Reminders: Monday is a school holiday so we will see you on Tuesday!
                   Tuesday, September 10th is picture day!


Morning Drop Off: Thank you for helping your child during this time. As a reminder, our school opens at 7:30, with supervision only on the lower playground. At 7:40, the supervisors will walk the children up to the upper playground to play until school starts at 7:55.
Daily Folders: Each day your child will bring home his/her Room 6 folder with the amazing work done that day. Please find a special time to sit with your child, go through the work asking him/her questions and enjoying hearing about all the learning and fun that is taking place during his/her day..
Here is a peek at next week.
Language Arts- We will enjoy 3 stories from our HM Reading Series, Charles the Tiger, The Big Hit and Big Pig.  Our strategy focus will be to evaluate a story. Our comprehension focus is looking at cause and effect in a story. You can work with these skills in the stories that you all enjoy together at home this coming week.
Word Wall Words: Each Monday, we will put 5 new word wall words on our Word Wall. Here is the list of word wall words that are on our Word Wall now: a, and, are, as, at, because, be big, can, did, for, friend, from, go, have, he, here, his, had, I, in, is, it, like, my, me, no, not, of, on, play, said, see, she, that, the, they, this, to, up, was, want, with, you.  Helping your child learn these words will be a huge support to their reading. Once they know these words by sight, they can work on spelling them on their own as they are the most frequently used words in first grade. Flash cards are a great way to practice. Some children even have their own word walls in their rooms. It is great to have a Word Wall at home too and add the five new word wall words to it each week. This week's word wall words are going to be find, one, who, him, her.
Handwriting: We will continue to learn how to write the alphabet the "first grade way". Our “Magic C” letters all start with a c (starting at the top and going around and if needed, back down again without lifting the pencil).  The straight-line letters, except for “e”, all start at the top and go down, and back up (if needed) without lifting the pencil. Practicing daily at home will really help your child. Thanks in advance. 
Math: We will be finished up learning how to write the numbers 1-9 the "purple/green" way and we will focus on place value with numbers to 30 using our Houghton Mifflin Math Book.
 PE  Monday and Tuesdays so please make sure your child wears appropriate footwear  and clothing on those days. 
Library: We will be going to our Rio del Mar School Library each Friday morning to hear a story and check out a library book. Your child can keep the book at home and bring it back the following Friday or before. We will have a Library Basket here in the classroom to store the books until the following Friday when we go to the Library again. If you would like to volunteer during our library time, Fridays 8:00-8:30,  helping the students select books, we would love 2 or 3 helpers. Thanks in advance.

Have a great long weekend,
Mrs. Robinson

Welcome!
I am so excited to start my 14th year here at Rio del Mar teaching first grade in Room 6. It is going to be another fabulous year and I can't wait to meet everyone on Monday.
Welcome to my Room 6 blog too!  My hope is that by reading this blog each week, you will get a peak into the upcoming fun and learning that will be happening. We love sharing what's going on and this is our way to do so since you all can't be here with us! 
We will start off the school year with the Humpty Dumpty poem which will help us learn how to be safe, follow rules and make good choices while here at school. We will also enjoy The Cat Sat, our first story in our Houghton Mifflin reading series. This story will help us with the concept of beginning, middle and end in a story. In math, we will work with patterns, counting to 100 and writing numbers the first grade way. Ask your child about how to write our first grade "purple green" first grade number and learn for yourself. 
Please look for the very important information packet from the office your child is bringing home. There are many forms to be filled out and returned.
Also please read our First Grade Information Sheet which will answer many of your questions about first grade procedures.
Looking forward to a great school year,
Mrs. Robinson

Well, can you believe it is the end of the year? It has been fabulous and I have enjoyed this year so much! The kids worked hard and gave 100%! You all should be so proud! I know I am!
I have been asked to let everyone know that summer school is open to all students. It will be held at Valencia. Please see the district website for more information.
Thank you for all your love and support,
Lea

Friday, May 10th

Happy Mother's Day to all you fabulous Moms out there! Enjoy your special day!

Language Arts: We will enjoy a story about a boy who spends some special time at his Grandparents' home remembering all the things his dad did there when he was a little guy. This story helps us practice the skills of sequencing and summarizing. We will spend time this week studying the /er/ sounds from er, ir, ur, wor, ear.

Science: We are start our study of matter this coming week. 

Math: We will start Chapter 28 which deals with compare and order objects by length, height and weight. We will also work with estimating and measuring objects using non standard units. Have fun at home working on these concepts as well.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities 

 

REMINDER: Open House is this May 16th! Come to Room 6 and enjoy a private tour from a very special tour guide!

Posted by Lea Robinson at 12:18 PM

Thanks to all of you who supported your child in our school's jog a thon. It is a great school event that is always a hit!

Language Arts: For the next two weeks, the students in the upper grades are doing state testing so we will not be having RTI classes. We will not be reading any new stories from Houghton Mifflin for the next two weeks and instead will use other reading sources to continue work with grammar, phonics and other language arts skills.

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the ocean. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will continue work learning the concepts presented in Chapter 23 which focuses on sums to 30 and adding a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number. Please continue helping you child with telling time to the hour and half hour as telling time seems to be a difficult concept to grasp.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and our performance will be the evening of May 23rd. When I know more details, I will pass them along.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

Friday this week is our annual Jog a Thon so please help your child remember to wear the right shoes and clothes.

Language Arts: This week we will read a story called The Surprise Family. It is a fun story about  a chick who is very surprised to find out who his family is. This story will open up lots of opportunities for us to talk about the sequencing of a story and how the author uses tons of details in telling the story. Our strategy focus is questioning along with compare and contrast.

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the rain forest. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 23 which focuses on sums to 30 and adding a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number. Please continue helping you child with telling time to the hour and half hour using those old fashioned wrist watches and round clocks.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities

Encouraging Independence: Can you believe that you almost have a second grader?! We are so close to the end of first grade now that this is a perfect time for you to help your child to spread his/her wings and INDEPENDENTLY pack his/her school supplies. As a parent, you can help your child each night by making sure he/she has checked that his/her backpack, supplies, snack and lunch is all set for the following school day.

Language Arts: This week we will read a story called The New Friend. It is a darling story about a family from Japan that moves into the neighborhood. This story will open up lots of opportunities for us to talk about how to welcome others and make them feel included. Our strategy focus is evaluating and our comprehension strategy is story structure (plot, setting, beginning, middle, end, problem and solution).

Science: We are continuing our habitat unit by exploring the forest. This week would be a great time to take a family walk in our local forest exploring all the plants and observing all animals. We will read many non fiction books about habitats and your child will use expository writing at the end of each week to write about what they learned about each habitat. We will enjoy a directed drawing lesson with the first graders in Room 7.

Math: We will review the concepts presented in Chapter 22 which focuses on telling time to the hour and half hour. It is time to get out those old fashioned wrist watches and round clocks so your child will have many opportunities to tell time using the same kind of clocks that we will be using here at school.

Choir: We are enjoying our second session with our choir teachers and will let you know when we have a date for our upcoming upcoming performance.

Homework Logs:  Please complete your child's homework log daily writing down the book read and signing each day that your child has been working on math skills. This Homework Log is due each FRIDAY. Many students are coming to school each Friday and Monday without his/her Homework Log so more help in this area is needed.

PE: Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon we have PE class so please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and shoes to participate in all the activities