Weekly Update

Hello Families,

I am amazed that we have almost completed another month of school. This year is going by very quickly and our first graders have grown up in so many ways. J

Math

We are working on comparing and ordering numbers to 100. We have also started using greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols. Our lessons this week included adding and subtracting 1 and 10 more to a 2-digit numbers, using comparison symbols, and filling in missing numbers on a 100 chart.

Reading Workshop

Great readers use their five senses to visualize text as they read. We have been reading and visualizing more poetry this week. We really emphasized adding more details to our mental images in our minds and on our paper. Ask your child about child about the poem, “The Sleepover.”

Writer’s Workshop

We are starting to talk about our first grade research project. Each child will be researching an animal of his/her choice. If we do not have books at school on the chosen animal a different animal needs to be chosen or resources may be brought from home. These resources need to be for children, because they will be doing the research independently. We will complete an animal research report as a class before they will begin their own project.

 

This Week I Really Learned!

Thank you for writing to your child each week. We really do enjoy hearing all of the letters written each week. I am only able to check some letters each week. If your child’s letter is not adequate you are more than welcome to have him/her re-write it at home and/or write a letter back to your child stating expectations for next time. J

Word Workshop

We learned about the long e sound spelled with ee and ea.The children know that there aren’t rules for many of these patterns. They know that reading more will help identify the correct spelling by how the word looks when tried a variety of ways. J

Grammar

We learned about adjectives that compare. (Fast – faster – fastest) Have your child look for these in his/her reading material.

Other

Tissues

We are on our last 3 boxes of tissues. If you have an extra box you’d like to send, we’d be very thankful! Thank you for those that have already come in! J Also, thank you to all of the families who sharpen pencils for us! I can’t tell you how much it helps us out every day. J

Water Bottles

Please remember that water bottles may only contain water. If you would like your child to drink something other than water at snack, please send a small amount (no more than 6 ounces) of a beverage that does not contain sugar. I’ve asked the students to bring their water bottles to school empty and fill them with water in the morning. I’m hoping this will eliminate the bathroom “emergencies” we’ve been having lately. Thank you very much for your help with this! J

Report Cards

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your child’s report card. I would be more than happy to answer them. J

Have a wonderful weekend!