Mrs. Barlow’s Class

Please practice reading and writing spelling words. 

by Kymli

We will be having a spelling review next week.  I will let you know what day in the planner.  Your child will have access to these words in the room when we have the test.  They need to locate them, recognize them, and be able to spell them.  They will need to also be able to write two to three sentences dictated by me.  They will have some of the extra words written on the board to check their work.  I will be sending a sample test home Tuesday. 

How can I help my child study spelling words?

!.  Give them a sentence to write with a word from there list in the sentence.  Just practice one each night.

2.  Rainbow Write – Have them write the letters of the words in different colors as they spell it.

3.  Have them practice with shaving cream.   (That is always fun!)

Thanks for your support!

We are  reading  Kevin  Henkes  books  about  feelings.

by Madison

These are great books to read to discuss how to get along with others, follow rules, and just learn to have great character traits.  We had another great day!  I can’t wait to see you tomorrow.

We are writing about friends in our class.

by Emma

The students are beginning to use the writing process to write.  We plan by interviewing a student.  We use that plan to write about that student.  They then begin writing about that student.  We are moving toward editing and revising our stories.  We will then publish by putting it in a class book!  Each student will come home with An All About Me book soon.

We made ladbug story problems in math.
by Riley

Please view how the students modeled our rules and routines!

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We had another great day in 1st grade!  Please view the following slide show.  We took  pictures of how we follow directions in many areas, a tour of our school, and pictures from our outside recess time.  Enjoy!

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Wow!  What a wonderful first day of school!  I loved getting to know each and everyone of my students a little better!  They each have such wonderful, unique personalities!  They worked so hard today as a team to help each other, help create rules for our classroom, and follow the rules of our school!  I could not ask  for a better first day!  I hope you are all ready for another great day tomorrow.  Thank you for allowing me to teach your child this year.  I know I will be blessed and grow with them in so many ways!  Check back for first day pictures soon!

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer break!  I know I have, but I am so ready to get back to a routine and see some new, smiling faces that are ready to learn.  I hope to see you all at Meet the Teacher on Thursday, August 19 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.  School will begin on Monday, August 23rd at 8:00!  Thank you for trusting me with your most prized treasure!  I know this will be a wonderful year for learning.  I hope to have the students blogging about our day by the second week of school!  Please check in to see what is going on in our little world!

The following scrapbook is filled with pictures of the students at their Nature Center Celebration! The whole school worked hard to raise money for our pavilion and nature center. The students are standing in the area that the pavilion will be located! They were so excited to hear today that their helped to fund this pavilion. We were also told today that the White Oak Education Foundation will donate money to the Nature Center for the pavilion. We are so thankful to them for this wonderful donation. We want to thank the parents, students, community members, and the White Oak Education Foundation for supporting our learning and this project! Each and every person was an important part!

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2010 Memory Book! The students enjoyed typing about the different things that they have done in 1st Grade! Enjoy!