Thriller Flash Mob

What a fun surprise!!  The students learned a version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance and Flash Mobbed the teachers this morning!  It was so cute to see them dancing in the classroom!  I was able to grab my phone and record them dancing!!!

This week in First grade...

October 29- November 2

Reminders:

Saturday, November 3^rd  Harvest Festival

Wednesday, November 14^th  Thanksgiving Lunch in the Cafeteria

*Parents, I will be out Monday morning with a sick child.  I will be at school in the afternoon but I will be at a Technology Training.  Mrs. Lankford will be my sub.  See you Tuesday!

This week in First grade…

Reading Workshop

During Reading Workshop this week we will explore Halloween Fiction!  We will identify procedural parts of texts as we read fun stories such as It’s Pumpkin Time, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever and Hallowiener!  We will read Time for Kids: Boo to explore non-fiction text that includes current events in and around our community!

Writing Workshop

During Writing Workshop we will continue to learn and practice writing procedural text.  Last week, we wrote “How to’s” as a class to illustrate the steps of a procedure.  This week the students goal will be to independently choose a subject and write a “how to”.  They will use the writing process to complete their own piece of procedural text.  We will also explore the world of adjectives.  We will brainstorm a list of adjectives, describing words, as we complete our writing projects.

Word Work (posted on Tuesday)

First grade High Frequency words:

Green Group:

Blue Group:

Red Group:

Math

This week in math we will be reviewing skills/concepts taught during the first nine weeks of school.  We will apply all the skills/concepts to Halloween problem solving.  Each child will be encouraged to choose a strategy, sometimes two and use their own words to explain their thinking for the problem.  Although this may seem easy, to some it is very difficult to put their thoughts on paper and explain how to solve the problem step by step!

Science

This week during Science we will be exploring and investigating heat as a force of energy.  We will utilize engaging video clips from BrainPopJr and United Streaming to learn.  We will explore energy you can feel, see and hear!  We will use graphic organizers to record our learning and thoughts in our Science Notebook.

Have a great week!!

This week in First grade...

This week is Red Ribbon Week!

We began our discussion last week when we talked about keeping our bodies healthy!  We watched a couple of BrainPopJr. Videos on exercise and Saying no to drugs!   We also completed our "feet" that are posted on our door to help us remember to "Stomp Out Drugs"!

Monday: Sock it to drugs- Wear Crazy or Mismatched Socks

Tuesday: Drugs and I Do NOT Mix Day- Wear mismatched clothes

Wednesday: Say Say NO to Drugs Day- Wear a red shirt or clothing

Thursday:  Boot Out Drugs Day- Wear boots or western wear

Friday:  Say BOO to Drugs Day- Wear Halloween Colors or T-Shirt

Reminders:

Wednesday, October 24^th  Early Release @12:45pm

Thursday, October 25^th Family Science Night

Saturday, November 3^rd  Harvest Festival

It was great to see everyone at the Give a Hoot Picnic!  Thanks to the PTA for a fun evening!  We are so grateful for all that they do for our Caraway Community!

This week in First grade…

Reading Workshop

During our reading workshop time we will continue to focus on Expository text but will transfer our focus to Procedural texts.  We will read a variety of literature that outlines “how to…” complete a task.  We will use our Reading Workshop time to focus on the study of Pumpkins.  We will read The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons and focus on the portion of the story that outlines how to grow a pumpkin.  We will discuss the elements of “how to…” writing as we examine different author’s work.

Writing Workshop

During Writing Workshop we will transfer what we’ve learned from our reading experiences to our own writing.  We practice writing the step of a “How to” as a class.  We will reflect on our experience of making pancakes during our science investigation a couple of weeks ago.  Together we will illustrate and write a How to make pancakes.  The students will choose a subject that they could explain how to do something.  These could include how to make a basket (Basketball), how to ride a bike or how to make a necklace.

Word Work

First grade High Frequency words: when, who, your, them, be

Green Group: Beginning Consonants (K, J, L, W)

Blue Group: Digraphs (th, wh)

Red Group: Word Families (al, wa )

Math

This week during math we will explore data and graphing.  The students will be expected to make graphs with real objects, picture graphs and bar type graphs.  We will explore how to collect data through our “quick surveys”.  The students will ask each other questions like, “Do you like your ice cream in a cup, or in a cone?” They will ask their classmates and record their data on a tally chart.  After the students collect their data they will make a picture graph or a bar graph to display their results.   We will answer questions such as, “are there more of our friends who like ice cream on a cone?”

Science

This week during Science we will be exploring and investigating magnets as part of our unit on Force, Motion and Energy.  We will record what we may already know about magnets on a KWL chart.  We will ask questions about the things we don’t know.  As we begin our investigation we will watch magnets in action on BrainPopJr.  We will explore what magnets attract, what they repel and if they work in water. 

Have a great week!!