Good morning!
This week in math students have been working on a variety of activities based on structuring. Structuring is the ability to put numbers together and take numbers apart. We have been focusing on making sums of 5 and 10. Ask your child to teach you the 'rock-paper-structure' game!
In phonics we are working to master CVC words. These are words with short vowel sounds, such as cat, map, sun, pen, etc. Students are learning if they change the first letter/sound in the word they can make new words. An example of this is if you know cat, then you know hat, bat, mat, pat, rat!
Our first grade writers are busy wrapping up their small moment stories. Next Wednesday we will have an end of unit author celebration. Students from both first grade classes will join together to share their stories. We will also be inviting other staff from the building to enjoy the stories!
This week we begin using the four strategies of predictions, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing when we read books. Both first grade classes have joined together to learn about the characters, props, and enjoy some good books!
I have also began meeting with guided reading groups. Each student will have one new book that they bring home this week. Ask them to read this book to you!
During science this week we have been working with Mrs. McFarlin's class and learning about weather! On Monday we went outside to experiment with different materials in the wind. On Tuesday we demonstrated making a tornado!
Reminder - No school on Friday!
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Thursday Preview
Tomorrow morning we will finish our spring pictures and add glittery blue 'rain'!
We will review concepts from math unit 1, and then students will demonstrate their learning on the Unit 1 Math Assessment.
During phonics students will be filling in the blank to make meaningful sentences. Students will read their completed sentences to another student!
During writer's workshop we will talk about the importance of punctuation in our writing.
In science we will learn about the season of summer!
On Friday, October 30th we will have our annual school Halloween parade, followed by classroom celebrations. Please look in your child's folder for more information early next week!
We will review concepts from math unit 1, and then students will demonstrate their learning on the Unit 1 Math Assessment.
During phonics students will be filling in the blank to make meaningful sentences. Students will read their completed sentences to another student!
During writer's workshop we will talk about the importance of punctuation in our writing.
In science we will learn about the season of summer!
On Friday, October 30th we will have our annual school Halloween parade, followed by classroom celebrations. Please look in your child's folder for more information early next week!
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Terrific Tuesday!
Today in math students participated in activities to review counting strategies, addition strategies and combinations to make five or ten. Tomorrow in math we will explore number stories. Students are also using the online Dreambox program to increase their math skills. Information to log-on to Dreambox from home was sent, and students are encouraged to being using this program at home for extra practice!
Today in phonics we continued to practice using the beginning letter sound to identify words. Tomorrow we will continue to practice names of our classmates by identifying the number of syllables in names.
Today in writer's workshop we read the book Ralph Tells a Story. This story was about a boy who had trouble finding things to write about, until his classmates helped him discover that stories are everywhere! Anytime your family does something special, or something funny happens at home, remind your child that they can write a small moment story about it!
During reading time students have learned how to read to self, write about their thinking while reading, and read with a partner. Today we began a new station to listen to reading. Each day the goal is for all students to rotate through three reading stations.
Today we talked about winter. Tomorrow we will be discussing spring!
Remember, every Wednesday our class visits the library. Your child can check out two books each week!
Today in phonics we continued to practice using the beginning letter sound to identify words. Tomorrow we will continue to practice names of our classmates by identifying the number of syllables in names.
Today in writer's workshop we read the book Ralph Tells a Story. This story was about a boy who had trouble finding things to write about, until his classmates helped him discover that stories are everywhere! Anytime your family does something special, or something funny happens at home, remind your child that they can write a small moment story about it!
During reading time students have learned how to read to self, write about their thinking while reading, and read with a partner. Today we began a new station to listen to reading. Each day the goal is for all students to rotate through three reading stations.
Today we talked about winter. Tomorrow we will be discussing spring!
Remember, every Wednesday our class visits the library. Your child can check out two books each week!
Sunday, October 11, 2015
October's flying!
The month of October is flying by! Our first graders have been busy learning, and I have been busy learning too! Over the weekend I attended a conference at UW-Oshkosh about 'Hot Topics in Literacy'. I got to listen to some great speakers, and I got some awesome ideas to try in our classroom and new books to read!
This week we will be wrapping up Unit One of Everyday Math. Students will take the end of unit assessment on Tuesday. Some of the topics covered in unit one include: tally marks, forward and backward counting, numeral identification, comparing numbers, and identifying numbers before and after a given number.
In writer's workshop this week we will continue to focus on ways to bring our small moment stories to life. We have learn about making your characters move and talk, and writing about how your character is feeling or what they are thinking. We have studied some mentor texts to explore what other authors do in their stories.
Students are continuing to build their stamina and practice reading to self and writing in their thinking journals. Students also have the opportunity for partner reading and to listen to books read to them.
This week in science our theme will be the four seasons. We will focus on a different season everyday, beginning with fall.
We will have an all school assembly on Monday to review school wide expectations and introduce our school kindness tree! We will also have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake.
This week we will be wrapping up Unit One of Everyday Math. Students will take the end of unit assessment on Tuesday. Some of the topics covered in unit one include: tally marks, forward and backward counting, numeral identification, comparing numbers, and identifying numbers before and after a given number.
In writer's workshop this week we will continue to focus on ways to bring our small moment stories to life. We have learn about making your characters move and talk, and writing about how your character is feeling or what they are thinking. We have studied some mentor texts to explore what other authors do in their stories.
Students are continuing to build their stamina and practice reading to self and writing in their thinking journals. Students also have the opportunity for partner reading and to listen to books read to them.
This week in science our theme will be the four seasons. We will focus on a different season everyday, beginning with fall.
We will have an all school assembly on Monday to review school wide expectations and introduce our school kindness tree! We will also have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake.
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