October 4, 2024

This year 5th graders are volunteering their time for community service. This information and link is for a time to play board games with 5th graders from Glenhope. One of them has a first grade sibling, so they want to share their excitement about playing games with first grade Gators. It sounds like a fun opportunity for the kids to enjoy some time together outside of school.

This is Matthew's Zevakhin mom. Matthew likes board games and participates in community hours project. He did in the past an event for local library where kids played board games, so we planned the same here. I asked 5th graders if they have kids who'd like to join and we found another Matthew from Ms. Hayes's classroom. They met, played games and decided what they offer for the first graders.

I shared this invitation to the FB group for the first graders, but I wanted to share with you if you know kids. This is a google sign up for the free board games event for just Glenhope First graders where both Matthews will play with first graders. We hope to get 4-6 kids, we don't even need more or will do another event for everyone who signs up.

I decided to share this link with you as we plan it for Oct, 13 and in case you know kids who are interested and would like to join:

Board Game Meet Up 

Week in Review

This week in math we finished our unit on addition and subtraction. We took the unit assessment this morning and will continue with the skills in our next unit, which is problem solving with addition and subtraction in word problems.

In reading, we worked on text features, story elements and retelling in our own words. One of the things first graders work on is making connections to stories through real life. They enjoy reading stories, discussing the character traits and emotions while making connections to their own experiences. It's an effective tool for practicing comprehension as well as vocabulary study. 

We began our unit on Amazing Animals and looked for names of animals that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Students will research animals and use those skills to learn more about non-fiction and informational text. 

In social studies, we will study about the characteristics of good citizenship and the role of citizens in a constitutional republic, including the importance of voting. Students will be introduced to the idea of patriotism and how we demonstrate our patriotism through national symbols, holidays, and events. 

In Science we will also be studying animal characteristic, habitats, food and other interesting facts. 

GRADE LEVEL STEM MIXER

Thursday first graders mixed classes and worked in groups to create the tallest tower possible from toothpicks and pumpkins. They enjoyed moving to different rooms and collaborating to problem solve with new friends.

Looking Ahead

Next week, we will be in Module 3 of HMH. It is called "Amazing Animals". The Family letters are below.

Many of you have scheduled or had parent conferences and discussed i-Ready data. Next Thursday, your child's results will be sent home via email. If you have questions, please contact your child's teacher to discuss. 

Please make every effort to read your child's homework book each night. Daily reading impacts progress and skills that we practice in class. Many of the children can read words at a higher level than they are able to comprehend. We work on fluency, accuracy, comprehension and prosody as well as phonics skills. As we see progress in all of these areas, students will gradually move to more difficult material.

Upcoming Curriculum 

Language Arts: I can spell words using sound-spelling patterns. I can read high frequency words. I can build my reading stamina. I can write narrative stories about my own life. 

Math: I can represent addition or subtraction word problems up to 20 by using appropriate strategies such as concrete objects, pictorial models, and number sentences.

Science: animals have different external structures, such as birds, mammals, and fish, that help them meet their basic needs for survival. Animals grow and change. Many young animals resemble their parents. Life cycles show how animals go through a pattern where they are born or hatched, grow, and become adults.

Social Studies: I can describe what a good citizen does and how they exemplify good citizenship. 

October Dress Up Calendar