Week 26

Hello 1C Family,

I hope everyone had a fun 3 day weekend! The Chilson's sure did, we celebrated birthday's and wedding's this weekend and even found time to sneak in a nap or two. We have a busy week of learning ahead and I am excited to dive right in!

Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- ar, er, x, ur, th, igh, oa, ch, e, y      

Poem- The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  

Monday: No School 

Tuesday: war, summer, above, express, turn, lesson, half, father, anything, table and math wkbk pg. 65-66

Wednesday:  high, June, right, write, wrote, date, road, rode, ride, March, march and Test B

Thursday: Review all words for the Spalding test, math wkbk. pg.67-68

Friday: Review any errors from the Splading Test and math wkbk pg. 69-70

Calendar
Monday, February 19^th: No School, President’s Day
Saturday, March 3^rd: Arete Spring Fest 
March 12-March 16: Spring Break 
Friday, March 23^rd: Archway Arete Movie Night
Announcements

Class Supplies- With more than half of the school year behind us, we are running a bit low on dry erase markers, Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils and Kleenex. We would be grateful for any of these item donations. Thank you!

Academics

Math: This week we will continue to subtract and add two digit numbers with one digit numbers. We will continue to identify tens and ones in two digit numbers. We will also learn how to add three one digit numbers and practice counting forward and backwards by twos in an effort to prepare ourselves for learning multiplication later on this quarter.

Poem: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  Idiom: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read and write about sections of "Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain and "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams Bianco

Grammar:  This week we will use adjectives to describe different items and pictures. We will work to differentiate between nouns, verbs, and adjectives and understand how we use each of them independently of one another. 

Literature: We will read the last pages of A Bargain for Frances and complete various comprehension activities to conclude the book.

Spalding:  Tuesday: war, summer, above, express, turn, lesson, half, father, anything, table 

Wednesday: high, June, right, write, wrote, date, road, rode, ride, March, march

Science: 

History: This week we will learn about how Pizarro discovered the New World and defeated the Aztecs. We will also begin to learn about England’s reason for exploration.

Week 25

I apologize for my absence this week, my daughter Charlotte had a procedure earlier in the week and then was diagnosed with the flu. We are on the mend and ready for a wonderful week!  I hope you and your scholars enjoyed the long weekend! The Archway Arete staff enjoyed a day of professional development and concluded the day by watching a Shakespeare performance!

We are looking forward to the week ahead and celebrating the virtue of friendship on Wednesday!
Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- th, ui, ew, sh, l, oa, oe, er, g, y      

Poem- The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  

Monday: clothing, clothes, clothe, began, begin, begun, able, gone, go, done, do and math workbook pages 57-58

Tuesday: suit, track, watch, dash, fell, fight, buy, by, stopping, stop and math workbook pages 59-60

Wednesday: walk, talk, chalk, grant, soap, news, new, small, smaller, smallest and math wkbk pages 61-62

Thursday: Review all words for the Spalding test, math wkbk. pages 63-64

Friday: R&R weekend- no homework

Calendar

Wednesday, February 14^th: Great Hearts Day

Monday, February 19^th: No School, President’s Day

Friday, February 23^rd: Archway Arete Movie Night

Saturday, March 3^rd: Arete Spring Fest 

Announcements

Class Supplies- With more than half of the school year behind us, we are running a bit low on dry erase markers, Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils and Kleenex. We would be grateful for any of these item donations. Thank you!
Great Hearts Day;A Day for Friendship: Wednesday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. *Our class celebration will take place from 11:50-1:00. If would are interested in joining us and helping out, please email our room mom, Gina Berson, or myself.
Academics

Math: This week we will be working with tens and ones and practicing our place value skills. We will add and subtract within two digits particularly when it comes to adding "10 More" and "1 More" and subtracting "10 Less" and "1 Less

Poem: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  Idiom: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away 

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read and write about sections of "Winnie The Pooh" by A.A. Milne and "A Child's Geography of the World" by V.M. Hillyer

Grammar:  This week we will continue to work on defining and using adjectives. Adjectives describe a noun (person, place, or, thing). We will study a painting called "Parade" by Jacob Lawrence. We will look at the colors, people, and feelings of this painting. 

Literature: We will continue to read A Bargain for Frances as we  compare the characters, make predictions and respond to comprehension questions.

Spalding:  

Monday: clothing, clothes, clothe, began, begin, begun, able, gone, go, done, do

Tuesday: suit, track, watch, dash, fell, fight, buy, by, stopping, stop 

Wednesday: walk, talk, chalk, grant, soap, news, new, small, smaller, smallest

Science:

History: This week we will continue our early explorers unit as we learn about the conquistadors and Hernan Cortez.

Week 24

Happy Monday, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We enjoyed the beautiful weather and had a fun filled Sunday with a birthday party and the Superbowl. 

Charlotte fell in love with the trampoline this weekend! 

Field day was a huge success!  Thank you to all the parents who donated items and joined us for this amazing day! Students showed great sportsmanship and tried their very best. Way to go 1C Argos!

We have a quieter, shorter week next week and we are looking forward to Great Hearts day later this month. 

Grateful to be a part of this team!

Shield Holder

Torch Run to Mr. Gillingham

Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- ng, s, sh, si, ti, ci, aw, au, p, n      

Poem- The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  

Monday: knife, mouth, oak, peach, pole, queen, rope, season, sign, space and wkbk pages 51-52

Tuesday: wagon, what, window, catch, catcher, kitchen, butcher, black, warm, unless and wkbk pages. 53-54

Wednesday: review all 20 words for the test tomorrow and ch. 13.2 Test B

Thursday: wkbk pages 55-56

Friday: no school  

Calendar
Friday, February 9^th: No School, Teacher Professional Development
Wednesday, February 14^th: Great Hearts Day
Monday, February 19^th: No School, President’s Day
Announcements

A Bargain for Frances: Please have your child bring in their copy of A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban by Monday, February 5^th.  Books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble if needed.

Great Hearts Day;A Day for Friendship: Wednesday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics, and time will be set aside for students to create hand-made Great Hearts Day cards for their classmates.  Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us.

Academics

Math: This week we will be working with tens and ones and practicing our place value skills. We will add and subtract within two digits particularly when it comes to adding "10 More" and "1 More" and subtracting "10 Less" and "1 Less

Poem: The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson  Idiom: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away 

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read and write about sections of "The Light Princess" by George MacDonald. 

Grammar:  This week we will start a new unit on adjectives! Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Students will practice identifying and using different describing words in sentences. Students will draw descriptive pictures and identify the unique details of their pictures in order to create their own adjectives. 

Literature: We are excited to begin reading “A Bargain for Frances” this week.  Students will practice their reading skills and fluency while practicing comprehension skills.  Please ensure that your child has brought in their copy of this book to use in class.

Spalding:  Since we have no school on Friday, there will only be 20 words and students will take their spelling test on Thursday. 

Monday: knife, mouth, oak, peach, pole, queen, rope, season, sign, space

Tuesday: wagon, what, window, catch, catcher, kitchen, butcher, black, warm, unless

Science: We are continuing our study of The Body! This week we will focus on our Nervous System as well as our Five Senses. Students will be taking an interactive and in depth look at our brain and our five senses at work. Our scholars will also practice writing skills while writing about their Five Sense.

History: This week we will begin our unit on early explorers.  Our first explorer that we will discover is Christopher Columbus.

Week 23

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend! I enjoyed relaxing after a busy week at school and ending our week with the 100th day of school. We read 100th day stories, spelled 100 words and shared our 100 item collections. 

In other exciting news, we have earned our class fish that we have been working towards! I was so proud of our scholars that I told them they have earned two fish. Our new members of our 1C family will be joining us Monday morning and we will hopefully have names for them shortly. 

We are looking forward to field day next week and many other learning opportunities! 



Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- ng, s, sh, si, ti, ci, aw, au, p, n      

Poem- I Know the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky (http://www.tcatitans.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=4175434)

Monday: setting, set, stamp, light, coming, come, night, pass, shut   and wkbk pages 46-47

Tuesday: easy, ease, bone, cloud, draw, drink, garden, goose, hopping, hop and wkbk pages 48-49

Wednesday: review all 19 for test tomorrow, practice poem for recitation and test B

Thursday: review all 30 words and wkbk pages 50-51. Poetry Recitation today!

Friday: review errors from spelling test and test B

Calendar

Thursday, February 1: Poetry Recitation

Friday, February 2^nd: Field Day

Friday, February 9^th: No School 

Wednesday, February 14^th: Great Hearts Day

Announcements

*Field Day: This year, your child’s team is Argos, and our team color is blue. Hats and sunglasses may be worn.  Sunscreen must be applied at home.  Please see pg. 52 in the family handbook for more detailed information. There will be no school lunch offered on Athletic Field Day.  Please send your child to school with a lunch.

In order to have Athletic Field Day run smoothly, we need your help!  Coach Gethings & Coach Warren need volunteers setting up and running the event.  Please sign up athttp://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aaeae2fa0ff2-athletic to help with the events.  We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks.  Please sign up here to volunteer for our class at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b49aea92aa3f85-athletic

*A Bargain for Frances: Please have your child bring in their copy of A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban by Monday, February 5^th.  Books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble if needed.

*Great Hearts Day;A Day for Friendship: Wednesday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics, and time will be set aside for students to create hand-made Great Hearts Day cards for their classmates.  Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us.

Academics

Literature:  We will finish our last fairy tale, The Frog Prince, on Monday.  We will review and compare all the fairy tales we have read as well as take a fairy tale assessment on Wednesday.

*Please have your child bring in their copy of A Bargain for Frances  by Russell Hoban by Monday, February 5^th.  Books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble if needed.

Poem:  I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make (recitation on Thursday)      Idiom: Don’t let the cat out of the bag.

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read and write about sections of  "Winnie-The-Pooh" by A.A. Milne and "The Light Princess" by George Macdonald. 

Grammar:  This week we will finish up our unit on action, being, and linking verbs. Students have learned that action verbs tell what we do, being verbs show what we are, and linking verbs can connect two words in a sentence together, such as a subject and a describing word. We will take a unit assessment on Wednesday. 

Spalding:  Due to athletic field day this week, we will only have 19 words this week. We will take our spelling test on Thursday. 

Math: This week we will continue to learn how to count and work with bigger numbers up to 40. We will count within 40 by making ten first. We will also practice comparing and ordering numbers up to 40. 

History: We will learn about the importance of Machu Picchu as we finish our unit on early civilizations.  We will review and take an assessment on Wednesday.  A review sheet will be sent home on Monday to help students prepare.

Science:  We are moving onto the Circulatory System this week! Students will learn the proper way to take their pulse as well as the different nutrients that flow through our circulatory system. We will see 

Quarter 3 Week 22

This past week has been busy and full of excitement! Our scholars had a fantastic time at the Arizona Science Center experiencing the planetarium and quite a few other exhibits. Thank you to all of our wonderful chaperones for supporting us on this day full of learning and wonder!

Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- ur, oo, igh, y, ay, ar, ai, th, ee, ie

Poem- I Know the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky (http://www.tcatitans.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=4175434)

Monday: try, move, delay, pound, behind, around, burn, camp, bear, bare and wkbk pages 31-33

Tuesday: clear, clean, spell, poor, finish, hurt, maybe, across, tonight and wkbk pages 34-36

Wednesday: tenth, sir, these, those, club, seen, see, felt, full, fail and wkbk pages 37-39

Thursday: review all 30 words and math workbook pages 25-27  and wkbk pages 40-42

Friday: review errors from spelling test math workbook pg. 28-30 and wkbk pages 43-45

Calendar

Monday, January 29^th: Poetry Recitation

Friday, February 2^nd: Field Day

Friday, February 9^th: Half Day

Announcements

*Field Day: Athletic Field Day is Friday, February 2nd from 8:30-11:00 for K-2 classes and from 12:00-2:30 for grades 3-5!  Each year classes are assigned a Greek City State for their team.  This year, your child’s team is Argos, and our team color is Blue. There will be no school lunch offered on Athletic Field Day.  Please send your child to school with a lunch.

In order to have Athletic Field Day run smoothly, we need your help!  Coach Gethings & Coach Warren need volunteers setting up and running the event.  Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aaeae2fa0ff2-athletic to help with the events.  We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks. Please Sign up here to volunteer for our class: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b49aea92aa3f85-athletic

Athletic Field Day Attire:

Please have your child wear a yellow color t-shirt on filed day.  Students may decorate their shirts with their team name and/or symbol of our class’s Greek City State, Corinth.   Students should wear athletic clothing free of pop culture references.  Sports team and brand logos are acceptable on clothing.  Athletic shoes are mandatory (any color).  Hats and sunglasses may be worn.  Sunscreen must be applied at home.  Please see pg. 52 in the family handbook for more detailed information.

*A Bargain for Frances: Please have your child bring in their copy of A Bargain for Frances  by Russell Hoban by Monday, February 5^th.  Books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble if needed.

*Spalding Homework Update: You may notice that the Spalding spelling homework looks a bit different this week.  We have included a checklist at the top to ensure accuracy and neatness.  We also ask the students include a sentence containing 2 spelling words and correct conventions. 



Academics

Literature:  This week we will continue to enjoy the genre of fairy tales as we read and respond to Puss and Boots, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Princess and the Pea. Students will also use these stories to help them practice the skill of making predictions.

*Please have your child bring in their copy of A Bargain for Frances  by Russell Hoban by Monday, February 5^th.  Books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble if needed.

Poem:  I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make          Idiom: Fish out of water.

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read sections of "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kenneth Grahame and "Winnie-The-Pooh" by A.A. Milne. 

Grammar:  We will continue to review action verbs and linking verbs. We will also learn about a third type of verb this week called the linking verb. A linking verb connects two words in a sentence together, such as a noun and a describing word: Ben ishungry. Examples of linking verbs are: Am, is, are, was, and were. 

Math: On Monday we will take our unit 12 test on graphing. Before we take the test we will spend ample time together as a class reviewing. Throughout the rest of the week we will begin learning about and using bigger numbers, through 40 and beyond! We will count within 40 by making tens first and we will compare and order numbers based on their size. 

History: We will continue our ancient civilizations unit as we study the Aztec and Inca cultures.

Science:  This week our scholars are moving on to an exciting part of our body, the Digestive system! Students will be able to describe the functions of the digestive system and complete a fun experiment in which we will use crackers to see how this system works. Scholars will also be able to see an interactive version of the digestive system at work!

Quarter 3 Week 21

Hello 1C! It was a wonderful week to begin our 3rd quarter back at school! It has been a pleasure and oh so fun getting to know my new class. We have gotten right back into the swing of things and are working hard. 1st grade is looking forward to our field trip this week, I cannot wait to spend quality time with our scholars at the Science Center!

A beautiful weekend to enjoy the park!

Adding some books to our library!

*Important Field Trip Information: Our field trip is THIS Friday, 1/19.  Please ensure that:

-Your child brings their sweater, a disposable water bottle labeled with their name, and a completely disposable sack lunch labeled with their name.

-Your child wears their uniform and appropriate shoes for walking.

-Your child arrives to school on time.  We will be leaving by 8:15am and arriving back to school approximately by 2pm.


*Spalding Homework Update: You may notice that the Spalding spelling homework looks a bit different this week.  We have included a checklist at the top to ensure accuracy and neatness.  We also ask the students include a sentence containing 2 spelling words and correct conventions. 

Academics

Literature:  We will review the elements of fairy tales as we read Rapunzel.  We will use this fairy tale to help us practice cause and effect. 

Poem:  I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make Idiom: Fish out of water.

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read a section of the folk tale “Master of All Masters” and one of Aesop’s fables, “The Dog and His Reflection”

Grammar:  We will review action verbs before learning about the state of being verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. 

Math: This week in math we will practice collecting data and creating graphs. We will also learn how to interpret data represented on a picture graph. We will continue to practice our addition and subtraction skills during math centers on Wednesday

History: This week we will begin to explore the culture of the Aztecs. On Wednesday, we will learn about the daily life of this ancient culture and how they decided on where to settle.

Science:  This week we are moving onto the muscular system! We will be able to describe the two main functions of the muscular system and well as different types of muscles. We will put together a magnetic human body to get an in depth look at the different muscles we have. The scholars will also work on sorting muscles into different groups.

Quarter 3 Week 20

Welcome back 1C Family! I hope everyone had a restful, relaxing and fun break! I enjoyed spending time with my little family and not waking up quite as early. I am ready to begin the the new year with my 1C family and look forward to creating memories with our sweet scholars. As we begin this time of transition please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have. We are going to hit the ground running in pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness!

Visiting Mr. Chilson at his station for Christmas!

Charlotte showing off her teeth!

Homework

Nightly: read for 15 minutes, phonograms to practice- ey, ou, y, ee, ea, wh, sh, i, e, f

Poem- I Know the Sounds that the Animals Make by Jack Prelutsky (http://www.tcatitans.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=4175434)

Monday: they, would, could, should, any, many, city, only, where, week, weak and math workbook pages 7-8

Tuesday: first, sent, cent, mile, seem, even, without, afternoon, Friday and math workbook pages 9-10

Wednesday: hour, our, wife, state, July, head, story, open, short, lady and math workbook pages 13-14

Thursday: Write and read all words once, and Test B

Friday: Review errors from spelling test, and math workbook pg. 17-18

Calendar
Monday, January 15^th: No School, MLK observance day
Friday, January 19^th: Field Trip to the Arizona Science Center
Saturday, January 20^th: Daddy Daughter Dance

Announcements
*As we adjust back to the academic routine, thank you for ensuring that your child continues to complete their homework with neatness and accuracy.  Please ensure that your child is reading their book bag book each night and returning it on Fridays. 
Thank you!

Math Groups: Please take note our time for math groups is changing to first thing on Wednesday mornings. We will begin promptly at 8:00 am! Please use the sign up genius if you are interested in joining us for lots of math fun! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b49aea92aa3f85-math2

Field Trip: Our field trip is coming up on 1/19! If you have not done so, please return your child’s permission slip at your earliest convenience.

Please Label Items: It’s the time of year for sweater’s galore! Please label all of your child’s items (sweaters, lunchbox, water bottle, etc.) so if they are lost, we can find their home quickly!

Academics

Literature:  This week in literature we will be exploring fairy tales.  We will read and respond to Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, and Hansel and Gretel.  Reading groups will also resume this week.

Poem:  I Know all the Sounds that the Animals Make          Idiom: Fish out of water.

Writing:  Students will be able to understand the basic conventions of a proper sentence and rewrite a model sentence.  We will read a section of the folk tale “Master of All Masters” and one of Aesop’s fables, “The Dog and His Reflection”

Grammar:  We will review nouns, verbs, and describing words by observing the painting “La Piñata” by Diego Rivera

Math: This week we will practice comparing numbers within 20 and identifying numbers that are "more than" and "less than". We will solve problems by using addition and subtraction and compare our answers to see which is "smallest" or "greatest"

History: This week in history we will be studying the ancient culture of the Maya.  We will learn about the cities they built in the rainforest, their ancient writings and other aspects of their everyday culture.

Science:  We are getting right back to work this week and beginning our unit on The Human Body! We will explore our skeletal system, learning about bones, what happens when we break them and how we can keep our bones healthy and strong! We will use short stories as well as funny in class activities and demonstrations to discover the excitement that is our skeletal system.

I look forward to seeing everyone Monday morning!

Mrs. Chilson