We learned a new math game last week called Ten's Go Fish to help us practice our combinations of ten. This game is played just like "Go Fish." Instead of asking for a card to match your card, you have to ask for a card that would add with one of your cards to make a sum of 10. All you need is a deck of cards and someone to play it with. I hope you and your family will enjoy playing it as much as we did in class.
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Some Reminders:
Last week we celebrated the 100th day of school. Write a story about what you think life will be like when you turn 100 years old! Your story should have a topic sentence, details, and a closing.
Practice reading your Life Book so you are ready to share it with the class. Remember to write the date and bring your book back to school on Friday in the Ziploc bag. Happy writing! Do you have correct capitalization and punctuation? We have finished our MAPS testing for the Winter Benchmark. MAPS Reports will be sent home on Friday, January 24 with your child's Progress Report. Please review the MAPS Report and Progress Report with your child. This week in Reading and Social Studies we learned about Martin Luther King Jr. by reading the book Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport. We focused on using the illustrations and details in the text to describe its key details. We finished our math unit , Unit 3 Adding and Subtracting to 20. We will be having an assessment on Thursday for this unit. Our homework this week will be a review. In writing we have continued to work on our informative/explanatory writing. The students are finding great topics to write about and teach the class. This coming week is Peace Week and the 100th Day of School. Please see the post on January 17 regarding Spirit Days for these events. There will be no Scootpad or Life Book assignments this week for homework.
Some Reminders:
Tuesday
“Make a NEW Friend Tuesday” Sit with someone new at lunch!! Wednesday “We LOVE Peace and Kindness” Wear RED or PINK!! Thursday “Hats Off to Kindness” Wear your hat to school!! Friday “Be Kind…You Can’t Rewind” Dress like your are 100 Years Old! We will be celebrating the 100th day of school next FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th! The whole school is participating in this fun, spirit-filled day! In first grade we will have a variety of 100th day themed rotations, art projects, math problems, and so much more! One of the ways that you can help support our fun day, is to send your child dressed up as a 100 year old! The teachers, staff, and students are all encouraged to dress up like they are 100 on this day. It will be a lot of fun, and we are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of learning! If you have any questions, please let us know!
This week’s Life Book assignment is to write about your favorite holiday gift. Write at least 5 sentences with a closing sentence describing your gift. You may include a photo or draw and color your own picture.
Life Books are due by Friday. PLEASE WRITE NEATLY! Practice reading your Life Book so you are ready to share it with the class. Remember to write the date and bring your book back to school on Friday in the Ziploc bag. Happy writing! First Grade will be sending home a weekly reading passages that will target grade-level reading standards for both literary and informational text. The assignment includes a reading passage and a short letter to families that give directions and suggestions about how to help your children before, during, and after reading. There are text-dependent comprehension questions for each passage that also support the specific reading standard. The passage will come home on Monday. Your child needs to read it nightly to work on fluency. Your child will need to answer the questions on the back in complete sentences and return it to school on Friday.
Thank you, First Grade Teachers Welcome back to school! I hope everyone enjoyed their time off and the holidays. This week in reading we read the book Owl Moon by Jan Yolen. We focused on using the illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. In Math, we continued to use the Make a Ten strategy to add three numbers. We are writing "Teaching Books" and the students are coming up with some great topics to write about. In Health we learned about "My Plate" and getting enough exercise and sleep to help our bodies.
The students are now bringing home 2 library books. Please make sure the books are returned to school every Monday so they can participate in stations and check out more books. Report cards for Semester 1 were sent home on Thursday. Please review your child's report card with them and return the envelope signed. Our next report card will come home the last day of school. Some Reminders:
We will be taking our Math MAPS test on Thursday, January 9 and our Reading MAPS test on Tuesday, January 14. Please have your child get a good nights rest, eat breakfast, and come to school on time.
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