Ms. Burke

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Weekly Update 1.30

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 1/30-2/3

MATH:We are working on numbers and place value from 1 to 100, skip counting, greater than, less than, equal to.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N1a Represent numbers up to 100 using a variety of models, diagrams and number sentences. Represent numbers larger than 10 in terms of tens and ones using manipulatives and pictures.

M1N1c Compare sets using terms greater than, less than, and equal to.

M1N1d Understand the magnitude and order of numbers up to 100 by making ordered sequences and representing them on a number line.

M1N3a Identify one more than, one less than, 10 more than, and 10 less than a given number

M1N3b Skip count by 2's, 5's, 10's forward and backwards; to and from numbers up to 100

 

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you to practice fluency. Students will learn how to read and understand non-fiction text.

PHONICS: We will identify, differentiate, and sort pictures for the word families an, un, in.

WRITING: We continue  to write to inform the reader through Informational Writing and Non-Fiction features.

SCIENCE: Light and shadows will be our focus for Science.

Thursday (February 2) PTA Meeting 6:45PM   PE Program

Weekly Update 1.23

 

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 1/23-1/27

MATH:To prepare for the 100th day of school and for the 100 and 100+ Club we will be reviewing strategies fo help us add and subtract facts to 18. We will be practicing using flashcards here at school and with partner games. Please reinforce this practice at home.

 To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading). To be in the 100+Club students must know an additional 25 addition facts  to 18 in 7 minutes and 25 additional subtraction facts to 18 in 7 minutes (along with 150 sight words).

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N3e Understand addition and subtraction number combinations using strategies such as counting on, counting back, doubles, and making tens.

M1N3f Know the single digit addition facts to 18 and corresponding subtraction facts with understanding and fluency.

M1N3h Solve and create word problems involving addition and subtraction to 100 without regrouping. Use words, pictures, and concrete models to interpret story problems and reflect the combining of sets as addition and taking away or comparing elements of sets as subtraction.

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you to practice fluency. Students will learn how to read and understand non-fiction text.

PHONICS: We will identify, differentiate, and sort pictures for the word families at, ot, it.

WRITING: For the next several weeks we will be learning how to write to inform the reader through Informational Writing and Non-Fiction features.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We will begin our study of George Washington Carver and discuss his contributions to make our life better today.Also, we will  learn about the oceans and continents.

Tuesday (January 24) Chick-fil-A Family Night/Sprayberry location

Friday (January 27) 100th Day Celebration

                           SPIRIT DAY/WEAR YOUR NICHOLSON COLORS

                           Chick-fil-A biscuits on sale for $3

 

Weekly Update

 

 

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 1/16-1/20

MATH:We will be reviewing money from the last 9 weeks (making fair trades and showing different ways to make combinations to $1)

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N1e Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters up to one dollar; count out a combination of coins needed to purchase items up to one dollar.

M1N1f Identify bills ($1,$5,$10,$20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills; count out a combination of bills needed to purchase items that total up to twenty dollars.

We continue to work on addition/subtraction math facts for fluency. To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading).

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will continue working with blends and sort pictures and words beginning with wh, qu, tw.

WRITING: For the next several weeks we will be learning how to write to inform the reader through Informational Writing and Non-Fiction features.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We continue our study of George Washington Carver and his positive character traits and contributions.

Friday (January 20) BINGO NIGHT  6-8PM

Congratulations to our newest Terrific Kid...Laila!! Thanks, Laila, for being such a great role model for others.

Weekly Update 1/10

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 1/10-1/13

Welcome Back....hoping that everyone had a great winter break enjoying time with family and friends!!! Looking forward to some great content this 3rd 9 week period....buckle up as we continue working hard this second half of the year! A blink and your first graders will be in second grade!! :)

MATH:We will be reviewing money from the last 9 weeks (making fair trades and showing different ways to make combinations to $1).

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N1e Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters up to one dollar; count out a combination of coins needed to purchase items up to one dollar.

M1N1f Identify bills ($1,$5,$10,$20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills; count out a combination of bills needed to purchase items that total up to twenty dollars.

We continue to work on addition/subtraction math facts for fluency. To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading).

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will continue working with blends and sort pictures and words beginning with pr, tr, dr, br.

WRITING: For the next several weeks we will be learning how to write to inform the reader through Informational Writing and Non-Fiction features.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We begin our study of Harriet Tubman and her positive character traits and contributions.

NO HOMEWORK this week....HW schedule will resume this Friday, January 13th and be due the following Friday. Thank you for your support in getting HW completed and turned in on time!

January at Nicholson

January 10 Stevi B's Pizza Night

January 13  Report cards sent home

January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday/ No School

January 20 Bingo Night    6-8PM

January 24 Chick-fil-A Family Night/Sprayberry location

January 27 100th Day Celebration

                    SPIRIT DAY/WEAR YOUR NICHOLSON COLORS

                   Chick-fil-A biscuits on sale for $3

Calendar Change!

Due to a county wide modification in the testing schedule for Gifted Services, the TARGET ‘Open House’ scheduled for Thursday January 19^th has been cancelled.  This meeting for parents of newly identified TARGET students will be reschedule for early February.  Thank you for your patience as begin the testing process of students in first, third and fifth grade.

Check out the new fence on the primary playground.  It was installed over the break.  Thank you to Mrs. Katie Schulz-Ditchen for writing the grant to purchase this great safety equipment! 

 Gym Floor Update~ We are about ½ way to meeting our goal for the new gym floor.  We will look forward to the Spring Fun Run which should raise the remaining funds. 

School Improvement Survey~The 2012 School Improvement Survey window is open and staff, parents and community members can participate online via the following link:http://www.cobbk12.org/sisurvey. The survey will be accessible through any computer with Internet access through Friday, February 10th.

 

Weekly Update 12.19

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 12/19-12/22

MATH:This week we are reviewing all math concepts taught so far and assessing progress. This includes money, number sense and place value, geometry, measurement of time, and data.

Math Standards Addressed:All standards previously covered.

 

We continue to work on addition/subtraction math facts for fluency. To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading).

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book.

PHONICS: We will continue working with blends and sort pictures and words beginning with cl, gl, cr, fr, gr.

WRITING: In our writing we will work on using capital letters and proper nouns correctly.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Review of all concepts

 

Monday-Wednesday (Dec. 19-21) Relay for Life Candy Gram Orders Taken

Candy Cane grams will be sold in the front of the school near the media center on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. The sweet holiday messages will be delivered on Thursday, Dec. 22, so get your orders in to make sure you don’t miss out on taking part!  Look for pre-order forms coming home this week.

Thursday (December 22) Candy Gram Orders Delivered

                                  Pajama Day

                                  Class Holiday Party 12 noon

                                  Holiday Sing-A-Long 1PM

                                  End of 2nd 9 weeks grading period

December 23-January 9 Winter Holidays/Have a wonderful and safe vacation!

Weekly Update 12.12

 

MATH:We are working with money. You may wish to ask your child to practice counting change, to name the coins you find in your pocket or purse, and to make "fair trades" which is showing the same amount of money in different ways. For example 33 cents can be made with a quarter, a nickel, 3 pennies or 3 dimes and 3 pennies. We will soon be working with $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. You may wish to allow your child to help you count out some bills when shopping to give him/her real world experience.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N1e Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters up to one dollar; count out a combination of coins needed to purchase items up to one dollar.

M1N1f Identify bills ($1,$5,$10,$20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills; count out a combination of bills needed to purchase items that total up to twenty dollars.

We continue to work on addition/subtraction math facts for fluency. To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading).

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will continue working with blends and sort pictures and words beginning with pl, sl,bl,fl.

WRITING: In our writing we will work on using capital letters and proper nouns correctly.

SOCIAL STUDIES and SCIENCE: Review of all topics

 

Tuesday (December 13) Terrific Kids Ceremony 7:30AM in Media Center

                                  Stevi B's Pizza Night

Thursday (December 15) PTA 6:45PM   Chorus Holiday Concert

Friday (December 16) SPIRIT DAY WEAR YOUR NICHOLSON SHIRT/COLORS

                              Chick-fil-A biscuits on sale for $3

Weekly Update 12/5

Parents please remember to log in your volunteer hours each time you come in to volunteer. Help us reach our goal of 2500 hours!!! WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP!!

 

 

December at Nicholson

December 7 Star Tree Gift Deadline

December 8 Menchies Night

December 13 Terrific Kids Ceremony 7:30AM

                        Stevi B's Pizza Night

December 14 Staff Holiday Luncheon

December 15 PTA Meeting 6:45; Chorus Holiday Concert

December 16 Spirit Day/Chick-fil-A biscuits on sale for $3

December 19-21 Relay for Life Candy Cane Gram orders taken

December 22  Candy Cane Gram orders distributed

                          PJ Day; 1PM Sing-Along

                         End of the 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period

December 23-January 9 Student Holidays

 

The 100th day of school is coming January 27!! We would like to honor your child as a member of the 100 Club on that day! Here are the requirements:

100 Club Members: 50 Addition Facts(0-12) in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy;  50 Subtraction Facts(0-12) in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy; 100 Sight Words

100+ Club Members: An additional 25 addition/subtraction facts (0-18) in 7 minutes; 150 sight words.

START PRACTICING TODAY!!

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 12/5-12/9

MATH:We are working with money. You may wish to ask your child to practice counting change, to name the coins you find in your pocket or purse, and to make "fair trades" which is showing the same amount of money in different ways. For example 33 cents can be made with a quarter, a nickel, 3 pennies or 3 dimes and 3 pennies. We will soon be working with $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. You may wish to allow your child to help you count out some bills when shopping to give him/her real world experience.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N1e Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters up to one dollar; count out a combination of coins needed to purchase items up to one dollar.

M1N1f Identify bills ($1,$5,$10,$20) by name and value and exchange equivalent quantities by making fair trades involving combinations of bills; count out a combination of bills needed to purchase items that total up to twenty dollars.

We continue to work on addition/subtraction math facts for fluency. To be in the 100 Club in First Grade students must be able to solve 50 addition facts in 7 minutes and 50 subtraction facts in 7 minutes with 90% accuracy (along with 100 sight words for reading).

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will continue working with the S blends and sort pictures and words beginning with sc, sn, sw.

WRITING: In our writing we will work on using capital letters and proper nouns correctly.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We continue of study of sound and landforms.

 

Weekly Update 11.28

 

WEEKLY CURRICULUM UPDATE 11/28-12/2

MATH:We are working on data, tables and graphs this week. Your child could sort, tally and graph colors of socks, different kinds of toys, long and short sleeved shirts or the different canned foods in your pantry for practice.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1D1 Students will create simple tables and graphs and interpret them.

M1D1a Interpret tally marks, picture graphs, and bar graphs.

M1D1b Pose questions, collect, sort, organize, and record data using objects, pictures, tally marks, picture graphs and bar graphs.

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will continue working with the S blends and sort pictures and words beginning with sp, sk, sm.

WRITING: In our writing we will work on using capital letters and proper nouns correctly.

SCIENCE: We will complete our study of sound and how vibrations produce sound.

 

Tuesday (November29) Chick-fil-A Night/Sprayberry store

Weekly Update 11/14

 

MATH: We are beginning geometry. We are learning about 2 and 3 dimensional figures including circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons, spheres, cubes, cylinders, cones and rectangular prisms. You can help at home by having your child identify these shapes by searching for them in the home.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1G1 Students will study and create various two and three dimensional figures and identify basic figures(squares, circles, triangles, and rectangles) within them.

M1G2 Students will compare, contrast, and/or classify geometric shapes by the common attributes of position, shape, size, number of sides and number of corners.

M1G3 Students will arrange and describe objects in space by proximity, position, and direction(near,far,below,above, up, down, behind, in front of, next to, and left or right of).

READING:We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS: We will work on the consonants s, t, and st and will sort pictures and words beginning with these sounds.

WRITING: We are continuing to work on our narratives. Our writing focus is to use details, write neatly using word walls and books to help with spelling, and to use graphic organizers to help with ideas. We will continue to use capitals and correct punctuation in our writing.

Social Studies: Learning about Lewis and Clark.

 

The Scholastic Book Fair is here in the Media Center all week. It will be open Mon-Thurs from 7:30-3:00 and on Friday from 7:30 -Noon.

Tuesday (Nov.15) Terrific Kids Ceremony 7:30AM

                         BOOK FAIR FAMILY NIGHT 5-7PM

                         International Night   5-7PM

Thursday (Nov.17) VIP Thanksgiving Feast 11:00 in the Cafeteria

Friday (Nov.18) SPIRIT DAY/WEAR YOUR NICHOLSON SHIRT OR COLORS

                      Chick-fil-a biscuits on sale for $3

Mon-Fri(November 21-25) THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS/NO SCHOOL

Congratulations to our newest Terrific Kid...Ciarah!!!!!!!

Weekly Update 11.7

 

MATH: We will be working on addition and subtraction facts to 12. We will be reviewing strategies your child can use such as number lines, counting on and back, and drawing pictures.

Math Standards Addressed:

M1N3e Understand addition and subtraction number combinations using strategies such as counting on, counting back, doubles and making tens.

M1N3f Know the single-digit addition facts to 18 and corresponding subtraction facts with understanding and fluency.

M1N3h Solve and create word problems involving addition and subtraction to 100 without regrouping. Use words, pictures, and concrete models to interpret story problems.

READING: We will be reading in Guided Reading Groups. Please remember to let your child read the guided reading book to you.

PHONICS:We will be reviewing the consonant digraphs -ch,-sh,-th and-wh and will sort pictures and words with these sounds.

WRITING: In our narrative writing we will focus on adding more ideas in our writing and review conventions(capitals, punctuation, spacing, correct letter formation).

SOCIAL STUDIES: We will continue our study of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.We will discuss his contributions to make our life better today.

 Monday (Nov.7) Thanksgiving Food Drive/Thanks to the families who have already sent in food items!!

Tuesday (Nov.8) NO SCHOOL/PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY

                       Stevi B's Night

Thursday (Nov.10) Veterans Day Performances 1 and 7PM