Free Summer Reading!!

READ BELOW FOR FREE SUMMER READING OPPORTUNITIES!! :)

Through a partnership between Get Georgia Reading – Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and myON, all educators, librarians, students and parents in Georgia have free access to thousands of enhanced digital books available in myON through August 31, 2018.

Digital books in the award-winning myON personalized literacy platform provide flexible reading scaffolds, embedded tools, and metrics to support and track student reading and growth. 

Getting Started is Quick and Easy! 

1. Go to www.myON.com and click the myON Login button.
2. Enter the following login information:
1. School Name: Get Georgia Reading (Type the first few letters and select from the drop-down menu.)
2. Username: cobbcounty
3. Password: read
3. Click on the Sign In button, select a book and start reading!

Watch this short video with your students for tips on finding great books in myON.

Read anywhere, anytime with online and offline access! 

• Anywhere – at home or school, in the library, Y or other community settings
• Anytime – days, evenings, weekends, holidays and school breaks 
• Online – via any Internet-enabled device
• Offline – via free mobile apps for Kindle Fire HD, Android Devices, iPads and Google Chrome                             

To learn more, visit https://about.myon.com/GetGAREADING or contact Matt Riordan, Account Manager, at 1-866-391-4349 or matt.riordan@renaissance.com.

In the News: myON and Renaissance recently came together to deliver a shared vision of literacy growth for all students. Learn more about our digital literacy solutions.

Tips:

• View the myON recommended system requirements.    
• For this partnership program, all readers share a single account with unlimited, 24x7 access to enhanced digital books in myON without personalization elements.

The End of First Grade!!!!

Can you believe it's almost the end of the year? I can't!

Here are some dates to keep in mind as we end the year!

Last day to check out a book-May 8th

Last day to return books-May 9th

Career Day-May 11th

1st Grade Awards Day-May 14th

Field Day-May 18th

2 half days-May 22nd and 23rd 

Last 9 weeks!

Can you believe it's already the last 9 weeks? This year flown by! As we head into the end of the school year I wanted to give you a few important dates to keep in mind. We have a lot of fun and exciting things happening!

1st Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium April 13th

Art Day on April 27^th (Largest event of the year)

MMA Parents Night out Spirit night on April 27^th

Chick Fil A Spirit Night on May 10^th

 Field day on May 18^th

Keep these dates in mind! I hope to see your faces there! :)

What We're Learning!

What are we learning in First Grade now?
Social Studies: We are starting to learn about Lewis and Clark. We are discussing the Louisiana Purchase, Sacagawea, and much more!
Writing: We are continuing our Opinion Writing, focusing on how to create convincing and true reasons to support our opinion, rather than just stating "I like it." We are also learning about how to create a captivating introduction and conclusion that state our opinion. 
Reading: We just finished learning about the central message of a story (also known as the lesson the author wants you to learn from the story). We are moving on to comparing and contrasting characters and their adventures in a story.
Math: We are still adding and subtracting! We have gone through adding and subtracting a double digit with a single digit with both no regrouping AND regrouping. In 1st grade, we refer to regrouping as "making a new group of 10." We learned how to add and subtract a double digit with a double digit WITHOUT regrouping before break, so over the next two weeks, we will be focusing on double digit +/- a double digit with regrouping. We will also be reviewing all of the strategies and concepts that have been taught over the last 4 weeks to review and make these ideas concrete to the students!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful break full of rest, relaxation, and fun! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow night at the 1st grade performance! You won't want to miss it! 

Please have your child come to the classroom no later than 6:15 so we can be ready to head to the cafeteria at 6:30! :) 

What we're learning!

Here's an update on what we've been learning! 

Social Studies/Science- We are finishing up our unit on Theodore Roosevelt and the important contributions he made to the United States. Once we wrap that up, we will switch gears and jump in to Light and Shadows for our science unit. We will tie the shadows in with Groundhog's Day, so that could be a fun topic to discuss with your children at home, as well!

Writing- Our 3rd quarter will be all about Opinion writing. We will focus on how state our opinion, provide a reason and evidence or examples to support that reason, and then we will learn how to restate our opinion to conclude our writing. A great way to support your writer with this unit at home is to talk about their thoughts- discuss their opinion when given two options. Ex: Would you rather eat chocolate ice cream or vanilla ice cream? Focus on their reason why, and delve deeper than just simply stating "I like it," or "it tastes good."
Reading- In reading, we have been learning about how to predict what will happen in the story before reading, retell the events of a story after reading, and then summarize what was read at the end. These are all great topics to ask your child questions about as you read each night. While doing this, don't forget to continue focusing on story elements, also! (i.e. characters, settings, beginning/middle/end)!
Math- We started the quarter learning about expanded form of a number (i.e. thinking of 53 as 5 groups of 10 and 3 extra ones, written as 50+3), moved into comparing numbers (understanding that the bigger number is "greater" and the smaller number is "less"), and are now going to move into adding and subtracting double digit numbers within 100. We will be focusing on this concept for the next 4 weeks, so if your child seems to be confused at first, we will be working for a long time to ensure they understand! Due to the new common core, if you have any questions about strategies or reasoning behind why we teach it the way we do, please do not hesitate to reach out and ask for help!

Bus Lane Safety!

Parents, please read the following note from the office! Thank you! :)

Happy New Year!

I cannot believe it is already 2018! It feels like this school year started yesterday! My how time flies!

As we begin the second half of the school year, I wanted to remind you all of how exciting a time this is in your child's life! They are constantly learning and growing and I feel so grateful to be spending this season of life with them! With that being said, I want to uphold the importance of being healthy!!! The flu and many other illnesses are running rampant at our school so it is crucial we work together to keep your children happy and healthy! 

The school work and concepts we are beginning to work on are more difficult and challenging than first semester. I want to remind you to encourage your student and help them reach their fullest potential. Everyone in our classroom is SO bright and I want to see each of them shine!

Homework for week 19 will be going home tonight! We are a tad behind in the week count but it is on level with what your child should be able to accomplish. 

Make sure to watch the weather and the Cobb website tonight in case of school delays or closings for tomorrow, Wednesday the 17th. 

I loved seeing a few of your faces at STEAM night! It was a fun filled night of learning and I hope to see you again next year!