This week in First Grade...

February 11-15

Reminders:

Thursday, February 14^th – Valentine Party 1:30pm-2:30pm

 **We hope you are able to join us for our class valentine parties this week.  As always, we welcome you to share this experience with your children.  Please enter (with your identification handy) on the Oak View side.  The Carlwood doors will be locked.  Class party times will vary:

K-Tea Party 1:30-2:30

1- 1:30-2:30

2- 1:30-2:30

3- 1:00-2:00

4- 1:00-2:00

5- 1:30-2:30

Friday, February 15^th – Chocolate Fever Day (Pajama Day)

Monday, February 18^th- Student Holiday

Reading Workshop:

In Reading Workshop we will continue our unit on Fairy Tales!  We’ve discussed the Elements of a Fairy Tale and how magic is a main theme in these stories.  We read a new Fairy Tale each day and practice our comprehension strategies during Reading Workshop. We will also investigate Fractured Fairy Tales.  We will read different fractured Fairy Tales and discuss how they are different or the same.

Writer’s Workshop:

In Writer’s Workshop we will begin our Fairy Tale Writing!  We transfer our knowledge from what we’ve learned during Reading Workshop with the Elements of a Fairy Tale and we begin to write our own Fairy Tales.

Math:

In math we will continue our learning of Subtraction facts. We will practice our facts, learn and apply new strategies and use our new skills to solve problems.

Social Studies:

In Social Studies we are learning about culture.  We will have mini celebrations all week.  On Monday we will observe Chinese New Year (Feb. 10) and help usher in the Year of the Snake.  On Tuesday we will learn about the traditions and history of Mardi Gras.  We will also learn about the history of Valentine’s Day as we celebrate it on Thursday.  We will wrap up our week with Chocolate Fever!!

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we will have “Chocolate Fever Day” on Thursday, February 14^th and Friday, February 15^th.  These days will be filled with all kinds of “chocolaty” activities.

On Thursday, we will read the story The Chocolate Touch.  In the story, everything the little boy touches turns to chocolate!  Our Valentine’s Day Party will be on Thursday, February 14^th  at 1:30pm-2:30pm.  The kids will make ice cream sundaes, and then open and read their valentines.  Parents and siblings are more than welcome to attend.

On Friday, your child can come to school in pajamas, with a stuffed animal and blanket.  Here’s the most important part…please draw brown spots all over your child’s face!  You can use eyeliner, washable markers, paint, etc….  We will have “chocolate fever” all day long and do lots of fun activities:  BINGO with M&M’s, writing about having chocolate fever, M&M graphing, estimating how many chocolate chips are in a cookie, etc…  It will be so much fun!