Happy Monday!

The students ROCKED their spelling tests! I was very proud of them!

We have new words this week and the new homework packet went home on Friday.

We also received our agendas today! Be sure to check every night what color your child was on, and initial it!

Happy Thursday!
Tomorrow will be our first Spelling Test!
Today I tried to make sure all the students have scissors and glue for homework in their backpacks. If you need either item please let me know!

2014-2015 School Year

August 12, 2014

Dear Families,

My name is Sarah Gleason and I am so happy to be your child’s teacher! This is my 12^th year teaching 1^st grade here at NVA and I know we are going to have a fun and exciting year full of new learning experiences. I am looking forward to meeting you and your child. Please come by our classroom to visit or lend a hand at any time.

Each day we will begin class promptly at 8:00am. Please make sure you child is on time so they do not miss our morning routine and can start the day off right!

We will be having lunch at ___________ o’clock.

I will have parking lot or playground duty on _____________.

We will not have snack as a class this year but if you feel your child may be hungry in the afternoon, please pack them a healthy snack they can take out to recess with them.  

I want your child to have a wonderful experience in first grade. If you ever have any questions or concerns please contact me as soon as possible!

I am looking forward to a wonderful year with you and your child

Sincerely,

Sarah Gleason

998-0501 ext 104

sgleason@nvanm.org

Check out my blog at http://thegleasongazette.blogspot.com/

March 27, 2014

Next Thursday the 10th we have the opportunity to watch a "Virtual Field Trip" to an Egg Farm. It is at 1:00pm Eastern so that will be 11:00am our time. That is also our lunch time, but we will eat in the classroom. If your child typically eats school lunch we will go pick up our lunch and we will bring it back to the classroom. 
 
So we have been trying to schedule our field trip to Dion's and we finally have it, but instead of the 3 first grade classes going in the same week its ALL SPREAD OUT! Apparently Dion's has traveling tour guides and they are rarely at one site for more than a day. SO here is the break down...

Morett's class will go April 28th.
Atencio's class will go May 7th
Gleason's class will go May 12.

We will be sending out permission slips some time soon....

Conferences and a Partial Spring Break..

This week we will be having Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! School will get out at 1:00pm each day.

There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday and Friday!

Stone Soup!

We will be making Stone Soup next Wednesday!

Each student will be responsible for bringing in one item. Look for what your child signed up for coming home today!

January 13

We gave a full week this week!

Spelling words:

my  by  try  sunny  handy  fly  cry  lucky  silly  puppy

This week we have some challenging words!

Review words: she see

Sentences for the week:

My mom is lucky.

I like sunny days.

Permission slips will be going home Monday  for Explora. The field trip will be January 30th.
It will cost $7 per student and adult  for entrance to Explora.
I used $$ I had in the classroom activities account to pay for the bus!(Otherwise it would have been $10 per person!) (YAY!)

No School Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Science Fair is coming up next Thursday night. We will be working on a project at the end of this week.

The 100th Day of School is Next Friday! I can't believe its gone so fast!!!

We will be learning and celebrating the Chinese New Year Friday the 31st.

There is So MUCH coming up!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back!
I hope everyone is well rested and ready to get back to learning!!!

Starting this month students will need to write their First and Last Names on their papers. It is important that students be able to QUICKLY & NEATLY write their first and last names.

This week we will be learning about Bees!

Spelling words for this week are:

be   he   we  me  see  she  week  feet  green   tree

Challenge words:

bee
three

Review words:

will
am

Sentences for the week:

I am in a tall tree.

He will be here in a week.


We will be having a school wide Science Fair night on January 23rd. The class will be doing a project together that will be up for display that evening.

December 9-13

This is our last full week before Winter Break!

This week we will be taking our Discovery Education Assessments. We will be doing the Reading/Language Arts assessments here in the classroom on our 4 computers in rotations. We will be doing the Math Assessments tomorrow in the Computer Lab.

This week we are working on the long "u" sound. We are still working on the bossy "e" at the end of words that make the other vowel say its name.

I will be out Wed, Thurs and Friday. Mrs. McConnell-Hand will be the sub and I am leaving some fun stuff for her to do with the kids. YAY!
 

December 2-9, 2013

Only 2 whole weeks before Winter Break!

This week we are still working on the long vowel sounds, and using that "e" at the end of the word to make that other vowel say its name.

We are also doing a bunch of snow men stuff this week. .

Ask your child about what independent workers do!

1. They raise their hands if they have a question.
2. They stay in their seats.
3. They work alone.

The class as a whole is getting very good at this!!! YAY!