Dear Parents,
I hope you all had a great Memorial Day break! The next several weeks will be busy, so keep an eye on here to keep up to date!
Poems/Reading Calendars
Poems and reading calendars will be due on Thursday! Thanks for getting these things in on time!
Cinderella Stories
Part of the district's core curriculum for us this last six weeks is to read Cinderella stories from around the world. We have read two versions so far, and we will be reading about 4 more before the end of the year. Make sure to ask your child the differences they have learned and see if they can tell you which cultures we have studied. If you have any at home to share with your children, this could be a fun at home activity to tie into what we are doing at school!
Caterpillars/Butterflies
We have received our Painted Lady Caterpillars and we will be watching them go through metamorphosis to become butterflies. It should take us the next couple of weeks to be able to watch them change.
We have also been learning about the life cycle of butterflies. Ask your child about the different phases. We have gone over them in class today.
Absences
We are starting to have several parents mention to us that their child will be gone this day or that. I know it's hard to plan your summers around the year round schedule, but if you can please remember to inform your teachers if you will be gone that will help us to know if your child will be missing something important that we can take care of before or after they are gone.
Thanks for your cooperation in this. We don't mean to be hard on this, but it makes it hard to teach our final concepts when we have students gone every day. I'd rather spend my time teaching reading groups or doing work with the students than doing make up tests.
Thanks again for all you do to help us help your children!
Miss Merritt
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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Writing Prompt
This weekly writing prompt is to give you some ideas of things you can write about at home. To make this time more meaningful, maybe have a writing night once a week and have a writing journal that your child can use at home. Have them answer the prompt (it doesn't have to be polished and perfect--our goal is to just write). Modeling along with your child can motivate them to write more! I find that it usually works best with the kids to give them a time limit (like 10-15 minutes). That way they are writing for a duration and if they go longer, that is fine. But--usually when we have to stop at a time limit--there are a few of them that really want to keep going. Share the writing after as you have your child read it to you. It is not a required assignment, but if you'd like to turn it in you may send in the writing with the homework and I'd love to read it. Maybe I can put up a few selections on the blog each week as we see some excellent pieces! Thanks for helping make your children better writers!
Prompt #2
Opinion Writing
Tell about your favorite treat. It needs an introduction sentence (ie There are many different kinds of treats.), an opinion (ie My favorite treat is a chocolate chip cookie.), at least 3 reasons supporting why (ie Chocolate chip cookies are nice and sweet. When they come out of the oven, they warm my stomach up. Chocolate chip cookies go good with a glass of milk.), then they need a closing sentence (ie Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite treat.)
Prompt Week #1
Narrative Story (needs a beginning, middle, and an end)
Write a story about the wind. It can be a real life story that happened to you or a story that you make up. Make sure to include a beginning, middle, and an end.
May Poems
Seed, Sprout, Flower
A seed is planted:
First a sprout,
then stem,
and leaves,
and buds
come out.
Buds grow bigger,
smelling sweet,
bees and birds come
'round to eat.
Bees and birds
help flowers spread
their new seeds on
the garden bed...
A seed is planted.
~Helen H. Moore
Friends
Tall friends, short friends,
Skinny and wide;
Red haired, black haired,
Side by side.
Old friends, young friends,
And in-betweens;
Moms and Grandpas,
Tots and teens.
From Washington
To Delaware
Friends are found
Most anywhere.
~Janet C. Miller
About Miss Merritt
I am originally from Blackfoot, Idaho. I love small towns! I attended BYU-Idaho for my undergraduate studies and received my Masters degree through Southern Utah University. I recently passed my National Boards and am glad to say I am a National Board Certified Teacher. I love learning and enjoy helping others love it too! This will be my 8th year teaching 1st grade.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
I love reading! When I was younger, I used to work in libraries and I have developed a great love of childrens books. I love books by Barbara Park, Eric Carle, and Audrey Wood. I have currently been reading classics like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
I love the outdoors as well. I love camping and hiking, but I also love traveling and seeing new places. I am a big fan of the beach and I love swimming! I have been to Thailand a few times (my mom is from there!) and I love to see the world. Every year I have a goal to go on a vacation somewhere new.
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