1st Grade Busy Bee News

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Good Afternoon Parents/Guardians,

October 14-18 is Parent/Teacher conference week. I am excited to meet with you to discuss your child's progress thus far in 1st grade. These conferences will be student led. Please bring your child with you so they can share their very best work with you!!!

These days are early release days.

The link above is a sign up genius for you to choose a time that is most convenient for you.

Although we prefer face to face meetings, if you are not able to physically make it to any of the time slots, but can do a phone conference, please sign up for a time and in parentheses next to your child's name, please write "phone conference". I am happy to call you during that time for your conference.

You will need a sign up genius account to sign up, but it is free! 🙂 Let me know if you have any trouble, and I am happy to help you sign up.

Have a wonderful afternoon,

T. Berry

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• Evolution: the gradual development of something
  

Our online portfolios are a work in progress. I am working on teaching the children how to upload their work into the seesaw portfolio. I ask for your patience. This is all new to me. :0)

• No changes of transportation can be accepted over email. Changes during the school day must be made in writing to the office and received by 1:30 each day.

• 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 ASP enrichment. This cuts down on confusion if there is ever a substitute teacher in the class.

Thank you!

I would like to make a display board in our classroom of all of our families!!! Please send in 2-3 pictures of you and your family. They can be baby pictures, vacation pictures, or anything to show and share a special memory with our class. We will keep them up throughout the year and send them back at the end of the year. Thank you!!!

https://berrysbusybees.blogspot.com/

Have you checked out Mrs. Crosby’s blog? If not, you should definitely check it out. There is TONS of information on her page!

http://www.cobblearning.net/teasleylibrary/

All students are encouraged to utilize Mackinvia for some fun, amazing reading resources. Students can go to: https://www.cobb.mackinvia.com/

Invention Time!!!

We are quickly approaching the end of our unit, Pioneers Drive Change. We are charging the students with inventing something new.

Their invention must be something that will drive change and help someone else or make lives better, just as Benjamin Franklin's inventions did.

Your assistance is needed!

As you come across items that you would typically discard, we ask that you send them into the classroom. We are asking for items such as paper towel rolls, tissue rolls, juice cartons, jugs, cereal boxes and so on. Your child is going to create an object by using items such as these in the classroom.

Please send in these items on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. We will start drawing our ideas on Tuesday and build on Wednesday. :0)

Thanks in advance!

Ask me what I’m learning!

Ask me what I’m learning!

Math- How do I use my addition and subtraction strategies to solve word problems?

Writing­- How do I write an opinion writing piece? How do I edit my work?

Daily 5/Language Arts- How do I ask and answer questions about key details in a text? How do I describe the characters and setting during my retelling? How can I use illustrations to tell me more about the characters, settings and events in a story?

Phonics- What are letters and letter blends? What do final consonant blends (-ng,-nk, -nt, -nd) sound like?

IB: What historical figures have we learned about? Why are these historical figures pioneers who drove change?

TUESDAY- Spanish

WEDNESDAY- PE

THURSDAY- Art

FRIDAY- Think Tank - STEM

THIS THURSDAY
October 10th:

Early Release

October 11th:

International Night

October 14th-18th:

Conference Week

Early Release all week

October 18th:

Career Day!

October 22nd:

Spirit Night: Willy’s

October 31st:

Boo Grams

Tentative Dates for this instruction: August 1st- October 11th

Where We are in Place and Time- 1st

Central Idea: Pioneers drive change.

Lines of Inquiry:

-Aspects of the past still influence us, today.

-People can be influenced to make changes.

-Some practices and behaviors have remained and stayed the same.

Teacher goals for students’ learning:

-Students will be able to identify the impact historical figures have had on our lives (how have our lives changed because of these historical figures).

-Students will be able to identify what motivated these pioneers to want to make a change.

-Students will be able to identify how these pioneers exhibited the IB profile traits.

How can you help at home?

- Encourage your child to research the historical figures we are learning about, as well as, any who have helped shape our history.

- Is there an injustice around you? What would you do to change or improve the injustice/situation?

Learner Profile Connection

This unit we will focus on being a risk-taker, principled, and a communicator.

Encourage them at home to be risk-taker by:

*Encourage your child to try new things- new foods, a new ride, a new drink, or a new activity.

*Encourage them to share their opinion with others

*Be careful to explain to your child the difference between being a risk taker and doing dangerous things.

Encourage them at home to be principled by:

*Encourage your child to create a game with rules, then encourage them to stick to those rules.

*Encourage your child to play games where there are teams-learning to work with people is just as important as working alone.

*Talk with your child about being a good winner or loser. It’s not about the outcome of the game, it’s about the fun!

Encourage them at home to be communicator by:

*Encourage your child to stay in touch with relatives via email, letter, or phone.

* Talk with your child- ask them questions that causes them to give more than a simple response. Ex: “If you enough money to buy anything you would like, what would you buy and why?”

*Have your child explain the steps to a problem/situation. For example: How to make a PBJ.

Email: tara.berry@cobbk12.org
Website: https://berrysbusybees.blogspot.com/
Location: Teasley Elementary School, Spring Hill Parkway, Smyrna, GA, USA
Phone: 770-437-5945