Newsletter

Week Of:

May 4 – May 8

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“al”

Grammar-

“opposites and antonyms”

Vocabulary- Life Cycles- Ladybug

 Fragile

Hibernate

Aphid

Larvae

Pupa

Pollen

Antennae

Spelling Words

bad

vet

fact

all

talk

walk

small

made

their

beanstalk

(Test May 8^th)

Math

We will then begin our unit on Geometry. Students will focus on the following:
Identifying Plane Shapes, Making Organized Lists (with shapes), Building with shapes, 
Making New Shapes from Shapes, Identifying Solid Figures, Flat Surfaces and Vertices, 
Sorting Solid Figure and Building with Solid Figures...

(Test- May 19^th)

Please have your student continue working on their facts. Xtramath is a great way to do this. It also allows me to track their progress. Please let me know if you need the information for accessing it through your computer or personal iPads.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night (unless there is a test or review). There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

IPADS

We have received our iPads again!!!

At this point, we will review the technology skills and apps from earlier in the year.

We will then move into introducing/applying new skills and apps.

Ask your child about our iHatch Chickens app.

(If your student does not have this app, please let me know. I will download it next week)

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Starfall, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

Our chick/life cycle unit is underway! During this unit students will learn about the growing process of a baby chick and many other animals/insects/plants. We will discuss the different stages each animal/insect/plant will go through. During this unit we will incorporate other academic areas. We will compare and contrast, make graphs, discuss life cycles, etc.

We will also hatch baby chicks in our classroom. Students will be able to see the beginning to a life cycle first hand!

We are currently on day 10 of a 21 day cycle.

Please continue to discuss these life cycles with your child.

-     Early dismissal- May 15^th- Students will be dismissed at 12:00

-     Author visit- Aaron Reynolds- May 22^nd

-     No School- May 25th

Have a Great Weekend!

Newsletter

Week Of:

April 27 – May 1

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“or”

Grammar-

“Plurals”

Vocabulary- Life Cycles- Frog

 Guide

Webbed

Amphibian

Froglet

Gills

Lungs

Spelling Words

got

 bum

 belt

 fork

 storm

horse

 forty

 goes

 does

 morning

(Test May 1^st)

Math

Next week we will finish our unit on “Graphs”. We will focus on using graph data and creating graphs.

(Test- April 29^th)

Please have your student continue working on their facts. Xtramath is a great way to do this. It also allows me to track their progress. Please let me know if you need the information for accessing it through your computer or personal iPads.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night (unless there is a test or review). There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

IPADS

We have received our iPads again!!!

At this point, we will review the technology skills and apps from earlier in the year.

We will then move into introducing/applying new skills and apps.

Ask your child about our iHatch Chickens app.

(If your student does not have this app, please let me know. I will download it next week)

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Starfall, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

Our chick/life cycle unit is underway! During this unit students will learn about the growing process of a baby chick and many other animals/insects/plants. We will discuss the different stages each animal/insect/plant will go through. During this unit we will incorporate other academic areas. We will compare and contrast, make graphs, discuss life cycles, etc.

We will also hatch baby chicks in our classroom. Students will be able to see the beginning to a life cycle first hand!

We are currently on day 3 of a 21 day cycle.

Please continue to discuss these life cycles with your child.

-             Thank you to all who attended our open house. I hope you had a great time!

-“Feed My Starving Children” program- April 30^th- 6-7:30

Have a Great Weekend!

Newsletter

Week Of:

April 20 – April 24

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“oy”

Grammar-

“adverbs”

Vocabulary- Life Cycles

 Breed

Brood

Comb

Down

Embryo

Incubation

Spelling Words

jet

dig

help

boy

toy

enjoy

annoy

two

four

destroy

(Test April 24^th)

Math

Next week we will begin our unit on “Graphs”. We will focus on using graph data and creating graphs.

Due to a shortage of materials, our daily class activity sheets will be coming home on a printed sheet (before they were on the colored sheets). We will continue with the colored sheets in Topic 15.

(Test- April 29^th)

Please have your student continue working on their facts. Xtramath is a great way to do this. It also allows me to track their progress. Please let me know if you need the information for accessing it through your computer or personal iPads.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night (unless there is a test or review). There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

IPADS

We have received our iPads again!!!

At this point, we will review the technology skills and apps from earlier in the year.

We will then move into introducing/applying new skills and apps.

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Starfall, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

Our chick/life cycle unit is underway! During this unit students will learn about the growing process of a baby chick and many other animals/insects/plants. We will discuss the different stages each animal/insect/plant will go through. During this unit we will incorporate other academic areas. We will compare and contrast, make graphs, discuss life cycles, etc.

We will also hatch baby chicks in our classroom. Students will be able to see the beginning to a life cycle first hand!

-     Spring Open House- 6:30pm-8:00pm

-“Feed My Starving Children” program- April 30^th- 6-7:30

Have a Great Weekend! 

Newsletter

Week Of:

April 13 – April 17

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“oi”

Grammar-

“adverbs”

Vocabulary- Life Cycles

Oviparous

Tame

Extinct

 Sac

Exception

Mammals

Spelling Words

bug

had

film

oil

coin

noisy

spoiled

would

right

boiling

(Test April 17^th)

Math

Next week we will continue/finish our unit on “Time”. We will focus on telling time to the hour and half hour. Students will also learn the difference between an analogue and digital clock.

(Test- April 15th^th)

Please have your student continue working on their facts. Xtramath is a great way to do this. It also allows me to track their progress. Please let me know if you need the information for accessing it through your computer or personal iPads.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night (unless there is a test or review). There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

IPADS

We have received our iPads again!!!

At this point, we will review the technology skills and apps from earlier in the year.

We will then move into introducing/applying new skills and apps.

In school- We are using the apps Raz-kids, Nearpod, Starfall, Xtramath and Dictionary for kids. These apps are assisting students with their reading and comprehension skills. Please feel free to use these at home.

At home

-     Chargers should remain at home until otherwise instructed.

-     Ipads should be returned in their ziplock bag daily.

-     Please have your student charge their Ipads the night before school.

This is a pilot year. Therefore, there will be some problems and kinks we need to work out. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I will do my best to help!

Reminders/notes

Our chick/life cycle unit is underway! During this unit students will learn about the growing process of a baby chick and many other animals/insects/plants. We will discuss the different stages each animal/insect/plant will go through. During this unit we will incorporate other academic areas. We will compare and contrast, make graphs, discuss life cycles, etc.

We will also hatch baby chicks in our classroom. Students will be able to see the beginning to a life cycle first hand!

-“Feed My Starving Children” program- April 30^th- 6-7:30

Have a Great Weekend! 

Newsletter

Week Of:

March 23 – March 27

Hi Parents! Welcome to Mr. Mandru’s weekly blog. Each week you will be able to click this link to find information for the upcoming week.

Reading Strategies

-     “Eagle eye” (using pictures to help sound out a word)

-     “Skippy Scott” (Skip over unknown words, then come back to them)

-     “Lips the fish” (look at the first letter of the word, Get your lips ready to make the letters sound)

-     “Stretchy snake” (stretch out the sounds of the word)

-     “Elephant Ears” (Listen to the word. Does it sound right?)

-     “Turtle talk” (Sound out the word slowly. Blend the sounds together.)

-     Daily 5-

Read to self

Read to someone

Word Work

Computers/Listening center

Work on writing

Phonics

“ow”

Grammar-

“verbs”

Vocabulary- Fairy tales

Bunch

Juicy

Lunge

Pluck

Ripe

Spelling Words

big

fox

milk

how

owl

brown

town

could

should

flowerpot

(Test March 27^th)

Math

Next week we will begin our unit on “Length”. We will focus on Comparing and ordering by length, Indirect Measurement,

Using Units to Estimate and Measure Length, and Measuring Using Different Length.

(Test- March 25^th)

Please have your student continue working on their facts. Xtramath is a great way to do this. It also allows me to track their progress. Please let me know if you need the information for accessing it through your computer or personal iPads.

Homework-Purple folder

There will be a math sheet for homework every night (unless there is a test or review). There will also be a reading sheet in your student’s folder. Please write down the title of a book that your student read. They do not need to finish the book.

IPADS

We will receive our iPads again later this year

We have had a chance to incorporate Chromebooks into our classroom. We are taking this opportunity to practice researching various topics.

Reminders/notes

-     Movie night- Friday, March 20^th

-     Thursday March 26^th-  1^st Grade Musical

(Lakeview JH at 7:00pm)

-Spring Break- March 30^th- April 6^th

-     Teacher Institute- April 7^th- no school

-     Class resumes- April 8^th

Have a Great Weekend!