Tuesday, September 20, 2011

This week in First grade...

September 19th-23rd

Reminders:
*Tuesday Folders (September)- Susan Duan
*Give A HOOT Picnic- September 30th at 5:45.

The Principal's Pride award went to Terin S. this week!

Language Arts/Reading:
We are continuing with Words Their Way. The kids are doing great sorting their words and sounds. They have enjoyed doing a specific activity with their word cards each day. They especially enjoyed speed sorting with their neighbor on Friday!
This weeks sounds are 1. Green Group: -ad and -an word family 2. Blue Group: s,sh and ch diagraphs 3. Red Group: CVC and CVCe words. Ask your child which group they are in.

In Writer’s Workshop we will focus on two concepts: making booklets with 3 pages and writing stories with a beginning, middle, and end. This will allow the students to organize their stories. We will explore revising and editing using the words wall to correct misspelled words. This will be ongoing throughout Writer’s Workshop. We will continue with Reading Workshop and “Read to Self” time as well as “Read to Someone.”

Math:
We are learning about place value. We will use whole numbers to describe and compare quantities. We will learn how to tell numbers that are less than, greater than, and equal to. We will also create sets of tens and ones to compare and order whole numbers. We will continue problem solving in our math journals, too.

Social Studies:
We enjoyed “Freedom Week” last week! You need to check out the banner the kids made…so cute! We are finishing the Social Studies unit by learning about America’s important symbols such as: the Liberty Bell, the American Flag, the Statue of Liberty, the Bald Eagle, and the Great Seal. The kids will learn different facts of each and then complete their own book.

Thank You!!
*All of you who donated snacks for the people affected by the wildfires!!!

Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero

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