Welcome to Week 5 of the 2020-2021 schoolyear! We are excited about seeing some of our scholars when they come back to the classroom on Wednesday!
GENERAL ACADEMIC FOCUS: Spalding - Continued introduction / review of phonograms - Spelling instruction begins this week. Students will learn 4 words on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and review the words on Thursday. The 12-word spelling test is on Friday. Math - Addition concepts which include the addition equation, relating number bonds to addition, and addition number stories. Science - What is science? - Introduction to the scientific method Literature - Different Lands, Similar Stories (Tom Thumb and Issun Boshi) Grammar - Common nouns Poetry - "I'm Glad" *Please note- It takes awhile for our young scholars to learn classroom procedures. When students return to campus, teaching and guiding scholars in the classroom procedures will continue to be one of our primary focuses through-out the next several days. *Tip for distance learners - Beginning on Thursday, math workbooks will usually be used during the actual math block time. Please make sure your scholar's 1A workbook is easily accessible. LABEL! LABEL! LABEL! Make sure your scholar's school supplies are clearly labeled. Make sure the Archway East fleeces and cardigans that scholars may wear in the classroom when it gets chilly are clearly labeled. When in doubt - label. :-) NAMING THE GOOD: We have had so many emails from parents encouraging us! Thank you all for your support! Feel free to e-mail us and share any "Name the Good" moments you have had so we can celebrate with you. Have a great week!
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Welcome to Week 4 of the 2020-2021 schoolyear!
GENERAL ACADEMICS: Spalding - Continued introduction/review of phonograms. This week we are moving into the two-letter phonograms. *Phonogram practice tip* - Practice phonograms with your child everyday but instead of practicing the whole stack, focus on just 10. Please have several sheets of Spalding paper copied and ready for use by your scholar. Math - Number bonds for ten, making ten, missing parts in number bonds, introduction to the concept of addition Geography – Continent/ country / state / city Review; online Geography test Literature - Different Lands, Similar Stories - Cinderella Poetry - I’m Glad by Anonymous I’m glad the sky is painted blue, And the earth is painted green, With such a lot of nice fresh air, All sandwiched in between. GENERAL FIRST GRADE ROOM 109 CLASS 1A INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND: This section is will include general information for the 1C classroom. We have a lot of information, but to avoid information overload, we will stick to 3-4 specific things, and address more in next week's blog. Trivium East Hoodie or Cardigan for In-classroom Wear - It is extremely hot outside so no jackets are needed outside but students may want a Trivium East uniform fleece or cardigan in the classroom. The classroom does get chilly for a few minutes when the air conditioner clicks on. Students will not be allowed to wear non-uniform jackets, sweaters, etc. in the classroom. Please make sure all Archway Trivium East cardigans and fleece jackets are clearly labeled with your child's name. Uniform Alerts - Archway Trivium East does follow a strict dress code. Throughout the school year, we will contact you with individual and/or classroom uniform alerts. Classroom Supplies - After Meet-the-Teacher, we usually have a bit more time to sort out supplies and make sure every scholar has the correct items. We won't have that extra time this year. Before returning to campus, please check to make sure your scholar has all necessary items, and please make sure everything is very clearly labeled with your scholar's name. The students will be tired! - All of these wonderful, sweet, young children have not been in a classroom for six full months. They are going to be coming into a type of structured environment that they have not been part of for a long time. All of the first grade and school staff have an understanding of this and will be working and supporting and guiding them through the transition, but they will be probably be very tired at the end of the day. XTRAMATH: Last week a letter to get your child signed up for Xtramath was e-mailed to you. When signing up, please make sure you enter your scholar's name exactly as it appears in the letter. Otherwise, teachers will be unable to track the progress. Xtramath is a program that was implemented here at Trivium East so that teachers and parents can track the progress of learning and memorizing basic math facts. When scholars know their basic math facts, it is easier to focus on learning math concepts and algorithms because they don't have to spend so much time calculating. At this point in time, Xtramath will be assigned as homework 3 times per week. RAZ-KIDS: The letter that was sent out included a “Parent Access” section at the bottom. However, please disregard that “How to Register for and Receive Progress Reports” section as that option is not currently available. GOOGLE CLASSROOM COMMENTS VS. DIRECT E-MAIL COMMUNICATION: You will notice that not all work that is returned has a comment. We will comment on graded assignments, however. Sometimes assignments are posted the night before so that working parents can make copies of materials, if needed, for the scholar’s use the next day. Please do not allow your scholar to work on the independent work until after the lesson is viewed – either live or by video. While it is easy to type in a quick comment on a Google Classroom assignment, it is very difficult for us to catch them. We kindly ask that you e-mail both of us directly at [email protected] and [email protected] if there is something that you want us to respond to. LIVE ZOOM MEETINGS: Please remind your scholar that they are not allowed to use the Chat Room. CLASSWORK IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM: Thank you to all of those who have turned promptly turned in classwork on Google Classroom. If you are having difficulties submitting work, please e-mail us and let us know. THE ATHENIAN ECHO SENT OUT ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST: There is A LOT of important information about start dates and back to campus items in the Athenian Echo that was sent out this past Friday. If you have not already, please take the time to read and take note of the start dates for next week. Here is the link: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1121867127686&ca=1e1fedba-701b-403f-b219-03ee589e0b70 NAMING THE GOOD: - Your scholars are showing wonderful effort to assimilate the real classroom in their home environment. It will make a smooth transition when they move into the real classroom. Feel free to e-mail us and share any "Name the Good" moments you have had so we can celebrate with you. Have a great week! We did it! We got through the first week of live instruction via Zoom. We should all feel very successful because we all did it - both at home and school among technical challenges and scheduling, we did it!!
GENERAL ACADEMIC FOCUS: Spalding - Segmenting words and identifying how many phonograms / sounds are in a word, introduction/review of phonograms *Note* - Students will need Spalding Paper each day (they may use the same paper for the whole week; it has been folded into 4 sections) Math - Number Order through 10, Identifying the whole and parts in a number bond, Number bonds through 9 Geography - Oceans, Continents, Our Continent and Country Literature - Aesop's Fables Poem – “I’m Glad” *Note* - This poem can be found on page 22 in The Harp and Laurel Wreath book that was on the required books list. GOOGLE SLIDES VS. MATH WORKBOOK: We know the majority of the class has their math workbook IA, so independent math work will be done in the workbook to be scanned and turned in. *Note* - Please pay close attention to which workbook pages assigned. - Please be sure that your scholar has attended the live Zoom session or watched the Zoom recording prior to completing the independent work. - A copy of the Workbook 1A pages have been attached to the Google Classroom assignments to print out in case your scholar's workbooks have not arrived yet. WEEKLY MATH QUIZ: At this time students will be completing a weekly math quiz each Friday that covers the concepts taught during the week and reviews concepts covered the previous week. It is important that students attend the live Zoom Session or watch the Zoom recording on Friday before they complete the math quiz. When students are in the classroom, we do read the directions for each problem to the students. However, it is important that they answer the questions on their own. Sometimes your scholar will make mistakes. Though it may go against your instinct to do so, please do not guide your scholar toward the correct answer. You can read the directions and the question, but they must work through and answer on their own. If you notice that your scholar is finding a particular math concept or skill challenging, please feel free to e-mail us and let us know. E-MAIL VS GOOGLE CLASSROOM COMMENTS: It is very difficult for the two of us to catch comments left on individual Google Classroom assignments. We welcome your feedback, comments, and questions, but we do kindly ask that you contact us through e-mail. Please include both of us in all e-mail communication. *IMPORTANT* Zoom Access Update Please ensure your Zoom display name matches the enrolled student's name. If it is not, exit the waiting room, click on the meeting link again, and change the display name. Admittance may not be granted if the teacher cannot verify the student is in their class. If you need assistance getting into the Zoom meeting, please contact your student's teacher. This is a request at the Administration Level. When your scholar's name is the one that is being displayed, we know it is safe to let them into the classroom. ZOOM INFORMATION AND TIPS: Zoom Conferences - In the past, we have been able to meet with and conference with parents after school. We wanted to let you know that we are still available to do so. If, at any time, you would like to schedule a meeting, please e-mail us and we can schedule a conference via zoom. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch - We kindly ask that scholars eat their breakfast and snacks before attending the live Zoom classes. All food should be put away before class starts. HANDWRITING HELP: Every year we have parents contacting us and asking us how they can help their child with handwriting. The Spalding sessions on Tuesday - Thursday of last week had a strong emphasis on handwriting. Those videos will be helpful to watch and provide guidance in how to help your child with handwriting. We will continue to have handwriting lessons whenever time permits. When we teach handwriting in the classroom, we wander the classroom, help students with their letters, assist them with the Spalding grip, and guide them towards seeing the letters that they successfully wrote. When we teach handwriting via Zoom, we do the best job we can to show students the Spalding grip, identify students whom we see concentrating hard, and give general encouragements for them to do the best job they can. That is the same with other subjects. It is difficult for us to stand and watch when we want to be right there to guide and help, so we are looking forward to having our students back in the classroom! NAME THE GOOD: - Students are learning to quickly press the mute button when they are called on. -We were able to send a Virtual Virtue card to every student last week. Feel free to e-mail us and share any "Name the Good" moments you have had so we can celebrate with you. Have a great week! Hello 1C parents!
This is one of the most unique school years in our careers. We have planned, practiced, and prepared; and after our first live sessions today, we are aware of where we need to concentrate in order to become more efficient in technical maneuvering. Thank you for your patience and grace with us as we navigate this period of time together. 1ST DAY LIVE ACADEMICS: Today's activities included an introduction to our classmates, and reviewed the Zoom rules, classroom expectations, and read the story The Golden Rule, and did a drawing activity. GENERAL ACADEMIC FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: Literature - Read a-loud, introduction to writing journals, Aesop's Fables Spalding - Intro to pink notebooks, intro to handwriting skills, into to purpose of learning phonograms, introduction/review of phonograms Math - Intro to math materials, math procedures, review basic number concepts through ten including counting, numeral identification, number words, and comparing Geography - Compass Rose, Equator, and Northern/Southern Hemispheres Poetry - "I'm Glad" - We will also continue to learn how to navigate on-line and interact with each other. TECHNOLOGY CORNER: Live - The Zoom link for the live instruction is posted on the Google Classroom stream page. Zoom videos of the Live instruction will be posted on the stream page after the session. You do not have to watch these if you attended the Live class; however, feel free to watch it if your child needs clarification. Zoom Tips - Once your scholar is on the Zoom live, look up in the upper right hand corner. There is a choice of "speaker view" and "gallery view." Speaker view shows a large screen of anyone who is speaking. Gallery view shows a screen of everyone on the zoom call. Please click on "speaker view" so that when I am teaching, your scholar can see me clearly. - Please make sure that your scholar’s own full name appears on the screen. Quiet Space and Be ready to Learn - As much as possible, please make sure that your scholar has a quiet place without the distraction of younger siblings and loud noises. As with a regular school day, please make sure that your scholar has eaten breakfast before school starts. The Mute Button - This button allows the scholars to unmute themselves when they are called on. *Note - Students may not unmute themselves unless they have been called on by the teacher. ZOOM RULE REMINDER: Please have your scholar use the bathroom and get a drink of water of water before the two Live sessions. MATH BOOKS: We have received several e-mails from parents letting us know that their scholar's math workbooks have not come in. The lesson plans for Math take into consideration the first two weeks of school; Google Slides for the math book pages were created. They will be posted on the days they are assigned. E-MAIL COMMUNICATION: Please be sure to include both of us in all classroom e-mail communication. We will respond within 24 hours. [email protected]; [email protected] THE TEACHER PERSPECTIVE: I commend all of you for doing everything you can to make sure your scholar gets the best education possible. Please have patience and grace with yourself as you navigate this on-line experience. NAME THE GOOD: - We enjoyed meeting with your scholars so much during our Meet the Teacher sessions! - We have learned how to create Google Slides and Google Forms, and post assignments and videos! - We have great class of first grade scholars this year!! We wanted to invite you to also name the good. As good things happen, let us know! Whether it be you learning to navigate Google Classroom, or your scholar succeeding in a task, or anything in between, do not hesitate to e-mail us so that we can celebrate the good with you. Here's to the start of an amazing year! - Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Schulder |
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