Vivian Fry
1st Grade Team
Welcome to First Grade!
I am so excited for this school year! This is my eighth year teaching at McKeel Academy Central. I graduated from Southeastern University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I am certified in elementary education, and I am reading, civics, and ESOL endorsed.
I love traveling, shopping, and spending time with my family and friends. I also have a passion for learning and teaching. This year, my goal is to enrich your child with engaging and differentiated learning experiences to meet their needs and help them reach their full potential. I hope to instill a love of learning in your child, and I look forward to working together this year!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns throughout the year.
What are we learning?
Reading: comparing two texts on the same topic
Writing: writing an opinion paragraph and supporting it with reasons from the text
Math: adding and subtracting within 20
Social studies: introduction to maps, map elements
Science: sun
Phonics: review ending blends and introduce r-controlled vowels (er, ir, ur, w+or)
Examples: dirt, fern, word, curb
Syllabication can be found here: https://literacylearn.com/syllable-division-rules/
We are learning two and three syllable VC/CV pattern.
What should we work on at home?
- Read for 10-15 minutes every night Monday through Thursday. You can read to someone, with someone, or listen to someone read. You can read a book, a magazine, on an iPad, however you choose... just LOVE it!
- Optional Reading and Math practice: Students may turn it in weekly for a reward, but they will not be penalized for not doing it.
- High Frequency Words (HFW) for this week: very, once, back
- Continue to work on these words: all first and second nine week's words, says, were, just, know, when, hand, goes, fly, read, some, could, would, done, first, fast, again, round, found
(Students will need to practice reading all the words. Students will need to practice both reading and spelling for the red words. )
Important Dates
Thursday, February 13: Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A
Monday, February 17: HOLIDAY - Students/Staff (President's Day)
Thursday, February 20: Field Trip to Glazer Children's Museum
Monday, February 24: 1st and 3rd grade share night at the Highland City Culver's
Wednesday, February 26: Class pictures
Monday, March 3-7: Book Fair
Thursday, March 6: Family Night at MAC
Wednesday, March 12: Spring Pictures
Friday, March 14: End of 3rd Grading Period, AR goal deadline, House Day. Go Eheys!
Monday - Friday, March 17-21: HOLIDAY - Spring Break
Tuesday, April 1: Report Cards, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Concert 6pm
Tuesday, April 15: The Schools of McKeel Academy Science Extravaganza at MAT
Friday, April 18: No School for Students/Staff
Monday, April 21: McKeel Closed Students & Staff (Polk Schools in Session)
Wednesday, April 30: STAR testing reading PM3
Thursday, May 1: STAR testing math PM3
Friday, May 2: Field Trip to Camp Margaritaville
Monday, May 26: HOLIDAY - Students/Staff (Memorial Day)
Tuesday, May 27: House Cup Day! Go Eheys!
Thursday, May 29: Last Day for Students EARLY RELEASE
Our Schedule
8:00-8:25 Morning work
8:25-8:40 Phonemic Awareness
8:40-9:30 Reading
9:30-10:00 Writing (Tuesday/Thursday)
Library: 9:30-10:00 (Monday)
Spanish: 9:30-10:00 (Wednesday)
Music: 9:25-10:05 (Friday)
10:00-10:15 Mentor Sentence/Grammar
10:15-10:30 Recess
10:30-11:14 Phonics
11:14-11:39 Lunch
11:40-12:40 Math
12:40-1:25 MAC Time (Reading Small Groups)
1:25-2:05 PE and Art (Tuesday)
2:05-2:15 Snack
2:15-2:45 Science and Social Studies
2:45-3:00 Pack Up
3:00 Dismissal