Mrs. McClellan

Math Facts

 

Here is a GREAT website to practice your math facts. When you get to the website find the word "addition" at the top. Click on the word and many games will show up. Make sure you check with your parents first before using the internet. Have fun!

www.fun4thebrain.com

Homework

 

                     

 

 

 

 

Please make sure that your child is doing the homework I send home. It is so important to sit down together and go over it. It does not take very long-maybe 20 minutes. Please have your child retell the homework book. "Retell" means to talk about the beginning,middle and end. These are all questions I ask on reading tests given in the classroom. I love all of the support you give to your son/daughter. It makes a big difference when we work together. Thanks!!!

Vacation

Our vacation is two weeks long! That is fourteen days where the children will NOT be in school to practice reading.  PLEASE, PLEASE have your child read during the two weeks. I will send home a bag of white books with each child. Everyone needs to practice reading with accuracy, speed and expression. Please discuss the books with your child. They need to be able to retell the book in order without peeking. They need to be able to identify the beginning, middle and end. Thank you for wanting to help your son/daughter become a SUPER READER!!!!!

Winter Party Parking

Please do NOT park on the curb right outside the school.  It is considered a Fire Lane. You will need to park down the street at Eastside Baptist. We are so EXCITED for our party!!!

Checkpoint Testing

All first grade students will be taking the Language Arts Checkpoint test on Monday december 5th and the Math Checkpoint test on December 7th. These tests are used to assess your child's performance on standards that have already been taught this school year. These tests will also assess standards that will be introduced during the third and fourth quarter. The results of these tests will help guide future instruction. Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast and is in the classroom by 7:50 am. 

Landforms

We just finished our unit on landforms. We studied coast, plateau, plain, desert and mountain. Here is a Power Point of landform pictures. See if your son/daughter can describe and identify each landform. Have fun!!!

Download LandformsMine

Money! Money! Money!

The children must be able to count money to $1.00. We have been using our touch money system in class that allows the children to count by 5's.  They are getting better at this everyday. Please have your son/daughter count money for a couple of minutes everyday. You could give them a pile of your change and ask them to count it. This will help in a huge way. Here is an internet game that allows them to do the same thing. Thanks!!

 

http://arcytech.org/java/money/money.html

Thanksgiving Holiday

 Don't forget! We will not have school the week of November 21nd. Please make sure that your child spends time reading. Enjoy your time together! Happy Thanksgiving!

Cans Please

Please bring in cans. Our Center for Family Resources and East Cobb Middle School Outreach Food Pantry to help with Thanksgiving.  Thank you!

Homework Books

I just wanted to remind everyone about our rule with homework books. I cannot send home a new homework book unless your child brings back the one from the previous night's homework. Please make sure that your son/daughter returns his/her homework book. Thanks!!!