News from Ms. Little’s 1st
Grade Class
December 11, 2014
Upcoming Events
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Thursday,
December 11th – Dismissal at 11:45 (conferences)
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Friday,
December 12th – Dismissal at 11:45 (conferences)
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Tuesday,
December 23rd – Dismissal at 11:45
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December
24th-January 4th – Winter Break (no school)
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Hello Families!
In Writer’s Workshop, we have been studying authors as
mentors. We have been listening to stories by Kevin Henkes, looking closely at
how he writes and illustrates, and practicing using his strategies in our own
small moment writing.
In Science, we are continuing our yearlong study of
different types of plants and their life cycles. We observed an amaryllis bulb,
planted it in a pot in our classroom, and drew a prediction of what we think it
will look like when it blooms.
The week before Thanksgiving, all classrooms at Green Meadow
had a door decorating contest. As a class, we brainstormed ideas of how we
could design the outside of the door to our room and decided to each make a
paw, pennant, or help to color the sign. We enjoyed showing our tiger pride!
In Math, we have transitioned
back to addition. We are working on combining bigger numbers and trying out
different strategies to make adding easier. We have learned how to count on
from the bigger number and how to use doubles to add. Using manipulatives such
as unifix cubes and counting chips have helped us practice.
Classroom Supplies
Thank you to families
who sent in shared classroom supplies at the beginning of the school year! We
are running low on disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly
appreciated.
Enjoy the weekend!
Ms. Little
