The first graders are settling into the new routine. This week we are finishing our first math unit and will have our first official math test on Thursday. Our next unit will include time to the hour and pennies, nickels, and dimes. We are always working on basic addition facts. A parent letter about our Everyday Math Unit 2 will come home on Thursday.
The students are doing very well in Guided Reading Groups. Thank you all for reading the books they bring home with them and signing and returning the bookmark and book. They always have a smile on their face when they say, "I read to Mommy!" or "Daddy read with me last night!"
We have been spending a lot of time learning about what it means to be a good friend. Our author study of Kevin Henkes is a great way to learn about friendship, worries, fears, and new experiences.
Writing Workshop is quickly becoming one of our favorite times of the day. The writers are learning where to get ideas for stories, how to spell words they don't know, and how to write complete sentences. Soon we will begin making our own little books!
Everyone will get a turn to be the Someone Special. This is how we get to know each other. After everyone's initial turn, then we begin all over again, without making the poster and bringing things in for show and tell.
Have a great week! I am looking forward to meeting all of you at Back to School Night on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 pm.