Weekly Update

Hello Families,

Another week of unexpected cancellations and delays is behind us! We are getting good at going with the flow and re-adjusting our schedule. Let’s hope February will be remarkably warm! J

Math

We are completing a short unit on repeating patterns. This unit will conclude on Tuesday and then we will work on counting and number patterns to 100.

Reading Workshop

GREAT readers ask questions about non-fiction text too! We will look deep into the difference of questioning when reading fiction and non-fiction. We are still working on asking questions using who, what, when, where, why, and how. Challenge your child to begin questions with these words at home too! J

Writer’s Workshop

We all have written our rough drafts of our opinion paragraphs. Next week we will write final copies. Our writing has improved so much since the beginning of 1^st grade!

This Week I Really Learned!

We were rushed this afternoon, so we did not follow our regular T.W.I.R.L. procedures. Some students did not have a chance to write a letter. Those that did, wrote their letters without the class brainstorming.  I was excited to see such great letters written independently.

Word Workshop

Yay for long vowels! We are now learning about the other sound that vowels make….the long sound. This week we are learning about long I made by adding a silent e. Be on the lookout for long I word with silent e endings. (stole, poke, joke, slope, rope) First graders should be able to read and spell long I words with silent e endings. Ask your child about the silent E song that we listen to every day. J

Grammar

We started learning about contractions with not and using them correctly. We know that we use “doesn’t” with he and she and “don’t” with I, they, you, and we.

I don’t

You don’t

We don’t

They don’t

He doesn’t

She doesn’t

(Person’s name) doesn’t

 

FAST Testing

All FAST Testing is complete! Students worked very hard to do their best. We will discuss this data at conferences, but feel free to contact me earlier if you’re curious about your child’s scores.

 

Enjoy your weekend!