This week in first grade...

February 24-28, 2014

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for my lovely Valentine Treats!  My little girls loved the sweet treats!  Our party was a hit with the kids! They are still talking about it!  Thank you to our homeroom Moms, Kristin Indriago and Jill Malinger for a great party!  Everyone helped out and it was great!  We all caught Chocolate Fever!

Math:  The Count On subtraction strategy is introduced in this unit. The primary strategy for subtraction is “Think Addition” therefore, students need to have mastered the Count On addition facts prior to introducing the Count On subtraction strategy.  Count On Addition (5+1=6, count on one example) was introduced in the fall semester.  Students will be working on problem solving situations during this time as well.

Reading Workshop:  This week in Reading Workshop, we will talk about asking questions before, during and after reading.  We will learn why it is important to ask questions and what types of questions we might want to ask.  We will also talk about how sometimes our questions aren’t answered…and that’s ok!

Word Study:

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Writing Workshop:   This week we will be thinking and writing about important events from our year so far for our class timeline.  We will be taking our writing all the way through the writing process.  We will revise, edit and finally publish our timelines, and then we will present them in the hallway.

Science:  This week we will learn about the objects in the sky.  We will observe the sun during the morning, noon and afternoon and notice that how the position of the sun seems to change in the sky. We will learn about the moon and the stars and how the moon appears to change in the night sky.  This week we will be the super scientists who make careful observations and record their observations in their journal.

Habit #1:  Be Proactive.  I am responsible.  I am in charge of my actions.  I choose my actions, attitude, and mood. 

Reminders:

*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day.  Snack time is @ 9:30am.

*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

*Library day is Tuesday.

*Please remember to send back your child’s orange every day.

Dates to remember:

March 1:  Family Dinner Night

March 3-4:  Turkey Trot

March 10-14:  Spring Break

March 19:  Early Release Day

     Family Skate Night

March 24:  Turkey Trot Make-up

April 2:  Spirit Night

April 18: Bad Weather Make-up day

May 1:  Talent Show (K-3)

May 2:  Field Day

            Talent Show (4-5)

May 5-9:  Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7:  Early Release Day

May 9:  Career Day

May 12-16:  Book Fair

May 29:  End of the Year Party

May 30:  Last day of school!

*June 2: Possible Bad Weather Make-up day