Ms. Crosswhite's Crew

Week of 19 - 23

2010-04-21T07:31:00.001-05:00

Here are the topics we will be covering in class this week:

Social Studies - Earth Day
Math - Area/Perimeter
Science - Recycling/Earth Day
Spelling - (Word Family -ow & contractions) how, cow, down, don't, it's, won't, but, there, more, have

Also, this week your child is bringing home a special family assignment. Since Thursday is Earth Day we are asking 1st grade to take some of their everyday trash and recycle items from home and turn them into a magnificent piece of art or something that can be used in our everyday lives.

Thanks for all you do!
Ms. Crosswhite

Week of April 12 -16

2010-04-13T07:47:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone is having a great week! We will begin to work on our Earth Day t-shirts later in the week!

What we are Learning this week!
Reading and Writing: Word Choice and Sentence Fluency; Poetry
Math: Measurement-length
Science: Butterflies
Social Studies: Recycling

Upcoming Events:April 13: Mobile Dairy Farm at 10:15 behind the library
April 16: Robertson Round-up at 2:15
April 22: PTA Meeting at 7:00pm

Thanks for all you do!
Ms. Crosswhite

Week of March 1st

2010-03-02T07:50:00.002-06:00

THIS WEEK WE ARE LEARNING:
L.A.: adding endings to words (-s, -ed, -ing)
Writing: ocean projects
Spelling: make, cake, flake, bike, hike, strike, her, go, him, made
Challenge words: likeness, pancake, second, state, plankton
Math: time, math assessment
Science: ocean, science assessment

Have a great week!

Week of: February 16th

2010-02-18T21:36:00.003-06:00

The weather has been crazy the last few weeks! I am so glad we are back to normal here at school. Once Again, thank you to all of you that donated for the Valentine's party and to those parents that were able to come and help. It was a fun time! The kiddos and I had a blast making their shirts! I hope you liked them. They will be a great memory. We have already started adding more to our portfolios for Open House. It isn't far away.

This week we are learning:

Reading - Story maps and thinking maps during guided reading

Writing - Letter writing and Review

S.S. - Maps, Black History Month and Presidents

Science - Oceans and research for our Ocean study

Math - Learning all the coins and starting to count pennies and nickels

Week of Jan. 4th

2010-01-05T18:18:00.002-06:00

This week we are learning:

Reading- Assessments through the end of January

Math- Place Value, Fact Families, and Missing Addends (review)

Writing - Poetry (acrostic poems) and Word Choice

Science - Rocks

S.S. - Review

I hope everyone is having a GREAT week! We are back in the swing of things and guided reading books will be coming home again this week. Please send your package of white t-shirts when you can. We will be starting our Valentine t-shirts soon!

Birthdays this month:

MJ turns 7

Ms. Crosswhite turns 21 :o)

Have a great week!

Ms. C

Week of Jan. 4th

2010-01-03T18:09:00.002-06:00

Hi Everyone-

Believe it or not... I HAVE MISSED YOUR KIDDOS!!! I am so excited to see them tomorrow! We are going to be starting reading assessments this next week and they will be lasting through the end of the month. 9 week reports will be coming out towards the end of the month as well. If I feel we need a conference, I will let you know. Tutoring will resume on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15 am. I will post our learning objectives for this week on Tuesday.

I am looking forward to a GREAT NEW YEAR!!! Please contact me if you need anything!

crosswhc@friscoisd.org

Have a great week!

Ms. C

Week of November 9th

2009-11-09T18:39:00.003-06:00

Wow... What beautiful weather we are having!!! It just makes learning more fun outside. We will be doing some lessons outside this week. Make sure that you send a jacket with your child to school. We will also be taking our first science assessment this week. I can assure you that I have prepared your child to the fullest. The book fair will be starting next week. Please look below for our days to go preview and buy at the book fair.

This week we are learning:

Reading: Questioning and Story Elements

Writing: Organization in our stories

S.S. - Cardinal Directions (North, South, East, and West)

Science: Parts to a whole (Objects must have all their parts to work)

Math: Fact Families (3+4=7, 4+3=7, 7- 4=3, 7 - 3=4)

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEND YOUR package of 5 white t-shirts!!!!! If you would like to donate a package, that would be great! We need size Youth Medium and Youth Large.

BOOK FAIR DAYS FOR OUR CLASS:

Preview day - Thursday, November 12th

Buying day - Monday, November 16th

Thanks for all you do to support our class and Robertson Elementary!!!!

Week of October 19th

2009-10-19T18:05:00.003-05:00

Thank you so much for coming to our Parent/Teacher conferences. It was so nice to learn more about your child through your eyes. It will help me to reach each childs' needs in my class. If we have not met for conferences, please contact me so we can get together and discuss all of the assessments I have done and go over your child's progress. We will not have report cards this nine weeks. That is why we have conferences.

This week we will be learning about:

L.A. and Reading - Visualization and Connecting text to self

S.S. - Red Ribbon Week - see below

Math - Review our 2nd 9 weeks CBA

Writing - Six Traits - Ideas and Details in writing

Science - Heat Changes and Friction

It's Red Ribbon Week!! Please encourage your child to participate each day!!!

Monday - Wear Red

Tuesday - Wear a Hat - "Put a CAP on Drugs"

Wednesday - Sports Jersey - "Team up against Drugs"

Thursday - Hawaiian attire - "Lei off Drugs"

Friday - School Shirt or School Colors

Our book order is Due on Friday. I will also be announcing our STAR student for this month this week! The theme for this month is FRIENDSHIP!!!

I want to let you know that I will be attending camp to Pine Cove with the 5th Graders next week. My oldest daughter is in 5h Grade and she insisted that I come as a chaperone. I will be out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Wish me luck! I will have 12 5th Grade girls to look after!!!!

DON'T FORGET --- PICTURE DAY IS ON THURSDAY!!!! OCTOBER 22nd

Have a Great Week!!!!

Week of October 5th

2009-10-06T18:53:00.003-05:00

Hey Parents:

We are having a GREAT week! I sent math homework home today. Please send it back by Friday. If you have not sent your 5 pack of White T-shirts, please send them soon! Please look for conference reminders to be coming home later this week. If you have not signed up for a conference, please let me know.

This week we are learning:

Reading: Sight words in Guided reading and story elements

Math: Greater than and less than, Ways to make 10 by adding, and UPS CHECK

Science: Learning about SOUND

S.S. - Goods and Services

Spelling Words: it, my, on

Writing: Learning the writing process

Our Poem this week is called: Autumn

We are working on the ir, ow, and ou chunks

The State Fair was Awesome... My girls and I had a great time. I never found the Fried Butter! I hope everyone is having a healthy week! We could use some hand sanitizer if you want to send some! Thanks for all you do from home!

Week of September 28th...

2009-09-29T21:29:00.002-05:00

We are doing so much this week! Reviewing for our first 9 week assessment in math. We are also having a great time during reading groups. This week we are learning:

Math: Review/ UPS Check, Graphs, 10 frames, etc...

Reading: Guided Reading and story elements

Writing: Shared writing, 6 traits writing (ideas), Handwriting

Spelling Words: at, is, me

S.S. - authority figures

Science: Properties of matter

We are learning what matter is and how it takes up space. We are also learning that mass is the weight of matter. I brought Harry to school on Monday, our class pet. She is a South American Tarantula. She is bringing many new discussions to class. No need to worry. Her cage is safe and she cannot produce new babies. She will not be coming home. She is a great addition to our class.

Please do not forget to send your 5 white hanes t-shirts! Hope you all have a Wonderful week! Don't forget to use your State Fair tickets. I hear the Fried Butter is Awesome and calorie packing!!!! hehehehe We plan on using our tickets this weekend.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21st...

2009-09-23T17:43:00.005-05:00

Sorry I have not updated yet this week! I was out on Monday with my First grader who had Strep throat and today my 3 year old came down with it at pre-school. Luckily, I have my mom to help me with my girls. She will be helping me tomorrow and Friday so I don't miss another day of work.

IT'S COLLEGE WEEK!!! I went to Texas Woman's University! We have been talking about college and careers all week!

Reading binders came home last Thursday. I hope you are enjoying them with your child. Please make sure you read every night for 10 to 15 minutes. I have added new books this week. And we are starting to meet in our Guided Reading groups. If the binder is lost or damaged, I will have to ask that you contact me to replace it. I explained to the kids that they only get one and then the next one will be there parents' responsibility to buy. They are VERY excited about their binders.

Please don't forget to send your 5 white Hanes t-shirts if you haven't already. I appreciate all that you do from home. You are a great support to our class!!!

This week we are LEARNING:

Writing: Sharing ideas about our writing.

Spelling: Words: are, in, like

Reading: Working on strategies and Story Elements (Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution, etc).

Math: Patterns in numbers, Counting by 10's, UPS CHECK, and working on addition vocabulary.

Science: Sorting objects based on properties and patterns.

S.S. - Learning about Responsibility and Authority Figures / COLLEGE WEEK

I hope you all have a GREAT rest of the week!!!! Please do not hesitate to email me if you have concerns or just want to chat!

NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14th...

2009-09-14T18:09:00.003-05:00

We are having so much fun in 1st Grade! I am enjoying every moment during the day with your child! They truly are a bright group of kiddos. I sent math homework home today for Tuesday night and Thursday night. Please return it on Friday morning. I realize that I have a great deal of working parents in my classroom and I know how challenging it can be for homework to come home one night and be due the very next day. I'm a working mom too!!!! With that said, please just return the work on Fridays!!!!

We started math tubs last week and the kids really have been enjoying them. We focus on reviewing what we have been learning in class for math tubs and it is a great way for them to feel more secure in what they are learning in whole group and small group math time. Literacy Centers started today and they DID EXCELLENT!!!! I was so proud of them.

This week we are focusing on:

Math- sets of 10 and UPS CHECK

Language Arts - "ide" chunk, Poetry, and our spelling words are and, have and I

Reading- We are learning strategies. Books are coming home this week. But some of them I have not had a chance to read with them. Please read with your child every night.

S.S. - It is Constitution Week. We are also learning about about how to be a good Citizen.

Science- We are still studying the 5 senses. PLEASE DON'T FORGET THE 5 SENSES BAG DUE THIS WEEK!!!!

REMINDERS:

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR A CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 12th... DO NOT FORGET TO SEND YOUR 5 PACK OF WHITE T-SHIRTS WITH YOUR CHILD'S NAME WRITTEN ON THE COLLAR!!!!!

Week of September 8th Activities...

2009-09-14T17:49:00.004-05:00

I have some pictures to post from last week. We are doing a lot of fun activities. We have been enjoying doing thinking maps (higher level thinking skills). We also did an activity on "BIG WORDS". Expanding our vocabulary skills. I HOPE YOU ENJOY!!! The kids sure are!!!!

Hi everyone...

2009-09-07T19:45:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone had a restful and fun Labor Day weekend. This week in class we are starting literacy centers and math tubs. It will be very exciting for your kiddos. They will enjoy coming home talking about what is going on in class, so PLEASE ask them what we are doing. We are also going to start studying about the 5 senses in Science. I will be sending home a letter on Thursday about a small project for you to do at home and send back he following Monday. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. For those of you that came to Curriculum Night, I hope it was very informational for you. I look forward to conferences on the 12th of October with each of you. I am still testing and will be until September 15th. Please be looking for a Guided Reading folder to be coming home with your child sometime that week. I will be posting new news and pictures soon! Have a great week!