3-27-19

Well we survived our first week of Distant Learning.  Thank you for all of your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions just let us know.

Google Classroom will look a little different this week. Instead of everything in one folder, we have listed the materials and assignments under each subject. Start by looking at the weekly plans at the top. Everything you need will be under the subject headings. If you are not able to print the pages, go ahead and write the information on a piece of paper. We are definitely learning as we go!  Work will be posted Sunday evenings at 5:00.

We would like you to TRY to return work to us via Google Classroom, if possible. You’ll need to look at your email to see a video from Mrs. Preston with specific directions for posting work on Google Classroom. In the long run, this will be easier for everyone. You can turn in work all at once on Friday or daily if you choose.

For math, we will be using an app called Freckle. Please see below for instructions on signing in. Our hope is that you’ll have to print less, but we can keep moving forward with our Math concepts. We would also like the children to continue focusing on the flashcards sent each week as well.

To sign onto Freckle go to student.freckle.com.  It will then ask you to put in your class code.

1A use code 5b7g6w

1B use code kurteb

1D use code ybj3m7

Once you have put in the code find your name and select that pig.  Then select Math and either choose Number Facts or Fact Practice. Follow the online directions from there.  We are planning for you doing 1-2 sessions each day.

We miss you all VERY much! I’ll post something on FlipGrid on Mondays and Wednesdays. If you’ve not posted yet, try it!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Love,

Mrs. Kurtenbach

Hello everyone! Welcome our new Distance Learning club. It is so very important that everyone tries their best on everything that I’m sending. I want you to be ready for 2nd grade!

When you are reading books on Epic, make sure you choose a “just right” book. I can see how long it took you to read it, and some of you are reading 20 pages in 10 seconds!!!! I don’t think so!!! If you are reading it really quick, be sure to ask yourself who, what, when, where, why and how questions. You should also be able to tell what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story. If you can’t do that you need to go back and read it again. Stop after every 2 pages and think!!!

Remember to use

1. Eagle Eye
2. Stretchy the Snake
3. Chunky Monkey
4. Flippy the Dolphin
5. Skippy the Frog.               Oh no! I know there are 2 more but I can’t think of them! Also tomorrow look for your first Grid on FlipGrid. On Monday and Wednesdays I’m going to ask you to answer a question or show me something.  Remember, if you have any questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them as soon as I can!  Love,  Mrs. Kurtenbach

Dear Families,

We hope this finds you all well!  We have been working very hard to get distance learning set up for everyone. It’s been quite an adventure for us and we know it has been for you! Thank you for your support and understanding as we endure this together!

If you have not joined your child’s Google classroom or EPIC, please do so by Sunday. The plans for the week will be posted on Google classroom on Monday mornings at 8:15 a.m.  The assignment will have a page that is called week 1 plans. This is a guideline for daily assignments.  If you are able to print the assignments great, but if not just do the best you can on a piece of paper (but don’t use toilet paper.  You may need that). You will see that there are some assignments we ask you to take a picture and email it to your teacher.

These plans should take about an hour each day to complete.  We have also included a sheet of extra resources that you can use to fill other times during the day. 

We hope you will use this time to connect with your family.  Enjoy your time together. Play games, watch movies, talk to each other, create, sleep in.  Have fun!

If you have any questions please let us know. We will do our best to help you, or find someone else who can!  Also, please know that we are praying for you, our school/parish communities and our country daily. 

First Grade Teachers