Happy Holidays! This is our last week of school for 2010.
This week we will be exploring area, comparing weights on a balance scale, using base ten blocks to add 2 digit numbers, and making calendars for 2011. We will also be learning about the different sounds of the letters c and g. We will read different versions of The Night Before Christmas and compare and contrast them.
On Wednesday, we will watch the movie "The Polar Express." Children are allowed to wear their pajamas that day. I encourage robes if you have them. No slippers please, we have physical education that day. We will be having hot chocolate and cookies while we watch the movie.
Our Holiday Party will be on Thursday, beginning at 11:30. We will have pizza, fruit, juice boxes, water bottles, and cookies. Thanks to all who donated items for our party! Students are encouraged to bring in a board game or a card game to play with their classmates at the party. Parents are welcome to attend as well.
I hope you all have a wonderful, healthy, restful winter break. Enjoy every minute with your little ones! See you in 2011!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Week of December 13-17
During this last full week before our winter break, we will be learning about winter holidays, such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. We will prepare for our Holiday Concert, which is on Wednesday evening at 6:00 pm. On Thursday, we will have an assembly, called "Super Survivor".
Friday we will have a special treat when we make Gingerbread Houses with the 8th graders. Each first grader will make their own house, using milk cartons (from school) and graham crackers, frosting, and decorations from home. This activity is a very fun process and the children really enjoy it. Please look for a note to come home with more information.
An email went out about the classroom Holiday Party, which will be Thursday, December 23. We are ordering pizza and playing board games or card games brought from home. All are welcome to join us for a fun time of games and pizza.
We are starting Unit 5 in Everyday Mathematics this week. We will be exploring place value using base ten blocks and calculators. We will also be comparing numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. Please continue to practice basic addition facts to ten.
In reading, we are reading a Biscuit story in our anthology. We are continuing with our Jan Brett author study. The students are really enjoying her stories!
Have a great week! I know the children are getting very excited about the holidays. We have had some great discussions about Santa and they are writing wonderful stories about Christmas traditions with their families. Thanks for sharing your children with me each day!
Friday we will have a special treat when we make Gingerbread Houses with the 8th graders. Each first grader will make their own house, using milk cartons (from school) and graham crackers, frosting, and decorations from home. This activity is a very fun process and the children really enjoy it. Please look for a note to come home with more information.
An email went out about the classroom Holiday Party, which will be Thursday, December 23. We are ordering pizza and playing board games or card games brought from home. All are welcome to join us for a fun time of games and pizza.
We are starting Unit 5 in Everyday Mathematics this week. We will be exploring place value using base ten blocks and calculators. We will also be comparing numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. Please continue to practice basic addition facts to ten.
In reading, we are reading a Biscuit story in our anthology. We are continuing with our Jan Brett author study. The students are really enjoying her stories!
Have a great week! I know the children are getting very excited about the holidays. We have had some great discussions about Santa and they are writing wonderful stories about Christmas traditions with their families. Thanks for sharing your children with me each day!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Week of December 6-10
This week we will begin our new author study of Jan Brett. She has written so many wonderful books! We will share her stories, newsletter, website, tips for writing, coloring pages, and even puppets. Her books will definitely help us get into the spirit of the season.
We will finish Unit 4 in math and have a test on Thursday. Our next unit is about place value, number stories, and basic facts. It is devoted to extending children's understanding of, and proficiency with, addition and subtraction. Children make up and solve number stories, which helps foster links between verbal representations and concrete, pictorial, and number model representations. They also will work on adding 0 and 1 and doubles.
Please look for information to come home about gingerbread houses and the Polar Express. These are special events first grade enjoys each year.
Please note that we will be going outside for recess every day, as long as it is not raining. Please send your child with a warm coat, hat, gloves, scarf, etc.
Have a joyful week!
We will finish Unit 4 in math and have a test on Thursday. Our next unit is about place value, number stories, and basic facts. It is devoted to extending children's understanding of, and proficiency with, addition and subtraction. Children make up and solve number stories, which helps foster links between verbal representations and concrete, pictorial, and number model representations. They also will work on adding 0 and 1 and doubles.
Please look for information to come home about gingerbread houses and the Polar Express. These are special events first grade enjoys each year.
Please note that we will be going outside for recess every day, as long as it is not raining. Please send your child with a warm coat, hat, gloves, scarf, etc.
Have a joyful week!
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