Weekly Update 12/16 - 12/20

Hello families!
This is our last week before Christmas break! We have lots of exciting things happening this week!

Grinch Week

This week is Grinch Week down in first grade! We are getting super grinchy this week by doing a book study on How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Grinch art and science experiments, and Grinch math activities. On Friday, December 20th, we will have a Grinch Celebration by having a pajama party, have grinch snacks, and we will be watching the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas (We will be watching the 2000 version with Jim Carrey. Please let me know if you do not want your child to participate in this movie).

Thank you to the families that already donated supplies for our Grinch Week. We are still in need of someone to donate Grinch themed cupcakes (they don't need to be fancy -- they can be just green cupcakes or red and green cupcakes). Thank you for helping make this week a fun one! 😊

           Click HERE to donate supplies for our Grinch Week!  

Dress Up Days - This Week!

This week at Willow Creek, everyday is holiday spirit dress up days.

• Monday: Festive Sweater Day
• Tuesday: Holiday Hats - wear your favorite holiday hate to celebrate the season!
• Wednesday: Winter White-out Day - It's a blizzard in here! Wear all white for the day!
• Thursday: Comfy Cozy Day - Come to school ready to work in your comfy clothes!
• Friday: Grinch/Green Day - Celebrate the upcoming break with your favorite Grinch attire or something green! (Our class will be having a Pajama day as well) 

PTA Free Movie Night

This Friday, December 20th, the Willow Creek PTA will be hosting a free movie night! They will be showing the Grinch movie. Doors open at 5:30pm and the movie starts at 6pm. Concessions will be available for purchase and feel free to dress comfy, and bring a reusable water bottle and blanket. This is not a drop off event, students must be accompanied by an adult. 

No Homework This Week

There will be no homework this week. Please continue to have your child read to you 15-20 minutes every night. We will not start homework again until January 13th. Please continue to have your child read to you during Christmas break so they will not loose any progress they have made 

This Week We Are Learning....

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning how to retell a fiction story so we can understand it better.
*We are learning how to use a story map to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Word Study
We are learning the long i (silent e) pattern. There will not be a spelling test on this pattern.
Math
We are learning how to use the take from 10 strategy to solve subtraction problems.
Writing
We are learning how to write a narrative story.

This week is going to be so much fun!! 

Weekly Update 12/9 - 12/13

Hello families!
We have 2 weeks before Christmas break! We have lots of exciting things happening over the next two weeks! 😊

Subway Day

It's that time of month again at the Creek -- Subway Day is on Friday, December 20th 🎉 Today, your child brought home a Subway order form. If you want to buy Subway for your child make sure to turn in the Subway order form by Thursday, December 12th. If you would like to join your child for Subway day, there are extra order forms at the office. Our lunch is from 12:15-12:35.

Salvation Army's Angel Tree

The Willow Creek PTA is excited to be helping out with the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program again this year. Angel Tree Tags are located on the school Christmas tree between the gym and the cafeteria.  Parents are encouraged to select a tag with their student(s), purchase the suggested gift (or another age-appropriate one), and bring the UNWRAPPED gift to the school by December 19th. Once the toys are organized and delivered, the Salvation Army will set up a "toy shop" and qualifying parents are able to come and select gifts for their children.  Thank you for participating in making this holiday season special for our community!

The Grinch is Coming!! 

To kick of Christmas vacation, we will be getting super grinchy with a Grinch Week!! 🎉 Next week, we will have a book study on How the Grinch Stole Christmas and we will do some Grinch art and science experiments. On Friday, December 20th, we will have a Grinch celebration by having a pajama party, watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas and eat some grinchy snacks!! Our classroom will even be decorated in Grinch theme! Please keep this a secret from your child, as it is a SURPRISE!! Each day this week I will be leaving clues for the students for them to try to solve the mystery on who is coming to visit us next week. 😊  I need your help to get some of our supplies together for the week. Please up sign up for anything you would be willing to help us out with. Thank you in advance! 

Click HERE to donate supplies for our Grinch Week! 

This Week We Are Learning....

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning how to retell a fiction story so we can understand it better.
*We are learning how to use a story map to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Word Study
We are learning the long a (silent e) pattern. There will be a spelling test this Friday on the spelling words.
Math
We are learning how to use the take from 10 strategy to solve subtraction problems.
Writing
We are learning how to write a narrative story.

It's going to be another great week down in first grade!

Weekly Update 12/2 - 12/5

Hello families!
Welcome back! I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving!! I am so grateful for the privilege to teach such an amazing group of kids, who have such awesome parents! 💖 Our class had so many fun activities the week before Thanksgiving break. We wrapped up our science unit on the sun, stars, and moon by making star constellations out of a paper cups, it was a major hit! We wrapped up our Thanksgiving unit by having a popcorn/pajama party on Friday and watched Charlie Brown's First Thanksgiving. We also had a special visitor  (Mason's Grandma) came and read Thank You, OMU! to our class for Read for the Record. Click HERE to find out more about Read for the Record.

Click HERE to see a slide show of the photos taken during the week 😊

No Homework This Week

There will be no homework this week. Please make sure to still have your child read 15-20 minutes a night. 

No School on Friday 

There will be no school on Friday, December 6th due to teacher collaboration.

Scholastic Orders

I've ordered the scholastic books. The books should arrive next week. Thank you so much for your order! 😊

This Week We Are Learning....

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning how to sequence/identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story so we can retell it to a friend.
*We are learning how to use a story map to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Word Study
We are learning the KN, GN, and WR pattern so we can become better writers and readers. (Students will NOT be tested on these spelling patterns).
Math
We are learning how to use the Make 10 strategy to help us solve addition equations so we can become more efficient at solving problems.
Writing
We are learning how to write a narrative story.