Pfoooof!

This will be our last week for spelling words/spelling test.  We will continue with our Reading Series until the end of school but there will not be a spelling test on May 15^th.

Group 1: boil, boy, coin, join, oil, oink, point, soil, toy, voice

Group 2: against, goes, heavy, kinds, today, choice, joint, annoy, poison, points

Group 3: gadget, convenient, pilot, cellar, equipment, engine, steer, furnace, machines, surface

Other news:

Monday is our last library day for this year, we will not be checking out or renewing books.  All library books need to be returned by this Monday 5/4.

Please return Blue Behavior Folders on Monday.

Tuesday is our purchasing day to 5^th grade’s Nature’s Treasures. 

We are in need of paper towel tubes for our centers this week.  If you have any please send them in, I would appreciate it!!

OO Look! Spelling Words.

Spelling Words (double OO)

Group 1: book, food, foot, good, look, moon, noon, pool, took, zoo

Group 2: among, another, instead, none, cook, wood, woof, soot, stood, shook

Group 3: explanation, wonder, encouragingly, suspects, riddle, confused, case, detectives, mystery, solved

Other News:

Thank you to all of the families who came to the Harelson Funfest!

There is a band & orchestra concert this Tuesday during school from 1:45 until 2:45pm.  The evening concert is also Tuesday.

We will not be having centers on Tuesday due to the concert.

OU!

 

Here are the spelling words and news for the upcoming week April 20^th-April 24^th.

GROUP 1
cloud, count, found, house, mouth, ouch, our, out, round, shout (the /ou/ sound spelled ou ; last week was ow)

GROUP 2
door, loved, should, wood, town, row, show, grow, couch, sour

GROUP 3
miserable, selfish, ignore, proper, freedom, shrug, fond, scarcely, borrowed, presently

OTHER NEWS...

This Friday April 24^th is the Harelson Fun Fest from 5pm until 8:30pm.  You can pre-order tickets and wristbands.  I sent home a purple order form last week.  Please let me know if you need another form.

Library is Monday; please put books in backpacks & RETURN blue behavior folders.

If you would like to order books from Scholastic on-line tonight is the last evening to do so.

Have a great weekend!

Moooooooo-re Spelling Words

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Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

GROUP 1
brown, clown, cow, crowd, down, frown, growl, how, now, town

GROUP 2
along, behind, eyes, never, putting, toward, growl, breath, disagree, potato bugs

GROUP 3
clever, predicament, exhausted, batter, intend, grumpy, furious, griddle, favorite, tippy-toe

Reminders for the week:

Return BLUE behavior folders today.

Our last Scholastic Book order has been sent out; please check it out on-line; the last day for order placement is Friday April 17^th.

We are in need of class snacks if you wish to donate.

Fun Was Had By All!

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Hi Parents!

We had a great time at the Desert Museum!  Thank you to the parents who went and volunteered for the day!  We couldn’t do it without you.

Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

Focus is on words with suffixes –ful & -ly

Group 1: careful, gladly, nicely painful, playful, quickly, sadly, slowly, useful, wonderful

Group 2: across, because, dance, only, opened, shoes, told, heart, shiny, waltz

Group 3: discover, resident, admire, substantial, dwell, welcome, sadness, tremendous, gargoyle, tuxedo

Other reminders for the week:

Monday is library day; please put library books in backpacks

Sign and return Blue Behavior Folders;  a few kiddos forgot to take them due to the Field Trip and leaving early.

A separate email went home with a Sign-Up Genius for the First Grade “Summer Fun Basket” which will be part of the silent auction during Fun Fest 2015.

Thank you for all of the snacks that have been donated!  I appreciate all of the support you give our class.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

A Little Bird Told Me The Spelling Words

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The Eastern Bluebird

GROUP 1 backpack, baseball, bluebird, brainstorm, flashlight, herself, inside, lunchbox, outside, suitcase

GROUP 2
picture, remember, room, stood, thought, cookies, cradle, idea, biscuits, grew

GROUP 3
jealous, sibling, porridge, seriousness, relatives, secret, collector, flourish, crocodile, curtain

The spelling test will be given on THURSDAY due to our field trip to the Desert Museum on Friday.

OTHER NEWS...

**Our field trip to the Desert Museum will be this Friday April 3^rd.  There will be a letter about the Desert Museum Trip in the RED FOLDERS that will come home tomorrow.

Have a great week!

Acckk! Polly Wants A Spelling Word!

Hi everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed their week!  I miss the kiddos!

Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week:

GROUP 1:
bright, high, lie, light, might, night, pie, right, tie, tight

GROUP 2:
above, eight, laugh, moon, touch, cow, cowboy, point, roundup, sold

GROUP 3:
impression, favorite, errand, familiar, memory, stampede, cattle, cows, front, roundups

Our field trip to the Desert Museum will be on Friday April 3, 2015 – 2 weeks from today.  The field trip is paid for through tax credit money, there is no cost to the children. 

The kiddos will need a totally disposable lunch, water bottle, hat and sunscreen (applied at home before school).  We will leave school around 8:50 am and return by 1:30pm.

If you would like to request a lunch from the cafeteria for that day please email me by this Monday March 23^rd.  I need to give the cafeteria 2 weeks notice for a packed lunch.

Enjoy the weekend!

We've Got Lots Going On!

Above is a photo of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC.  Below are your spelling words for the week!

Group 1: blow, boat, coat, loaf, pillow, road, row, snow, soap, yellow

Group 2: found, mouth, once, took, wild, woman, women, married, capital, country

Group 3: nation, tourist, splinter, harbor, symbol, abandon, sunken, statue, documents, government

Our story is called “A Trip to Washington D.C.” The focus is on long O (oa and ow)

IN OTHER EXCITING NEWS...

This coming Friday is the Jump for Heart.  We will be jumping from 12:30 until 2:30 - that's a LOT of jumping!  There will not be centers Friday afternoon.  The kiddos need to bring a jump rope for Friday if they have one.  Please put their name on the handle with a Sharpie.

After jumping we usually have an Eegee’s treat. I would like each student to bring in 1$, if possible, to put towards the Eegees.  I also need a volunteer parent that could pick the Eegees up and bring it to our classroom.  I will give that parent the $$ ahead of time. Collecting a dollar from everyone keeps the cost from being one family’s responsibility.

Bobcats at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

April 3^rd will be our field trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.  We will leave about 9am and return before 1:30pm.  I have 4 volunteers scheduled - including me makes 5- which is the number they allow for “Official Chaperones”.  If you would still like to go I believe you can pay for yourself and ride the bus (provided there is room) or drive yourself and meet us there. 

Your child will need a disposable sack lunch, water bottle and sunscreen (apply before you come to school); a hat would be great too. I will email volunteers separately so that you can double-check your calendar and make sure you are still available.

Spring Break is the week of March 14^th – March 22^nd.  That is next week and school will be closed.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday March 27^th.

Please send me pictures from the “Father Daughter Dance” if you would like to share.  I was there until 7:30 and I have a few pictures to show the class. 

Thank you to the Dads for taking the time to bring your beautiful daughters!

Rodeo Ridin', Glass Slippers, And Dancing With Your Dad

Hi everyone!  I hope you're enjoying your Rodeo Days break.  Has anyone gone to the Rodeo Parade?  If so, I'd love to hear about your experience!

In the meantime, here are the spelling words for next week.  You can get a head start on them over the weekend. 

GROUP 1: eat, sea, each, team, please, dream, treat, beach, clean, lean

GROUP 2: colors, draw, drew, great, over, show, sign, woman, pumpkin, coach

GROUP 3: delightful, original, tangle, royal, imagination, carve, peer, sighed, castle, happily

In addition to studying your spelling words, I wanted to let you know that we'll be reading a version of Cinderella.  The focus for GROUP 1 and dictation is on -ea words.

Cinderella isn't the only once going to a dance!
 

I'd also like to remind you that the Father-Daughter Dance is coming up on Friday, March 6th from 6:30-8:30 pm.  Get those dancin' shoes ready!

 

Also, please make sure your children are working on RAZ Kids & Reflex Math at home.

And last but not least, we have a new classroom need...

2 boxes of Lucky Charms cereal for St. Patrick’s Day Math.

Have a great weekend.  See you next week!

The Report Is In

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Dear Parents,

The report cards went home yesterday.  I had the kids put them inside their “Blue Behavior Folder”.  Please sign and return just the envelope.

There will be a special letter inside the “RED Folder” which will go home this Monday.  It describes your child’s assignment for the 100^th Day of School.  If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

I would like to welcome two new students to our classroom: Meera and Nurmyrza!  We are very happy to have them.

The spelling words this week are:

Group 1:
bring, bank, rink, sunk, trunk, sang, blank, pink, wing, rang  (-ng & -nk words)

Group 2:
any, every, were, enough, own, ever, sure, father, mother, night

Group 3:
attempt, time line, flatter, lovely, event, famous, correct, common, precious, howling

Please remember to sign and return the “Blue Behavior Folder” today.

Today is also Library Day so return those books please!

It is super important that you are having your children use RAZ kids (on-line reading program) and Reflex Math (on-line math fact fluency program) several times throughout each week.  The school purchased both of these programs and it’s a great way for the kids to learn.

Have a great week!

Welcome Back!

Hello everyone!  It's the beginning of a brand new year!  Where has the time gone?

I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone.

We do have spelling words for the upcoming week, please find them here:

GROUP 1:  by, handy, try, lucky, my, fly, silly, sunny, cry, puppy

GROUP 2:  always, everything, things, become, nothing, day, stays, boy, art, grew

GROUP 3:  growth, public, teeter, makeshift, population, shuffle, crooked, spindly, sunset, tower

Study those and come to class ready for the test!

There will not be a "4 Question Reading Log" in this week's homework.

I sent an email requesting blue behavior folders and homework folders from a few students.  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Winding Down The Year

 

Can you believe it's December already?  Only a few more weeks and we'll be staring a brand new year.

There's still a few things to learn in this year though - like the following spelling words!

Here are your spelling words for the following week.

Make me proud!

Group 1
1. feet
2. we
3. she
4. be
5. he
6. green
7. tree
8. see
9. me
10. week
 
Group 2
1. also
2. other
3. family
4. some
5. new
6. their
7. worker
8. flowers
9. nectar
10. honey
 
Group 3
1. individual
2. special
3. slither
4. eagerly
5. industrious
6. creep
7. romp
8. wander
9. picnic
10. ribbon

There's shopping happening at Harelson!

This Friday and Saturday the Harelson Entrepreneurs' Club will be hosting the Bobcat Artisan Market.  It will be held in the Funhouse and all of the items for sale have been designed and producted by Harelson 4th and 6th grade students.  All items are selling for under $5.00.  It's open to the public, so please join us and bring a friend!

FRIDAY

December 5, 2014

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

SATURDAY

December 6, 2014

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

If you would like for your child to be able to purchase items from the Bobcat Artisans Market please send them with money in a plastic baggie or envelope labeled with their name by Friday morning.  I will keep the envelopes until we go to the market on Friday at 12:30. 

Another little reminder for you:

The FIRST GRADE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2014.

The school performance is in the morning and the evening performance is at 6:00 pm.  

Also, on Saturday, December 13, 2014, the Harelson students will perform upstairs in the children's section at Barnes & Noble at The Foothills Mall.  

First grade will be singing at approximately 9:15 am and the performance will last about 10 minutes.

See you there!!

A Mule Playing A Flute In June

Here are the spelling words for the upcoming week.  Study hard!

Group 1
1. huge
2. tube
3. cute
4. mule
5. June
6. use
7. flute
8. rule
9. cube
10. rude

Group 2
1. around
2. grow
3. find
4. under
5. food
6. water
7. bear
8. plant
9. animal
10. these

Group 3
1. environment
2. thrive
3. slimy
4. capture
5. require
6. inhale
7. sludge
8. creature
9. forest
10. leaves

On a more delicious note...

We need snacks!  Well, who doesn't need a snack, right?  Seriously though...our classroom is in need of snacks, so if you'd like to donate any we'll gladly take them.  I appreciate everyone who have sent snacks in.  Thank you so much!

Please remember that Monday is LIBRARY DAY, so bring books to return, and BLUE folders are also due. 

Spelling, Veterans, And Little Actors and Actresses

Another week, another group of words to learn!  If you become a spelling master, you'll be on your way to winning lots of Scrabble games.  It's fun, I promise!

Group 1
1. home
2. woke
3. hose
4. stone
5. hope
6. those
7. joke
8. rose
9. bone
10. rode

Group 2
1. down
2. there
3. inside
4. together
5. now
6. herd
7. baby
8. meat
9. circle
10. slope

Group 3
1. enemy
2. protect
3. holler
4. bluff
5. extinct
6. crater
7. swamp
8. boisterous
9. broken
10. stolen

School will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday.  Because of this, we will not be having afternoon centers this coming week.  

As if another day off isn't exciting enough, we have the 4th Grade Play to look forward to on Thursday, November 13th.

Have a great weekend!!

Sunday Sayings

I hope you've had a great Halloween weekend.  I'd like to thank everyone who helped with the Halloween festivities.  I appreciate the Sign-Up genius, the donations, and your time helping with the center.  We had a great day!  I am truly grateful for this wonderful class - the kids and their families!

Don't forget that tomorrow is the beginning of Harelson's Spirit Week and we're starting off with Mustache Day!!  So come to class sporting the 'stache of your choice.  This should be a real blast!

In addition, here are the spelling words for the coming week - we've got to squeeze some learning into all of this fun!

Group 1
1. like
2. time
3. dime
4. kite
5. ride
6. white
7. hide
8. smile
9. bike
10. ice

Group 2
1. live
2. who
3. out
4. work
5. people
6. bats
7. night
8. fruit
9. fishing
10. mail

Group 3
1. citizen
2. law
3. branch
4. patrol
5. community
6. leader
7. headquarters
8. earn
9. busy
10. neighborhood

In closing, I'd like to remind you that the school office is hoping to collect $5.00 from each student to help provide a nice holiday to some of our Harelson families who are in need.  If you can donate, the office is collecting until December 10th.

See you tomorrow!

Make A Cake For A Gerbil Farmer Using A Long A!

That's a silly title for this post, but it uses this week's spelling words.  Find them in the lists below!


Group 1
1. face
2. safe
3. cage
4. name
5. made
6. make
7. cake
8. age
9. take
10. late

Group 2
1. be
2. of
3. could
4. old
5. horse
6. paper
7. squeak
8. farmer
9. gerbil
10. myself

Group 3
1. group
2. share
3. borrow
4. rehearsal
5. respect
6. aquarium
7. lines
8. soothe
9. phrase
10. mistake

The spelling test will take place on October 30th due to Halloween Centers on the morning of the 31st. Please study and be ready!!

Halloween Centers will take place Friday, October 31 from 9:30 am until 11:00 am.  We are in need of some items in order to be able to do these centers.  If you would like to donate any of these items, please let me know.  I'll also be doing a "Sign-Up Genius" so everyone can see what's been spoken for.


The following list are things we'll need for the Halloween Centers:

• 6-7 volunteers to spend from 9:30 am to 11:00 am with us in the classroom for centers only.  I only have one mom right now.  I need more!
• Small bag of wood craft spoons - at least 50 count.
• Small bag of Popsicle sticks - at least 100 count.
• 2 square yards of muslin fabric to make Mini Mummies
• 1 bag of mini all-temperature glue sticks for a small glue gun 
• 23 chocolate pudding snack cups
• Gummy worms - at least 50 count
• 1 package of family size Oreos
• 2 or 3 bottles of food coloring in Halloween Colors.  Bring in leftovers from your own pantry if you want!
• 2 bags of regular colored candy corn
• 2 big bags of popcorn, already popped.  Check Costco.
• 1 small pumpkin (to fit in a 5-gallon bucket, for an experiment)
• 1 medium pumpkin (for estimating and studying)
• 1 bag of pumpkin seeds so the kids will be able to try a few 

** Pumpkins and Seeds need to be at the school on Monday morning! **

Thank you for all the help you always give.  I have a super-wonderful class - my kids and their adults!!  

Fall Into Fall Break

First Grade has decided to continue to work on Unit 2, Week 1 in Reading Street when we return from Fall Break. 

There are four new sounds in this section as well as learning about and writing a friendly letter and many other concepts.

With four early outs this week, and a talent show, we did not get through all of the reading.  Because of this, the spelling words will remain the same for the week we come back.

We're going to continue with these spelling words for the next week.

New spelling words will be assigned on October 27th.

Have a wonderful and safe Fall Break!

Also, thank you for making the time to come to the Parent-Teacher Conferences.  I appreciated your support!

With Your Cooperation, We Can Learn All The Words!

Let's get busy with all learning all our words for the upcoming week!  If you need any help, ask your parent or your teacher!

Group 1
1. fish
2. with
3. shop
4. ship
5. then
6. rush
7. trash
8. shut
9. shell
10. thin

Group 2
1. catch
2. put
3. good
4. said
5. no
6. want
7. grandma
8. grandpa
9. owl
10. snowy

Group 3
1. chore
2. cooperation
3. commute
4. downtown
5. household
6. rule
7. subway
8. display
9. toothbrush
10. friendship


PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE WEEK IS HERE!

This week is Parent-Teacher Conference Week!  We will have early dismissal beginning Tuesday, October 7th until Friday, October 10th.  School will let out at 1:15 pm.  We will still do homework and the spelling test as usual.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at plettera@amphi.com.

Have a great weekend! 

Poisonous Elephants And Zebras??

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No, they're not REALLY poisonous!  They're just part of your spelling words!!  Here are the words for next week.  Have GIANT ELEPHANT FUN with them!




Group 1
1. crust
2. must
3. trust
4. lump
5. bump
6. just
7. dusk
8. jump
9. dust
10. hunt

Group 2
1. home
2. them
3. into
4. many
5. park
6. hands
7. best
8. sent
9. lamp
10. plus

Group 3
1. desert
2. world
3. silent
4. medicine
5. forest
6. chatter
7. snort
8. poisonous
9. elephants
10. zebras

There's lots of stuff to remember for the coming week.  Here's the breakdown:

MONDAY 
Library books and BLUE behavior folders are due.  RED folders go home.  It's also the LAST DAY for the Scholastic Book Orders online.

WEDNESDAY
Early out! 

THURSDAY
P.E. - Wear tennis shoes!

FRIDAY
RED folders are due.  Also on Friday...

Zoo Field Trip!!  Please send your child with a lunch in a disposable sack.  Brown bag, write their name and my name on the bag.  Disposable plastic bottle with their name on it as well.  We leave at 9:00 am and return at 1:00pm.  I have four parent volunteers, so we're all set for the trip.



Please email me at plettera@amphi.com if you have any questions.