Field Trip Permission Slips

Just a reminder that field trip permission slips and money are due back no later than Friday (10/19).  Please be sure to send in cash only.  If you want to go on the field trip be sure that you have submitted your volunteer information to the county via www.duvalschools.org in order to be able to go on the classroom trips with us.

Thank you,
Ms. McDonnell

What's happening in our classroom 10-15/10-19

Spelling Words Unit 3 Week 1


1. an

2. at

3. can

4. cat

5. had

6. man

7. catch

8. add

9. that

10. glad



Get Set Story: Animals in the Cold

Main Story: Seasons

Target Skills:

Short /a/

Double Final Consonants (v-c-c or c-v-c-c)

Plurals with –s

Donation item for October....

For the month of October our school will be collecting "CANNED SOUP" for a local food bank. 

Dudes Do Read....

It's that time of the year again to get all the DUDES into our school to promote reading!  If you have a DUDE at home that would like to come in and volunteer for our semi-annual "Dudes Do Read" event on November 2nd please send me an e-mail (mcdonnellv@duvalschools.org).  I will forward all names to our assistant principal Mrs. Lampkin and she will then be sending more information your way in regards to the event. 

Thank you in advance to all who would like to participate,
Ms. McDonnell

Reminder....

Scholastic book orders are due no later than Friday 9-28-12.  Remember that every book that's ordered give us points to get FREE books to add to our classroom library!  Thank you for supporting your child's learning both at home as well in the classroom.

This week (9-24-12) in our classroom...

Just wanted to let you know a few things that will be going on in our classroom this week.

In reading we are starting on theme 2 of 10.  The theme for the next 3 weeks is "Surprise!".  This week we will be working on the following skills:

• Blending Phonemes
• Reviewing d, w, l, x; Short o and blending short o words
• Noting Details
• Spelling Patterns
• High Frequency Words: upon, four, in, five, once, what, three, two

In writing we have started working on Narrative Writing and will continue to do so for several weeks to come.

In math we are currently working on Counting and Quantity: Developing strategies for accurately counting a set of objects by ones.  We are using whole number operations with the assistance of manipulative, drawing, tools and notation to show strategies and solutions.

Tuesday we have P.E.

On Wednesday @ 8:45 we have our school wide fundraiser "FUNRUN" on the track.  Please come out to cheer our team on.

Friday we have Library...Please be sure to send in your child's book on Thursday so I can get them returned and check back in before they go to the library to check out a new book on Friday.

September Food Collection Item

Our school helps support a local food drive.  Each month classrooms in the school collect a school wide item of the month.  This month the donation item is:

DRIED BEANS!

If you would like to contribute please be sure to send in your donations by the end of September.

Thank you

Open House

Open House will take place on Thursday September 13, 2012 starting @ 6:15.  I hope to see everybody there!

In our classroom the week of May 7-11, 2012

Spelling Words Theme 10 Week 2


1. arm

2. far

3. car

4. start

5. dark

6. yard

7. large

8. jar

9. disappear

10. reappear

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- Fireflies for Nathan

Target Skills: r-Controlled Vowels: ar; Sequence of Events

Vocabulary skill: Prefixes dis-, re-; Comparing with Figurative Language

April 30-May 4th Class Information

Spelling Words Theme 10 Week 1


1. store

2. more

3. corn

4. or

5. for

6. morning

7. afford

8. before

9. turning

10. thirsty

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- Two Greedy Bears

Target Skills: r-Controlled Vowels or, ore, er, ir, ur; Making Predictions

Vocabulary skill: Math Words; Ordinal Number Words

Donation item for May/June is........

Cereal!!!!!

Any donations that are received will benefit local food banks!  Our class has been so giving this school year.... lets keep going from now until our last day on June7!  This is a great way to show students how something so small can really make a difference in a person's life.

Thank you in advance,

Ms. McDonnell

April's Donation Item is....

Peanut Butter!!!

First Grade "Spring Fling"

Wednesday April 4th is our First Grade Spring Fling. We are asking each student to send in by Tuesday (April 3rd) 6 plastic eggs filled with a candy that will not melt in the hot afternoon sun. Each student 6 eggs should be sealed with tape and have their names (first and last) written with marker on the egg.

The egg collection will take place @ 1:00 p.m. on the track (you are more than welcome to attend)
Prior to lunch we will have a brief arts/crafts hour in the classroom from 10:20-11:20.

If you would like to volunteer for both or either sessions please let me know.

Thank you,
Ms. McDonnell

Week of April 2-6

There will be no HOMEWORK or SPELLING WORDS for the week of April 2-6. We have school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No School on Thursday (Teacher's Planning Day) or Friday (Good Friday).

Theme 8 Week 1

1. cup
2. frog
3. tree
4. cups
5. frogs
6. trees
7. gloves
8. birds
9. bathroom
10. homework

Main Story: (To be tested on Friday)- The Forest
Target Skills: Base Words an Endings –s, -ed, -ing
Vocabulary skill: Compound Words and Nature Words