First Grade Week #4

Dear First Grade Families,

We’ve wrapped up another busy, fun-filled week in first grade!

Reading

-When good readers come to a tricky word, they check the picture and get their lips ready to read the word! We met two Beanie Babies this week that help us remember these strategies:  Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish!

-We learned that good readers look at all parts of the word! Our friend Stretchy Snake helps us remember this!

-We learned that good readers think about what looks right and makes sense in the story!

Writing

-We learned how to bring our stories to life by making our characters think, feel, talk, and move!

-We also practiced telling our stories in “itsy bitsy” steps and using transition words like “first, next, then, last.”

Math

-We wrapped up Unit 1 and took our first math assessment.

-We started Unit 2, which will focus on addition strategies.

-We learned about the “turn around rule” or the commutative property.

-We practiced counting on.

-We practiced navigating the 120s chart.

-We learned some new games:  Roll and Total and Rolling for 50.

Science

-We continued learning about apples and the apple life cycle this week.

-We learned about Johnny Appleseed.

 -We did an apple taste test on Friday.  The students sampled Macintosh, Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith.  The class favorite was Golden Delicious and the runner up was Honey Crisp!

Our poem of the week was “Johnny Appleseed” – Ask your child to sing it to you!

Some reminders

-Picture day is October 3^rd

-No school October 5^th (Staff Development Day)

-No school October 8^th (Columbus Day)

-Book bags will start coming home shortly!

-Please return Federal Aid forms ASAP!!

Donors Choose

*The students LOVE the Hokki Stools in our classroom! I have posted some projects on Donors Choose to get additional stools for our classroom.  I have posted them as several small projects so that they have a better chance of getting funded.  Please consider sharing these projects with friends and family! Getting the word out truly helps! These stools are AWESOME for helping students get the movement they need! Donors choose has helped us get many of the flexible seating options we have available in our classroom!

Wiggle While We Work Part 3 <--Click here to view the project!!! 

And as always....some pictures!