrapping up first grade!  It's hard to believe that soon it will be March!

Here are the words for the week:

Spelling-by, my, fly, sky, try, why, now, out, any, eight
Vocabulary-again, blue, hello, high, love, opened

Words for week of February 11, 2013

Here are this week's words:

Spelling-cow, how, now, down, out, round, nice, face, does, once
Vocabulary-any, busy, care, Dr., eight, took

Six More Weeks of Winter!!!

I'm afraid the groundhog saw it's shadow on Saturday and retreated back in it's burrow!!  According to folklore, that means we have six more weeks of winter.  Good thing we live in Georgia where it won't be so bad!

My first graders are working on many things this month.  We are studying plants and animals in science.  The students dissected a plant and looked at it's parts.  Next, we will plant lima beans and monitor and record our observations.  After our study of plants is over, we will begin learning about animals.  In social studies we are continuing historical figures and their contributions to our great Nation!!  We are learning to measure objects with nonstandard units in math.  The students have measured different objects around the school and in the classroom with their hands and feet, as well as, with cubes, paper clips, hearts, and crayons.

Contine reading nightly with your child and working on math facts.  Our words for this week are

Spelling- ice, nice, rice, race, face, space, like, nine, why, most
Vocabulary-almost, always, does, even, once, pretty, say, sound

Goings On!!

There's a lot happening at JME.  Check it out!

Now - January 31 - Hearts for Our Troops (Valentine's Day candies)

Now - February 1 - Pennies for Patients (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society)

Now - February 8 - Jump Rope for Heart collection

January 29th - Afterschool begins

January 31st - JME Art Show at Liberty County Performing Arts Centers - 6:30-7:30pm

February 1st - Red Cross Blood Drive at JME 8:00am - 1:00pm

I'm proud to be a part of a giving school and community!!

Here's the spelling and High-Frequency words for the week of January 28th:

Spelling-nine, line, like, bike, bite, while, funny, hurry, warm, water
High-Frequency/Vocabulary words:  above, different, hold, old, warm, water, years, because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

A New Year!!

Welcome back to school!! I hope everyone had a relaxing and joyous break!!

We have begun our study of living things.  The students had a blast dissecting flowers today!!  We learned about the different parts of a plant and what the needs of a plant are.  In social studies we are exploring the adventures of Lewis and Clark!

Here are the spelling and vocabulary words for this week: 
spelling-me, mean, bean, be, beet, feet, low, road, door, who
vocabulary-also, anything, know, moved, only, room, should, those, write

Reminder!!  There will be no school on Monday, January, 21st.  It's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!!

Happenings!!

There is alot happening this month at JME.  We won't have any spelling test the week of December 10th due to the first grade musical.  Also, the holiday dance is December 14th.  Check it out!!

Fall Is Here!!

First, let me apologize for not posting for awhile.  I was not feeling well most of October, but am feeling much better now!!

We are well into our 2nd nine weeks.  The students have been having fun with magnets and learning about Folk Heros.  We are beginning our math unit on shapes and fractions, as well as, continuing working with our math facts.

Here are the words for this week and next week.
Week of Oct. 29th:
Spelling-chip, chin, inch, itch, catch, match, wish, shop, how, many
High-Frequency-air, animals, around, fly, live, soon, turns, away, food, funny, hide, how, many, some, their

Week of Nov. 5th:
Spelling-far, farm, arm, art, cart, card, chin, inch, live, soon
High-Frequency- city, house, sometimes, take, there, air, animals, around, fly, live, soon, turns

Don't forget that there isn't any school on Friday, November 9th and Monday, November 12th.  Have a great, long weekend!!