I hope this week will be a full week of uninterrupted learning! We have so much going on this week! We will be learning about Chinese New Year and participating in activities related to this fun holiday. We will also be learning about the legend of groundhog day. We will hopefully finish and publish our non-fiction books about animals. It seems like it is taking forever for us to finish these!
Congratulations to Madison and Katherine for winning our class spelling bee!
Mrs. O'Neil will be teaching math and language arts this week.
Keep your fingers crossed for a snow free week!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Week of January 24-28
I hope you have been enjoying all of the snow!
This week we will be discussing nutrition. The students will write poems about healthy foods, create posters to share, and watch a video about good nutrition.
We have started learning about long vowels. We are starting with long a and following the silent e rule. We will review ch and th.
Mrs. O'Neil will be teaching math this week. We will have a test on Unit 5 this week.
In writing, we will be finishing our animal reports. We will publish and share them.
The therapy dogs will be coming on Monday. Reading to them is a great way to improve reading fluency!
Have a great week!
This week we will be discussing nutrition. The students will write poems about healthy foods, create posters to share, and watch a video about good nutrition.
We have started learning about long vowels. We are starting with long a and following the silent e rule. We will review ch and th.
Mrs. O'Neil will be teaching math this week. We will have a test on Unit 5 this week.
In writing, we will be finishing our animal reports. We will publish and share them.
The therapy dogs will be coming on Monday. Reading to them is a great way to improve reading fluency!
Have a great week!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Week of January 18-21
This week we will learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. We will read stories about him and learn a song about him on Friday. We will continue our author study of Mo Willems. The students are really enjoying his books. They will be buddy reading them aloud to the class this week! We will finish our animal reports and share them during writing workshop. The students are learning how to do research about the animals they have chosen. We are learning a lot, and they are creating informative non-fiction pieces to add to their writing portfolios.
We have finished another unit in the Scott Foresman reading series. We will have the unit test this week and begin Unit 4. We are almost finished with Unit 5 in Everyday Math. Please keep practicing addition facts. We will also be measuring to the nearest inch.
We have been inside for recess because of the snow. The children are allowed to bring things from home to play with, as long as they are willing to share them with classmates.
I hope you have been enjoying the snow! The sledding has been wonderful! Have fun and be careful!
We have finished another unit in the Scott Foresman reading series. We will have the unit test this week and begin Unit 4. We are almost finished with Unit 5 in Everyday Math. Please keep practicing addition facts. We will also be measuring to the nearest inch.
We have been inside for recess because of the snow. The children are allowed to bring things from home to play with, as long as they are willing to share them with classmates.
I hope you have been enjoying the snow! The sledding has been wonderful! Have fun and be careful!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Week of January 10-14
Happy New Year!
January has brought us a new student teacher! Her name is Mrs. O'Neil and she will be with us for 12 weeks. For the first two weeks, she will be observing. Then she will be teaching small reading groups, and will gradually take on more teaching responsibilities. The students enjoy having another teacher in the classroom.
This week we learned about snowflakes. We also did a science experiment to learn about the water cycle. Next week we will learn about the animals that live in very cold climates.
In Writing Workshop, we will be writing animal reports. Report writing is new for us. Please look for our writing pieces from December to come home soon.
Our author/illustrator of the month is Mo Willems. He is best known for his pigeon character. Some of his other characters are Knuffle Bunny and Piggie and Gerald. His stories are perfect for first grade readers and they are very funny!
We are almost finished with Journal 1 in Everyday Mathematics. When we begin Unit 6, we will be in Journal 2. The students should be practicing math facts on a regular basis to develop fluency.
I hope everyone has a great week!
January has brought us a new student teacher! Her name is Mrs. O'Neil and she will be with us for 12 weeks. For the first two weeks, she will be observing. Then she will be teaching small reading groups, and will gradually take on more teaching responsibilities. The students enjoy having another teacher in the classroom.
This week we learned about snowflakes. We also did a science experiment to learn about the water cycle. Next week we will learn about the animals that live in very cold climates.
In Writing Workshop, we will be writing animal reports. Report writing is new for us. Please look for our writing pieces from December to come home soon.
Our author/illustrator of the month is Mo Willems. He is best known for his pigeon character. Some of his other characters are Knuffle Bunny and Piggie and Gerald. His stories are perfect for first grade readers and they are very funny!
We are almost finished with Journal 1 in Everyday Mathematics. When we begin Unit 6, we will be in Journal 2. The students should be practicing math facts on a regular basis to develop fluency.
I hope everyone has a great week!
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