Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Week 18 January 2018


Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 18th week:

IRA: This month we start by taking a look at the author Jan Brett.  We will read The hat, The mitten, Gingerbread Babies,  and Gingerbread Friends.

Phonics:  We are focusing on reading and spelling long I patterns of    -ie, igh, and y as I. (time, night, sky, find)

Writing: We have finished our "How to" writing piece. The students have slowly been taking on more responsibility in writing their own pieces.  Some are even adding onto their piece with exciting descriptive sentences.  All of these pieces will be shown at the "Expo."

Math: We start the new year off with ordering, manipulating, and solving order problems using various methods.    

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
  • Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
  • Addition (Section B, C & D)
  • Subtraction (Section E, F, G & H)
  • Mixed Operations (Section J) 
  • Comparing (Section K)
  • Place Value (Section M)
  • Spacial Sense (Section N)

Core Knowledge: Our new unit is called Different Lands Different Stories. We will be reading stories from different lands that have similar stories to those our children have heard like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.  Our students will be learning about settings, characters, plots, and identify the characteristics of a sub genre of fiction; folktales.

Core Virtue: January is Courage

News:

Early Release Dates:

Friday, January 19th
Friday, March, 23rd
Friday, May 25th

MLK Service Project

January 15th

MLK Service Project


2017/2018 Calendar
Available on the CA website.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Week 17

Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 17th week:

IRA: This week we focus on retelling events in sequence, and reviewing the 5 W's. We will be reading Holiday themed texts including the "Grinch Stole Christmas".

Phonics:  We are focusing on reading and spelling long I patterns of    -ie, igh, and y as I. (time, night, sky)

Writing: We are continuing to learn how to create a "How to" writing piece. We use first, next, and last to organize our thoughts when giving a step-by-step writing sample.   

Math: We are working on strategies on how to add three numbers together, as well as reviewing concepts like place value and patterns.

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
  • Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
  • Addition (Section B & C)
  • Subtraction (Section D, E, G & H)
  • Mixed Operations (Section F) 
  • Comparing (Section K)

Core Knowledge:  We will be connecting our IRA reading of Grinch to he movie, and comparing and contrasting similarities and differences between the two.


Core Virtue: December is Gratitude

Parent Survey! (Please Read)

We want to know what YOU think about our school.  We have the great opportunity to participate in a study that helps us collect and understand your opinion of the climate of our school.


This study will seek to establish the usefulness of the My Child’s Classroom Inventory-Short Form, a 25-item user-friendly survey designed to assess parents’/guardians’ perceptions of their child’s classroom environment. 


As you know, we are a PBIS school and our desire is to continue to grow a positive and sustainable classroom environment. Your input is very valuable!

 Non-identifying data gathered from the survey will be stored in a secure online environment. Information will be kept confidential and secure and only the people working with the study will have access to the data unless required by law.

This survey will only take 10-15minutes. We greatly appreciate you taking your time to do this!

Please click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CologneAcademy_parents

Monday, December 11, 2017

Week 16

Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 16th week:

IRA: This week we focus on retelling events in sequence, and reviewing the 5 W's. We will be reading texts that are connected to our Core Knowledge unit.

Phonics:  Long 0  we will be focusing on y as a vowel. (sky, fly, baby, bunny, candy)

Writing: First grade will begin the week with teaching how to create a "How to" writing piece. We use first, next, and last to organize our thoughts when giving a step-by-step writing sample.   

Math: We are working on strategies on how to add three numbers together, as well as reviewing concepts like place value and patterns.

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
  • Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
  • Addition (Section B & C)
  • Subtraction (Section D, E, G & H)
  • Mixed Operations (Section F) 
  • Comparing (Section K)

Core Knowledge:  We are beginning a new unit that is one week long. It is the Three World Religions unit. This is an introductory unit where we talk about the important dates and celebrations of the three religions.


Core Virtue:December is Gratitude

Parent Survey! (Please Read)

We want to know what YOU think about our school.  We have the great opportunity to participate in a study that helps us collect and understand your opinion of the climate of our school.

This study will seek to establish the usefulness of the My Child’s Classroom Inventory-Short Form, a 25-item user-friendly survey designed to assess parents’/guardians’ perceptions of their child’s classroom environment. 

As you know, we are a PBIS school and our desire is to continue to grow a positive and sustainable classroom environment. Your input is very valuable!

 Non-identifying data gathered from the survey will be stored in a secure online environment. Information will be kept confidential and secure and only the people working with the study will have access to the data unless required by law.

This survey will only take 10-15minutes. We greatly appreciate you taking your time to do this!

Please click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CologneAcademy_parents

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Week 15

Here’s what our CA first graders are learning in our 15th week:

IRA: This week we focus on retelling events in sequence, and problem vs. solution within a text. We will be reading and breaking down "The Napping House" and "One Dog Canoe".

Phonics:  Long 0  we will be focusing on the -oa, -ow, oe sounds-(boat, goat, snow, grow, toe, gold)

Writing: First grade will begin the week with teaching how to create a "How to" writing piece. We use first, next, and last to organize our thoughts when giving a step-by-step writing sample.   

Math: We are working on strategies on how to add three numbers together.

IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
  • Counting and Number Patterns (Section A)
  • Addition (Section B & C)
  • Subtraction (Section D, E, G & H)
  • Mixed Operations (Section F) 
  • Comparing (Section K)

Core Knowledge:  A copy of the study guide will be mailed to you soon.  The end of the unit test will be Dec. 8th.  We will be presenting Sarcophagus projects throughout the week, to let each student show the product of their hard work!


Core Virtue:December is Gratitude

Parent Survey! (Please Read)
We want to know what YOU think about our school.  We have the great opportunity to participate in a study that helps us collect and understand your opinion of the climate of our school.

This study will seek to establish the usefulness of the My Child’s Classroom Inventory-Short Form, a 25-item user-friendly survey designed to assess parents’/guardians’ perceptions of their child’s classroom environment. 

As you know, we are a PBIS school and our desire is to continue to grow a positive and sustainable classroom environment. Your input is very valuable!

 Non-identifying data gathered from the survey will be stored in a secure online environment. Information will be kept confidential and secure and only the people working with the study will have access to the data unless required by law.

This survey will only take 10-15minutes. We greatly appreciate you taking your time to do this!

Please click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CologneAcademy_parents