Week 7

On this blog page you will find the objectives for our academic subjects.  It will be updated at least every month.  Please check out your individual child's teacher page for more information that pertains to that classroom.

Week 7

Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 7th week:

Reading: This week we focus on character traits and how we find them for a character. The books we are reading include, Koala Lou,Marsupial Sue, Officer Buckle, and Recess Queen.   As you read with your child at home, stop and ask them what is the character feeling? What are their action and what do they say?  All this helps us to find their character traits.

Phonics: Mixed vowels and harder words 

Writing: Students will begin writing their numbers to practice their handwriting.  We will stress write from the top and move down, as well as meeting the top , bottom, and middle dotted line.  Using all upper case is still age appropriate in first grade and we will move them into using lower case letters as we progress.

Math: This 7th week, we are learning about balancing equations and telling if an equation is true or false. Ex. 3+2= 4 (false) 2+3=4+1 (true)

Core Knowledge: We are excited about our new unit, Matter. Matter has 3 states; solids, liquids, and gasses.  They will explore those states in their home and in school.  We will create a project to represent the molecules found in these states. Exciting things ahead! 

Core Virtue: October's core virtues are honesty and integrity. 

Relay for Life

This week we have a very important event! Cologne Academy Scholars will be given the opportunity this week to help those battling cancer, and also earn a non-uniform day in the process! CA's National Junior Honor Society is raising money for our school's Relay for Life team. All money collected goes directly to the American Cancer Society and is used to fund research and help patients get the care they need.

Here are your child's options for non-uniform day!

Relay for Life Non-Uniform Day

$2 = non-uniform bottoms

$4 = non-uniform bottoms + top

$5 = non-uniform bottoms + top + hat

Please have your child bring their donation to their homeroom teacher this week. The non-uniform day will be this Friday, October 13.

October 25th Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to bullying? If you care about safe and supportive schools and communities make your color ORANGE on Unity Day. That’s the day everyone can come together – in schools, communities, and online – and send one large ORANGE message of support, hope, and unity to show that we are together against bullying and united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

Concert Dates:

November 16th at 6:00 pm

May 10th at 6:00 pm

PE Shoes Please note that PE classes will be going outside often for class when weather permits. Students need to wear outdoor tennis shoes when class is held outside.  The shoes designated for indoor use should NOT be used for outdoors so as to preserve the new gym floor. Any older athletic shoes or every day tennis shoes that students wear to school are perfect! (Students cannot wear fashion boots, Mary Jane's, sandals, slip-ons, etc. for PE class).

From the Health Office

Policy Per policy, if your child has a temperature over 100 degrees, vomits, or has diarrhea, you be called to pick him/her up. They will need remain home until they are fever-free without medication and/or have not experienced vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours. All medication sent to school for students must be in the original labeled container along with a completed and signed medication request form from the parent and their physician. All Action Plans for asthma, allergies, and seizures must be updated every year at the beginning of the school year. Need immunizations? Carver County Public Health is offering a Back to School Vaccination Clinics on September 5th and 11th for low cost immunizations for those without insurance coverage for vaccinations. Click HERE to go to the website for information. Thank you,  Nurse Mary  nurse@cologneacademy.org

Links:

Calendar-2017-2018

http://cologneacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Calendar-2017-2018.pdf

Shoe tying links

How to Tie Your Shoes Video

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=tying%20shoes%20song&safe=active&ssui=on

Scholastic Book Clubs   

https://clubs.scholastic.com/ 

Cologne Academy Site:

http://cologneacademy.org/

 First Grade Schedule

                                                                           

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:15-8:30	Arrive-Morning Work	Arrive-Morning Work	Arrive-Morning  Work	Arrive-Morning Work	Arrive-Morning Work
8:30-8:45	Carpet Time	Carpet Time	Carpet Time	Carpet Time	Carpet Time
8:45-9:15	Writing/ Handwriting	Writing/ Handwriting	Writing/ Handwriting	Writing/ Handwriting	Writing/ Handwriting
9:15-9:30	IRA	IRA	IRA	IRA	IRA
9:30-9:40	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom
9:40-10:50	Guided Reading	Guided Reading	Guided Reading	Guided Reading	Guided Reading
10:55-11:35	Spanish/Music	Spanish/Music	Spanish/Music	Spanish/Music	Spanish/Music
11:35-11:40	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom
11:40-11:50	Phonics	Phonics	Phonics	Phonics	Phonics
12:00-12:20	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:20-12:50	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess	Recess
12:50-1:00	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom
1:00-1:55	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
1:40-1:55	Whole group Math	Whole group Math	Whole group Math	Whole group Math	Whole group Math
2:05-2:45	Art/PE	Art/PE	Art/PE	Art/PE	Art/PE
2:45-2:50	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom	Bathroom
2:50-3:20	Core   Knowledge	Core Knowledge	Core Knowledge	Core Knowledge	Core Knowledge
3:20-3:25	End of Day	End of Day	End of Day	End of Day	End of Day