Dear Parents,
We did it!! It's hard to believe that fall break is already here! Thank you all so much for your support and participation in our
parent/teacher conferences. I so enjoyed sitting with each of you and sharing your student's wonderful progress. They have all worked hard to accomplish their beginning of the year goals and now have a new set of goals to work towards. Be sure to celebrate with your amazing students!
This week we were able to get back into the groove of reading rotations! It took a few days to assess each student with the DRA, sight words and writing anchors. I sent home a red, hard cover anthology for them to have some extra reading opportunities over the fall break. If the story seems too difficult just read it to your child and enjoy! Our students are moving on to comprehension goals...retelling the story using key details, names and accurate sequencing.
We finished our Three Billy Goats Gruff unit and the students created their own artistic version of a troll. They wrote to describe
their troll using adjectives and details. We played "Guess My Troll" as a class, where classmates tried to match the troll with the writing based on good descriptions! It was so fun!
Sincerely,
Social Studies / Science Science: Five Senses-This is a foundational unit to explore and do research. We are learning how powerful and important each of our senses is to take in the world around us. Making thoughtful observations is a vital aspect of learning! Social Studies: Last week the students learned a song about the Seven Continents and created a world map, labeling each of the continents. Their passports are filled out, suitcases decorated and are anxiously awaiting their first flight on Sand Creek Airlines! Destination...Australia! The Big Cheese Our Big Cheese for the week was Ryder Eley! Ryder wants to be in the army when he grows up. He loves to play football and is a really fast runner! | Literacy Our Upcoming Week At A Glance... For the week of Oct. 2-6 Theme: The Three Billy Goats Gruff Story Elements Phonics: Fundations- Blending CVC words-changing medial short vowels, sentence dictation Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming, syllables High Frequency Words: Unit 1 and Unit 2 words Comprehension: comparing/contrasting similar texts, story elements (title, setting, character, problem/solution), sequence of events Fluency: Reading with expression, rapid naming of sight words Grammar: Sentence structure, punctuation Vocabulary: Writing: personal journals, birthday pages Mondays the students will have the opportunity to write in their journals. It can be helpful to discuss with your student what they may want to write about. First Grade Froggy First Grade Froggy went home last weekend with Solrena! She took Froggy to church and then they enjoyed pizza at Old Chicago! Solrena even introduced Froggy to her newborn baby cousin! | Math This week in math we have been building our number fluency. The students are using two sided counters to shake and record the different number combinations for 8, 9 and 10. Knowing all the combinations for 10 is especially important for adding/subtracting two-digit numbers. We also started solving story problems with addition of two sets. The students enjoy sharing their favorite strategy to solve various story problems. Eureka Math has many ways for students to practice. Sprint/ Fluency Builders- We practice our fluency with timed tests. At the end of the test, the students circle the number they got to and then we correct our work with a different color crayon. Problem Set- Students practice independently in class. Teacher is there for support and then we go over it. Students explain their thinking and correct as needed. Exit Tickets- Students complete exit ticket on their own and turn into teacher. Teacher uses this to inform instruction. This is not sent home. Math homework will be going home in the yellow homework folders Monday and can be turned in on Fridays. Specials ScheduleSpecials for the week of October 16-20 ART  Art-Yes PE-No-Wear your gym shoes! Music-No Technology-No Library-Wednesdays |
