Mrs. VanderVere’s Class’s Topics To Share
*Reading
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Autumn Books, Apple Books, Johnny Appleseed Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, School Books, “I PICK” Books, and Poetry
- Guided Reading/Small Group Instructional Level Reading
*Author Study
- Kevin Henkes (continued) www.kevinhenkes.com
*Writing
- September Narrative Writing: “First Grade”
- Word Sorts Writing and Handwriting Practice
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value, Tens and Ones, Number Order, Teens, Number Grid Patterns, Even/Odd Numbers, Graphing, Problem Solving, and Review
- Math Fixer: 8,4,12 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14 3,3,6 5,2,7)
*Science/Social Studies
- Apple Trees: Life Cycle and Seasonal Changes
- Apple Experiments: Asking Questions, Making Predictions, Testing/Conducting Experiments, Observing, and Drawing Conclusions
- John Chapman/”Johnny Appleseed”: We enjoyed learning about John Chapman’s interesting life, traveling west and his work planting apple seeds!
- United States Map Skills: Top 5 U.S. Apple States and Using Compass Rose
- Illinois/U.S.Map Skills: States that Border Illinois and Directions
- Social Learning: “Being Assertive” and “How to be a Friend”
*Special Event:
- John Chapman/Johnny Appleseed's Birthday: We enjoyed learning more about apples and making yummy applesauce in our classroom on Monday to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's hard work and his 242nd birthday! Thank you for sending a prepared apple to school with your child!
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- September Map and Poetry Book: Today your child has his/her red September Map and Poetry Book in his/her blue Home Folder to share with your family. We use this book throughout the month to practice calendar math activities, graph the weather, discuss map skills, history, geography, and read some seasonal, thematic poetry. In each poem, we look for high frequency words/Word Wall Words, spelling patterns, punctuation, compound words, contractions, and rhyming. We practice reading these poems fluently with good rhythm and appropriate expression. Each month we will work in a new Map and Poetry book with different poems that reflect what is happening during the month. Enjoy sharing this book together!
- Daily Reading Homework: Enjoy listening to your child read out loud from his/her reading homework book at his/her independent reading level each day to practice reinforcing his/her reading strategies and skills.
*Please ask your child questions about the book and discuss what your child is reading to help strengthen his/her reading comprehension skills.
- 112 Education Foundation 13th Annual 5K Fun(d) Run and Family Walk: This amazing community event will be held TOMORROW, Saturday, October 1st at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund for students in our school district.
- No School/Rosh Hashanah: We will not have school next Monday, October 3rd.
- Indian Trail Fall Coat and Boot Drive: Families are encouraged to donate new and gently-used, clean, warm coats and boots to help support our local families in need beginning next Tuesday, October 4th and continuing through Friday, October 21st. Donations will be collected near our front office. Please contact Mrs. Harwood by email with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you for your continued help and support!
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 next Friday, October 7th.
*Healthy fruit or vegetable snacks and lunches will still be eaten at school.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, October 7th.
- No School/Columbus Day: We will not have school on Monday, October 10th.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Tuesday, October 11th for Teacher Institute Day.
- No School/Yom Kippur: We will not have school on Wednesday, October 12th.
- School Picture Day: Students will be having their school photographs taken on Tuesday, October 18th. Your child's order form was sent home yesterday.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have another opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, October 19th during lunch for $2.00.
*Students who have already been signed up and paid for ice cream will have their names on the PTO's ice cream list.
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, Autumn Books, Apple Books, Johnny Appleseed Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, School Books, “I PICK” Books, and Poetry
- Guided Reading/Small Group Instructional Level Reading
*Author Study
- Kevin Henkes (continued) www.kevinhenkes.com
*Writing
- September Narrative Writing: “First Grade”
- Word Sorts Writing and Handwriting Practice
- Daily News Writing
*Math
- Place Value, Tens and Ones, Number Order, Teens, Number Grid Patterns, Even/Odd Numbers, Graphing, Problem Solving, and Review
- Math Fixer: 8,4,12 (7,4,11 8,8,16 9,5,14 3,3,6 5,2,7)
*Science/Social Studies
- Apple Trees: Life Cycle and Seasonal Changes
- Apple Experiments: Asking Questions, Making Predictions, Testing/Conducting Experiments, Observing, and Drawing Conclusions
- John Chapman/”Johnny Appleseed”: We enjoyed learning about John Chapman’s interesting life, traveling west and his work planting apple seeds!
- United States Map Skills: Top 5 U.S. Apple States and Using Compass Rose
- Illinois/U.S.Map Skills: States that Border Illinois and Directions
- Social Learning: “Being Assertive” and “How to be a Friend”
*Special Event:
- John Chapman/Johnny Appleseed's Birthday: We enjoyed learning more about apples and making yummy applesauce in our classroom on Monday to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's hard work and his 242nd birthday! Thank you for sending a prepared apple to school with your child!
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- September Map and Poetry Book: Today your child has his/her red September Map and Poetry Book in his/her blue Home Folder to share with your family. We use this book throughout the month to practice calendar math activities, graph the weather, discuss map skills, history, geography, and read some seasonal, thematic poetry. In each poem, we look for high frequency words/Word Wall Words, spelling patterns, punctuation, compound words, contractions, and rhyming. We practice reading these poems fluently with good rhythm and appropriate expression. Each month we will work in a new Map and Poetry book with different poems that reflect what is happening during the month. Enjoy sharing this book together!
- Daily Reading Homework: Enjoy listening to your child read out loud from his/her reading homework book at his/her independent reading level each day to practice reinforcing his/her reading strategies and skills.
*Please ask your child questions about the book and discuss what your child is reading to help strengthen his/her reading comprehension skills.
- 112 Education Foundation 13th Annual 5K Fun(d) Run and Family Walk: This amazing community event will be held TOMORROW, Saturday, October 1st at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund for students in our school district.
- No School/Rosh Hashanah: We will not have school next Monday, October 3rd.
- Indian Trail Fall Coat and Boot Drive: Families are encouraged to donate new and gently-used, clean, warm coats and boots to help support our local families in need beginning next Tuesday, October 4th and continuing through Friday, October 21st. Donations will be collected near our front office. Please contact Mrs. Harwood by email with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you for your continued help and support!
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 next Friday, October 7th.
*Healthy fruit or vegetable snacks and lunches will still be eaten at school.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, October 7th.
- No School/Columbus Day: We will not have school on Monday, October 10th.
- No School/Teacher Institute Day: Students do not have school on Tuesday, October 11th for Teacher Institute Day.
- No School/Yom Kippur: We will not have school on Wednesday, October 12th.
- School Picture Day: Students will be having their school photographs taken on Tuesday, October 18th. Your child's order form was sent home yesterday.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have another opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, October 19th during lunch for $2.00.
*Students who have already been signed up and paid for ice cream will have their names on the PTO's ice cream list.