Week of April 13th

LOTS OF INFORMATION THIS WEEK! READ ALL THE WAY TO THE END!

Walk for Life is getting closer!  Bottles went home on April 1st.  They are due back at school on May 1st.  If they are full, your child may bring it back so I can empty it and send it back home. Please do not bring bottles back until they are full (unless it is May 1st). We will be giving the money collected to the American Cancer Society.

Like last year we will be have special collection Fridays.  For next week (13th-17th), if your child brings in a dollar they earn one minute of free time for the class on Friday.  They can bring any amount of money they want for this week. If you need to pull a couple dollars out of the bottle for the special collection days, feel free to do so.

MARK YOU CALENDARS! 

The PV spring carnival is on May 1st!! We will, once again, be collecting items/money for baskets.  These baskets will be auctioned off at the spring carnival. The 1st Grade theme is FROZEN! (I know...) We will collect anything that you can donate that has to do with the movie Frozen.  Check out those dollar sections at Target and other stores! If you would rather give a monetary donation make checks payable to PLEASANTVIEW PTAC.  A blue information sheet came home with your child on Monday, March 30th.

If you can volunteer to help with the carnival, please contact pvptac@gmail.com.  The PTAC has been instrumental in providing our students with money for field trips, iPads, active boards, social events and many more things!

ROX READING CALENDAR! Check your child's folder for a green letter and pink calendar. This is for the Rox Reading Challenge that starts on April 13th.  The letter explains the process.  I will send a new calendar each Monday so be watching for them!

Note from the teacher's desk:

I am starting to get more emails for change of after school transportation and other information from parents. I need you to know that I am not able to check my email all the time.  I TRY to check it at 7am, 10:45, and 2:15 (this is after students leave). This DOES NOT always happen. If you do send an email about transportation or other information, do not assume I have read it unless I reply to you. It is best to call the office with important information OR send a note with your child. If I happen to be absent the sub will never have access to my email.

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts will include:

• How are ways to make art the same and different? We will read "The Dot".
• Compare and contrast
• The spelling patterns -ed and -ing
• Long e vowel with ie and y (field, my)
• Idioms
• Exclamations
• Writing an opinion piece

There is a new pink word list in your child's folder (on the 10th).  This is for the last 5 units of reading. Each list is for one week. I will also have the words on the right hand side of the blog each week.

Math will include:

• Adding double digits
• The new 10 above method
• The new 10 below method
• The building method

There will be a family letter in your child's folder explaining double digit addition.  When all is said and done, I want them to be able to add double digits, not add them with each method. We, as teachers, teach 3 methods because there might be one that is easier for your child. They won't know unless they try.

Week of April 6th

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION ON MONDAY THE 6TH.

Menu change for 4/7:  

There will be no tacos.  The rest remains the same.

LET'S CELEBRATE!

Join us for our annual celebration of diverse cultures within our community.  There will be free entertainment and food for sale. Come to the middle school from 5:30-7:00 on April 10th.  You won't be disappointed! find more information at www.isd47.org/celebrate  

Walk for Life is coming up!  Bottles went home on April 1st.  They are due back at school on May 1st.  If they are full, your child may bring it back so I can empty it and send it back home. We will be giving the money collected to the American Cancer Society. We will also have special days coming up.

Like last year we will have special Fridays.  For next week (6th-10th), if your child brings in a dollar they can wear a hat on Friday the 10th! The dollar can be brought in any day of the week, the hat is only worn on Friday.

MARK YOU CALENDARS! 

The PV spring carnival is on May 1st!! We will, once again, be collecting items/money for baskets.  These baskets will be auctioned off at the spring carnival. The 1st Grade theme is FROZEN! (I know...) We will collect anything that you can donate that has to do with the movie Frozen.  Check out those dollar sections at Target and other stores! If you would rather give a monetary donation make checks payable to PLEASANTVIEW PTAC.  A blue information sheet came home with your child on Monday, March 30th.

If you can volunteer to help with the carnival, please contact pvptac@gmail.com.  The PTAC has been instrumental in providing our students with money for field trips, iPads, active boards, social events and many more things!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts will include:

• What clues tell you what a character is like? We will read "The New Friend".
• Understanding characters
• The sounds ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw
• Synonyms (words that have similar meanings)
• Contractions

Math will include:

• Counting money practice
• Counting money practice
• Counting money practice

There will be little to no math homework on yellow paper this week. If there is not a math practice sheet in your child's folder, please take that evening and practice counting coins for 15 minutes!  In first grade we work on dimes, nickels, and pennies.  Only use quarters if your child is ready for a challenge.

Week of March 30th

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY THE 3RD! SCHOOL IS IN SESSION ON MONDAY THE 6TH.

Walk for Life is coming up!  We will be sending a bottle home this week. There are directions in the bottle. We will be giving the money collected to the Walk for Life. Stay tuned for more information!

MARK YOU CALENDARS! 

The PV spring carnival is on May 1st!! We will, once again, be collecting items/money for baskets.  These baskets will be auctioned off at the spring carnival. The 1st Grade theme is FROZEN! (I know...) We will collect anything that you can donate that has to do with the movie Frozen.  Check out those dollar sections at Target and other stores! If you would rather give a monetary donation make checks payable to PLEASANTVIEW PTAC.  A blue information sheet will come home with your child on Monday, March 30th.

If you can volunteer to help with the carnival, please contact pvptac@gmail.com.  The PTAC has been instrumental in providing our students with money for field trips, iPads, active boards, social events and many more things!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts will include:

This coming week will be a review week.  We will work on some writing projects, some spring projects, and some review skills.

Math will include:

• Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies
• Finding coins to match amounts of money
• Converting coins (5 pennies to a nickel)
• Counting mixed amounts of money

Week of March 23rd

Pleasantview Elementary Student Council is hosting a food drive for the month of March.   This is a time of year where the local food shelves are very much in need of replenishing. Please send any items you wish to donate to school with your child.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY THE 3RD! SCHOOL IS IN SESSION ON MONDAY THE 6TH

There are a couple menu changes for upcoming days:

On March 25th the Menu will be as Follows:

Hamburger on a whole grain bun

Chicken Caesar Salad

GreenBeens  

Jicama Sticks/with Dressing

Orange wedges

On March 31st Then Menu will be as follows.  

Max Cheese Stick with Marinara Sauce

Turkey Sandwich on Whole Grain Bread

Chef  Salad with Cheese and Egg

Green Beans

Baby Carrots

Applesauce

Spring pictures are on March 27th.  If you want to order a class picture or request a background for spring pictures the form (and money for a class picture) MUST be here on/by the day of pictures!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 24 will include:

• Why do authors put events in a certain order? We will read "A Butterfly Grows".
• Sequence of Events
• The sounds oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e
• Multiple meaning words
• Pronouns and verbs

Math will include:

• Time to the Half-Hour
• Working with a calendar
• Review for the test
• Unit 7 Test

Week of March 16th

Report cards are coming home on Monday the 16th. Please take it out of the envelope, sign the envelope and send the envelope back to school empty.  We will use this to send you the third trimester report card at the end of the school year.

Pleasantview Elementary Student Council is hosting a food drive for the month of March.   This is a time of year where the local food shelves are very much in need of replenishing. Please send any items you wish to donate to school with your child.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  

Reading Tip of the Week:

Read, read, read!  Read the same passage over and over until you can read it smoothly without stopping.  

Math mini-lessons have been going really well for the past 2 days.  We are already used to the routine and doing a great job keeping our voices low.  I think the students really like working on their own while I am working with small groups.

Spring pictures are on March 27th.  If you want to order a class picture or request a background for spring pictures the form (and money for a class picture) MUST be here on/by the day of pictures!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 23 will include:

• What causes events in a story to happen? We will read "Whistle for Willie".
• Cause and Effect
• oo as in cook
• Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, etc.)

Math will include:

• Symmetry
• Half of a dollar and quarters
• Time

Week of March 9th

As part of the PBIS team (positive behavioral interventions and supports) I will be gone at a training on March 10-11.  I will not have the sub use Dojo for those two days.  I will have limited access to email and no access to tell the sub any after school transportation plans.

There are many students coming to school with no winter clothes because they "left them at home".  We go outside on some of these cold days.  Please make sure your child is prepared so they are warm. They do not stay inside if they forget snowpants and boots.

Pleasantview will be hosting a food drive during the month of March. Please consider donating to those in need. Look for more details soon.

Reading Tip of the Week:
Write, write, write!  Ask your child to help you write out the grocery list, a note to Grandma, or to keep a journal of special things that happen at home. When writing encourage your child to use the letter sound patterns that they are learning at school.

Math class will be looking a little different than it has in the past.  We will be doing mini lessons with small groups of students and expecting the other students to work independently on other planned activities when they are not working directly with the teacher.  This will allow the teacher to tailor mini lessons to the needs of the students.  We are really excited to try this out!

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 22 will include:

• What clues tell you why animals look as they do? We will read "Amazing Animals".
• Drawing conclusions
• r Controlled vowels (ir, er, ur)
• Pronoun I

Math will include:

• Growing patterns
• Investigating doubles (2+2=4)
• Problem solving with doubles
• The meaning of half

Week of March 2nd

I apologize!  I forgot to hit "publish" when I was done with this one.  Sorry for the short notice but...

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH

The end of our trimester is on March 5th.  Report cards will be coming home in a couple weeks.

There are many students coming to school with no winter clothes because they "left them at home".  We go outside on some of these cold days.  Please make sure your child is prepared so they are warm. They do not stay inside if they forget snowpants and boots.

Pleasantview will be hosting a food drive during the month of March. Please consider donating to those in need. Look for more details soon.

Reading Tip of the Week:
Talk, talk, talk!  Talk with your child about school and  things going on around the house. Sprinkle some interesting words into the conversation, and build on words you've talked about in the past.

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 21 will include:

• What do characters do when there is a problem?-We will read "The Tree".
• Story structure (character, setting, plot)
• r Controlled vowels (ar, or, ore)
• Pronouns
• Prefix re-

Math will include:

• 3-D shapes
• Combining 3-D Shapes
• Test review
• Unit 6 Test