Ms. Baker

Jan 30-Feb 3

Happy Groundhog’s Week!  Will we have 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring?

Blood Drive

On Monday there is a blood drive at Tritt from 1:00-6:00pm in the Gym.

Math Night

I hope to see you all at Zaxbys and Walmart on Tuesday for Tritt’s Math Night.  I will be at Walmart from 5:30-6:00.  Please bring a clipboard and pencil to Walmart to answer the First Grade math questions.  Zaxby's is offering 1 free Kidz Meal per adult entree plus beverage purchase for all Tritt family, friends, staff, and students so be sure to mention that you are from Tritt. 

Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Next Monday, February 6^th, is Chick-fil-a Night at Woodlawn from 5:00-8:00.

Heroes Essay

The PTA Heroes Essay is part of your child’s homework this week.  All essays are due Thursday, February 9^th, but can be turned in early when finished.  For more information and order forms see the Tritt website.

Tritt Family Dance

Get ready for the Tritt Dance on Friday, February 10^th, by gathering your Caribbean attire!

Tritt Surveys

Please fill out the parent surveys and return by Friday, February 10^th.

Read to Succeed Program

For those of you who love the Six Flags Read to Succeed program, it’s time to get reading! Stay tuned for more information coming home in folders. A free ticket to Six Flags is only a few hours of reading away!  Just write down the dates and times that your child is reading at home to begin your reading log.

This Week in Room 502…

Reading- Read about and study the life and contributions of the famous American, Harriet Tubman.

Writing- Write a poem about Harriet Tubman, describing her feelings and beliefs.

Math- Complete our fractions unit on halves and fourths with an assessment on Friday.

Content- Complete our study in geography where students identify the 7 continents and 5 oceans.  Have your child practice with the world maps that come home with their daily work for our assessment at the end of the week.

Word Work- Word families: –at, -ot, -it.

Monday

• Media Center

Tuesday

• AR Parent, 7:20-Trey Tunnell
• MATH NIGHT at Zaxbys and Walmart

Thursday

• AR Parent, 7:20-Trey Tunnell
• Groundhog Day

Jan. 23-27

FAST classes start this week!

Please send a note in your child’s folder on the days they are attending FAST.

Heroes Essay

Don’t forget to work on your 2012 PTA Heroes Essay and find or draw a picture of your hero.  Please turn them in as soon as you are done along with the completed entry form which was sent home or can be found on the Tritt website.  This assignment will be part of the February Homework Calendar.  All entries are due on Thursday, February 9^th. 

Anti-Bullying Week

This week is Anti-Bullying Week, and all poster entries are due Monday (this was optional).  Wednesday is “Hats Off to Kindness” and students can wear a hat to school.  If your child ordered an Anti-Bullying t-shirt they should wear it on Friday.

Friday

Friday is the 100^th Day of First Grade!  We will be doing 100 day activities all day to celebrate, and students should wear their RED tie-dye t-shirts.  We will also have Out to Lunch Bunch that day, so it won’t be a good day to come for lunch.  Friday the 5^th Grade is selling Chick-fil-a biscuits for breakfast, so make sure to preorder by Wednesday if your child would like one. 

Parent Surveys

Please fill out and return the school surveys that went home last week.

Math Night

Come out to dinner at Zaxbys and Math Night at Walmart on Tuesday, January 31^st from 5:00-8:00!  I will be at Walmart from 5:30-6:00 and hope to see you there.

Family Dance

Mark your calendar for the Tritt Dance on Friday, February 10^th from 6:00-7:00 or 7:00-8:00 in the Gym.  The theme is Caribbean Cruise and Varsity will be selling dinner.

This Week in Room 502…

Reading- Independently identify the main idea and details in nonfiction texts.

Writing- Use a creative picture to write a corresponding fictional story.

Math- A new unit on fractions, equal parts of a whole.  We will focus on halves and fourths.

Content- Learn to name and identify the 7 continents and oceans.  When your child brings home a world map in their weekly work, please review the names and where they are located at home.

Word Work- Beginning sounds: k, wh, qu, tw.

Monday

• Anti-Bullying Week begins
• Media Center

Tuesday

• AR Parent, Trey Tunnell

Wednesday

• Wear a hat for “Hats Off to Kindness” day
• Parent Reader, 10:30-Stephanie Whitten

Thursday

• AR Parent, Greg Lagan

Friday

• 100^th Day of School, wear your RED tie-dye tshirt!
• Chick-fil-a biscuits for sale
• Out to Lunch Bunch

 

 

 

 

 

Parent School Improvement Survey

All parents will be receiving a Parent SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SURVEY in their child's book bag.  It may returned anonymously to Tritt in the envelope provided (there will be a drop off location in the front lobby) or you may take a few minutes, respond to the survey which can be found at this link: http://www.cobbk12.org/sisurvey .  Please return all surveys by February 10, 2012.

Jan. 17-20

No school on Monday…Happy MLK holiday!

Papa John’s Pizza Night

Skip cooking on Tuesday and order a pizza for your family.  Don’t forget to tell Papa John’s you go to Tritt!

Talent Show

Come on out to the Tritt Talent Show on Thursday at the Pope Theater!  It starts at 6:30 and it’s free admission.

Anti-Bullying Week

January 23-27^th is Anti-Bullying Week at Tritt.  Students are encouraged to participate in a poster contest.  All posters must have the theme “PAWS-ITIVELY NO BULLYING!” and are due Tuesday, January 23^rd.  Information about the poster contest went home last week, and two students from each grade will be selected as winners. 

Honoring Our Heroes

This week in your child’s homework folder you will find information about our PTA’s Honoring Our Heroes Essay Contest 2012.  I am asking every student in our class to participate in this contest as a valuable writing opportunity. This assignment will be part of our February Homework Calendar; however I want the students to have the chance to get started in January.  Please read the information carefully and help your child choose a personal hero to write about.  They can turn in their essay with the entry form as soon as it’s completed, and all students who participate will earn money in our class rewards system!  All essays are due February 9^th.

FAST Classes

No FAST classes this week; they begin on January 23^rd.

Tritt Math Night

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 31^st, for Tritt’s math night at Walmart.  Also come out to Zaxbys for dinner that night and get a free kid’s meal with the purchase of an adult entrée.

This Week in Room 502…

Reading- Continue identifying the main idea and details in fictional texts and begin to look at the features in nonfiction texts.

Writing- Write a poem about Martin Luther King Jr.

Math- Count coins up to $1.00 and bills up to $20.00, as well as make fair trades with money by showing amounts in different ways.

Content- Health unit on our muscles and the different ways they move our bodies.

Word Work- Consonant blends: pr, tr, dr, and br.

Monday-No School

Tuesday

• AR Parent-Trey Tunnell
• Pizza Night!

Wednesday

• Parent Reader, 10:30-Julie Ward

Thursday

• AR Parent-Greg Lagan


Jan. 9-13

Welcome back to school!  I had a great time being at home, traveling to Kentucky with my family, and doing holiday activities--baking, shopping, eating, staying up late, watching movies, and all the good stuff.  Thank you so much for the generous holiday gifts from all of you, SO thoughtful!  I am looking forward to the second half of our school year together.

Teacher Work Day

Monday is a Teacher Work Day.  Tell your child to enjoy their last day of Winter Break, and get to bed early!

AR Tests

This week students can take AR tests on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.  On Tuesday morning, as the students are coming back after a long break, we'll just focus on greeting each other and catching up!

Media Center

Our class will go to the Media Center on Tuesday, our first day back, so hunt down those library books and send them to school.

Report Cards

Report cards for the 2nd Quarter go home on Friday in your child's folder.  Please keep the report card and sign the signature card. RETURN the signature card in the UNSEALED envelope to school the following week.  I appreciate you returning the envelopes ASAP so that I can keep track of them for the 3rd Quarter.  Email me if you have any questions regarding your child's report card.

This Week in Room 502...

Reading- Reveiw and continue identifying the MAIN IDEA of fictional texts.  When your child is reading at home have them give one sentence about the main idea answering the questions, "Who?" and "What happended?"

Writing- Write and revise a personal narrative from over the Winter Break.  We are focusing on using correct capitalization and punctuation when we write.  Look over your child's writing in their weekly homework and see if they are forming good habits in this area.

Math- Don't put away those coins and bills!  We are returning to counting money, this time up to $1.00 in coins and $20.00 in bills.  Practice at home with quarters, having students count on from 25 cents.

Content- A health study of our major muscle groups and what they allow our bodies to do.

Word Work- Beginning consonant blends: cr, cl, fr, gl, gr.

Monday

• No school for students

Tuesday

• Media Center

Wednesday

• AR Parent- Trey Tunnell

Thursday

• AR Parent- Greg Lagan

Friday

• Report Cards go home


Dec. 19-22

Happy Holidays to everyone as we enjoy the time off with our families and friends as well as welcome in 2012, Happy New Year!

Out to Lunch Bunch

This Monday is Out to Lunch Bunch, so plan on visiting your child for lunch on another day.

Holiday Party

Our class party will be on Wednesday from 1:00-2:00.  Thank you to our volunteers who are coming at 12:30 to set up and decorate.  Encourage your child to wear a festive holiday outfit for our party!

Pajama Day

It's a school-wide pajama day on Thursday, December 22nd.  Students should still wear sneakers with their PJ's for recess.  We will enjoy our last day in 2011 together by watching The Polar Express, eating popcorn, and drinking hot cocoa!

Talent Show

Mark your calendars for the Tritt Talent Show on Thursday, January 19th, to come see Ms. Baker perform a dance number with other teachers and Tritt staff!!

Homework

This week your child will find a holiday 3-D figure, describe it, and then bring to school on Friday.  See the paper in their homework folder for more info.

This Week in Room 502...

Reading and Writing-Write to tell the main idea, details, characters and setting of a nonfiction text read aloud by the teacher.

Math-Holiday word problems, subtraction games, and represent a 2-digit number greater than 50 (tens and ones, greater/less than comparisons, tallies, coins, words).

Content-Finish our landforms unit.

Word Work-pl, sl, fl, and bl blends.

Monday

• Media Center
• Out to Lunch Bunch
• Lost and Found items donated

Tuesday

• AR Parent, Trey Tunnell

Wednesday

• Parent Reader 10:30, Edye Mahaffey
• Holiday Party

Thursday

• AR Parent, Greg Lagan
• PAJAMA DAY
• Happy Winter Break!

 

 

December 12-16

Big thanks to the TTF!

Here are some pictures from our Reptile Wrangler field trip.  Thanks for your support of our TTF this year!

TTF Survey

The Tritt Tiger Foundation is conducting a parent survey to assess satisfaction on the Annual Fund campaign, Communications, and FAST programs, the Science Lab and Computer Lab. Please complete the main TTF survey, as well as any survey for the individual FAST program for which your child is enrolled. We greatly value your feedback and use this information in a constructive way!

The main survey will take 3-4 minutes to complete. Each FAST survey will take less than 2 minutes. The surveys are open currently and will close on December 16th at 8:00 PM. Please take the survey(s) now using the links provided below.

Thank you for your time! Your feedback provides valuable information to help us best serve the Tritt community.

SURVEY LINKS:  Tritt Tiger Foundation Main Survey:Foundation Parent Survey Fall 2011

Pizza Night

Take a break from cooking dinner this Thursday, December 15^th, and order Papa John’s Pizza to earn money for Tritt!

Jackets and Coats

Please make sure your child brings a jacket or coat to school from now until Spring.  All outerwear should be labeled with your child’s last name so it can be returned if found.  All Lost and Found items will be donated on Monday, December 19^th.

Holidays

If your child cannot tie their shoes, please practice with them over the holidays.  Help meet our goal that all students tie their own shoes in 2012!

This Week in Room 502…

Checkpoint Testing- Students will take a Language Arts and Math test on Monday and Tuesday on the material that we have learned this year as well as some that we haven’t covered yet.  The results will help guide my instruction for the rest of the year.  Testing starts after announcements, so please make sure your child is on time to school.

Reading and Writing- Identify the main idea of fictional texts by asking “Who is the story about?” and “What happened?”  Next students will write a detail from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Math- Complete our geometry unit and collect data to graph.

Content- Study landforms and learn about mountains, valleys, coasts, deserts, plains, and plateaus.

Word Work- Consonant blends sc, sn, and sw.

Monday

• Media Center
• Checkpoint Test

Tuesday

• AR Parent, Trey Tunnell
• Checkpoint Test

Wednesday

• Parent Reader 10:30, Diane Norris

Thursday

• AR Parent, Greg Lagan
• Papa John’s Pizza Night

 

 

 

 

Jan. 5-9

We all enjoyed the seeing the reptiles and learning cool facts during the Reptile Wrangler show on Friday!

Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Come out to Chick-fil-a on Monday night between 5:00-8:00 to have dinner and kids get FREE ice cream with sprinkles from Tritt teachers!  I’ll be there from 6:30-7:00 if you want to come eat.

Lunch Time Change

On Monday we will have lunch from 11:03-11:33 if you are joining us that day.

Tritt Talent Show

Check the Thursday Memo for information if your child is interested in being part of the talent show.

This Week in Room 502…

Reading—Identifying the main idea in fictional texts.  We will state the main idea in one sentence by answering two questions about the text, “Who is it about?” and “What did they do?”

Writing—Write personal narratives with a beginning, middle, and end, then revising and editing our stories to add details.

Math—Continuing with our unit on geometry as we make 3-D figures with Playdough.

Content—Study the contributions and importance of our 3^rd President, Thomas Jefferson.

Word Study—Blends sp, sk, and sm.

Monday

• Media Center
• Chick-fil-a Spirit Night

Tuesday

• AR Parent-Mr. Tunnell

Wednesday

• Parent Reader, 10:30-11:55

Thursday

• AR Parent-Mr. Lagan


Nov. 28-Dec. 2

I hope that you all had a memorable Thanksgiving break! Thank you all for your support at our Thanksgiving Play...it was a blast and the kids made me very proud.

Jury Duty

I will be out for jury duty on Monday and possibly some days following that, so the students will have Mrs. Garvey as their substitute. It is VERY important that you remember to send dismissal notes on the days when your child will not be following their normal routine. This includes sending notes for all FAST classes that your child attends.

Progress Alerts

Progress alerts for the 2^nd Quarter will go home on Tuesday. These alerts are to let you know if there are academic areas that we’ve covered thus far that need more attention or any concerns in learning behaviors.

Scholastic Book Orders

Make sure to get your holiday book orders in by Wednesday, November 30th.

Message About Lost and Found

The Lost and Found is growing by leaps and bounds, and we need your help to clear it out. The Lost and Found rack and table are located next to the front office by the bus doors. Items not claimed by December 22 will be pulled off the racks and later donated to a local charity. Please remember to put your child’s name in their clothing so we can return it to you.

Holiday Stockings

If you chose to fill a stocking for Tritt’s Salvation Army project, please send it back to school by Friday, December 2^nd. Thank you for your generosity!

This Week in Room 502…

Reading-Making text-to-text connections through comparing and contrasting two different books

Writing-Learn about verbs and identify action words, using them in complete sentences

Math-Begin a unit on geometry, studying 2-D shapes and 3-D figures

Content-Our unit on the American explorers Lewis and Clark and their Native American guide, Sacajawea, where the students will rotate to all first grade teachers for lessons on these great American heroes.

Monday

• Substitute—Don’t forget change of dismissal notes
• Media Center

Tuesday

• AR Parent, 7:20—Trey Tunnell
• 2^nd Quarter Progress Alerts go home

Wednesday

• Parent Reader, 10:30—Timothy Blaydes

Thursday

• AR Parent, 7:20—Greg Lagan

Friday

• TTF Field Trip, Reptile Wrangler

Nov. 14-18

Showing our instruments to our Book Buddies

One week until Thanksgiving break!

Thanksgiving Play

First Grade will perform their Thanksgiving Play on Thursday at 8:15.  Arrive early to get a good seat.  Our class will be slightly right of the center when you are looking at the stage.  You are invited to a breakfast in our classroom immediately following the play.  Thank you to all for signing up to bring food, drinks, and paper products!  Please either send in items with your child or drop them off in our classroom before getting your seat on Thursday.

Don’t forget that all students should wear dark pants/skirts and white tops (except the popcorn) on both Wednesday for the dress rehearsal and Thursday for the Play. 

Holiday Stockings

Last week I sent home stockings from the Salvation Army.  This is an optional project where students may choose a boy or girl ages 0-12  and fill a stocking with items that they need (toiletries, socks, etc.) or want (small games, book, etc.) for the holidays.  This is a great way to teach your child about giving this season as they choose items that they like to give away to another child.  All stockings are due Friday, December 2^nd. 

Out to Lunch Bunch

Our class has earned an Out to Lunch Bunch for good behavior in the Cafeteria.  They will get to go outside and play after they finish eating on Monday, so please plan to come on another day to eat with your child.

From the Office

As the cold front rolls in and the wind continues to grow stronger, please remind your students to wear hats, coats, appropriate clothing whenever they are headed outside.   Also they need to wear tennis shoes on PE days - No boots please!  PLEASE ask your students to check Lost & Found.  All unclaimed items will be donated to charity after December 22. 

AR Tests

Due to the Thanksgiving Play your child can take AR tests on Tuesday and Friday mornings this week, instead of Thursday.

Pizza Night

Plan a night off from cooking this Tuesday for Papa John’s Pizza night.

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic magazines will come home this week.  If you would like to buy books, please order by Monday, November 28^th.  Books will be in by the holiday break if you would like them for gifts.  If you want them to be a surprise for your child let me know, and I will hold them in the classroom for you to pick up at a convenient time. 

This Week in Room 502…

We will be very crafty this week as we create Native American vests and headbands and make turkeys to decorate our classroom!

Reading- make text-to-text connections as we compare and contrast two Thanksgiving books

Math- assess counting coins and bills, represent numbers over 50, and pose questions to graph

Word Work- review digraphs th, wh, sh, and ch

Content- The students have been experimenting with magnets in the Science Lab.  We will review magnet concepts in our classroom: what magnets attract and repel, the poles of magnets, and what a magnetic force will pull through. 

Monday

• Media Center
• Out to Lunch Bunch

Tuesday

• AR Parent-Mark Jordan
• Pizza Night

Wednesday

• Play Dress Rehearsal
• Parent Reader, 10:30-Carolyn Menzies

Thursday

• Thanksgiving Play, 8:15am

Friday

• AR Parent, Greg Lagan

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  Take the time to let your first grader help out this season by stirring, creating place cards, setting the table, cleaning up, etc.  They are becoming so independent!