Hi families-
We are down to 17 more school days left of school (16 if you don't count today!) Important Dates June 6th - Field Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo June 7th - School Picnic (9:00a-2:00p) June 11th - NWEA Reading Test June 12th - NWEA Math Test June 14th - Award Ceremony (at 12:30) June 17th - Start of Step-Up Week (students will "step-up" to their next grade-- 1st graders will be going to 2nd grade classroom to experience what it'll be like next year). June 20th - Last Day of School/Field Day Recycle Your Gear! Student Council Recycles Gym Clothes for Recess Gear Student Council is collecting gently, used clean Lenart gear. Donate your outgrown Lenart Gear -- a collection box is available by Mr. Carl's desk. Students and/or parents may purchase new-to-you Lenart Gear for a $1 a piece at the school picnic (June 7). Proceeds will be used to purchase new recess equipment. Field Trip Thank you the 11 families that have turned in their field trip form and money. Please remember that forms and $7 for the bus is due THIS Friday! We will be going with Kindergarten and 2nd grade. The field trip will be on Thursday, June 6th. Please let me know if you would like to chaperone-- you must have gone through the CPS volunteer application and be a level 1 or 2 (Level 1 preferred). The trip will be free for chaperones, however students will need to pay $7 for the bus. We will be eating lunch at the zoo so please prepare a home lunch (I recommend packing it in a bag in that can be disposed or easily held on it -- example a drawstring bag-- for convenience). Picnic (updated information!!) The school picnic is next week June 7th! The LPCG will be organizing this school event. For safety and easy recognition, each class is given a color to wear for the day. 1st grade's color is ORANGE. The picnic is an all-day event from 9:00-2:00 and families are welcome to join us. Lunch will be provided for students. In previous years, parents bring snacks, drinks, games, foldable tables, foldable chairs, sunscreen, etc. for our class throughout the day. You can sign up for what you would like to bring for the day-- this is optional but really helps in making the day enjoyable and a success for our kiddos. You can sign up here. Another thing I will be requesting is for a family or two to bring a large tent. The large tent will provide cover for the day in the designated area on the field as "home base". Peak into this week As we are nearing the end of the school year, we are tying up loose ends and finishing up our 1st grade curriculum. I have been using the students' NWEA student profiles to drive our instruction for the rest of the year. In preparation for NWEA, we will be looking at the skills that are listed on the profile and learning and practicing them for the remaining weeks. You may have notice that your child did not receive a new spelling list. The list from last week will be our last list, but after grading the tests, the class as a whole will need to be retaught the words. Though the students did not struggle with the -ture and -tion spelling pattern, we seem to be missing the sounds/syllables before the last word part. An example of this would be, "adventure"-- students spelled the word as aventure or adenture instead. We will be practicing breaking apart words by syllables to help sound out and chunk-spell words correctly. I will be sending the graded tests from last week home tomorrow so that you know what to study for and students will be retested this Friday. I will be inputting the grades into ASPEN and then updating with the new test scores from this week. The higher grade will be taken into account and the lower will be dropped. As a reminder, the words are capture, adventure, mixture, nature, picture, addition, vacation, definition, information, and caption. NWEA testing First grade will be NWEA testing on June 11th (reading) and June 12th (math). You may have noticed in the schedule, that first grade is the last group to test in the school. Lenart students transition to a different test in 2nd grade. In kindergarten, students take the NWEA K-2 grades test. Most of the students stayed on this version of the test, while some students transitioned to the next test (NWEA 2-5 grades) if they tested out with a 190 score and above. In the last testing session of 1st grade, administration has decided to push all students in 1st grade-- regardless of if they are at 190 or below-- to the harder version of the NWEA 2-5 test in preparation for next year. In order to "push up" students to the next test, we need to wait until the testing window is open which begins the week of June 11th. This is a more difficult test with harder questions-- but is done to prepare the students for 2nd grade and above. Aspen Thank you for your patience as we all transition to the new grade book system. ASPEN is aware of issues as we have switched over. If you are unable to access Aspen to view grades, please contact Mr. Lin for help. You can call the office at 773-535-0040 or email him at [email protected].
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Here are your updates for the week: Important Dates May 27th - No School - Memorial Day June 6th - Field Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo June 7th - School Picnic (9:00a-2:00p) June 11th - NWEA Reading Test June 12th - NWEA Math Test June 14th - Award Ceremony June 20th - Last Day of School/Field Day Field Trip Thank you the 11 families that have turned in their field trip form and money. Please remember that forms and $7 for the bus is due next week Friday! We will be going with Kindergarten and 2nd grade. The field trip will be on Thursday, June 6th. Please let me know if you would like to chaperone-- you must have gone through the CPS volunteer application and be a level 1 or 2 (Level 1 preferred). The trip will be free for chaperones, however students will need to pay $7 for the bus. We will be eating lunch at the zoo so please prepare a home lunch (I recommend packing it in a bag in that can be disposed or easily held on it -- example a drawstring bag-- for convenience). Peak into this Week In reading, we are continue to be reflective upon what makes a great reader-- not just reading the words, but thinking about the words and how it makes us feel, react, how it may change the story we are reading. We are becoming more cognizant readers. We are also working on determining the cause and effects to the texts that we read and are noticing that an event may have multiple causes that lead to an effect or multiple effects that led from one cause. In writing, we have begun writing the evidence/reasonings to our opinion and are working on writing an introduction and conclusion to our writing piece. In social studies, we are learning about the natural resources that the Earth provides us. In math, we will be having a math test on Wednesday. Students will be tested on solving multiplication and division problems using the strategies that were taught in class. For multiplication, the strategies that we've learned are arrays, equal groups, repeated addition, and number line. In division, the strategies we've learned about are equal groups and repeated subtraction. In spelling, we are working on -ture and -tion words. The words are
Picnic The school picnic is coming up on June 7th! The LPCG will be organizing this school event. It is an all-day event from 9:00-2:00 and families are welcome to join us. Lunch will be provided for students. In previous years, parents bring snacks, drinks, games, foldable tables, foldable chairs, sunscreen, etc. for our class throughout the day. You can sign up for what you would like to bring for the day-- this is optional but really helps in making the day enjoyable and a success for our kiddos. You can sign up here. Another thing I will be requesting is for a family or two to bring a large tent. Our class will be given a designated area on the field as "home base". The large tent will provide cover for the day. More info to come as the date approaches. NWEA testing First grade will be NWEA testing on June 11th (reading) and June 12th (math). You may have noticed in the schedule, that first grade is the last group to test in the school. Lenart students transition to a different test in 2nd grade. In kindergarten, students take the NWEA K-2 grades test. Most of the students stayed on this version of the test, while some students transitioned to the next test (NWEA 2-5 grades) if they tested out with a 190 score and above. In the last testing session of 1st grade, administration has decided to push all students in 1st grade-- regardless of if they are at 190 or below-- to the harder version of the NWEA 2-5 test in preparation for next year. In order to "push up" students to the next test, we need to wait until the testing window is open which begins the week of June 11th. This is a more difficult test with harder questions-- but is done to prepare the students for 2nd grade and above. Aspen Thank you for your patience as we all transition to the new grade book system. ASPEN is aware of issues as we have switched over. If you are unable to access Aspen to view grades, please contact Mr. Lin for help. You can call the office at 773-535-0040 or email him at [email protected]. Hi families,
Happy belated Mother's Day to everyone-- I hope that you had a great weekend! Here are your updates for the week: Important Dates May 15th - Family Fitness Night (5:30p-7:00p) May 17th - Progress Reports May 27th - No School - Memorial Day June 6th - Field Trip to Lincoln Park Zoo June 7th - School Picnic (9:00a-2:00p) June 14th - Award Ceremony June 20th - Last Day of School/Field Day Field Trip Last week students were sent home with a field trip form for an upcoming field trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. We will be going with Kindergarten and 2nd grade. The field trip will be on Thursday, June 6th. Please let me know if you would like to chaperone-- you must have gone through the CPS volunteer application and be a level 1 or 2 (Level 1 preferred). The trip will be free for chaperones, however students will need to pay $7 for the bus. We will be eating lunch at the zoo so please prepare a home lunch (I recommend packing it in a bag in that can be disposed or easily held on it -- example a drawstring bag-- for convenience). Peak into this Week In reading, we have been reflecting upon what makes a great reader-- not just reading the words, but thinking about the words and how it makes us feel, react, how it may change the story we are reading. We are becoming more cognizant readers. We are also working on determining the cause and effects to the texts that we read and are noticing that an event may have multiple causes that lead to an effect or multiple effects that led from one cause. In writing, we have begun writing the evidence/reasonings to our opinion and are working on writing an introduction and conclusion to our writing piece. In social studies, we have been learning about producers and consumers in our communities. In math, we are focusing on just multiplication, but recognizing the different patterns and properties (commutative, zero property, and identity property) to help us solve the basic facts times 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. Picnic The school picnic is coming up on June 7th! The LPCG will be organizing this school event. It is an all-day event from 9:00-2:00 and families are welcome to join us. Lunch will be provided for students. In previous years, parents bring snacks, drinks, games, foldable tables, foldable chairs, sunscreen, etc. for our class throughout the day. You can sign up for what you would like to bring for the day-- this is optional but really helps in making the day enjoyable and a success for our kiddos. You can sign up here. Another thing I will be requesting is for a family or two to bring a large tent. Our class will be given a designated area on the field as "home base". The large tent will provide cover for the day. More info to come as the date approaches. Spirit Week This week starts spirit week for the school with yesterday being Pajama Day and today as Character Day. Wednesday, 15th - School Spirit Day! (dress in your Lenart wear to celebrate school spirit!) Thursday, 16th - Wacky Hair/Hat Day (wear a funny do or sport a crazy hat! It's wacky hair and hat day-- so get crazy with it- the sky's the limit with the number of cool things you could do) Friday, 17th - Decade Day (honor the past and dress in the style of your favorite decade) NWEA testing First grade will be NWEA testing on June 11th (reading) and June 12th (math). You may have noticed in the schedule, that first grade is the last group to test in the school. Lenart students transition to a different test in 2nd grade. In kindergarten, students take the NWEA K-2 grades test. Most of the students stayed on this version of the test, while some students transitioned to the next test (NWEA 2-5 grades) if they tested out with a 190 score and above. In the last testing session of 1st grade, administration has decided to push all students in 1st grade-- regardless of if they are at 190 or below-- to the harder version of the NWEA 2-5 test in preparation for next year. In order to "push up" students to the next test, we need to wait until the testing window is open which begins the week of June 11th. This is a more difficult test with harder questions-- but is done to prepare the students for 2nd grade and above. Aspen As we transitioned over to a new grade book system (Aspen) after Spring, there has been a huge learning curve and many technical difficulties on my end. I have started to slowly input grades in Aspen. You will be seeing a lot more in the upcoming week as I am inputting older assignments from the beginning of quarter 4. I am still trying to figure out how Aspen works, so please let me know if you don't see anything pop up. Thank you for your patience as we all transition to the new grade book system. If you don't know how to access Aspen to view grades, please contact Mr. Lin for help. You can call the office at 773-535-0040 or email him at [email protected] Planets Video
As we finished up our planets informational books, Ms. Villwock recorded the students on a green screen and students said 2 of their favorite facts about their planet. We were hoping that the video would be done in time for the writing museum, but it unfortunately didn't get finished. Ms. Villwock has just shared the finished product and can be viewed here. (If you notice that your child is not in the video, it was because they were either absent the day of recording or because they did not finish their informational book in time.) Grades As we transitioned over to a new grade book system (Aspen) after Spring, there has been a huge learning curve and many technical difficulties on my end. I have started to slowly input grades in Aspen. You will be seeing a lot more in the upcoming week as I am inputting older assignments from the beginning of quarter 4. I am still trying to figure out how Aspen works, so please let me know if you don't see anything pop up. Thank you for your patience as we all transition to the new grade book system. If you don't know how to access Aspen to view grades, please contact Mr. Lin for help. You can call the office at 773-535-0040 or email him at [email protected] May Event Survey from Student Council Student council asks that you please fill out a survey about planning an upcoming May event. You can find the Google Form here. Math Earlier in the week, I sent out two photos in assisting students in answering multiplication and division word problems. In class we have learned various strategies and the pictures go over the strategies taught. My apologies that pictures were sent as a file that could not be viewed by certain people. I have corrected the files and can be viewed here and here. Array City Here is an updated picture of the class' Array City!! Come up to the 2nd floor to check it out in person if you can! :) Upcoming Important Dates May 15th - Family Fitness Night (5:30p-7:00p) May 17th - Progress Reports May 27th - No School - Memorial Day June 7th - School Picnic (9:00a-2:00p) June 14th - Award Ceremony June 20th - Last Day of School/Field Day |
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