Mrs. Shearon's First Grade

1. In the event that we should go to remote learning at home, there will be an expectation of students completing a remote learning Day activity sheet which is attached below. This activity sheet would need to be turned in on the next day we return to the school building.

2. There is also an expectation of taking school attendance on remote days. This would first be a remind message to check in with families. You would simply reply back to the remind message to count for your child's attendance. Second, if I do not hear from families using the remind messages, then I will be calling families to check in on remote days.

3. On remote days, my office hours are at 9:00am and 1:00pm via Zoom if needed. Please see the link below for Zoom office hours.

Gwynith Shearon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81308943505?pwd=w1NvMXrsaeQxLRgpYaOSBy1E8FsJ3z.1

Meeting ID: 813 0894 3505

Passcode: h7wj6w

I am so proud of the class and all their hard work so far during the 2nd quarter of school! In February your child learned about Perseverance through our Character Strong Social and Emotional Program. The class has learned to show perseverance by never giving up on their goals, to finding ways to adapt to challenges, and to never give up and give that challenge your best effort!

We are building classroom community one kindness at a time! I know that with positive attitudes we can achieve so much in First Grade! Keep up the great work!

We are in need of a few classroom items if anyone could contribute! Any donations or purchases are not required, but always greatly appreciated.

• Classroom Snacks
• Spare Headphones

** Students can buy ice cream during lunch every Friday. $1.25

3-07 March Birthday Day Celebrations and Spirit Day

3-21 End of 3rd Quarter

3-22 Beginning of 4th Quarter!

3-26 Report Card # 6 to be sent home

Looking Ahead to April ......

4-03 Science Family Night 5:30 to 7:00

4-09 Spring Picture Day

4-14 to 4-21 Spring Break. Students return on Tuesday 22nd

4-25 to 5-15 End of Year Reading and Math Assessments

4-29 1st Grade NC Zoo Field Trip

4-30 Report Card # 7 - Includes end of year assessment data and reports

Tuesday April 29th is our field trip to the NC Zoo! Please note that this date changed on the school calendar. More information will come soon, but for now please see the following below for steps parents can do if you plan to attend our trip to the Zoo. We are looking at the possibility of chaperones for this trip. If you would like to help chaperone, you will need to be a level 2 volunteer.

**Please ensure that any parent coming on the this trip has filled out the volunteer tracker online form below. Please read the information on the link below carefully.

https://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=431711&type=d&pREC_ID=940091

Please also read this important Message from Mrs. Spears concerning Level 1 and Level 2 volunteers:

Level 1 volunteers can help in many ways. Level 1 volunteers can sign up to help with book fairs, school events, class parties and projects, Field Day, Fall Festival, and proctoring for tests.

Level 2 volunteers can do all level 1 tasks but can also help chaperone field trips and work more closely with students in small groups. Level 2 volunteers can also sign up for classroom tutoring and assistance, reading buddy program, tutoring, leading after school activities, and chaperoning school events field trips.

We ask that all parents/guardians who plan to attend field trips sign up to be Level 2 volunteers at the start of the year. It takes a few weeks to verify volunteers, and signing up early will make sure that you are approved in time for this year’s events and field trips.

PHONICS:

I can decode and spell words.

I can print all upper and lower case letters neatly.

I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to comprehension.

READING:

I can explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information.

I can ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

I can distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

I can identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.

WRITING:

I can write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, that provides details and a closing sentence.

I can, with guidance and support from adults, organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.

I can, with guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

I can, with guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

I can participate in a partner research project and publish my writing.

INTEGRATED INQUIRY SKILLS FOR READING/WRITING/SOCIAL STUDIES:

I can construct responses to compelling questions using information from sources.

I can find problems related to the compelling question that students think are important.

I can find the information surrounding a primary/secondary sources including who created it, when they created it, where they created it, and why they created it.

I can have an understanding of facts, opinions, and details in primary/secondary sources.

LANGUAGE + GRAMMAR:

I can demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

I can determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies: context clues, word parts and word relationships.

I can, with guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of nuances in word meanings.

a. I can sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

b. I can define words by category and by one or more key attributes.

c. I can know shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner and adjectives differing in intensity by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

MATH:

Review Skills:

I can count to 150 by 1s, 5s, and 10s.

I can solve addition and subtraction facts to 20.

New Skills:

I can describe, build and draw three-dimensional shapes.

I can combine three-dimensional shapes to make a new shape.

I can use defining features to sort, identify, build, and draw two-dimensional shapes.

I can identify, describe and partition shapes into halves and fourths.

SCIENCE:

Animals in Different Ecosystems Study

I can obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to summarize the needs of different animals.

I can analyze and interpret data to compare how the needs of animals can be met in different environments.

Nutrition and Physical Activity Study

I can select a variety of foods based on MyPlate.

I can contrast more nutrient dense foods from those that are less nutrient dense.

I can classify the sources of a variety of foods, select healthy alternatives to foods high in sugar.

I can know the benefits of physical activity and know recreation activities that can be used during and out of school hours.

I have added reading resources for at home help. Please explore these resources with your child at home. These can help your child grow!

PARENTS:

1. NC Department of Instruction At Home Guide for Families - English

2. NC Department of Instruction At Home Guide for Families - Spanish

PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

NC Department of Instruction 1st Grade Resources

1. Phonological Awareness Practice

2. Phonics Practice

3. Fluency Practice

4. Oral Language Practice

5. Vocabulary Practice

6. Comprehension Practice

Online Reading Books for Students

1. FlyLeaf Decodables

2. Unite for Literacy

3. Storyline Online

4. Starfall Reading

Support Activities for Reading

Florida Center for Reading Research - Printable

1. Fluency

2. Fluency

1. Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary

PARENTS:

1st Grade At-Home Guide for Families

What is my Child learning in February?

PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

1. Add and Subtraction to 20

2. Mental Math to 100

3. Add and Subtraction to 100

AT HOME MATH GAMES

Practicing changing ones to tens

1. Scoop-De-Doo

Adding numbers to 20

2. King-Seven

3. Four's A Winner

Subtracting numbers to 20

4. Move It

Day 1: Art

Day 2: PE

Day 3: Media

Day 4: PE

Day 5: Music

Day 6: PE

Day 1: Mega Toy

Day 2: Track

Day 3: Spider and Soccer Field

Day 4: Mega Toy

Day 5: Track

Day 6: Spider and Soccer Field

Please remember to take all papers out of your child's folder to review and keep. Students will take all graded schoolwork home with them on Friday. Other important papers may include field trip forms and informational flyers.

In your child's folder, there will be a behavior calendar that will stay in there at all times. This calendar will be used to keep students accountable for their own behavior. Students will receive a sticker for each day of the week they are in school and have no behavior issues. However, if a student has persistent behavior issues throughout the day, they will receive a number for that day with a corresponding behavior at the bottom of the calendar. This is to ensure that you are aware of any behaviors during school and can discuss them with your child at home.

If there is a number written on a day of the week, please initial that day to indicate you have discussed their behavior with them.

I am available 9:30am - 10.20am Monday - Friday

I am also available after school until 4:00pm

You can reach me through:

- Dojo

- School Phone

- Scheduled Conferences

I try to check my Dojo as frequently as possible throughout the day. Please note that I do not check my Dojo before 7:20am or after 4:00 pm. Thank you for respecting these times!

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to me! Thank you all for your support and positive attitudes!

Favorite Color - Purple

Favorite Food - Chicken Alfredo Pasta

Favorite Hobby - Reading and Painting

Favorite Candy - Reece's Cup

Favorite Drink - Coke

Favorite TV Show - Adventure Time

Favorite Color - Blue

Favorite Food - Chicken

Favorite Hobby - Collecting Garden Flags

Favorite Candy - Jelly Belly Beans

Favorite Drink - Diet Dr. Pepper

Favorite TV Show - Law and Order