Tuesday, December 15, 2009

This week in First grade...

Principal's Pride:

Last week:
Emma is a hard worker and always has a positive attitude! Emma is compassionate toward her classmates and has a sweet, giving nature!

This week:
Josh has a great attitude toward learning and always tries his best! He shares his expertise on cars with his class!

Tonight is Family Story Night! There are two readings, one at 6:15pm-7:00pm and 7:00pm-7:45pm. You are welcome to come even if you didn't RSVP. We'll share stories and delicious refreshments! Hope to see you there!

Don't forget, our Holiday party is Thursday, December 16th at 1:45pm-2:45pm. All are welcome!

If your child will be participating in the Science Fair registration forms are due by January 11th.

This week in Reader's Workshop...
We will work on reading and researching winter holidays around the world. We will focus on six holidays, Christmas, Las Posadas, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Diwali. We will make a class graph to illustrate how many of our classmates celebrate different holidays. We will focus on comprehension strategies and making connections to our own families.
I will also be reading with individual students to complete their mid- year Developmental Reading Assessment.

In Writer's Workshop...
We will be writing short stories and reading responses to the books we share about different holidays this week. We will practice writing sentences with capitals and end punctuation.

Vocabulary words: Christmas, Las Posadas, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Diwali
No Spelling this week!

In math this week...
We will be comparing measurement, weight and length, and comparing temperature. This is our last week for comparing and ordering numbers.

In Science this week...
We will be complete our unit on Natural Resources. We made a chart about uses for Natural Resources and where on the earth we find different types of natural resources.

In Social Studies this week...
We will be learning about holidays around the world focusing on Social Studies TEKS that address family celebrations.

Have a great week and Happy Holidays!
Mrs. Caballero

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