Monday, February 25, 2019

1st Grade Class News 2.25.19

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Book Character Day will be Friday, March 1st! We are asking that each student come to school dressed as a character from a favorite book. The character must be from a book they’ve read recently (not just a movie or cartoon they have watched) and your child should be prepared to describe both the character and the book. Please try to avoid super hero costumes.
Please work with your child to plan a simple homemade costume.Then help your child fill out the form below. We need to know the name of their character, the book in which they found the character, and a description of the character. Please do not buy a book character costume! Just do your best to gather an assortment of hats, clothing, or other props to create a homemade costume. Your child should bring a copy of the book to class that day, because we will have several character-study activities.Please return the completed form below by Wednesday, February 27th. We look forward to an exciting day! Thanks for your support with this activity!

A form will come home tomorrow to fill out and return with details about your book character.


Upcoming Dates

3/1 All Pro Dads
  •  is a great opportunity to share breakfast with your child and share in some morning activities!
3/1 Story Character Dress Up - The Kick off  for Dr. Seuss Week!  
3/7 Specials Night
3/10 Day Lights Savings Time Begins:  Clocks are turned a head 1 hour.
3/15 Spring Pictures
3/22 K-2 Talent Showcase
3/29 $1 Dress Down

Read Across America Day

Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in America to celebrate reading on the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. 
We are celebrating Read Across America Day on Friday, March 1st by dressing up as our favorite book characters.  Please assist your child in developing a dress-code appropriate costume to represent his or her favorite character.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Specials night performances

Ms. Harris is looking for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students who are interested in performing on March 7th at 6:45 PM for Specials Night. If your child is interested in taking part in the performance please fill out the survey below. Because the performancespace is small, Ms. Harris will only be able to take a limited number of students. Performance spots will be assigned on a first come first serve basis. No after school rehearsals are required because students are learning the music during specials time.

You will receive a confirmation email with more details. If Ms. Harris is not able to place your student in the performance, your child will be placed on a waiting list. Please note, that filling out this survey does not guarantee your child a spot in the performance.

*Contact Ms. Harris at Collett.Harris@Cobbk12.org with any questions


Saturday, February 9, 2019

1st Grade Busy Bee Classroom News 2.11.19

WEEK OF February 11th

Teasley Vision Statement:

The Purpose of Teasley Elementary School is to educate the whole child in a safe and caring environment.

Fancy Nancy Word of the Week

  • Convert: to change into a different form, divert from original/intended use

Important Transportation Information

• Any kids staying after school for clubs must have a written transportation change for that day. Please send a note each day that they are staying for art club or ASP enrichment. This cuts down on confusion if there is ever a substitute teacher in the class.

• No changes of transportation can be accepted by parents over Remind, Class Dojo, email, etc. Changes must be made in writing to the office and received by 1:30 each day.

Thank you!

Parents night out!

Parents, you deserve a Friday night out! Leave the childcare to the Teasley Staff where your kids will enjoy a pizza dinner (two slices, drink, & dessert) and a fun-filled night of games, arts & crafts, a glow party, and more! The event will take place on Friday, March 1st from 6:00PM – 9:30 PM. The cost is $25 per student and is for Teasley K-5 students only. Space is limited, so please register by February 15th by returning the registration form that was sent home with your student. No late registrations will be accepted. Additional pizza, snacks, drinks, and glow items will be available for purchase. All items will be sold for $1.00 - $2.00 each. Thanks for your support!

Carl's Corner

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/
For those of you who wish to have additional resources to use at home, here is a wonderful website. It is mainly advertised as a teacher sight, but you can see there is a wide variety of reading resources. If you have the time to dig through it, you can find wonderful tips and tricks to help your children at home too. :0) She advertises many items that can be purchased, but there are plenty of free items on her pages that can be used at no cost - other than your paper and ink.
There are SO many resources that it can be overwhelming so, this http://www.carlscorner.us.com/WOW.htm is a direct link to an activity that we do in class as well to practice sight words. Scroll to the bottom for free resources.

Valentine's Day

Students are asked to bring in a Valentine for each child in the class. They will deliver them the morning of February 14th. These Valentines can be purchased ones or very special hand made valentines. Please have your child address the valentine as well as sign it. If you would like to make your very own special Valentine mailbox at home please send them in before Wednesday, February 13th. If you do not have a box from home, we will make a special Valentine bag in class.

Here is our class list:


  1. Oliver
  2. Praniksha
  3. Elena
  4. Nishi
  5. Eliyah
  6. Ava
  7. Lane
  8. Xavier
  9. Sebastian
  10. Cordarrius
  11. Janael
  12. Harrison
  13. Olivia
  14. Gabby
  15. Addison
  16. Melanie
  17. Cade
  18. Alexia
  19. Sage
  20. Mahaswin
  21. Aliza

Sharing the Planet

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle. Sometimes this can be challenging in Smyrna, but make the effort to establish these habits in your home. By developing children who care about the environment, you are helping the future of the globe. Can you find new things in your home you can recycle instead of throwing it in the trash?


#KeepSmyrnaBeautfiful

Helpful Hints for IB units

As we all become more knowledgeable in the use of plants and human impact on our world, ask your child “Can you think of anything happening in the world today that might be similar to that aspect of History?”
You might be surprised with their answers!

IB Character Traits and Central Message

After reading a book, spend some time considering how the people in the book acted. Was someone in the book caring? All of the time or just some of the time? Were all of the characters in the book caring or just some of them?
Some books to consider:
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss
The Grouchy Ladybug byEric Carle

Biblionasium

Please remember to read at home! This will help your child in their reading skills, writing, as well as, math. You can log your minutes in the Biblionasium webpage. Bonus: If you log your minutes, you can earn special prizes from Mrs. Crosby (our Media Center/Library specialist)!!

Curriculum Corner

Ask me what I’m learning!
Math- How do I determine ten more and ten less?
Writing­- How do I write an opinion writing piece? How do I use a rubric to make my writing better? How do I revise?
Daily 5/Language Arts- How do I compare and contrast the experiences of characters in stories?
Phonics- How does an /e/ change words?
IB Unit: Living organisms around the world require different necessities in order to survive.
Writing Conventions: How do I use what I know about letter blends to correctly spell words? 

IB Unit: Sharing The Planet

Central Idea: Living organisms around the world require different necessities in order to survive

Key Concepts:
* Function
* Connection
* Causation

Vocabulary:
Environment
Impact
Conservation
Change

Learner Profile Traits:
Caring
Thinkers
Inquirers

Lines of Inquiry
-Plants and animals have basic needs in order to stay healthy
-Plants have parts with specific jobs
-Humans have impacts on the well-beings of plants and animals

Teacher goals for students’ learning:
-Students will be able to identify the needs of plants and animals
- Students will be able to identify human’s impact on the world around them
- Students will be able to identify the parts of a plant

How can you help at home?
-Can you grow a garden at home? Discuss with your child what your garden might need (water, sunlight, etc.)
- Ask your child if all plants grow the same way- do trees need the same thing as air plants? Do flowers need the same things as grass?
-Talk with your child about how humans can impact how plants grow- if we cut trees down, what will happen?
-Have you heard about endangered animals? What is it that humans are doing to impact those animals?

Encourage them at home to be caring by:
- Discussing how to reduce, reuse, and recycle with your child.
-Discussing how we can be role models for our friends and neighbors or in the community.

*Kids have big ears, big eyes, and big hearts- let’s set that example for them to make the
world a better place!

Encourage them at home to be thinkers by:
-Encouraging your child to think of a problem that they see in the world and discuss how they would fix/help the problem
- Encouraging your child to think of a variety of ways to solve everyday problems- i.e. “I’m not sure how to arrange the cups so that they all fit in the cupboard”. -If your child is working on a problem, ask them “How could I solve this differently?’ or “How did you figure that out?”

Encourage them at home to be inquiring by:
-Encouraging your child to think of a variety of things they might be interested in learning and going to the local library to learn more about that topic
-Demonstrate aloud that you might not know the answer to everything- show how you find the answer to your question.

Specials for the Week

Monday
PE

Tuesday
Music

Wednesday
Spanish

Thursday
PE

Friday:
Art

DATES TO REMEMBER

February 14th:
Valentine Grams
February 15th:
Dress Down $1
February 18th-22nd
NO SCHOOL- WINTER BREAK
Februrary 26th:
Chick-fil-A spirit night
March 1st:
All-Pro Dads

Friday, February 8, 2019

Parents night out!


Parents, you deserve a Friday night out! Leave the childcare to the Teasley Staff where your kids will enjoy a pizza dinner (two slices, drink, & dessert) and a fun-filled night of games, arts & crafts, a glow party, and more! The event will take place on Friday, March 1st from 6:00PM – 9:30 PM. The cost is $25 per student and is for Teasley K-5 students only. Space is limited, so please register by February 15th by returning the registration form that was sent home with your student. No late registrations will be accepted. Additional pizza, snacks, drinks, and glow items will be available for purchase. All items will be sold for $1.00 - $2.00 each. Thanks for your support!

Sunday, February 3, 2019

1st grade Busy Bee Classroom News 2.4.19

1st grade Busy Bee Classroom News

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WEEK OF February 4th

Teasley Vision Statement:

The Purpose of Teasley Elementary School is to educate the whole child in a safe and caring environment.

Fancy Nancy Word of the Week

Vegetation: plants considered collectively; especially in specific habitats

Valentine's Day

Students are asked to bring in a Valentine for each child in the class. They will deliver them the morning of February 14th. These Valentines can be purchased ones or very special hand made valentines. Please have your child address the valentine as well as sign it. If you would like to make your very own special Valentine mailbox at home please send them in before Wednesday, February 13th. If you do not have a box from home, we will make a special Valentine bag in class.

Here is our class list:



  1. Oliver
  2. Praniksha
  3. Elena
  4. Nishi
  5. Eliyah
  6. Ava
  7. Lane
  8. Xavier
  9. Sebastian
  10. Cordarrius
  11. Janael
  12. Harrison
  13. Olivia
  14. Gabby
  15. Addison
  16. Melanie
  17. Cade
  18. Alexia
  19. Sage
  20. Mahaswin
  21. Aliza

Sharing the Planet

We are starting our 4th IB unit. We are so excited for this unit. Brainstorm as a family how you can conserve in your house- for example: turn off the lights when you leave the room. Make it a plan to try to use your conservation ideas for the next two weeks!

IB Character Traits and Central Message

After reading a book, spend some time considering how the people in the book acted. Was someone in the book caring? All of the time or just some of the time? Were all of the characters in the book caring or just some of them?
Some books to consider:
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss
The Grouchy Ladybug byEric Carle

Six Flags Reading Logs

Six Flags reading logs are due! If you have not turned them in, please do ASAP!!!! 

Biblionasium

Please remember to read at home! This will help your child in their reading skills, writing, as well as, math. You can log your minutes in the Biblionasium webpage. Bonus: If you log your minutes, you can earn special prizes from Mrs. Crosby (our Media Center/Library specialist)!!

Curriculum Corner

Ask me what I’m learning!
Math- How do I determine ten more and ten less?
Writing- How do I write an opinion writing piece? How do I use a rubric to make my writing better? How do I revise?
Daily 5/Language Arts- What is the central message of the story?
Phonics- What are letters and letter blends? How do I read and write familiar sight words? IB Unit: Living organisms around the world require different necessities in order to survive.
Writing Conventions: How do I use capitalization for names and dates?

IB Unit: Sharing The Planet

Central Idea: Living organisms around the world require different necessities in order to survive

Key Concepts:
* Function
* Connection
* Causation

Vocabulary:
Environment
Impact
Conservation
Change

Learner Profile Traits:
Caring
Thinkers
Inquirers

Lines of Inquiry
-Plants and animals have basic needs in order to stay healthy
-Plants have parts with specific jobs
-Humans have impacts on the well-beings of plants and animals

Teacher goals for students’ learning:
-Students will be able to identify the needs of plants and animals
- Students will be able to identify human’s impact on the world around them
- Students will be able to identify the parts of a plant

How can you help at home?
-Can you grow a garden at home? Discuss with your child what your garden might need (water, sunlight, etc.)
- Ask your child if all plants grow the same way- do trees need the same thing as air plants? Do flowers need the same things as grass?
-Talk with your child about how humans can impact how plants grow- if we cut trees down, what will happen?
-Have you heard about endangered animals? What is it that humans are doing to impact those animals?

Encourage them at home to be caring by:
- Discussing how to reduce, reuse, and recycle with your child.
-Discussing how we can be role models for our friends and neighbors or in the community.

*Kids have big ears, big eyes, and big hearts- let’s set that example for them to make the
world a better place!

Encourage them at home to be thinkers by:
-Encouraging your child to think of a problem that they see in the world and discuss how they would fix/help the problem
- Encouraging your child to think of a variety of ways to solve everyday problems- i.e. “I’m not sure how to arrange the cups so that they all fit in the cupboard”. -If your child is working on a problem, ask them “How could I solve this differently?’ or “How did you figure that out?”

Encourage them at home to be inquiring by:
-Encouraging your child to think of a variety of things they might be interested in learning and going to the local library to learn more about that topic
-Demonstrate aloud that you might not know the answer to everything- show how you find the answer to your question.

Specials for the Week

Monday
Music

Tuesday
Spanish

Wednesday
PE

Thursday
Art

Friday:
Learning Lab

DATES TO REMEMBER

February 8th: Hers and Heros Dance
February 14th: Valentine Grams
February 15th: Dress Down $1
February 18th-22nd NO SCHOOL- WINTER BREAK

Spelling Word Practice

Carl's Corner is a Wonderful Resource for additional spelling practice. You can use these resources for additional practice at home!!  ...