Sept. 5-9
We had a great second week of school! The children are getting accustomed to procedures and expectations as we review them each day. Thank you for being on time in the morning and for sending the Daily Folders and the Tuesday folders promptly. I appreciate all your help and support. As a friendly reminder, please continue sending a healthy snack each day.
I enjoyed the children's presentation about "Special Me" bag. We had so much fun learning about one another, our favorite sports, toys, families, friends and pets! Each one of us special in a different way. We closed our presentations with this thought: We are so much alike, but we have differences too.
We had a great second week of school! The children are getting accustomed to procedures and expectations as we review them each day. Thank you for being on time in the morning and for sending the Daily Folders and the Tuesday folders promptly. I appreciate all your help and support. As a friendly reminder, please continue sending a healthy snack each day.
I enjoyed the children's presentation about "Special Me" bag. We had so much fun learning about one another, our favorite sports, toys, families, friends and pets! Each one of us special in a different way. We closed our presentations with this thought: We are so much alike, but we have differences too.
IMPORTANT REMINDER
Parent Information Night is on Thursday, September 8th at 6:30(location: our classroom, 307) followed by PTA meeting at 7:00. Please refer to Kathy Caraway website for more details. This is a Parents Only Event. I would appreciate your effort in making sure that at least one parent for each child would attend this meeting. I will cover lots of important information regarding your child's year in first grade.
This Week:
Monday: Labor Day- No school
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
This Week:
Monday: Labor Day- No school
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
Thursday: Sept. 8th: Parent Information Night 6:30-7:00 pm in our classroom. (Room 306)
Friday, Sept. 9: Grandparents Day Luncheon
Here is what we will be doing next week:Friday, Sept. 9: Grandparents Day Luncheon
READING
We have started learning about the procedures of Reading Workshop. Reading brings joy to our lives and in order to become strong readers we need to practice every day. Whether we are using the classroom library or the school library, we will discuss how to choose a "good-fit" or "just right book". These are the books that have only a few unknown words on each page. We can read them with fluency and ease. As we teach comprehension skills, it is important that we can understand the book we are reading. This week we will continue to read independently for a little longer each day. We will learn how to choose books from our classroom library and our Leveled Library. We will talk about the importance of respecting everyone's reading time and using kind reminders when we are being disturbed.
We have started learning about the procedures of Reading Workshop. Reading brings joy to our lives and in order to become strong readers we need to practice every day. Whether we are using the classroom library or the school library, we will discuss how to choose a "good-fit" or "just right book". These are the books that have only a few unknown words on each page. We can read them with fluency and ease. As we teach comprehension skills, it is important that we can understand the book we are reading. This week we will continue to read independently for a little longer each day. We will learn how to choose books from our classroom library and our Leveled Library. We will talk about the importance of respecting everyone's reading time and using kind reminders when we are being disturbed.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S READING AT HOME?
Please make sure your child has access to a variety of "just right books" at all times. Public libraries offer a great selection of leveled readers as well as easy-to-read chapter books.
Make the reading time a special time where you and your child can sit together comfortably. Pick a time in the day that you know your child is not too tired to read. Maybe your child likes to read after school, or before bedtime. You know when it is the best time. Sit beside your child, turn off the TV and have your child read to you. If your child is stuck on a word, read the word to your child quickly so she/he won't interrupt the flow. It is also important that you read to your child every night. Children need to hear the fluent reading with expression from a parent. Do a picture walk together before reading. As you read, stop periodically and see if your child has understood the story so far. Read together, laugh together and make this special time as joyful as possible!
WRITING
In writing, we will learn about two skills: One is the importance of illustrations in our stories and how to make our illustrations match our words. We will look at many different picture books and discuss how illustrations can enhance a story. The other skill is to say the words slowly (stretch the words), listening for the sounds, and writing down all the corresponding letters. Your child will have independent writing time where he/she will be conferencing with me and working toward their own personal writing goals.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME?
Provide a writing journal at home. Your child can decorate the front cover however she or he likes to. Have your child think of a memory, a place that they have been before, a time they could remember, an activity that they did. Something true that they have experienced. It could be just a short ride in the car to HEB, when you both saw a deer on the street!
Have your child draw a picture of that memory first, and then add words to write about it. When writing, remind your child to start the sentences with capital letters, put one finger space between the words, and end their sentences with a period or exclamation mark. Show excitement, encourage and celebrate every attempt! Share their writing with family members and friends! Let them see that they are real writers!
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME?
Provide a writing journal at home. Your child can decorate the front cover however she or he likes to. Have your child think of a memory, a place that they have been before, a time they could remember, an activity that they did. Something true that they have experienced. It could be just a short ride in the car to HEB, when you both saw a deer on the street!
Have your child draw a picture of that memory first, and then add words to write about it. When writing, remind your child to start the sentences with capital letters, put one finger space between the words, and end their sentences with a period or exclamation mark. Show excitement, encourage and celebrate every attempt! Share their writing with family members and friends! Let them see that they are real writers!
MATH
We will work on grouping items such as cubes and beans in groups of 10. With any given number, we will discuss how many groups of 10 we can make and how many items are leftover (meaning they are less than ten and can't be grouped as 10). We will practice showing the numbers 0-20 as numerals, words, tally marks, groups of tens and left over ones (using ten frames), or different dots arrangements. We will compare the teen numbers and apply our knowledge in problem solving activities.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME?
Provide some counters such as beans, pasta pieces, pennies, buttons or anything similar for your child and have them count the items. Your child will probably start counting by ones first. Some children may count by 2's. After that have your child record the number on a paper. Let's say, your child counted 14 beans. Ask your child, how many groups of 10 can you make with these beans? How many left overs do you have? let your child see that there is one group of 10 and 4 left over. Ask: Is 14 greater than 13 or less? Show how you can take off one bean and now there are 13 beans. So 13 is less then 14. Practice with different numbers and counters and make this as fun as possible.
We will work on grouping items such as cubes and beans in groups of 10. With any given number, we will discuss how many groups of 10 we can make and how many items are leftover (meaning they are less than ten and can't be grouped as 10). We will practice showing the numbers 0-20 as numerals, words, tally marks, groups of tens and left over ones (using ten frames), or different dots arrangements. We will compare the teen numbers and apply our knowledge in problem solving activities.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME?
Provide some counters such as beans, pasta pieces, pennies, buttons or anything similar for your child and have them count the items. Your child will probably start counting by ones first. Some children may count by 2's. After that have your child record the number on a paper. Let's say, your child counted 14 beans. Ask your child, how many groups of 10 can you make with these beans? How many left overs do you have? let your child see that there is one group of 10 and 4 left over. Ask: Is 14 greater than 13 or less? Show how you can take off one bean and now there are 13 beans. So 13 is less then 14. Practice with different numbers and counters and make this as fun as possible.
SCIENCE
This week in Science we will explore and discuss what scientists do. The students will be introduced to science journals and we will discuss the importance of using our senses to observe and record
our scientific observations in our science journals. We will learn about science safety, and some tools in science that could help us to extend and protect our senses such as hand lenses, stethoscope, goggles, ear plugs, mask, and gloves.
our scientific observations in our science journals. We will learn about science safety, and some tools in science that could help us to extend and protect our senses such as hand lenses, stethoscope, goggles, ear plugs, mask, and gloves.
I hope you had a fabulous long weekend with your family! The Caballeros celebrated our oldest daughter's 9th birthday! We ate at her favorite restaurant, went to a movie and had an ice cream date with her cousin!
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