Dear Families,
Here is our week in review:
Social-Emotional Learning:
We listened to "The Feeling Song" in class this week. We talked about how we all experience different feelings at different times throughout the day and we can anticipate these in others by paying close attention to their facial expressions and body language.
We switched our classroom seats again! All the students got new spots in class and although we cannot sit close together, they all got new “table mates” next to them! We celebrated our new buddies by playing some word study partner games.
We listened to the book Say Something by Peter Reynolds. We participated in a school-wide reading response and helped create a mural in our school lobby. Students were encouraged to create speech bubbles, sharing something they can do to make the world better. We all have great ideas. Let’s share them!
Reading:
We continued our work on recognizing non-fiction text features in books and magazines this week. We will continue this work next week too when we will search for maps, labels and words written in italics. Encourage your child to find these text features at home when you read together.
Mr. Alex and I continued meeting with reading groups and individual students this week. It is wonderful to meet in our small groups and share our reading comprehension and questions. In our groups, we always include word study as well. The students are encouraged to read as writers too. In other words, they are encouraged to pay close attention to the words, sentence structures and spelling patterns of words when they read.
Thank you for supporting your child at home with the Iditarod reading logs. The students are so proud handing in their reading logs on Tuesdays and checking off their own trail maps as they move ahead on the Iditarod trail. The official race ended this week. Dallas Seavey won and completed the race with 10 remaining dogs! We will continue our kid Iditarod reading challenge until April 9th, however.
Writing:
This week, first grade authors started using books and online resources for their animal research. We used pebblego as a guide. We learned to follow a special format to help us write our words efficiently. First, we read or listen to the text. Then, we make sense of the information learned. Lastly, we write down the information using our own words.
First Grade Math:
First grade mathematicians are working hard! This week, we played a clock memory game. It is a partner game and you need to find matches for analog and digital clocks, telling different times. It is amazing to see these young mathematicians learn together and help each other tell time. They collaborate so nicely. We are so proud of them.
First grade mathematicians also continued work on adding multiple addends. They were encouraged to use strategies that work for them. As mathematicians we all have different skills. What works for one student might not work for another. Some students find double facts, while others find groups of ten. This week, we used ten-sided dice and built the numbers with unifix cubes.
News and Reminders:
We will switch our essential arts again next week. Starting on Monday, we will have PE on Mondays and Tuesdays and Enrichment on Thursdays and Fridays. Since the weather is getting warmer, we will most likely go outside for PE. Please make sure your child has appropriate outdoor clothing. Mud-pants and rain boots are great. Extra socks, pants and indoor sneakers are great too. Thank you.
Please make sure your child’s chromebook is fully charged at home before returning it to school. We use it almost every day now in writing class. Thank you.
Here's a link to this week's Bell
Have a great weekend,
Maria
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