Mrs. Winebarger's 1st Grade Class

**10 1/2 School Days in December

**Students can buy ice cream during lunch every Friday. $1.25

12-01 to 12-15 Food collections for local food pantries. Please bring in items to Mrs. Winebarger's classroom and please no glass items. Please see more information below!

12-01 to 12-15 Operation Christmas Card Project. Please see more information below!

12-01 to 12-14 Walmart Board Games for First Grade students. Please see more information below!

12-14 Spirit Day and December Birthday Celebrations. Please see more information below!

12-15 Holiday Singalong in Gym at 8:30am

12-15 Early Dismissal at 12:30pm. Please see more information below!

12-01 to 12-15 Local Food Pantry Collections and Donations

From 12:01 to 12:15, our school will be collecting non-perishable food items to donate to locate food pantries. If you and your child would like to send in food donations, please no glass items, but canned and other non-perishable food choices are needed.

If you would like to help, please send the non-perishable items with your child to Mrs. Winebarger's classroom. Thank you in advance for your contributions!

12:01 to 12-14 Board Games for First Grade:

The First Grade Team love each one of our students and would like to hopefully provide a wrapped gift for every student in first grade. First Grade has a registry at Walmart listed under "Johnson's First Grade" that I have shared with you below if you would like to help purchase a board game for a child. First Grade chose board games so our children can get a deeper connection with family and friends. If you would like to help make this possible, please order from the registry below and they will be delivered to the school. Or you may also purchase games in the Walmart store and bring them to classroom if you would like to help. We thank you in advance for your contributions!

https://www.walmart.com/registry/TR/4f1acb57-1dce-4887-8722-22f19e656ed8

12-01 o 12-15 Operation Christmas Card

Operation Christmas Card is a project to collect Christmas cards for the local nursing home residents of Wilkes County. If you like, you and your child at home can make handmade Christmas cards, Color printed Christmas cards or even sign store bought Christmas cards! The important thing to remember is to do your very best! Remember, this is a gift for someone so we should make it as special as we can. No matter what type of card you choose to make, please make sure you write a nice note inside. You should also sign your first name only please or you can write "From Wilkesboro Elementary" or "From the class of Mrs. Winebarger." For a few ideas and free Christmas card printables, please click or copy/paste the link below.

If you would like to help, please bring the finished Christmas Cards to Mrs. Winebarger's classroom on or before 12:15. Thank you in advance for your contributions!

https://www.smore.com/bmf7y

12-14 Spirit Day & December Birthday Celebrations

Please wear green/yellow/gold for spirit day!

If your child has a birthday in the month of December and you would like to send something, please plan a small snack enough for 17 students! If you have any questions, please send me a dojo message.

12-15 Holiday Singalong in Gym at 8:30am

12-15 Early Dismissal at 12:30pm

For Transportation changes for Early Dismissal, Please communicate by dojo message to Mrs. Winebarger OR call the front office. If your child does not have any changes communicated to me or the office by 11:30 on 12:15, then I will use the blue student information sheet parents filled out in August for Early dismissal/Weather days for sending your child home today. Thank you in advance for helping me ensure your child gets sent home safely today!

12-18 to 1-02 Winter Break

Have a safe and wonderful Winter break!

1-03 Students Return to School

Students be ready to return from break today! Please stay focused and participate in class lessons everyday! You only have 54 days until Spring Break. WE CAN DO HARD THINGS!

Reading: I can ask questions about key details in a nonfiction text.

I can answer questions about key details in a nonfiction text.

I can find the main topic and important details of a nonfiction text.

I can retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Math: I can add and subtract within 20.

I can solve an unknown-addend problem, within 20, by using addition strategies

and/or changing it to a subtraction problem. A. Think adding to subtract 2 + __ = 10

10 – 2 = __

I can use strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. A. Counting On B. Making 10 C. Using a Number Line D. Relationship between addition/subtraction - Fact Families E. Subtracting a Number Leading to Ten 14 - 6 = ? So 14 - 4 is 10. (the 4 came from the 6 so there is 2 left to subtract from 10.) 10 - 2 = 8

I can apply the commutative and associative properties as strategies for solving addition problems. Using "friendly numbers" to make 10 and 20.

Writing: I can write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide closure.

a. With guidance and support from adults, organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.

b. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

Social Studies: I can identify cultural practices and traditions in local communities and places around the world.

Health (Zones of Regulation/BASE Education Lessons): I can use effective communication to express and cope with emotions.

I can Use methods of positive coping with disappointment and failure.

I know that with positive attitudes we can achieve so much in First Grade! Keep up the great work!

If your child is going to be out of school:

Please send Mrs. Winebarger a dojo message AND please also send in a written note on the pink school paper and/or doctor's note in your child's homework folder the next day.

Mrs. Winebarger AND Mrs. Frazier Communication on Class Dojo:

If you send a message to only Mrs. Frazier I can not see this message. Please be sure to send Mrs. Winebarger AND Mrs. Frazier a message on class dojo for questions about the classroom, homework, field trips, daily class routines, general questions, etc. Please message Mrs. Winebarger directly on class dojo for specific questions about your child's progress in class.

7:30-7:50 Unpack, Breakfast, Soft Start, get ready for the day

7:50-8:00 Social Emotional Learning and Welcoming Activity

8:00-9:30 Phonics (Letterland) and Small Reading Group Rotations (brain break)

9:30-10:20 Encore

10:20-11:30 Phonics (Heggerty) and Whole Group Reading

11:30-12:00 Recess

12:00-12:10 Restroom break and get ready for lunch

12:10-12:40 Lunch

12:40-2:00 Whole Group Math & Math with TA help/math groups (brain break in between lessons) Afternoon packup before I/E Groups

2:00-2:45 Intervention & Enrichment Groups

2:45-3:05 Social Studies/Science/Health/Optimistic Closure for the day / Dismissal

Day 2 - Media

Day 3 - Art

Day 4 PE (Please send proper shoes)

Day 5 - PE (Please send proper shoes)

Day 6 - Music

Please check the green take home folders nightly. The folder will be a place for important school papers, notes from the teacher, nightly reading books, spelling lists, and spelling homework.

1. MONDAY - THURSDAY NIGHTLY READING:

Monday - Thursday Night: Gray and black readers sent home with your child and brought back to school the next morning. Students will read nightly the story assigned and parent sign next to the book their child read on the book log on the front of the envelope. Monday and Tuesday students will be reading story #1 in the gray and black book Wednesday and Thursday students will be reading story #2 in the gray and black book. Then the next week students will read story #3 of the same gray/black book for two nights and read story #4 of the same gray/black book for two nights. So students will have the same gray/black book for two weeks of nightly reading.

Friday Night - Look at the work in your folder with someone. Keep the completed work at home.

Return any needed papers to school. Clean out your bookbag to get ready for next week.

2. MONDAY-THURSDAY LETTERLAND SPELLING:

Monday Night - Read the marked Letterland student list two times to someone at home.

Tuesday Night - Read Leterland list sentences two times each to someone. Write each sentence one time on the sheet.

Wednesday Night - NO SPELLING HOMEWORK

Thursday Night - Take a practice spelling test with someone. Write the words and sentences on the sheet as they say them.

Friday Night - Look at the work in your folder with someone. Keep the completed work at home.

Return any needed papers to school. Clean out your bookbag to get ready for next week.

Class Dojo Points:

Students are expected to earn atleast 10 points per day. Is there a chance students could earn more than 10 points in a day? Yes! If students reach 10 positive points by 12:00, then I encourage students to try to earn 15 and so on. Our class works on positive goals everyday!

Please send a water bottle with your child daily. Last year students could not drink directly from the the water fountains, due to COVID. Please label the water bottle with your child's name.

I may also be reached from 3:05pm-3:50 Monday - Tuesday and Thursday - Friday

You may contact me by the following ways....

• school phone
• class dojo**
• scheduled conferences

If you send a message or phone call outside of the posted times above, I will respond as soon as I can.

**Please note that I do not check class dojo messages before 7:20am or after 3:50pm. Thank you for respecting the posted quiet hours on class dojo.