SUSAN - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

First Grade Student of the Week during December 7 - 11 was Susan. You are a very special student in our Hive!! Congratulations Susan!!

KELLEN - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Congratulations Kellen!! He was our First Grade Student of the Week during November 30 - December 4. Kellen is the newest member of our Hive. We hope you enjoyed your special week.

THANKSGIVING FEAST 2015

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THANKSGIVING MUSEUM VISIT

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FIRST GRADERS MAKE BUTTER

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CADEE - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Cadee joined the HIVE after living and attending school in Germany where her daddy was stationed in the army. We are honored to have her in First Grade. Congratulations Cadee for being our Student of the Week!

SPELLING WORDS

SPELLING WORDS
Week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

FIRST GRADE
when wish which shut
rush shop what who

Spelling Sentences:
What can I get when I shop?
Who can rush and shut the pen?

SECOND GRADE
ground house down how boy
point you your would should

Spelling Sentences:
Would you get down from that high tree?
Your boy is here at our house.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS
FOR THE WEEK
November 30 – December 4

FIRST GRADE
every made mother of was

SECOND GRADE
across best complained dumped
either sometimes toward

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS
FOR THE WEEK
November 16 - 20

FIRST GRADE
again say read word please

SECOND GRADE
city children country dashing
high place room sealing

BUIDLING OF THE MAYFLOWER SHIP

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BUILD A BOAT

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WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
November 9 - 13

FIRST GRADE
came know out she there

SECOND GRADE
baseball pitching returned
since terrible those

CLASS HALLOWEEN PARTY

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REECE - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Congratulations Reece!! He was our Student of the Week during October 26 - 30th. You are doing an amazing job in First Grade. Keep up the good work!!

SPIDER PROGRAM

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100 GOOD BEHAVIORS

It is a pleasure to share that the First and Second Graders have earned 100 Good Behavior marbles!! We are celebrating on Tuesday, October 27 by having "Stuffed Animal Day". The students may bring their stuffed animals to school. It is PJ day for Red Ribbon Week so the Stuffed Animal theme works out well. I will be reading a bedtime story to the Stuffed Animals! Way to go 1st and 2nd Graders. I am so very proud of you!! Keep up the wonderful work!!!

SPELLING WORDS

FIRST GRADE SPELLING WORDS
October 26 - 30

can big man hand did had his the

Spelling Sentences:
The big man had a fat cat.
His hand got cut on the can.

SECOND GRADE SPELLING WORDS
October 26 - 30

street need feet greets here keep
said been live some

Spelling Sentences:
"We live here on this street," said both men.
"They need some help," said the three small kids.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS
FOR THE WEEK
October 26 - 30

FIRST GRADE

jump more sleep time with

SECOND GRADE

enough exclaimed patch ripe

squeeze until

HOMECOMING 2015

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AIDEN - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Meet our Student of the Week! Aiden was our special student October 5 - 9. We are very proud of you!! Keep up the good work in First Grade!!!

SECOND GRADE SPELLING WORDS

There will be NO spelling words this week. The children are taking end of the nine weeks tests. The week of October 19 we only have 3 school days due to Parent Teacher Conferences. We will begin spelling again on Monday, October 26.

OUR CLASS TRIP TO THE ARBORETUM

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HOMECOMING PARADE

On Friday, October 9 Wakefield School will celebrate Homecoming. We are playing the Lakeside Knights. The First and Second Graders will participate in the Homecoming Parade. The parade begins at 2:00 p.m. in the front of school. It ends at the football field. We will watch the parade as it passes by school and join in at the end. We hope the children will wear their Flyer T-shirts or our school colors of blue and white. Girls can dress like cheerleaders. Boys can dress like football players. The children will be dismissed at regular time on Friday. The crowning of the queen and king will be prior to the game at 6:40 p.m. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. Come and support the Bombers!

MAKAYLA - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Makayla was our Student of the Week during September 21-25. Congratulations Makayla....keep up the great work in First Grade! We think you are pretty awesome!!

SECOND GRADE SPELLING WORDS

2nd Grade Spelling Words
Week of October 5 - 9

waves while true close fire

three where there they their

Sentences:

1. Was the trash there by the tree where she left it?

2. They will make their fire close to the three tents.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
October 5 – 9
FIRST GRADE

help now said so who

SECOND GRADE

brain hidden messages

mirror thumb whole

MAKING APPLESAUCE

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WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
September 28 – October 2
FIRST GRADE

by eat sing stop them

SECOND GRADE

beak explore keep myself

paddle surface warm

SECOND GRADE SPELLING WORDS

2nd Grade Spelling Words
Week of Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

thing strong long find bring

she clang cold stung both

FLYER FUN FRIDAY

Friday, September 25 is our First Flyer Fun Friday with Mr. Sturges and Mrs. Hughes. At 2:55 all classes (K-5th) will meet. Awards will be presented to classes that have earned No Tardy Tator certificates. Students from each grade will be recognized for their outstanding work during the month of September. Flyer Fun Fridays will take place the last Friday of each month. Following the award presentations Mrs. Hughes will present a short program on the 7 Habits of a HaPpY Kid!!

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

A reminder that school will not be in session on Monday, September 28. Teachers will be in inservice meetings. This weekend please check your child's Yellow Go Home folder for work that needs to be completed. The 3 day break allows the children to have plenty of time to log in minutes of reading!! Last week the total minutes of reading for both classes was 2,145 minutes. I'm VERY PROUD of the children for making it over the 2,000 min. mark!! Yea, for the BEES!!

LAUREN-STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Lauren was our Student of the Week in First Grade the Week of September 14th - 18th. We are proud of your outstanding work in First Grade. Congratulations Lauren!!

TRIP TO THE ARBORETUM

On Friday, October 2 the 1st and 2nd Graders will be taking a trip to the Wakefield Arboretum. We will leave at 12:30 pm and arrive back to school by 2:45 pm. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately with good walking shoes on and bring a light jacket in case the weather is cool. I would also encourage every student to have a bottle of water. We are studying plants and seeds in Science. Kristen (a biologist) from the area Wildlife and Parks Dept will be meeting the classes at the Arboretum to guide us on a hike. I hope that all of the children are working on their seed collections. The collections are due on Monday, October 5. I have shared all the egg cartons that I have at this time. If your child still needs an egg carton you can check back with me or ask a friend. Looking forward to a fabulous Fun Friday next week!!

PICTURE RETAKES

Tuesday, September 29 is picture retake day. If you wish for your child to have retakes then the original pictures must be returned. Please let me know if your child will be having retakes. Thank You!!

2ND GRADE SPELLING WORDS

2nd Grade Spelling Words
September 21 - 25

check shack whips much

when which what small

all talk

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
September 21 – 25

FIRST GRADE

does he into this water

SECOND GRADE

guess house never pile

pleased surprised tomorrow

FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS

The mountains are calling me and I saw go!! Coach Seirer and I are heading to Colorado to view the beautiful aspen trees as they are turning colors. I will be bringing back some of the leaves that we'll be using in Science class. We are looking forward to cooler weather and watching the elk as this is the time of the year when they are very active. Listening to the males bugle is amazing. If we're lucky we might even see some moose! Mrs. Koerner will take good care of my bumbles while I'm gone. I'll be back Thursday, Sept. 24.

BEFORE SCHOOL CHANGE

Starting Monday, September 21 all elementary students will need to report to the new gym before school. The students will no longer be outside in the mornings. The students may sit and visit with their classmates. Mr. Sturges is making this change due to only 1 teacher being assigned supervision duty. This way the teacher can better monitor all the children. Please remind your child to report to the new gym when arriving to school. Classes line up by 8:05 and will be dismissed to their classrooms. The tardy bell rings at 8:10. The First and Second Grades are doing a great job being on time. We have now earned 2 No Tardy Tator Awards!! Our first class begins at 8:15 so I appreciate parents having their children at school on time.

2ND GRADE SPELLING WORDS

Week of September 14 - 18

with them fish ship trash

cloth of from was want

GOODBYE KEAGAN

Friday was Keagan's last day in Second Grade with us. He has been a part of this class since Kindergarten. His family is moving to Fort Lewis in Washington State. We will miss you very much Keagan. Wishing you the best at your new school!

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
September 14 – 18

FIRST GRADE

happy how many on they why

SECOND GRADE

climb everywhere giggled should

spray through

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY

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PATHWAYS TO READING

We are very excited about the Pathways to Reading program. (PTR) This program will greatly benefit our students in the ability to sound out words, understand what they read, and read fluently. The primary focus of PTR is to understand and apply the five scientifically validated core components of the reading process. The five core components are:

Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension

The relationship of the five components is presented in the Simple View of Reading (Gough, Juel, & Griffith, 1992) – pictured above.

Decoding (the ability to figure out words) and Comprehension (the ability to interact with the meaning of text) are skills necessary for independent reading. There are specific skills and tasks for each of the five components of the reading process that impact a student's ability to learn to read.

Tuesday, Sept. 8 we will begin Large Group Instruction in First and Second Grade. I will spend several days building Vowel Town. The students will learn how to produce sounds correctly, how to pull sounds apart (segment) when sounding out words. Second Graders will progress to working with multi-syllable words. Small Group instruction will begin on Lesson 11. (Sept. 22) I am teaching the Large Groups and Mrs. Thomas (Reading Specialist) and Mrs. Mellies (Instructional Aide) is teaching the Small Groups.

Spelling will become a part of this program for the First Graders during the Second Nine Weeks. Second Graders will begin spelling the Week of Sept. 14 - 18. Each week there will be 10 words that we will work on. 1 of these words will be a "Mystery Word". It's new and exciting!! I'm confident our students will become better readers with this program!

EMILY-STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Emily Avery in First Grade! The week of August 31 - September 4 she was our Student of the Week. We are very proud of you!!

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK
September 8 – 11

FIRST GRADE

did me saw walk went

SECOND GRADE

clean easier farm fix

tools use world write

STUFFED ANIMAL READING

Fun Friday Reading to the stuffed animals!!

VOCABULARY WORDS

Each week I am sending home a note with the sight words we are working on. I will also post the words on the Happy Hive. Parents can help their child at home by studying these words. You can make your child word cards to study. These words are tested each week by using them in sentences. This is not a spelling test. These are reading words we use in our stories. Here are the words for the Week of August 24 and the Week of August 31.

FIRST GRADE WORDS

away come down no will

all are find make play

SECOND GRADE WORDS

apartment could elephant have need pianos quiet

hundred knocked outside sick taste tears

A VISIT TO THE CITY BUILDING

The First and Second Graders visited the City Building in Wakefield this past week. The students have been learning about laws and rules in Social Studies. They enjoyed sitting in the mayor's and city council seats pretending that they were at a council meeting. A special thanks to City Clerk Jeri Mason for taking time to visit with the children.

BUSY BEES

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

The HIVE is going to be bee-zy this year! We have 9 First Graders and 12 Second Graders who are excited to get the new school year started. (2 students were absent the first day) Aiden is new to the First Grade class. Jayla and Khalini are new to the Second Grade class. The students have spent time getting to know each other. We made a Friendship Snack Mix on the first day. Both grades are busy preparing for Open House this week. It's going to be an awesome year!!

OPEN HOUSE

YOU ARE INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE

Thursday, August 27
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Come and see what exciting things we are doing at Wakefield School!

WELCOME BACK

First and Second Graders are invited to visit the HIVE Wednesday, August 19 from 1:30-3:30. Students may bring their supplies to put away. I'm looking forward to welcoming all the Bees back to the HIVE! The First Day of School is on Thursday, August 20!!

ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE

CLICK ON THE LINK TO VIEW THE ENROLLMENT SCHEDULE
http://www.usd379.org/wakefield

NEW LOOK FOR THE HIVE

I'm buzzing with excitement! This is a pic from the school website of my classroom!! The HIVE has new floors and lights. I can hardly wait to get back in to start putting things back and decorating.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

HaPpY 4th of July to all my Bumbles! I hope you are having a fun day and being safe with your firecrackers. Peace and Love!!

SUMMER LEARNING CHECKLIST

It’s every parent’s secret fear. That your child’s brain is really turning to mush this summer. All that pool water is making anything she happened to learn last year dissolve quicker than you think. Check out this article for some tips on activities that offer positive, no-pressure recreation with a dash of learning. Education.com is a free website. Sign in and you and your children will be off to a summer fun learning adventure!!
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/summer-learning-checklist/
Here is the link to a "Do-It-Yourself" Summer Camp for kids!
http://www.education.com/summer-adventures/

HAPPY SUMMER TIME

I'll shout it from the top of the mountains....HAPPY SUMMER TIME BUMBLES!! I hope your summer is going well! I'm off to hike more trails and learn new things!

SUPPLY LISTS

Wakefield School Supply Lists
Grade 1 and Grade 2

2 boxes of 24 crayons
1 pkg. pencils
2 Large erasers
2 – 4 oz. Bottles of Elmer’s Glue
Watercolors (Prang Preferred)
1 small plastic school box
1 rounded tip scissors (Crayon or Fiskar preferred)
1 pocket folder
1 wide ruled spiral notebook
1 pkg. wide ruled notebook paper
2 highlighters
1 pkg. dry erase markers
1 Large box of Kleenex
Gym Shoes (white soles)

Buzzzz...Our first day of school is on Thursday, August 20, 2015!

EGG CARTONS

First and Second Grade Bumbles....SAVE an egg carton this summer! We'll be making seed collections this fall and you'll need an egg carton for your seeds. Fun and adventure awaits us in the HIVE!!