This week in First Grade...

October 25th-29th

Principal's Pride this week is John F.

Reminders:
Monday folder stuffer: Kathleen Trail
Tuesday Parent: Sergio's Grandma

Wednesday, October 27th-Pumpkin Carving with Dad: Mr. Lawhon
Friday, October 29th-Pumpkin Feast: Pumpkin Bread- Trail's and Pooler's, Pumpkin Pie- Waggoner's, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies- Burrow's
*We will also have Pajama Day on Friday as a fun "dress up" day for Halloween.

November 10th- Early Release Day
November 24-26- Thanksgiving Holiday

*Last Friday was the last day of the 1st nine weeks. Report cards will go home next Monday, November 1st.

In Reading Workshop this week we will be reading and learning about Pumpkins. Today Mrs. Duff came and read a Time For Kids Magazine with the students about Pumpkins. We will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin and what pumpkins can be used to make. On Friday we will have our Pumpkin Feast in which the students will get to taste test different things made out of pumpkin. Your child will bring home their Take Home Reader Monday through Thursday of this week.

In Writer's Workshop we are finishing our first unit and celebrating our accomplishments in a very special Author's Chair on Friday! Your child will bring home their folder with their stories inside. Please remember, some pieces will be a work in progress and very few will be in a "published" state. When we discuss writing in the classroom we learn that real Authors don't publish everything they write, just their favorite pieces!

In Word Work our sound this week is the long a sound.
The (a) sound in a one syllable base word is spelled a as in cake. (*the silent e at the end make the vowel say it's name!)

Spelling Words: make, game, take, name, came, gave

Challenge words: pumpkin, Halloween

Sight word vocabulary: will, look, are, out, up

In Math we are beginning our unit on Learning math counting strategies for addition. We will work with basic facts and learn to start at a number and count on as a addition strategy. For example, 5+3= Start at 5 count on 3 which =8.

In Social Studies we began our unit on Our Community. We started by reading a Dr. Suess book about maps and globes and what each are used for. We will work toward reading maps and making a map of our school.

There will be no Show and Tell this week because we are meeting with our fifth grade buddies, Mrs. Creger's class.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero