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:
- Oliver
- Praniksha
- Elena
- Nishi
- Eliyah
- Ava
- Lane
- Xavier
- Sebastian
- Cordarrius
- Janael
- Harrison
- Olivia
- Gabby
- Addison
- Melanie
- Cade
- Alexia
- Sage
- Mahaswin
- 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