I hope everyone enjoyed our wonderful field trip last week! It was a beautiful day and a beautiful place!
This week we have more fun and exciting memories to make! Our first grade parents are hosting a Halloween party and it is going to be super. Then, Thursday the school is celebrating Fall with the Fall Festival starting at 6:00 in the back yard!
In addition to all the fun, we will also be filling our brains with exhilarating information about the world around us! In language arts we are reading Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington, a story about a little boy and the life of a pumpkin. The skill is sequencing and in grammar we will continue to learn about proper nouns!
In unit study we will learn about the fascinating parts of a plant! Each part of the plant is so important, just like you!
In math our plane shapes are going to turn into solid figures: spheres, cones, pyramids! What shape is our planet?
I hope everyone had a restful weekend because it is going to be a great and energetic week!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
10/24-10/28
Welcome back from our long and restful Fall Break. I hope everyone had a wonderful time.We have many adventures we are going on this week. Wednesday is our field trip to the Botanical Gardens, Fall Fest is Thursday, and we are learning a lot of new and exciting skills.
In reading this week students will read the selection Farmer Hat. Our comprehension focus is cause and effect. We are beginning our unit on long vowels in spelling. Long vowel spelling patterns are a major focus in first grade. The first spelling pattern is the silent e. It is spelled with a consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e pattern or CVCe. This week we will begin with the long a sound. In grammar we will review nouns and students will be introduced to proper nouns. These are nouns that name a specific person, place or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
In unit study we will begin our plants unit. Students will recognize plants as living things, we will experiment with plant needs, and examine the parts of a plant. The Botanic Gardens' Harvest Festival on Wednesday will provide a great being there experience.
In math this week we continue our study of shapes. We'll review plane shapes and explore congruent and symmetrical shapes. Congruent shapes are shapes that are the same size and shape. Symmetrical shapes have identical parts on either side of their center line of symmetry.
In reading this week students will read the selection Farmer Hat. Our comprehension focus is cause and effect. We are beginning our unit on long vowels in spelling. Long vowel spelling patterns are a major focus in first grade. The first spelling pattern is the silent e. It is spelled with a consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e pattern or CVCe. This week we will begin with the long a sound. In grammar we will review nouns and students will be introduced to proper nouns. These are nouns that name a specific person, place or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
In unit study we will begin our plants unit. Students will recognize plants as living things, we will experiment with plant needs, and examine the parts of a plant. The Botanic Gardens' Harvest Festival on Wednesday will provide a great being there experience.
In math this week we continue our study of shapes. We'll review plane shapes and explore congruent and symmetrical shapes. Congruent shapes are shapes that are the same size and shape. Symmetrical shapes have identical parts on either side of their center line of symmetry.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
10/3-10/7
Hello Families!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Last week we had an apple awesome time, learning about Johnny Appleseed, making apple pies, and painting the seasons of apple trees! This week we will finish our apple study by exploring the inside of an apple and enjoying tasty treats!
This is the last week before fall break and it is parent-teacher conferences! Remember the schedule is on the wiki!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Last week we had an apple awesome time, learning about Johnny Appleseed, making apple pies, and painting the seasons of apple trees! This week we will finish our apple study by exploring the inside of an apple and enjoying tasty treats!
This is the last week before fall break and it is parent-teacher conferences! Remember the schedule is on the wiki!
In reading we'll read the selection A Big Fish for Max. Our comprehension focus is main idea and details. The main idea of a story tells what it's mostly about. Our spelling skill is the /sh/ and /th/ sounds. These are found at the beginning and end of our words. In grammar this week students will be introduced to nouns. A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing.
In unit study we are finishing up our animal habitats study. This week we're focusing on the adaptations of forest and grassland animals. We'll review all the habitats and take our final animals test.
In math its super shape time. We'll begin with plane or 2D shapes. We'll sort foods by shapes, go on a shape hunt around the classroom, build shapes to investigate sides and corners, combine shapes to make new ones, and discover how to recognize what a shape looks like when it's flipped, slid, or turned.
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