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!
