1st Grade Busy Bee News
with Mrs. Berry
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Family Information Guide and Clinic Card
Please be sure to return the family information guide and clinic card that came home on the first day inside the Cobb folder. Please return them ASAP.
Important Transportation Information
- No changes of transportation can be accepted over Remind, Class Dojo, email, etc. 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!
Class Blog
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Primary Years Program (PYP)
As you know, our first IB unit is Pioneers Drive Change. Encourage your child to think of someone who has helped drive change (caused a change in their environment) and how they drove that change. Thinking about Benjamin Franklin, ask your child how Benjamin Franklin’s life was different from our lives today. What caused Benjamin Franklin to want to change his environment? What caused him to create common, community places (post office, hospital, library)?
**Encouraging your child to discuss and think aloud will help guide their IB journey 😊
Curriculum Corner
Learning for the Week:
Ask your child about being someone who is/is a
Risk-Taker
Inquirer
Knowledgeable
Reflective
Thinker
*These words are IB character words and will be reviewed all year*
IB Unit: Where we are in Place and Time.
Central Idea: Pioneers Drive Change
In our first unit, we will focus on the IB Learner Profile Traits that make a pioneer. We will apply the IB Learner Profile traits to our participation in our Reader’s and Writer’s workshop.
Math: Math Workshop, Number Talks, counting to 120.
Word Work: We will be reviewing sounds and practicing our handwriting.
Student Objectives for Reading and Writing:
- I can Inquire about the world around me
- I can participate in class by speaking clearly.
- I can participate in class by waiting my turn.
- I can tell what the author and illustrator does for a book or poem.
- I can ask questions about words I don’t know.
- I can use pictures to help me understand what a book says.
- I can recognize and use sight words in my writing.
- I can use neat handwriting.
- I can write an opinion story.
Ask me what I’m learning!
Math- How do I count to 120? How do I show what I know by using data?
Writing- How do I write an opinion writing piece?
Daily 5/Language Arts- How do I ask and answer questions about key details in a text? What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction text?
Phonics- What are letters and letter blends?
IB Unit- How do pioneers drive change?
Specials for the Week
TUESDAY- Think Tank - STEM
WEDNESDAY- PE
THURSDAY- Music
FRIDAY- Spanish
Fancy Nancy Word of the Week
Each week we will focus on a new vocabulary word in our classroom. We will call them the "Fancy Nancy Word of the Week". Please try to use these words at home too!!
This week's word is:
- Patriot: a person who supports their country
DATES TO REMEMBER
August 13th: ASP Open House - Come learn about the After School Program and activities your child can participate in!
August 20th: Teasley Spirit Night
August 23rd: First ALL PRO-DADS
August 29th: PTA/IB information
September 2- NO SCHOOL
Parent Guide to International Baccalaureate Global Theme Units of Study
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.
Mrs. Berry
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