Notes for Parents:
- We ran out of disinfectant wipes in our classroom, so if you are willing and able to donate any, we would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!
- If you would like to sign up to be a Mystery Reader, please view the sign-up linked here. I am looking forward to having you “join” our class for a fun read aloud!
- Next week we will begin Unit 3 of Writer’s Workshop, “Writing Reviews.” Please send in a shoebox collection with your child on Tuesday, January 26th!
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- The Annual PE Apparel sale is happening now until February 1. The store is online only. For more information go to the PE Blog. http://mvankoev.edublogs.org
- Please take a moment to read how we will do Valentine’s cards in first grade!
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, January 25 – STEAM, Library, Return Baggie Books
- Tuesday, January 26 – Music
- Bring shoebox collection for Writer’s Workshop
- Wednesday, January 27 – Gym
- Atticus’ half-birthday!
- Thursday, January 28 – Art
- Friday, January 29 – STEAM
- Kendall’s half-birthday!
CELEBRATIONS
Pizza Party: We all enjoyed some yummy pizza and a Clifford movie during lunch on Friday!
Mystery Reader: Sawyers’ mom was our Mystery Reader this week! She read the book Be You! and the message was adorable. Thanks for “visiting” our classroom for this fun read aloud!
Star Students: Melwyn, Tucker, Lily, and Claire were our Star Students this week! Thanks for bringing in one of your favorite books to share with the class for the day.
First Grade Family Time:
- Quote of the Week – This week’s quote went to Joshua for having a desire to learn and making smart and kind choices. Way to go, Joshua!
OUR LEARNING
Writing: This week we practiced writing our last non-fiction book with our table partners! We researched by looking at pictures in real books and used what we learned to add more details to our writing. Next week we will begin Unit 3, “Writing Reviews.” Please send in a shoebox collection with your child on Tuesday, January 26th!
Word Study: We learned lots of new snap words this week! Our word wall keeps growing as we learn new snap words and spelling patterns. We also learned about contractions this week. We practiced smushing two words together and adding an apostrophe to make a contraction.
Math: We began Unit 4: Place Value Concepts, and the kiddos are off to a great start! A lot of the skills were taught in kindergarten, so it has been a great review for them. We talked all about decade numbers and the number of tens each decade number has. This was a great foundational skill for us to practice before we began to add a ten on to a given decade number. Half way through the week, we started working with teen numbers. We broke them down into tens and ones, and we learned a quick way to draw out the number using a tens stick! We also compared two teen numbers using these symbols: <, >, or =.
Reading: We are coming to a close of our nonfiction reading unit. The kids have just loved it and tying it in with writing has been great. This week they found interesting facts to share with a partner, practiced reading with feeling, reading like a writer, and looked for keywords.