It seems like winter wants to come early this year! We certainly didn't expect a snow day yesterday. I hope everyone stayed warm and safe and did not have to travel too far. I am sad we missed our harmony Breakfast yesterday morning, but I am sure we will try to re-schedule sometime after our Thanksgiving break. I will let you know.
Reading:
The students are in the midst of our new reading study. Ms. Kendal launched "Reading books in a Series". She pulled multiple books from different series from our library and the students are exploring these in our classroom. Ms. Kendal is reading the books about "Mercy Watson" to the class. Throughout this unit, the students will deepen their understanding of character traits and story elements, while also learning skills how to compare characters between books.
Don't forget about reading this vacation!
I hope your child will read many books, but also visit some of our online reading sites. Don't forget about pebblego.com and storyline online
Writing:
The students continued writing their small moment stories last week. They learned how to create interesting middle parts, with transition words, dialogue, and sound words. When we return from our Thanksgiving break, the students will learn how "The 5 Ws" will help guide us as well. "The 5 Ws" refer to who, what, when, why and where. Stay tuned.
Math:
First grade mathematicians continued their work on composing and decomposing numbers to 10 and 20. They also started a new mini-unit on fractions. In first grade, students are expected to master wholes, halves and quarters. We used paper shapes that the students folded into these equal parts.
If your child wants to practice some math over vacation, don't forget about bedtimemath.com
I also have multiple games on the class wiki.
I wish everyone a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving break! I will see you all when we return on November 26th!
Warm regards,
Maria
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