Ms. Fry

Ms. Fry

1st Grade Team
vivianfry@mckeelschools.com

Welcome to First Grade!

I am so excited for this school year! This is my third year teaching at McKeel Academy Central. I graduated from Southeastern University with a bachelors degree in Elementary Education. I am certified in elementary education, and I am reading and ESOL endorsed. I have a passion for learning and teaching. I hope to instill in your child a love for learning and a joy to come to school each day. This year my goal is to enrich your child with hands-on, engaging, and differentiated learning experiences to meet your child's needs and help your child reach his or her full potential. In my classroom, learning will be a positive, challenging, exciting, and fun journey throughout the year. By partnering with you, I am confident your child grow this school year. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns throughout the year.

Our Schedule 

8:00-8:20-Arrival/ Morning Work/Choice

8:25-8:55- MAC time

9:00-9:25- Phonics

9:25-10:05-Block: PE everyday, except on Tuesday we have art

10:05-10:53- Finish phonics, Whole Group Reading

10:53-11:18- Lunch

11:18 -  11:45 - Reading Small Group

11:45-12- Recess

12:00 - 12:45 - Grammar (mentor sentences), Writing 

12:45 - 1:45 - Whole group and small group math

1:45-2:00- Snack and Read Aloud

2:00-2:40-Science/ Social Studies

2:40- Pack up and clean up for dismissal 

Music- Wednesday 12:45-1:25 

Library- Thursday 1:30-2:10

Important Dates 

Thursday, Dec. 19th- End of second nine weeks; AR goal deadline

Dec. 20th-Jan. 3rd- Winter Break 

Monday, Jan. 6th- Students return to school from winter break. 

What are we learning? 

Reading: identify the main topic and key details in informational text (non-fiction)

Math: adding and subtracting within 20, addition and subtraction word problems

Social Studies: timelines

Science: motion- directions objects can move, push and pull

What to work on at home? 

  • Read each night, even just for 15-20 minutes. You can read to someone, with someone, or listen to someone. You can read a book, a magazine, on an iPad, however you choose... just LOVE it! You can also read on RAZ kids at home. You may log it in your reading log in your purple folder. 
  • Practice the Red Words in the purple folder (reading them and spelling them). This can be done however you choose to practice at home... sidewalk chalk, magnetic letters on the fridge, finger painting, etc. Make it FUN!! Practicing your words does not have to be boring! Red words are learned by sight. They usually break phonics rules, so we do not sound them out, we memorize them by sight. 
  • Practice Math (optional)- Practice on Zearn or Xtra Math

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