Mrs. Papke's Fantastic First Grade

  Week of September 27, 2021 I am looking forward to a great week ahead! Thanks for your continued support at home! A reminder that library books are due back every Thursday. I also will be sending home your child's seesaw information. We do not use Seesaw as much as 5K, but you will still see some work on this application. Have a great week ahead!   This week in literacy, we will… Recognize the sequence of letters in a word Hear and say the same middle sound in words Read a poem titled, The Wise Old Owl Write “Picture Day” advice during Community Writing time Read Scram! by Julie Reich. We will use familiar word parts to figure out new words, make predictions based on repeating episodes in the story and infer characters’ feelings from dialogue, text, and pictures Read, Perfect Square by Michael Hall and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson  In writing this week, we will… Write the exact actions of our characters Write with POP-OUT words to help our readers read with expres...

  September 20, 2021 I am looking forward to this week! Thanks for your continued support at home! A reminder that library books are due back every Thursday as this is our library day.  9/22- Picture Day-SMILE!! 9/24-Bulldog Day-Wear Orange and Black 10/08-NO SCHOOL 10/22- Early Release 1:45 This week in literacy, we will… Learn that some words sound the same at the end Connect words that sound the same at the ending Change the last sound in a word to make a new word Read a poem titled, My Apple Write a class poem about fall Read Bigger and Bigger and Bigger by Tess Fletcher, during which we will learn that in nonfiction texts, information may be provided in different formats and places. We will also use contextual information to understand new words.  Continue reading books about friends including, Leon and Bob by Simon James, The Magic Rabbit by Annette LaBlanc Cate and Chester’s Way , by Kevin Henkes Practice routines for Literacy Centers In writing this week, we wi...

September 10, 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians,        A reminder that Friday September 17th is an early release day! I am excited for a great week! Math homework will be sent home Monday and is due Friday.  This upcoming week in literacy, we will… Learn that some words sound the same at the beginning Connect words that sound the same at the beginning Change the first sound in a word to make a new word Read a poem titled, Five Little Leaves Learn that verbs are action words Read Splish, Plop, Leap by Margie Sigman. We will notice verbs in the text and count syllables in words. Additionally, we will notice ending punctuation marks. Learn new literacy centers including, Writing Center, Listen to Reading and Word Work Read books about friends including, No David by David Shannon, Fox Makes Friends by Adam Relf and The Invisible Boy , by Trudy Ludwig In writing this week, we will… Continue writing about the small moments that happ...

Hi First Grade Families!   What a fantastic first week we had!  I loved getting to know all of your children.  We have a wonderful class and I cannot wait for the fun filled school year ahead!   The first grade teachers are looking for volunteers to help change take home books for all of our first grade friends.  Please take a look at this form and fill it out if you are interested in helping.   Thank you so much!  Enjoy your week!   Mrs. Papke

September 3, 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians, We had such a great first few days of school! I always share a weekly update for what is to come the next week! I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend!   In our Literacy block this upcoming week, we will be sharing a few great stories, be sure to ask your child about Buddy and Earl , and the Elephant and Piggie characters!  As we share fun stories about friendship we are getting to know each other, building our sense for stories, enjoying stories together, and developing or maintaining the love of reading we all want our kids to have!  This time of our day is called Interactive Read Aloud, and we discuss different parts of the book and listen to our friends deep thinking about the stories we read.  This is a critical piece to building the kind of classroom environment where students feel comfortable taking risks and learning about and respecting one another.  We will also be working on Community...

Welcome to First Grade! I am looking forward to a wonderful year with all of you! Here is the scoop for our first week of school: In Literacy, we will... Read a story titled,  First Day Jitters  Read a poem titled, Jitter Juice and sample a cup of jitter juice Read a story titled,  David Goes to School , and begin co-creating our classroom behavior matrix Learn about some literacy centers  Identify rhymes, isolate initial sounds and blend sounds in single-syllable words during a Heggerty Phonological Awareness lesson Learn that a name is a word and connect a name with other words by making a classroom name chart and noticing spelling patterns In Math, we will... Count by 2's using a class created twin popsicle chart Notice patterns in numbers and counting Explore Math Workplaces, which will include pattern blocks, dominoes and unifix cubes In Writing, we will... Read a story titled,  Giraffes Can't Dance  and discuss the "Power of Yet" and growth mindset Wr...

 We had an amazing first day! We learned all about the rules of the cafeteria and playground! We read “The First Day Jitters” and drank “Jitter Juice”! We learned one another’s names, where we sit at the carpet, math centers, and so much more! Can’t wait for tomorrow! Please don’t forget to bring a snack!