Classroom Updates for the week of February 1st

Students are very excited to be creating their Math journals!(Note: I could not, for the life of me, get these photos to go the right way!)

1st Grade Parents:

Another busy week! The weeks seem to be flying by! Here is everything you need to know what's been going on in the classroom and what is happening next week...

CREEK kid assembly Wednesday, February 3rd at 10 in the gym. We will be honoring the following CREEK kids...

                 *Layton Leach

                 *ER Stevens

         

Specials Schedule:

Monday: C Day (Drama)

Tuesday: D Day (P.E.) gym shoes needed!

Wednesday: E Day (Music)

Thursday: A Day (Art)

Friday: B Day (Technology)

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A WATER BOTTLE WITH YOUR KIDDO EVERY MONDAY. THEY WILL BE SENT HOME ON FRIDAY. ALSO, PLEASE SEND A SNACK EVERYDAY. THANK YOU!!

1. 1ST GRADE PERFORMANCE CHANGE: Due to PARCC testing, the daytime only 1st grade performance has been changed to Friday, March 18th at 10:00 in the cafeteria. The nighttime performance will remain the same: Thursday, March 17th at 6:00 p.m. 

2. Library books: We have a scheduled library time now. We go to the library every Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Students can check books out and bring them home. They are required to bring the book back the following week in order to check out another book the following week. 

3. Field Trip money: Thank you to everyone who has sent in field trip money! If you have not sent it in yet, please send $25 with your child on Monday. This money covers all 3 field trips for the school year. Our first field trip will be February 10th to the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts to see a play "Junie B. Jones" and do an art activity. We will be leaving school at 9 and returning at 1:45. I will send more details as it gets closer:)
 

4. Valentine's Party: Our party will be Friday, February 12th at 2:45 in the classroom. Please send your kiddo with Valentine's to pass out. I do not have them put student's names on them. It takes a VERY long time to pass them out. Without names, it goes much faster. Thank you!

5. 100th Day of School: Our 100th day of school actually falls on the same day as the Valentine's party (go figure). Therefore, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school on Friday, February 19th. In next week's Thursday folder will be a project for kiddos to complete at home centered around a "100 Day collection" to share during Math.

6. Animal Research Projects: Starting next week, students will begin researching an animals for a research paper to be completed during Writer's Workshop. The research will be done during Social Studies, as well as, a poster or diorama. Students will choose an animal that they have some knowledge of but want to learn more about. These animal research papers and projects will be displayed in the classroom for parents to view the night of the 1st grade performance on March 17th. They will be amazing!

7. Social Studies: This past week we discussed a few black leaders for Black History month. We learned about Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks and George Washington Carver. Hopefully your child shared some facts about these amazing leaders with you:) On Monday, each table group will be planting a sweet potato plant to celebrate the work of botanist George Washington Carver. They will be measuring the plant/vine that grows over the next month. Last year the tallest plant/vine was over 4 feet tall!

8. Upcoming important days to remember:

   February 15th: NO SCHOOL President's Day

   February 29th: NO SCHOOL Assessment Day

I believe that's all for now! If anything else comes up, I will let you know! Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Bryan-Doherty

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Classroom Updates for Week of January 25th



Here are some snapshots from our learning this week!!

ER brought in his Volcano experiment to share with the class!

Making rock candy! Fingers crossed it works!

Using Math manipulatives to measure our friends!

Teaching our kindergarten Math buddies how to measure:)



Reading Scholastic News

Moses and Gela teaching the class about a strategy they used to keep track of how many cubes they had used to measure the desk. I LOVE when kiddos teach each other and take ownership of their learning:)

Watching the Alks-Seltzer tablet turn from a solid to a gas:)

Turning a solid to a liquid and back to solid using baking chocolate with a little help from some Oreos;)

Hello Everyone! What a busy week we have had! Our Science experiments were a hit! The only one we are still a little uncertain about is the rock candy. We are watching and waiting and if at once you don't succeed... try, try again. After all, it is an experiment:) The students have embraced a new Math station (Math Journals) where they have two weekly entries that they are responsible for completing. This is independent and really requires them to be following specific steps, being organized, recalling strategies and being neat. It has been really interesting to watch them go to it and own what they are doing. I am very proud of them! At the end of the school year they will each have an amazing journal full of their work to take home:)
 
Here is what you need to know for next week...
 
Specials Schedule:
Monday: C Day (Drama)
Tuesday: D Day (Gym) Remember gym shoes!
Wednesday: E Day (Music)
Thursday: A Day (Art)
Friday: B Day (Technology)
 
1. Remember to send a water bottle on Mondays and a snack every day!!
 
2. Field Trip Money: Please send in $25.00 by January 29th to cover all 3 of your child's field trips for the school year. Thank you so much!!
 
3. Valentine's Day party will be held on February 12th at 2:45. Details to follow:)
 
4. Social Studies: We will be celebrating Black History month for the next couple of weeks. We will be studying the following influential people...

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Harriet Tubman
• Ruby Bridges
• George Washington Carver

As always, I will make sure that all content that is shared with the students is "kid friendly" and anything that they are inquiring about that isn't appropriate for school will be directed to parents to explain. We are looking at these individuals as teachers of spreading peace and kindness, promoting equality and standing up for others. These are ALL things that we practice on a daily basis in our classroom:)
 
To connect Social Studies and Math we will be plating sweet potato plants and measuring the plants for the next couple of months. Last year, our tallest plant was 42 inches tall! We use sweet potatoes because George Washington Carver experimented with peanuts, sweet potatoes and other plants. He made lotions and created peanut butter:)
 
5. Math: We are continuing our measuring unit next week by looking at data and graphs. Students will be studying graphs and finding answers to questions and creating their graphs from data they have collected. Will be fun!
 
6. Homework: I hope the new format for the Math homework is working out for everyone! I sure enjoy using less paper;) I am keeping track of kiddos that are turning in their homework. This is a grading point on report cards. If I notice that a student isn't turning in their homework week to week, I will get in touch with parents to see how I can help. The hope is that Math takes 5 minutes, Writing take 5 minutes and then 20 minutes of reading.
 
7. I will be sending out a Slyreply for parents to sign up to come in to be a Math volunteer. Come on in and see the learning as it happens!
 
8. I will also be setting up a Shutterfly account to post classroom pictures. This way you can purchase any of them if you would like:)
 
Important Upcoming Dates:
February 15th: NO SCHOOL President's Day
 
 
I think that is all for now:) I will let you know if anything else comes up. Have a great weekend and.....GO BRONCOS!!
 
Mrs. Bryan-Doherty
 

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Classroom Updates for the week of January 11th

Hello Everyone!

Happy New Year! It's wonderful to be back in the classroom. I'm glad that everything worked out the way it did and that I was able to start right after the break. I am happy to be cancer free and ready to get back to the awesome roller coaster ride that is my amazing life:) Thank you again for all of your support! The sweet gifts and cards that I came home to after the hospital made me feel so loved, and that means everything! Thank you:)

Here is all you need to know for next week...

Specials Schedule:
Monday: D Day (Gym)
Tuesday: E Day (Music)
Wednesday: A Day (Art)
Thursday: B Day (Technology
Friday: C Day (Drama)

REMEMBER TO SEND A WATER BOTTLE AND A SNACK ON MONDAY!!

1. Math: We will be wrapping up our work with addition and subtraction this week and moving to measurement next week. Students will be comparing objects and using vocabulary, such as, "shorter than", "longer than" and " the same as" they will also be ordering objects by length, learning how to line up objects to get the proper measurement and how to tell the difference between inches and centimeters. Also, we will be looking at telling time to the hour and half hour:)

2. Science: Yay! We get to start doing some experiments! We will be studying the state of matter (solids, liquids and gases). We will need a few items for the experiments. I will be sending a Slyreply for parents to bring in supplies. Thank you so much for the help!!

3. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History month: We will be studying several influential black leaders during the month of February; Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington Carver, Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman. More information will be in future updates regarding what we are doing for each particular individual:)

4. NO SCHOOL January 18th

5. CREEK kid assembly Wednesday January 13th at 9:55

I believe that this is all! If anything else comes up I will let y'all know!!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Bryan-Doherty

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