Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Winter Sports Reminder

 

Winter Sports Day 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Ice Skaters ONLY




Winter Sports Day

Friday, January 28, 2022

skiers, snowboarders and cross country skiers 



Winter Sports Checklist 

Warm clothes: snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and neck warmers or a balaclava.

Temps look cold- hand warmers may be a great addition.

Have your child dressed in comfortable clothes: sweatpants, sweatshirts and warm socks. 

A change of clothes. You never know when you will need them!


Non-perishable lunch, snacks and drinks- quick and easy things students can eat on their own during lunch! An afternoon snack for school return is GREAT- they are tired and hungry :)

Any equipment you are providing such as snowboards, boots, skis, goggles, helmets, skates, snow shoes etc. 


Saturday, January 22, 2022

The Week of January 17

 


Upcoming Events

Winter Sports Day- January 28th 

No School/ Teacher In-Service- Feb. 4

Winter Break Feb. 21- Mar. 1 

Class Order Due Date: 01/28/2022

Scholastic Book Orders 

Scholastic has just emailed me with great news! The supply chain issues are resolved and they expect books to arrive in a more timely manner. If you would like to order books for your student, click on the links below or check your child's home-folder for the book catalogue. Please send CHECKS  made out to Scholastic or pay directly on line. 

With a $25 order, you can pick a FREE $5 Book (use code: READS).

 

Class Order Due Date: 01/28/2022

 

 

Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade2

 

Please share the Class Page link to extended family and friends. All orders also earn FREE Books for our class.

 

Thank you for your support!

 

Mrs. Marcelino

Class Code: LDRGD


Community Meeting

Today we said thank you to Nurse Alyssa! She has provided us all with support during this challenging time. Each class had a special way to say thank you! The first and second graders, gave her EXCELLENT grades on her school nurse report card! 





Martin Luther King Day Project





Winter Sports Day

Bluebird day today! The temps were very chilly, but we all had fun! I am working on collecting photos from other chaperones and teachers, and I hope to include more photos soon! 




Engineering in the Classroom

Bird Feeder Building

Today we spent time identifying the type of bird we want to attract to our feeders, kinds of food those birds eat, and began to draw our prototype! Next week ,we will begin building our feeders. Thank you first and second grade families for your supply donations! 






Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Winter Sports Reminder

 

First Winter Sports Day

Jan. 20, 2022


We are very excited to have the opportunity to spend a beautiful day outdoors enjoying some fun and healthy winter activities.  Here are a few reminders:

Winter Sports Checklist

Warm clothes: snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and neck warmers or a balaclava.

Temps look cold- hand warmers may be a great addition.

Have your child dressed in comfortable clothes: sweatpants, sweatshirts and warm socks. 

A change of clothes. You never know when you will need them!

Non-perishable lunch, snacks and drinks- quick and easy things students can eat on their own during lunch! An afternoon snack for school return is GREAT- they are tired and hungry :)

Any equipment you are providing such as snowboards, boots, skis, goggles, helmets, skates, snow shoes etc. 

Students will arrive at school as usual. Skiers and snowboarders will be leaving the school around 8:30. Skaters will be leaving a little bit later. All kids will be back at W.E.S. in time to catch the bus home. Also, please remember to pick up your child’s equipment in the afternoon or the following morning.

 Please notify both Deb and myself if you are planning on transporting your child either way.


Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Engineering Task: Bird Feeders

 


Animal Biodiversity Engineering Task


The first and second graders will be wrapping up our unit of study on animals around the world in the coming weeks. In this unit, students began to develop an understanding of the world's animal biodiversity. They explored animal classification and the traits that define each group. Students then turned their focus to habitats and how the surrounding environment affects what organisms live in a particular environment. 

On Friday, January 21  we will begin an engineering task together. Students will work in teams to plan a prototype of a bird feeder, and then build a bird feeder to attract a specific kind of bird. We are looking for building supplies for this upcoming project. If your family can donate any of the following supplies please send them to school with your student! 


Thank you!


Bird Feeder Supplies:

paper cups

wooden skewers 

paper plates

tin foil

bird seed

twine/ string

cardboard boxes


Friday, January 14, 2022

The Week of January 10, 2022

 


Upcoming Events

No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- January 17th

Winter Sports Days

January  20, 28 and February 1


Classroom News

Thank you to all the first and second grade families who were patient and supportive during this very strange week. The "test-to-stay" routine went as smoothly as it could have, and we were happy to be here together at school. 

I wanted to say a BIG thank you to Ms. Allysa our school nurse who goes above and beyond each and every day to stay current with the ever changing rules and guidelines. She treats us all with kindness and caring and has our best interest at heart each and every day. We are so fortunate to have her here at WES. 

In class, we worked on review skills, and went out of our way to have fun together- keeping the stress level low :)

Here are a few snapshots from our week together.

PBIS SELFIE STATION


















Celebrating MLK Day

Today we read Martin's Big Words written by Doreen Rappaport. As a group we talked together, and began creating a special Give Peace and Hand project. Students wrote special words of peace on their colorful hands after watching the I Have a Dream speech together. 



Pictures from our Week






Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Indoor Recess on this FREEZING DAY

 

Indoor Recess Activities

The sun is shining on us today, even though the temperature is way too low : ) Lots of fun playing together, but we are missing many classmates and teachers today.  Looking for the positives and feeling grateful for our awesome first and second graders. 





Monday, January 10, 2022

The Week of January 3

 



Sorry, no photos this week! It was pretty busy here in first and second grade! I will post more next week.

Upcoming Events

PBIS School Wide Celebration "Selfie Station" - Thursday, January 13th

Each classroom picked a theme, and created props and a backdrop. Our theme is Super Silly. Together, we created some fun props and a cool polka dot background. 

No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- January 17th

Winter Sports Days

January  20, 28 and February 1. 


Winter Sports Checklist

  • Warm clothes: snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and neck warmers.
  • Have your child dressed in comfortable clothes: sweatpants, sweatshirts and warm socks. 
  • A back pack to keep all of your things together.
  • A change of clothes. You never know when you will need them!
  • Non-perishable lunch, snacks and drinks
  • Any equipment you are providing such as snowboards, boots, skis, goggles, helmets, skates, snow shoes etc. 

Students will arrive at school as usual. Skiers and snowboarders will be leaving the school around 8:30. Skaters, snowshoe kids and cross country skiers will be leaving a little bit later. All kids will be back at W.E.S. in time to catch the bus home. Also, please remember to pick up your child’s equipment in the afternoon or the following morning. Please notify Debbie at the front desk if you are planning on transporting your child either way.

Readers' Workshop

In reading, we continue to learn more about reading nonfiction books. We are becoming Super Smart about our nonfiction texts! We are learning to chat with our reading partners about our reading and retell the information from the book with lots and lots of details.

Writers' Workshop

The first and second graders, began writing their first informational books about people, places, activities and things they are experts on. Together, we began making a class book called All About Recess. This shared writing project, will help students to learn how to write using various nonfiction text features.

Punctuation Inquiry:

The first and second graders are creating a mentor journal that outlines different punctuation marks, what they look like and why authors use them. We have a wonderful selection of mentor texts, which we use to find and notice how different punctuation marks have been used.

Spelling/Fundations

In spelling, we are moving right along- covering many important spelling skills, strategies, word patterns and trick word knowledge. As a class we are working on long and short vowel sounds and beginning and ending blends. 

First Grade Math

In math, we are working on developing addition and subtraction strategies. We have several new games which teach these strategies. Last week, we focused on using our number rack to build and identify odd and even numbers. Later in the week, we applied this knowledge to solving doubles equations 6+6=12 and new equations 6+7=13 or 6+6+1=13. We are learning to solve missing number equations, and continue to read and solve number stories each week. Check out this cool math game we have been playing during stations! 

100 Square Jigsaw Puzzle 

 This puzzle is a 100s chart that students need to put together. Each level shifts the orientation of chart slightly to make for some good problem-solving. 

https://nrich.maths.org/5572