Week of September 28- October 2

Happy Almost October!

Reminders:

Please return sight word cards each Monday.
No School October 9th or 12th.

This Week in First Grade:

Math: This week we will be focusing on Topic 2: Understanding Subtraction. We will also begin introducing Math Centers. These centers will allow for enrichment and extra practice for those who need it. 

Reading: All three first grades will be mixed up into reading groups this week. We will also be working on taking facts from non-fiction reading to choose an opinion. 

Writing: This week we begin working on How-To writing. Students will enjoy a How-To story and then will choose a topic and publish a piece of writing using an app on the iPads. 

Spelling/ Handwriting: A new spelling list will go home this week, we will also be practicing our words in class. Every student has the word Kearsarge on their spelling list, we need to use it to sign in to our computer accounts. Please help your child learn to spell it. 

Science: Insects Galore! We are diving deep into our science unit on insects this week. Keep an eye out for insect work coming home!

Week of September 21-25

Happy Second Full Week!

Scholastic orders were sent home today, happy reading! The next packet for ordering will go home on October 5th, but you can order online at anytime and I will submit the order on October 9th.

Reminders:

Math League is September 30th.
No School October 9th or 12th.

This Week in First Grade:

Math: Today we finished up our first Math Topic on Understanding Addition. Tomorrow we will take the Topic 1 Test. On Wednesday we will start in with Topic 2 on Understanding Subtraction.

Reading: We will begin working in small reading groups based on what each child needs. The children will be mixed up from all three first grades.

Writing: We continue to work on opinion writing, this week focusing on if we would rather eat apple pie or pumpkin pie. The children are working on typing up their stories. You can look at their work by logging into their Google Drives. Their sign in name is first.last@kearsarge.org and the password is krsd(lunch number). I can get you your child's lunch number if you need it.

Spelling/ Handwriting: Don't forget to practice spelling words this week! Our test will be on Friday and a new list will go out next Monday. This week we will be working on writing and sounding out the letters p, j, v, w, z, qu, y, and x.

Science: We are finishing up our Apple Unit by test tasting apples today and making star prints tomorrow. Starting on Wednesday we will begin learning about insects.

We will have Health again this Friday.

OPEN HOUSE

Don't forget we have Open House on Wednesday at 6:00 PM! See you here!

Week of September 14-18

Welcome to our first FULL week of school! 

Now that things have settled down a bit, you can look for this blog post each Monday. I will be sure to keep it up to date with events and information for the upcoming week. You may also see posts of fun events here at school periodically!

This week in first grade:

Math: We are working on our first unit called Understanding Addition. This week we are focusing on using manipulatives to form patterns that will help us quickly recognize the total amount. We will also be working on writing our numbers.

Reading: We will begin our DRA's this week and will be getting into our reading groups and working in small groups on what we need the most.

Writing: This week we will start our unit on opinion writing. Students will read an opinion story, create their own opinion on the topic of ice cream, and write reason sentences.  When they have completed the first topic they will have created a paragraph, and will type it.

Spelling/Handwriting: We are working on our letters i, r, o, g, d, and s this week. We will also be assessing student spelling and creating lists for them to take home.

Read Aloud: This month we are focusing on Eric Carle's books and will be doing many activities based on them.

Science: We are learning about apples for two weeks. Please be checking folders for a permission slip about apple tasting. Students are learning a lot of new things about apples, be sure to ask them about it!

We had Health for the first time on Friday, the children really loved it, and will have it every other Friday.

Welcome Packet

Hi All,

I apologize for the confusion on the welcome packets, and will be sure to solve it tomorrow. If you could just send back in any packets that do not belong to your child tomorrow morning, they will return with the correct one. 

Happy first day, and hopefully last day of confusion!