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Specials This Week: 4/25- 4/29
Monday-PE
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Specials Next Week: 5/2- 5/6
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Thank you so much to all of you who donated money for my eWallet at the book fair. I got some great books for the classroom!
We will be going to the zoo on May 26! Please send in your child's $4 as soon as you can. Also if you would like to volunteer to be a chaperone, return the bottom of the green paper with your name checked!
Please send a jacket with your child for chilly morning recesses!
Reading
In reading we are focusing on characters in our nonfiction books. We are working on studying characters feelings, actions, and words. We are also working on -r controlled vowels and adding more snap words to our word wall!
Writing:
The kids have beed doing a great job writing poems! We have written color poems, I Like poems, Haiku poems, -ing poems, I Wish poems. They have become quite the poets! We will begin fiction writing next week.
Math:
We are working on learning attributes of 2 dimensional shapes, combining different shapes to make new shapes, and learning about equal shares (fractions). We have also learned about 3 Dimensional shapes and how they can be used to make new shapes. We will take the test this week and start unit 8 next week. Unit 8 will be 2 digit addition. Ex.) 45+28=____
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on Community, Safety, and climate. We will talk about how others may feel in a situation and how our feelings can affect others.
Specials This Week: 4/11- 4/15
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Specials Next Week: 4/18- 4/22
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Thank you so much to all of you who donated money for my eWallet at the book fair. I got some great books for the classroom!
We will be going to the zoo on May 26! Please send in your child's $4 as soon as you can. Also if you would like to volunteer to be a chaperone, return the bottom of the green paper with your name checked!
Please send a jacket with your child for chilly morning recesses!
Reading
We are working on r-controlled vowels (words with -er, -or, -ar). We are also studying characters in books that we read. Getting to know the characters help us to comprehend better!
Writing:
We just started a writing unit on poetry! We will be reading and writing lots of different poetry!
Math:
We are working on learning attributes of 2 dimensional shapes, combining different shapes to make new shapes, and learning about equal shares (fractions).
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on Community, Safety, and climate. We will talk about how others may feel in a situation and how our feelings can affect others.
My eWallet for the spring book fair:
https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=4494496
Specials This Week: 3/21- 3/25
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Specials Next Week: 3/28- 3/30
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- SPRING BREAK! (3/31- 4/10)
Friday- SPRING BREAK!
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Our book fair shopping day is tomorrow (3/23). If your child will be shopping please send their wishlist with items circled they will be purchasing and a cash or check. You may also put money in their scholastic eWallet online.
Please send a jacket with your child for chilly morning recesses!
Reading
We have been learning more vowel teams. We have been working on -igh, -ie, -ou, and -ow. We are working on being fluent readers and using expression while reading.
Writing:
We are writing small moment stories again. We will be focusing on good beginnings, including where, when, and what, details, dialogue and feelings in our stories.
Math:
The kids did great on the unit 6 test. These will be coming home soon. We are currently working on unit 7. We are learning how to tell time to the hour and half hour, shapes, and equal shares/parts.
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "included". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experience this feeling.
My eWallet for the spring book fair:
https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=4494496
Specials Next Week: 3/7- 3/11
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- STEAM
Specials Next Week: 3/14- 3/18
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Early Release
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Make sure your child has all their winter weather gear with the snow and cold weather we are having!
Remember indoor shoes too please! đź‘ź
Our School book fair will be the week of March 21. If you would like to donate a book to the classroom see the link above for my Scholastic eWallet.
Reading
We have been learning more vowel teams, next week we will work on -ew, and -ue. We are also studying characters in books we read.
Writing:
We are writing small moment stories again. We will be focusing on good beginnings, including where, when, and what, details, dialogue and feelings in our stories.
Math:
We are working on unit 6- comparing data. We are learning how to compare 2 and 3 categories of data. We will take the unit 6 test next week.
Social Studies: We are starting our map unit in social studies. Your child will need to know their home address. Please practice this with them at home!
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "included". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experience this feeling.
Specials Next Week: 2/21- 2/25
Monday- PE
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- Early Release
Specials Next Week: 2/28- 3/4
Monday- PE
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- PE
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Make sure your child has all their winter weather gear with the snow and cold weather we are having!
Remember indoor shoes too please! đź‘ź
Please bring in a shoe box by Tuesday. We will be making a time capsule on 2/22/22 that will be opened on 3/3/33!
Conferences will be in person on March 1 and virtual on March 3. Please sign up for a time to meet!
Reading
We have been learning more vowel teams, next week we will work on -oy and -oi.
Writing:
We will be starting a grammar unit focusing on complete sentences, punctuation, capitalization, and fixing sentences.
Math:
The kids took the unit 5 test and we just started unit 6 learning how to compare, organize, and interpret data.
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "included". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experience this feeling.
Specials Next Week: 2/21- 2/25
Monday- PE
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- Early Release
Specials Next Week: 2/28- 3/4
Monday- PE
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- PE
Reminders:
Library is on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night. đź“š
Make sure your child has all their winter weather gear with the snow and cold weather we are having!
Remember indoor shoes too please! đź‘ź
Valentines can be turned in any time next week. Our party will be on Friday, February 11!❤️
Reading
We have been learning vowel teams and remembering the rule: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!
Writing:
We have been writing reviews in our opinion writing unit. The kids have been writing reviews on their collections, restaurants, toys, animals, and next week we will be writing book reviews!
Math:
In math we have been working hard on story problems with teen totals, adding 3 numbers together, teen subtraction, and adding and subtracting tens from decade numbers. The kids are learning so much and doing fantastic!
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "included". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experience this feeling.
Specials This Week: 1/17- 1/21
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Specials Next Week: 1/24- 1/28
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- Art
Friday- Early Release
Reminders:
Library on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
Make sure your child has all their winter weather gear with the snow and cold weather we are having!
Remember indoor shoes too please!
Keep reading One School, One Book!
Reading
We are the boss of our reading, so we are remembering stop, use all we know about about figuring out tricky words. Try and try again!
Writing:
We have started our persuasive opinion writing. The kids are using their collections to pick their first and second favorites and to give many reasons why we feel this way. They will also be writing about if their partner agrees or disagrees with their favorite item. They will learn to revise and edit their writing.
Math:
We are reviewing this week for our unit 4 test on Wednesday. We will be testing on counting on with 10's and 1's,
< > =, story problems, and adding 1 digit numbers to 2 digit numbers.
Ruler/Feelings:
Our Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "down". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experience this feeling.
Specials This Week: 1/3- 1/7
Monday- Gym
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- Gym
Specials Next Week: 1/10- 1/14
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Gym
Friday- STEAM
Reminders:
Library on TUESDAY! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
Make sure your child has all their winter weather gear with the snow and cold weather we are having!
Remember indoor shoes too please!
Our school is starting our "One School, One Book" and will be getting some fun clues this week to get excited about the book coming home on Friday!
Reading
We will be reading fiction and nonfiction books together and practice retelling facts and important parts. With fiction books, they should be able to retell: Characters, setting, events, problem, and solution. With nonfiction books, they should be able to tell the main topic of the book and then 4- 5 facts about the topic.
Writing:
We will be finishing our nonfiction writing unit this week. We will begin opinion writing next. The kids will get a bright pink paper explaining a collection that they need to bing to school by Friday, January 7! Please bring the collections to school in a gallon size zip lock baggy. Please let me know if you need a bag or have any questions about this!
Math:
In math we are working on comparing 2 digit numbers, adding 10's and 1's to numbers, mixed addition with tens and ones, and adding a one digit number to a 2 digit number.
Ruler/Feelings:
Our next Ruler lessons will be on the feeling of being "down". We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experiencing this feeling.
Please remember to send in a book for the class book exchange. Please stick to the $5 book limit. Thank you!
Christmas fun for next week!
Monday: Dress like an elf
Tuesday: Christmas Positive T's.
Wednesday: Grinch day or wear green
Thursday: Wear your winter hat and scarf
Friday: Christmas or regular PJ day!
Specials This Week: 12/6- 12/10
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Specials Next Week: 12/13- 12/17
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Reminders:
The Holiday Music program is on Thursday starting at 6:30. The kids should be dropped off at 6:15 at Fair Haven Church.
Please remember to purchase a book for our classroom book exchange. Please have books to school by Monday, December 13. Thanks!
Library on Tuesday Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
The weather is getting cold, make sure your child has winter gear to put on at recess!
Reading
In readers workshop we are focusing on reading non fiction. We are focusing on rereading if we don't understand, key words in nonfiction books. We are also working on retelling nonfiction books and being able to retell 5 facts about the topic.
Writing:
We are working on writing our non fiction informational books. The kids researched their animal and are writing facts including fun facts, food, shelter, body covering, and drawing a diagram. They are working hard on this and they are turning out great. The kids will continue to write these books until Christmas break.
Math:
In math we are working on teen addition, adding doubles, representing 2 digit numbers and tens and ones, adding 2 and one digit numbers together.
Ruler/Feelings:
We are learning about the feeling of furious. We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experiencing this feeling.
Specials This Week: 11/22- 11/23
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- No School
Thursday- No School, (Happy Thanksgiving!)
Friday- No School
Specials Next Week: 11/29- 12/3
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- STEAM
Reminders:
Wishing you all a nice break and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!
Library on Tuesday (we will not have it tomorrow)! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
The weather is feeling like winter lately, please bring warm outdoor gear to wear. Labeling their gear is very helpful when something gets lost.
Our shopping day for Santa's Secret shop will be on Monday, December 6.
The Holiday music program is on Thursday, December 9!
Reading
In readers workshop we are focusing on reading non fiction. They are learning how to navigate NF books and important text features.
Writing:
We are working on writing our non fiction informational books. The kids researched their animal and are writing facts including fun facts, food, shelter, body covering, and drawing a diagram.
Math:
The kids did a fantastic job with their unit 3 tests! We have started unit 4 in math and we are learning about 2 digit numbers, comparing teen numbers, and teen addition.
Ruler/Feelings:
After break we will begin learning about the red feeling word: furious. We will talk about what it means, what might make us feel this way, and strategies to help us when we experiencing this feeling.
Specials Next Week: 11/15- 11/19
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Reminders:
I look forward to meeting you at conferences next week! We will meet either by Zoom or in person on Tuesday November 16 or Thursday November 18. You will get a reminder and zoom link for virtual conferences
We are still collecting canned goods for PE cares. We are currently in 2nd place! Thank you for your donations!
Library on Tuesday! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Reading
In readers workshop we are using all our skills as word detectives to solve tricky words. See the above slide for things we've learned!
Writing:
We are finishing our how to writing and will be starting Informational books about animals next week. Ask your child about what animal they will be writing about and help them do some research at home!
Math:
We are finishing up unit 3 with a test next week. Most of the test will be addition and subtraction number stories to 10.
Ruler/Feelings:
We have finished learning about the mood meter and the four basic feelings associated with colors (calm/green, happy/yellow, sad/blue, mad/red). We will be starting Unit 4 about feeling "energetic". If you would like to view or preview this unit, please go to the SEL/RULER page on my site and click on the link to the HPS website.
Attention Parents! We are having an Alward and Hudsonville Eagle Apparel Sale just in time for Christmas shopping! Order online and it will be delivered to the school! If a Christmas present just check it on the order and we will call/email you to pick up at Alward! All orders must be in by November 15th.
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Attention Parents! We are having an Alward and Hudsonville Eagle Apparel Sale just in time for Christmas shopping! Order online and it will be delivered to the school! If a Christmas present just check it on the order and we will call/email you to pick up at Alward! All orders must be in by November 15th.
https://onitink-hps.square.site/
Specials this Week: 11/1- 11/5
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- STEAM
Reminders:
Conference sign ups will be coming out soon. Conferences are November 16 & 18 and will be can be either via zoom or in person.
Library on Tuesday! Help your child remember their library books!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Lots of kids are forgetting lately- I have pretzels just in case! ;)
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Reading:
We are working on noticing word beginnings and endings when solving tricky words. We will also learn some new vowel teams and how when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.
Writing:
We are working how "How To" writing. The kids have written many stories together such as how to make smores, root beer floats, carve pumpkins, and wrap presents. The kids did an organizer of things they know how to do. They will begin writing their own How To writings next week!
Math:
In unit 3 we are working on finding unknown partners in addition equations. For ex.) 6 + ___ = 10
We are also solving addition and subtraction number stories.
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Specials this Week: 10/18- 10/22
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- Early Release @ 12:15
Reminders:
We will be having a SOAR party on Thursday (10/21) with PJ's AND Stuffed animals! It should be a fun day!
You may keep the Star reading and math report you were given last week. I do not need it returned to school.
We have book fair this week. The kids will write books down they wish to purchase tomorrow (Tuesday) and will have the opportunity to buy books on Thursday. Please return your child's wish list on Thursday with money to purchase the books. Thank you!
We do not have library this week due to book fair. Your child may keep their books until next Tuesday.
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Lots of kids are forgetting lately- I have pretzels just in case! ;)
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Reading:
We have started partner reading where the kids read to each other and help each other become better readers. They have been enjoying reading and sharing their books. We are also becoming word detectives and solving tricky words right away, looking closely at words from start to end, using our reading strategy animal helpers, and doing a slow check on tricky words.
Writing:
We have finished our first small unit writing unit. You will see lots of small moment writing coming home this week. We will begin a unit on "How To" writing this week.
Math:
We will take our unit 2 math test this week. We will review on Monday and the practice test will come home for your review.
Specials this Week: 10/4- 10/8
Monday- Music
Tuesday- PE
Wednesday- STEAM
Thursday- Art
Friday- Music
Reminders:
THANK YOU so much for helping your child raise money for the walk-a-thon! They did an amazing job and took 2nd place! We will be having a pizza party on Monday and donuts on Thursday next week! :)
We need a few more volunteers for the Fall and Valentine party! Please let me know if you would like to help with this! Thanks!
Remember to return library books on Tuesdays! We have library every Tuesday!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Lots of kids are forgetting lately- I have pretzels just in case! ;)
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Reading:
This week we are working more on retelling stories and including: characters, setting, problem, middle events, and solution. Please work on retelling with your kids at home as well!
Writing:
We are reviewing some important small moment details this week such as: Writing seed stories (small idea stories), details, the 3 W's (Where, Who, What), and five star sentences. We are also continuing our handwriting practice.
Math:
This week we are working on subtracting within 10 and drawing proof drawings with our equations.
Specials this Week: 9/27- 10/1
Monday- Art
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- PE
Thursday- STEAM
Friday- Art
Reminders:
Remember to return library books on Tuesdays! We have library every Tuesday!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Thank you so much for all your help in raising money for the walk-a-thon! Our class has done such a great job! Keep raising money until Friday. Friday is our actual walk-a-thon day. First graders walk from 11:10- 11:30. First place is very competitive right now with us and two other classrooms! Keep raising money!!!
Reading:
This week we are learning Skippy the Frog reading strategy. This is where the reader skips the unknown word, reads on, then goes back to the beginning of the sentences. We will review the reading strategies for tricky words this week and learn how to retell stories.
Writing:
We are doing a study of the author Mo Willems this week. We are learning authors craft and how we can incorporate what Mo Willems does as an author into our own writing.
Math:
We are solving math equations this week by learning how to count on from the bigger number. We can do this by using our fingers, making dots, or pirate scooping the big number and counting on.
Specials this Week: 9/20- 9/24
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- STEAM
Reminders:
Remember to return library books on Tuesdays! We have library every Tuesday!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
As the weather cools down, make sure your child is dressed appropriately and bringing jackets and sweatshirts for outside recess.
Don't forget to sign up your child on our walk-a-thon fundhub and keep raising money! Thank you!
Reading:
We have been learning strategies to help ourselves when we come to tricky words. Chunky Monkey (looking for chunks or parts of the word we know), Eagle Eye (checking the picture for clues), Lips the Fish (getting our lips ready for the first sound), Stretchy Snake (stretch our the sounds slowly).
Writing:
We continue to work on small moment writing where we are learning about 5 star sentences. Making sure our sentences: Start with a capital letter, end with a punctuation mark, neat handwriting, finger spaces, and snap/word wall words spelled correctly.
Math:
The kids did fantastic on our first math test! We began unit 2 this week. We are learning addition strategies for solving number stories and how to write addition equations.
Specials this Week: 9/13- 9/17
Monday- STEAM
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- PE
Friday- Early Release @ 12:15
Reminders:
Remember to return library books on Tuesdays! We have library every Tuesday!
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
PTC meeting Tuesday @ 7:00! The class with the most parent participation wins a pizza party!
Thursday, September 16- School pictures!
Friday, September 17- Early Release.
Book orders are due by Friday, September 17.
Tuesday@ 7 pm, we will be hosting the first Alward PTC meeting of the year. We are encouraging all families to come out and see what amazing things will be happening at Alward this year. We are also looking to gain new volunteers to help with fun events going on at Alward. The classroom with the most parent representation will win a pizza party! Parents, make sure you sign in when you come. This will be a true OPEN HOUSE style. You are welcome to come and go as you please. There will be booths around to see what each committee does and how to help. No time or interest in running a committee or event? NO PROBLEM. You are welcome to volunteer for one thing at a time. In addition, there are opportunities for in-person volunteering or donations. Please park in the FRONT of the building. Masks are encouraged but optional as this is an after-school event. Please spread the word!!!!
Reading:
I am in the process of reading with each individual child to find out their reading level at the beginning of first grade. We are practicing rereading books to notice more details, We are practicing reading in phrases (scooping up words) rather than word by word, and using pictures to help with tricky words.
Writing:
In writers workshop, the kids are thinking about small moments in their lives to write about. We are working on reading our writing like we read books, unfreezing our characters and making them talk and move, and making our characters think and feel.
Math:
In math, we are learning number partners of numbers up to 10! We are learning these with number cards, stair steps, math mountains, and number trains. We will be taking our first math test on Thursday this week. You can help your child by reviewing partners of numbers up to 10!
Specials this Week: 9/7- 9/10
Monday- Labor Day
Tuesday- STEAM
Wednesday- Art
Thursday- Music
Friday- PE
Reminders:
Remember to return library books on Tuesdays! We have library every Tuesday
Please remember to send a morning snack with your child. Thank you!
Turn in math homework each week by Thursdays. The first math homework will be given this Thursday. The homework is based off things we have done in class so your child should know how to do this.
Read at least 20 minutes each night.
Thursday, September 16- School pictures!
Friday, September 17- Early Release.
Reading:
I am in the process of reading with each individual child to find out their reading level at the beginning of first grade. In the classroom we are busy learning how to set reading goals and how to read to self during readers workshop time.
Writing:
In writers workshop, the kids are thinking about small moments in their lives to write about. They think, sketch, write. We are also working on adding the 3 W's in our writing (Who, Where, What), and learning to stretch words out to spell.
Math:
In math, we are learning number partners of numbers up to 9! We are learning these with number cards, stair steps, math mountains, and number trains.
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