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January 19th, 2024

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Dear 1st Grade Families,

Another amazing and golden week of classes in first grade. For our first graders, it’s a period of magical discovery as they develop alertness and observation skills like mathematicians. Students enjoyed the challenges of “represent addition and subtraction on a number line.” Through jumps, frog races, and hungry sharks, we have been increasing in developing problem-solving skills that are crucial for decision-making, critical thinking, and logical reasoning.

In reading and writing, children begin to spread their wings by getting to know common phonograms that end in blends. They’re feeling confident, independent, and eager to take on new challenges in every writing process, so our “Teaching Books” are sharpening their perception of the world. In content, students’ faculty of comprehension is growing along with their capacities for understanding how sound and light move; we are pretty sure they are sharing at home why light and sound are essential to creating memorable events. On the other hand, we had a successful “Math Parent School", where you got the chance to play the role of a student inside our wonderful classrooms. Thank you so much for your attendance and continued support.

All the best!

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Writing: We are wrapping up our unit making sure to be able to edit on the go, thinking about Pop-Out words and speech bubbles to add craft.

Phonics: Students will take time to study word parts to help them spell all the way across a word.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Writing: Authors will be varying ending punctuations to help bring out the meaning of their teaching book. They will be editing with a checklist thinking about spaces, using the words on the word wall, vowel sounds and so much more.

Phonics: Readers and writers will work together to show what they know about parts of words, they will use what they know about words parts to help them spell all the way across a word.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Writing: Think about your writing, think about this Editing Checklist and where you can improve your writing.

Phonics: Students will spell and write as many words they can using the word parts of st, th, tr, sm, dr, sw, ack, ink, ing, ery. Remember to say them out loud and write them in your homework notebook (Reading Response).

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

El mejor del grupo(exhibición): Juzgar nuestras colecciones.

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Darán inicio al taller de escritura " Escribir Reseñas" , escribirán su opinión dando razones y detalles para cada razón usando ejemplos para convencer a los demás,además, aprenderán a usar frases como: Estoy de acuerdo con eso. Yo también pienso así o No estoy de acuerdo ,Yo tengo una opinión diferente argumentando siempre su opinion.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Escoge un tema del siguiente cartel Qué opinas? y escribe tu opinión agregando tres razones, recuerda usar la palabra porque para argumentarlas.

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will measure, compare and order two digit numbers using measuring strips.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will be comparing the height of the rockhopper and king penguin to thier own using the measuring strip

What mathematicians could be doing at home...

Home Connection Penguin Problems Unit 4 M4 S2 Due on Friday, January 26

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Students will have a variety of experiences that give them a foundation about sound and light.

What tigers are doing at school...

We will explore both phenomena and start asking questions and making observations about what we observe.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Notice who we use light and sound in our everyday life. Discuss your findings with family members or friends.

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Learners and friends name examples of effective and ineffective communication practices.

Learners and friends demonstrate attentive listening, responding, and taking turns with a partner.

Learners and friends use body language and words to show they are paying attention

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Learners and friends will practice speaking and listening attentively, responding thoughtfully, and taking turns while interviewing a buddy.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Point out when you are using body language to show you are paying attention. Nodding, or saying “I agree” after someone finishes talking, are a few ways to show you are paying attention.