The week of October 30th in First grade...

It was so wonderful to see a few of you at the Sock Hop on Friday night! Everyone had a wonderful time!  Big thanks go out to our PTA for organizing such a fun event!

This will be my last week with the students.  Baby Lucy is set to arrive on Tuesday, November 7th.  I will send updates if the need arises! I am planning to return late January/Early February.  I know our class will be well taken care of with Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Shiny! 

This week...

Monday (10/30): Homework bags come home.  No book just a reading passage.

                        Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

Tuesday (10/31): No Library this week

                         Halloween- No costumes at school please.

Wednesday (11/01): 4th and 5th grade choir concert at Westwood

Thursday (11/02): 

 Friday (11/03): Caraway Academy 7:55am-8:55am

                       Homework bags due

                          

This week in Reading and Writing Workshop...

We will continue our learning about nonfiction text.  We know Readers read to learn! Writers can also write to teach readers something they know a lot about!  We will examine the features of nonfiction and create a list of ways readers use these features.  We will finish our class books about Bats this week.  We will read nonfiction books about Pumpkins this week, and we will write facts we have learn as we read. 

This week in Math workshop...

This week (Monday and Tuesday) we are going to do a fun graphing activity.  If a few families could donate a bag of candy (either one kind of candy or a bag with different kinds) that would be fantastic.  We are going to do some real life learning with candy! Thanks in advance!

We will also start learning about Subtraction and Doubles.  We will explore what subtraction means by acting out subtraction stories and using manipulatives.  Also in this unit, the students will begin thinking about how addition and subtraction are connected.

This week in Science...

We will be exploring patterns of movement!  The students always love this unit!  We will learn all about the many different ways objects can move.  We will demonstrate, observe and record as we learn.

This week in Social Studies...

We will learn about culture.  We will discuss the many diverse cultures that are represented in our classroom.  We will also discuss family traditions and customs from these different cultures.

A project will come home in the Tuesday folder this week.  The students will have reading homework this week but not the next two weeks in order to complete their project.  Feel free to have your child practice reading with RAZ Kids and math with iXL at home.  These are great resources for practice at home!

Our Life Skill of the week is Responsibility! Responsibility is knowing when it is appropriate to respond, taking care of your obligations, and holding yourself accountable for your own actions. 

That's all for now! Have a great week!

Dates to Remember:

Oct 31^st- Report Cards go home

Nov. 10^th- Pilgrim Dolls due

Nov 20-24^th- Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec. 15^th- Field Trip to the Thinkery (more info to come later!)

Dec 21^st- Last day of classes

Dec 22-Jan 8^th- Winter break

Jan 9^th- Students return to School