During this short week, we will be moving ahead with our Scott Foresman reading series. We will not have a spelling test this week. For our learning centers we will sort the seeds we found on our seed hunt. We will also use our painted papers to create collages in the style of Eric Carle. We will learn about popcorn and make and enjoy some!
I look forward to seeing you at conferences!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Week of October 25-29
It's the last week of October! WOW! The first marking period ends this week. Conferences and report cards will happen next week. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress.
This week we will publish in Writing Workshop. The students have been writing every day and their writing skills are improving every day. This week they will choose a piece they would like to publish. I will type it for them, they will illustrate it. The other pieces they have written this month will come home on Friday. Look for them!
We had a great time learning about seeds last week. Our seed hunt revealed many surprises! This week we will be learning about bats. We will read about bats, watch a video of bats, and act like bats while we are using echolocation.
Our Halloween Parade and Party will be on Friday, 10/29. The parade starts at 1:45. Students are allowed to wear costumes to school (guidelines were sent home on Friday, 10/22) Thanks for volunteering to send in so many goodies for the party. I hope to see you there!
This week is also Red Ribbon Week. An outline of the week went home on Friday 10/22. In first grade we focus on making healthy choices. That includes eating healthy foods, making positive choices about our activities, getting exercise, avoiding things that are bad for us.
Happy Halloween!
This week we will publish in Writing Workshop. The students have been writing every day and their writing skills are improving every day. This week they will choose a piece they would like to publish. I will type it for them, they will illustrate it. The other pieces they have written this month will come home on Friday. Look for them!
We had a great time learning about seeds last week. Our seed hunt revealed many surprises! This week we will be learning about bats. We will read about bats, watch a video of bats, and act like bats while we are using echolocation.
Our Halloween Parade and Party will be on Friday, 10/29. The parade starts at 1:45. Students are allowed to wear costumes to school (guidelines were sent home on Friday, 10/22) Thanks for volunteering to send in so many goodies for the party. I hope to see you there!
This week is also Red Ribbon Week. An outline of the week went home on Friday 10/22. In first grade we focus on making healthy choices. That includes eating healthy foods, making positive choices about our activities, getting exercise, avoiding things that are bad for us.
Happy Halloween!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Week of October 18-22
I hope you are enjoying the beauty of the fall as much as I am!
This week we will go on a leaf hunt as a math enrichment activity on Tuesday. We will sort, measure, compare, and classify leaves. We will also learn about seeds this week. We will go on a nature walk and look for seeds. We will try to determine the plants they grow in to. We will spend some time learning about pumpkins and their life cycle.
We have started Unit 3 in math. This unit is all about predictable patterns. We will focus on number patterns: odd and even numbers, patterns in number lines, number grids, and number sequences. Telling time is extended to the half-hour, dimes are added to our coin collections, and work is begun on solving simple addition and subtraction stories.
Spelling will begin this week. Look for spelling words to come home on Monday. We will have a spelling test on Friday. Students should review the words each night.
Our Halloween Party is almost set. Thanks for the quick email replies! We are still in need of a game. We could play Pass the Pumpkin, or make each other into mummies with toilet paper. Let me know if you have any other ideas, or would like to run the games mentioned.
Have a great week!
This week we will go on a leaf hunt as a math enrichment activity on Tuesday. We will sort, measure, compare, and classify leaves. We will also learn about seeds this week. We will go on a nature walk and look for seeds. We will try to determine the plants they grow in to. We will spend some time learning about pumpkins and their life cycle.
We have started Unit 3 in math. This unit is all about predictable patterns. We will focus on number patterns: odd and even numbers, patterns in number lines, number grids, and number sequences. Telling time is extended to the half-hour, dimes are added to our coin collections, and work is begun on solving simple addition and subtraction stories.
Spelling will begin this week. Look for spelling words to come home on Monday. We will have a spelling test on Friday. Students should review the words each night.
Our Halloween Party is almost set. Thanks for the quick email replies! We are still in need of a game. We could play Pass the Pumpkin, or make each other into mummies with toilet paper. Let me know if you have any other ideas, or would like to run the games mentioned.
Have a great week!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Week of October 12-15
Happy Columbus Day!
On Monday, I will be attending workshops on Writing Workshop and Differentiation of Instruction. I will also be trained in our new reporting system. I hope you enjoy an extra day to sleep in and spend with your children!
This week we will continue our Eric Carle author study. We will read more of his beautiful books, and maybe try to write some of our own in Writing Workshop. We will even try some of his artist techniques and visit his website.
We are finishing Unit 2 in math this week. Thank you for sending in the nickels. It is so helpful to have authentic coins to count. We will have assessments this week in math, and on Friday we will play "store". Students should bring in small items to pretend sell/buy at their store, which they will set up in the classroom. We will use the coins in the classroom to count money to "buy" the items. This is all pretend, no items will be truly bought. It's just good practice!
We will learn about the voyage of Christopher Columbus by making our own ships on the ocean, singing songs, and watching a video of his journey.
On Friday, I will be testing the students phonemic awareness and phonics skills through the DIBELS assessment.
If you have not sent in $1 for a Tulip Bulb for Red Ribbon Week, please do so.
Look for an email to come home this week about our Halloween Party, which will be on Friday, October 29.
On Monday, I will be attending workshops on Writing Workshop and Differentiation of Instruction. I will also be trained in our new reporting system. I hope you enjoy an extra day to sleep in and spend with your children!
This week we will continue our Eric Carle author study. We will read more of his beautiful books, and maybe try to write some of our own in Writing Workshop. We will even try some of his artist techniques and visit his website.
We are finishing Unit 2 in math this week. Thank you for sending in the nickels. It is so helpful to have authentic coins to count. We will have assessments this week in math, and on Friday we will play "store". Students should bring in small items to pretend sell/buy at their store, which they will set up in the classroom. We will use the coins in the classroom to count money to "buy" the items. This is all pretend, no items will be truly bought. It's just good practice!
We will learn about the voyage of Christopher Columbus by making our own ships on the ocean, singing songs, and watching a video of his journey.
On Friday, I will be testing the students phonemic awareness and phonics skills through the DIBELS assessment.
If you have not sent in $1 for a Tulip Bulb for Red Ribbon Week, please do so.
Look for an email to come home this week about our Halloween Party, which will be on Friday, October 29.
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