Monday March 14th, 2016

Hi everyone!
Today in class we:

• Enjoyed Grade 3's lesson on RESPECT during assembly this morning,
• Completed our math lesson on following sequential directions,
• Completed our spelling test and copied new spelling words for quiz on Friday,
• Remembered what it means to take IOWA TESTS, which we will start tomorrow,
• in Social Studies learned about family history and how we can make different timelines.

Spelling words: describe, eagle, candle, table, pencil, clock, face, egg, giraffe, giant, estimate, guess, timeline, history, change.

Homework:
MPB 11.2
Spelling:  Write each word 3 times

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

Hello all,

We will be focusing tomorrow on practice test for IOWA Standardized Test coming up next week. If you would like to learn more about the exams here is their websitte: http://www.setontesting.com/iowa-tests/ 
I would also like to emphasize that this test is only to help our school rank itself and observe in what areas we are succeeding and in which ones we need to strengthen. I will not be receiving individuals scores. 

Students were given new spelling words for a quiz on Monday. Only ten words that relate to our understanding of sequencing and learning number concepts. 
sequence, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth.

Homework:
Write spelling words 3 times
Science: Bring a question and hypothesis for Science Fair, we will compare notes and try to make a final question  for each group. 

Tomorrow is the 2nd Friday of the month so kids do not have to wear uniform. Casual dressdown day!

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Hi parents,
We have finally finished with exams and are really excited about 4th quarter and final quarter. So many things still left to do and learn!

Today we:

Reviewed our exams and corrected them to find our mistakes and earned some bonus points.

Began an introduction to Chapter 10 Math: Number Orders. Completed exercises in our books and took turns calling out numbers and using the words "right before" "in between" and "right after"

We practiced counting syllables and vowels in words. We separated words into syllables and added new vocabulary to our phonics booklets.

In social studies we talked about what "history" meant and different ways we measure time. Read an excerpt called "Understanding our Past".

Thank you to Julia who brought these great film cards so we were able to watch the watch the eclipse this morning as well as watch a live recording from Borneo where we could watch the Total eclipse! Kids loved it!

Important for tomorrow: 

Tomorrow, March 10th, 2016 -  Individual picture day, please make sure your child is wearing their proper uniform.


Homework: 
Math: MPB: 11.1Science: I am sending home a worksheet for Science Fair, as many kids have brought in questions but they still need extra work, please help you child's group fill this out. It should have the problem and hypothesis. Problem is Step 1 and Hypothesis is STEP 2. These are due by Friday  March 11th, 2016. 

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Hello parents! 

This week we have been working on writing our first fiction story. We have gone through all the process, such as brain storming, planing, drafting, editing and now they have completed their final drafts! I am very proud of their hard work on this. Today we focused on Science Unit 8, we pretended to be the galaxy and everyone played a role to understand these important facts:

• The sun does not move.
• The planets revolve around the sun.
• Earth takes 1 year to go around the sun.
• The moon goes around the Earth.
• The Earth is always spinning.

Important Reminders!

Tuesday and Monday will be Quarter Exam days
Dismissal will be at 11:45, please pick up your children by then.
If you have any questions regarding exams, please feel free to write to me this weekend.Kids will take home Science and Social Studies books in case they would like to review. Have a great weekend!

World Culture Day in Grade 1

Hello parents! Wanted to inform you that our presentations today were so great and thank you for all the support you gave you have your child in accomplishing these tasks! Enjoy pictures of them! I am sending home the last reviews for my exams next week. They can begin to take books home if you would like tomorrow to review on the weekend. 

Homework :

Prepare for Music Quarter Exam and Christian Living Exam.

Julia Talked to us about Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Miya told us about the Fashionable Country France

Bella spoke about her birthplace: Australia!

Nison made us hungry with pictures from American food

Fiona had so much to share about this beautiful island Taiwan!

Olivia showed us traditional Korean dress she looked so CUTE!

Olivia and her mom are from South Korea, she says she loves Kimchi, so does Ms. Lopez. So spicy I love it!

Jackie spoke to us about Mexico and their most famous celebration, Day of the Dead. Spooky stuff

Kevin also made us hungry talking about Italian food, like Pizza! Kevin's favorite

Jinny shared information about France, and taught us how to say "Hello" in french, Bonjour

Ahmrea shared her stuff about her hometown, the Philippines. She says the beaches are amazing :) 

Johnathan spoke to us about ancient Egypt, did you know they drank beer instead of water?!

Luca shared information about Israel with us. So much to learn about religion. He even  visited a great Israeli restaurant here in Kaohsiung to show us pictures of the food. He loved it!

Upcoming Quarter Exams 03/01/16

Dear parents, 
Hope you enjoyed this long weekend with great weather!

I am letting you know this weeks final exams schedule to help your children prepare:

Wednesday March 2nd - Health

Thursday March 3rd: Christian Living / Music

Friday March 4th: P.E. / Computer / Chinese

Monday March 7th: (HALF DAY) Language Arts/ Math/ Reading

Tuesday March 8th: (HALF DAY) Social Studies  / Science

If you have any questions regarding the exams, please feel free to write to me and Ill will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Some reviews were sent out on Friday, and the rest will be sent out tomorrow. Once again lets try to make this experience a positive one, we will be reviewing in class and making sure we understand all the topics before hand. This week will be focused on reviews.


Home work: 
Math: MPB 10.7 
Review for Health with your book and notebooks.
Social Studies: Presentation

Thursday, February 25th, 2015

Hi parents! So today in Grade 1 we...

Math: Word Problem solving! Using tens and ones to make addition and subtraction easier.

Language arts: Wrote Final parts of our first short stores. The "solutions" and ends.

Phonics: Long vowel sounds and reading A Day at the Grand Canyon.

Science: What is the sun? How many stars are there? How big are stars? Whats a constellation?

Homework:
Reading: Read "A Day at the Grand Canyon" to parents
Spelling: Study for Quiz tomorrow.
Science: Sum It Up page 300