Gingerbread in Mrs. Null's class

Today students made gingerbread houses and participated in our annual Gingerbread Revue. Click below to view some photos and videos from the day.

Gingerbread houses

Gingerbread Revue

Newsletter December 16

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December 16 Newsletter

Unit 16 Spelling Words - for test on 1/6/17

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 16

Double-letter words

Basic Words

1. will
2. egg
3. grass
4. tell
5. miss
6. well

Sight Words

7. look
8. little
9. very

Extra Credit Words

10. guess
11. drilling
12. spilling
13. dressed
14. glasses

Unit 15 spelling words - for test on December 16

Unit 15 Words with an “st” blend

Basic Words

1. nest

2. fast

3. stop

4. must

5. step

6. best

Sight Words

7. your

8. their

9. other

Extra Credit Words

10. stick

11. stuck

12. stars

13. misty

14. strings

Newsletter December 9

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Newsletter December 9

Unit 14 Spelling Words - for test on Friday, 12/9

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 14

Words with a consonant blend with “l”

Basic Words

1. flap
2. club
3. flag
4. slip
5. clap
6. sled

Sight Words

7. said
8. here
9. her

Extra Credit Words

10. flower
11. slowly
12. slimy
13. climb
14. climbed

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Grade Spelling Words – Unit 14

Words with a consonant blend with “l”

Basic Words

1.

flap

2.

club

3.

flag

4.

slip

5.

clap

6.

sled

Sight Words

7.

said

8.

here

9.

her

Extra Credit Words

10.

flower

11.

slowly

12.

slimy

13.

climb

14.

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Grade Spelling Words – Unit 14

Words with a consonant blend with “l”

Basic Words

1.

flap

2.

club

3.

flag

4.

slip

5.

clap

6.

sled

Sight Words

7.

said

8.

here

9.

her

Extra Credit Words

10.

flower

11.

slowly

12.

slimy

13.

climb

14.

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Grade Spelling Words – Unit 14

Words with a consonant blend with “l”

Basic Words

1.

flap

2.

club

3.

flag

4.

slip

5.

clap

6.

sled

Sight Words

7.

said

8.

here

9.

her

Extra Credit Words

10.

flower

11.

slowly

12.

slimy

13.

climb

14.

climbed

Gingerbread Man Puppet Show - Mrs. Null's class

As part of our Gingerbread Man unit, students are working on retelling the different versions of the classic folktale. Attached is a video of a puppet show students performed yesterday to practice retelling. They brought home their puppets so they could also perform the show for you!
Enjoy!

The Gingerbread Man

December 2 Newsletter

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Newsletter December 2

Classroom Games

We got through with our work quickly the other day, and I was SO proud to see the first graders making good choices about how to use their free time.  Click the link below to see the students playing math games or reading by themselves or with a partner.  Way to go Busy Bees!

Learning Fun in 1st Grade

Mrs. Hoseney's class ABC Animals Book

• What do Animals Eat? An ABC Book

Thanksgiving in Mrs. Hoseney's Class

Thanksgiving photos - feast, play

Thanksgiving in Mrs. Null's class

Below are the links to photos and videos taken in Mrs. Null's class during the week of Thanksgiving.

First Grade Feast photos

Shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner

Hooray for Thanksgiving

November 18 Newsletter

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November 18 Newsletter

Unit 13 Spelling Word - for test on Friday, December 2

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 13

Words with an “r” blend

Basic Words

1. drip
2. trap
3. drop
4. drum
5. trim
6. grin

Sight Words

7. all
8. from
9. do

Extra Credit Words

10. branch
11. pray
12. gravy
13. trimmed
14. grinning

Unit 11 Spelling Words - test on Friday, November 18

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 11

Short vowel words with consonant clusters

Basic Words

1. ant
2. jump
3. tent
4. bump
5. lamp
6. went

Sight Words

7. want
8. or
9. were

Extra Credit Words

10. pants
11. number
12. thanks
13. bumpy
14. thankful

November 11 Newsletter

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Newsletter November 11

Thanksgiving Feast

Click below to view the Sign Up Genius document for our Thanksgiving Feast.

First Grade Feast

Unit 10 Spelling Words - test on Friday, 11/11/16

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 10

This week will be a review of all the vowel sounds.

Make sure your first grader has a firm understanding of the sounds each vowel makes or these words will be VERY challenging.

Basic Words

1. him
2. hot
3. man
4. men
5. top
6. cut

Sight Words

7. has
8. his
9. as

Extra Credit Words

10. cabin
11. pick
12. sand
13. plug
14. shot

November 4 Newsletter

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November 4

Mrs. Null's Halloween photos

Click below to view some photos taken at Mrs. Null's Halloween party.

Halloween

ABC Halloween

Mrs. Null's class has been working on an ABC book with a Halloween theme. Thanks to Mrs. Arsenault for helping the kids prepare their slides for the book. Click below to view.

ABC Halloween

October 28 Newsletter

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October 28 Newsletter

Unit 9 Spelling Words - test on Friday, Nov. 4

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 9

Short “u” words

Basic Words

1. us
2. sun
3. but
4. fun
5. bus
6. run

Sight Words

7. are
8. one
9. there

Extra Credit Words

puppy

must

trust

drum

grub

It's Hootenany Time!

As a culmination to our owl unit, Mrs. Null's class performed "It's Hootenany Time". Students shared facts they have learned about owls.

Unit 8 Spelling Words - test on Friday, October 28

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 8

Short “e” words

Basic Words

1. yes
2. let
3. red
4. ten
5. bed
6. get

Sight Words

7. for
8. they
9. have

Extra Credit Words

10. messy
11. stem
12. help
13. shed
14. chest

Five Little Pumpkins

Today Mrs. Null's class worked on building reading fluency using the familiar rhyme called, "Five Little Pumpkins". After practicing the rhyme, students took turns acting out the story. 

Newsletter October 21

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Newsletter October 21

Pumpkin Day photos

Mrs. Null's class had Pumpkin Day today. Click below to view some photos from this event.

Pumpkin Day

Insect Day Slideshow

Insect Day Slideshow

Unit 7 Spelling Words - Test on Friday, October 21st

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 7

Short “o” words

Basic Words

1. on
2. got
3. fox
4. box
5. pop
6. not

Sight Words

7. was
8. I
9. you

Extra Credit Words

10. doll
11. lock
12. pond
13. spot
14. block

Classroom Halloween Party

If you would like to help out with our classroom Halloween Party on October 31, please click the link below:

Halloween Party Help

Would you like to volunteer in Mrs. Hoseney's Classroom?

If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom (either working with students or helping prepare classroom activities), please click the link below to sign up.  Thanks in advance!

Classroom Volunteer Sign-Up

Mrs. Hoseney's Parent/Teacher Conferences

Please click the link below to go to the Sign-Up Genius page for Parent/Teacher Conferences for Mrs. Hoseney's Class.  I look forward to discussing your first grader's progress with you.

Mrs. Hoseney's Parent/Teacher Conferences

Mrs. Null's Conference Schedule

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Mrs. Null's conference schedule

Newsletter - October 14

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Newsletter October 14

Grandparents/Special Guests Day

Today was Grandparents Day for first grade. Students enjoyed spending time with their guests and learning about school in the past. Click below to view some pictures of the event.

Grandparents Day

Apple Day

On Apple Day we made applesauce and visited many fun apple centers.  Click the link below to see some photos of what we did:

Apple Day Photos

Insect Day

Here are some photos of our insect day presentation and the awesome insect models we made!

Insect Day photos

Unit 5 Spelling Words - Test on Friday, October 14

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 5

Short “i” words

Basic Words

1. in
2. pig
3. did
4. six
5. sit
6. big

Sight Words

7. to
8. of
9. is

Extra Credit Words

10. wing
11. October
12. dish
13. lift
14. kiss

October 7 Newsletter

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Newsletter October 7

Apple Day

Here is the link to some photos we took during Apple Day. Thanks again to all the volunteers that helped make this great day of learning possible.

Apple Day

Online Spelling Word Practice

Our spelling program has an online component that allows students to get even more practice. Click below to check out the games for each unit.

Houghton Mifflin Spelling

Unit 4 - Spelling Words Test on Friday 10/7/16

Unit 4 Words

Basic Words
1. an
2. bad
3. can
4. had
5. cat
6. ran

Sight Words
7. the
8 and
9. a

Extra Credit Words
10. yellow
11. blue
12. purple
13. orange
14. brown

Insect Day photos

Insect Day was a fun-filled afternoon of learning. Click below to view some photos of the event.

Insect Day photos

Grandparents/Special Person Day

Grandparents/Special Person Day will be Wednesday, October 12. Guests are invited into the classroom at 11:30. Following our time in the classroom, guests will go to recess and lunch with their students.

Newsletter September 30

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Newsletter September 30

Starfall

Starfall provides many fun games and books for beginning readers. Go to www.starfall.com to check it out.

Good Citizen Video

During our first month of school, students have been learning about the qualities of a good citizen. We learned that a good citizen follows the rules, is fair, is responsible, and respects authority. We made a video of examples for each of these qualities.

September 23 Newsletter

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September 23

Family Literacy Night

Family Literacy Night is coming to Country Elementary next week, September 29 from 6:00 - 8:00. Mrs. Allen is looking for volunteers to help. Please click the link below if you are interested in helping out. We hope to see many families there!

Family Literacy Volunteer Sign Up

Playground Rules

Students have been learning many rules during the first few weeks of school. Mrs. Null's class made a video to remind students of the rules of our playground equipment. It will be available for review any time we need a reminder.

Birthday helpers

We are still in need of a volunteer to help with September birthdays. Please let Mrs. Hoseney or Mrs. Null know if you are able to help.

Birthday Helpers

September 16 Newsletter

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September 16 Newsletter

September 9 Newsletter

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September 9 Newsletter

Use Scholastic News at home!

You can use the Scholastic News Magazine at home from your computer or iPad. To access from your computer, go to http://sni.scholastic.com/SN1. Then click Go to my online resources. Next select Student and enter Country120. You can use the same password when downloading the app to your iPad.

School Calendar

Welcome Back!

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Cook's Farm photos - Mrs. Null's class

Here is the link to the photos I took at our Cook's Farm field trip.

Cook's Farm

Unit 36 Spelling Words - for test on 5/13/16

1^st Grade Spelling Words – Unit 36

END-OF-YEAR REVIEW UNIT

Spelling test will consist of 18 words randomly selected from this list. 

WE WILL REVIEW THESE WORDS FOR TWO WEEKS.

TEST IS ON FRIDAY, MAY 13TH.

1.  same               31. jet

2.  stone               32. frogs

3.  smile               33. tail

4.  note                34. tails

5.  wake               35. week

6.  wide                36. gates

7.  hope                37. grow

8.  mad                 38. coat

9.  bit                   39. show

10.pine                 40. blow

11.bite                 41. goat

12.hide                 42. road

13.play                 43. played

14.rain                 44. jumped

15.sail                  45. showed

16.mail                 46. wished

17.stay                 47. needed

18.may                 48. mailed

19.eat                  49. going

20.need                50. saying

21.read                 51. blowing

22.sleep                52. eating

23.keep                 53. flying

24.mean                54. growing

25.my                    55. bedtime

26.why                  56. sailboat

27.shy                   57. railroad

28.dry                   58. backpack

29.by                    59. playpen

30.fry                   60. inside

NO EXTRA CREDIT WORDS OR CHALLENGE SPELLERS THIS WEEK