Clegern Elementary School

Contents
Class Creed
Hints to a Successful Year
Why I Teach First Grade
Scott Foresman Books
Classroom Studies
Just For Fun (internet sites)
Twenty Minutes Makes a Difference
Space: My Favorite Place

First Grade Class Creed

I am a kid with character.

I am unique and special.

I am responsible for my own actions.

I can learn.

I will give nothing but my very best.

I am,

I can,

I will, because I am a kid with character.

And, I am one COOL KID!!!!!!!

Hints to a Successful Year

1. Help your child get to school on time.
2. Read to your child and have your child read to you.
3. Take your child to the public library.
4. Let your child observe you reading.
5. Practice alphabet or word cards with your child.
6. Help your child write short sentences.
7. Practice flash cards with numerals or math facts with your child.
8. Review your child’s daily papers to reinforce with your child.
9. Talk about school and learning with your child.
10. Visit periodically with your child’s teacher.

Recommended reading for parents of first graders

A Parent’s Guide to 1st Grade: How to Ensure Your Child’s Success by Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Ph.D and Susan A. Mescavage, Ed. M.

Why I Teach First Grade

Yes, I teach the first grade.
Where else would a handsome and very young man put his arm around me and ask, “Do you know that I love you?”
Where else could I tie so many hair ribbons and belts and daily get to see a style show of pretty dresses and shirts?
Where else could I wear the same dress day after day and be told each time, it’s pretty?
Where else could I walk up and down aisles and have warm little hands touch me?
Where else could I have the privilege of wriggling loose teeth and receive a promise that I may pull them when they are loose enough?
Where else could I eat a soiled piece of candy from a grimy little hand and not become ill?
Where else could the future look as bright as it does amid an energetic group to whom nothing is impossible?
Where else could I guide the first letter of a chubby little hand that may someday write a book or an important document?
Where else could I forget taxes, even the “State of the Nation” because Ray isn’t grasping reading as he should and other methods must be tried?
Where else would my mind have to stay so young as with a group whose attention is short that I must keep a bag of tricks up my sleeve?
Where else could I feel so close to my Maker as I do each year because of something I have done to help little children learn to read?
Yes, I do teach the first grade and I LOVE IT!

Author Unknown

Scott Foresman Reading Books

We are beginning our new reading series by Scott Foresman. Decodable reading books will be sent home for reading practice soon. The books will be listed in this site as they are sent home. The skills practiced will be stated beside the title of the book.
Book Skill
Tap! Tap! Tap! Short /a/ sound
The Pack /ck/ ending sound
Hit It! Short /i/ sound
Fix It! /x/ ending sound
Dot Can Short /o/ sound
Can Do! Adding /s/ for plurals
Will We Win? Adding /s/ to verbs/nouns
Jan and Pam Adding /ing/ to words
Jen the Hen Short /e/ sound
Ted and Fran Consonant blends/beg.
Pug the Pup Short /u/ sound
At the Pond Consonant blends/endings
Going Fishing Digraphs sh and th
Get the Ball /a/ in ball, walk
Wake Up, Nate Long /a/ sound
Where is Dave? /s/ sound for “c”
/j/ sound for “g”

A Home for Cat Long /i/ sound
Bus Ride /wh/,/ch/,/tch/
Nuts for the Cake Long /o/ sound
A Ride to the lake Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll
June and Mule Long /u/ sound, Long /e/ sound
Luke Meets Duke Adding /ed/ to words
The Seed Long /e/ ee, e
Bandit Syllables
Will They Get Here? Long /i/ : y Long /e/ : y
The Picnic Long vowel: one vowel at the end of a word
The Family Picnic Blends /nk/ and /ng/
Inside and Outside Compound Words
The Family Trip R-controlled - /or, ore/
We See Pets Adding – /es/ to words

More books will be added before the end of the year.

Classroom Studies Beyond the Three R’s

September - Continent, Country, State, Community, Maps, Map Symbols, Globe, Hemisphere, Hunters and Nomads, Land Bridge, Inside the Earth, Volcanoes, Rocks, John Chapman.
October - Continue September studies, Columbus, Human Body, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur.
November - Lost Colony, Jamestown, Pocahontas, Slavery, Pilgrims, Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, Captain John Smith, Electricity, Thomas Edison.
December - World Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Solid, Liquids, Gases, Three States of Matter.
January - Colonies, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, American Revolution, Symbols of America, Introduction to the Solar System,
February - Continue January studies, Explorers of the American West, Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Appalachian, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi, Pacific Ocean
March - Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Deserts, Habitats, Classifications of Animals,
April - Continue March studies, Oceans and Undersea Life, Environmental Change and Habitat Destruction, Rachel Carson
May - Maya, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations, Conquistadors, Modern Mexico and Mexico's Traditions,
Holidays, Seasons, and Remembrances within each month will also be studied.
Examples but not limited to: Friendship, School Rules, Kids with Character, Christopher Columbus Day, Fire Safety Week, Fall, National Children's Book Week, Veteran's Day, New Year's, Winter, Martin Luther King Day, Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Dr. Suess's Birthday celebration, Easter, Oklahoma Land Run Day, May Day, Mother's Day, and Summer

New units are developed each year.

Just For Fun

Please preview sites before allowing children to visit them, as sites are updated and may have changed.

http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/

http://www.kidsbank.com

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/index.html

http://www.forbesfield.com/bdf.html

http://www.starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

http://www.aplusmath.com

http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur

http://www.littlecritter.com/

http://place.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/author/index.htm

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.webspirations.net

http://www.wb.com/pages/aol/looneytunestheater/index.jsp

http://www.seussville.com

Edmond Public Schools Website
School Lunch and Breakfast Menus
Edmond School Board Policies
Core Knowledge
http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/ Elementary Resources site correlates grade level computer skills with subjects or topics organized by month.
www.bonus.com
www.cybam.com/grc/kids.htm
Dr. Seuss Seuss's playground in cyberspace.
Fun brain A fun and safe site.
Arthur's website Featuring the loveable Arthur.
Yuckiest site ever! You just have to see it.
Dogpile Search Engine for kids.
Ask Jeeves Search Engine for kids.
The Edmond Sun Edmonds own newspaper.
NewsOK The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html
An astonishingly thorough link to every news and reference source imaginable: www.refdesk.com
www.discoveryschool.com DiscoverySchool.com has changed, but it still has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
http://www.ushistory.org/index.html "Congress of Websites"
http://www.kidskonnect.com/ a safe Internet gateway for kids...created and maintained by educators.
INFOPLEASE Homework Center Here's a site the New York Times (1/6/00) called a "strong, reliable solution to homework troubles. It offers a comprehensive list of search categories. Also receiving equally high accolades in the Times' homework article was Homework Central.Com, with an even larger list of categories for "kid-friendly" searches
ALFY - ALFY is a web portal or entry that is extremely "kid-friendly," providing access and entry to thousands of safe, child-oriented web sites. ALFY is geared for children ages 3-10, and includes a graphical index that can be used by young children who are preliterate or non-readers. The site also includes educational and entertaining games

Harcourt school: www.harcourtschool.com
Space Hopscotch: www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus/space/index.html Counting by 2's. Followed by counting backwards.
AAA Math: www.aaamath.com Excellent explanations followed by activities. Well categorized into over a dozen topics. Divided into grades K-8.
A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com Matho (like Bingo), Concentration & Hidden Pictures. Flashcards and worksheets available.
Math Baseball: www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all. Easy to "Super Brain." Algebra or non-algebra. Click the "Play Ball" button. Click in the blank box and type the answer. Easy problems are singles. Difficult problems are home runs. Three incorrect answers result in an out.
Fresh Baked Fractions: www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html Choose a level. Simplify the fractions and click on the one that is not equivalent.
Power Football: www.funbrain.com/football/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems with decimals. Select level of difficulty. Plays like football.
Place Value Puzzler & Rounding: www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html Choose a level of difficulty. Round problems or estimate.
Shape Surveyor: www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html Choose area, perimeter, or both and a level of difficulty. Calculate the area or perimeter of shapes and type answers. Correct answers reveal a hidden picture.

Twenty Minutes of Reading
Children at Clegern are asked to read 20 minutes each night.

Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
(Source Unknown)

Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins. /week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A will practice reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:

Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?

Contact Information
E-mail address

Jane.moody@edmondschools.net

Web address

http://www.edmondschools.net/clegern/classes/moody/moody.htm

Office phone

340-2955

WEB PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Mrs. Moody’s Moos

Classroom Rules

l. Listen carefully

2. Follow directions.

3. Work quietly. Do not disturb others who are working.

4. Respect others. Be kind with your words and actions.

5. Respect school and personal property.

6. Work and play safely.

Just For Fun

Please preview sites before allowing children to visit them, as sites are updated and may have changed.

http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/

http://www.kidsbank.com

http://www.starfall.com

http://www.forbesfield.com/bdf.html

http://www.starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

http://www.aplusmath.com

http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur

http://www.littlecritter.com/

http://place.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/author/index.htm

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.webspirations.net

http://www.wb.com/pages/aol/looneytunestheater/index.jsp

http://www.seussville.com

Edmond Public Schools Website

School Lunch and Breakfast Menus

Edmond School Board Policies

Core Knowledge

http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/ Elementary Resources site correlates grade level computer skills with subjects or topics organized by month.

www.bonus.com

www.cybam.com/grc/kids.htm

Dr. Seuss Seuss's playground in cyberspace.

Fun brain A fun and safe site.

Arthur's website Featuring the loveable Arthur.

Yuckiest site ever! You just have to see it.

Dogpile Search Engine for kids.

Ask Jeeves Search Engine for kids.

The Edmond Sun Edmonds own newspaper.

NewsOK The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.

National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html

An astonishingly thorough link to every news and reference source imaginable: www.refdesk.com

www.discoveryschool.com DiscoverySchool.com has changed, but it still has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.

http://www.ushistory.org/index.html "Congress of Websites"

http://www.kidskonnect.com/ a safe Internet gateway for kids...created and maintained by educators.

INFOPLEASE Homework Center Here's a site the New York Times (1/6/00) called a "strong, reliable solution to homework troubles. It offers a comprehensive list of search categories. Also receiving equally high accolades in the Times' homework article was Homework Central.Com, with an even larger list of categories for "kid-friendly" searches

ALFY - ALFY is a web portal or entry that is extremely "kid-friendly," providing access and entry to thousands of safe, child-oriented web sites. ALFY is geared for children ages 3-10, and includes a graphical index that can be used by young children who are preliterate or non-readers. The site also includes educational and entertaining games

Harcourt school: www.harcourtschool.com

Space Hopscotch: www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus/space/index.html Counting by 2's. Followed by counting backwards.

AAA Math: www.aaamath.com Excellent explanations followed by activities. Well categorized into over a dozen topics. Divided into grades K-8.

A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com Matho (like Bingo), Concentration & Hidden Pictures. Flashcards and worksheets available.

Math Baseball: www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all. Easy to "Super Brain." Algebra or non-algebra. Click the "Play Ball" button. Click in the blank box and type the answer. Easy problems are singles. Difficult problems are home runs. Three incorrect answers result in an out.

Fresh Baked Fractions: www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html Choose a level. Simplify the fractions and click on the one that is not equivalent.

Power Football: www.funbrain.com/football/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems with decimals. Select level of difficulty. Plays like football.

Place Value Puzzler & Rounding: www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html Choose a level of difficulty. Round problems or estimate.

Shape Surveyor: www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html Choose area, perimeter, or both and a level of difficulty. Calculate the area or perimeter of shapes and type answers. Correct answers reveal a hidden picture.

Twenty Minutes of Reading

Children at Clegern are asked to read 20 minutes each night.

Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
(Source Unknown)

Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins. /week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A will practice reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:

Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?

Dolch Sight Word List

Primer

First

Second

Third

a

all

after

always

about

and

am

again

around

better

away

are

an

because

bring

big

at

any

been

carry

blue

ate

as

before

clean

can

be

ask

best

cut

come

black

by

both

done

down

brown

could

buy

draw

find

but

every

call

drink

for

came

fly

cold

eight

funny

did

from

does

fall

go

do

give

don't

far

help

eat

going

fast

full

hers

four

had

first

got

I

get

has

five

grow

in

good

her

found

hold

is

has

him

gave

hot

it

he

how

goes

hurt

jump

into

just

green

if

little

like

know

its

keep

look

must

let

made

kind

make

new

live

many

laugh

me

no

may

off

light

my

now

of

or

long

not

on

old

pull

much

one

our

once

read

myself

play

out

open

right

never

red

please

over

sing

only

run

pretty

put

sit

own

said

ran

round

sleep

pick

see

ride

some

tell

seven

the

saw

stop

their

shall

three

say

take

these

show

to

she

thank

those

six

two

so

them

upon

small

up

soon

then

us

start

we

that

think

use

ten

yellow

there

walk

very

today

you

they

where

wash

together

this

when

which

try

too

why

warm

under

wish

want

work

was

would

well

write

went

your

what

white

who

will

with

yes

Contact Information

E-mail address
Jane.moody@edmondschools.net

Office phone
340-2955

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Clegern Elementary School

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Mrs. Moody’s Moos

Classroom Studies Beyond the Three R’s

Classroom Rules

Just For Fun

Contact Information

E-mail address Jane.moody@edmondschools.net

Office phone 340-2955

E-mail address
Jane.moody@edmondschools.net

Office phone
340-2955