News from Ms. Little’s 1st
Grade Class
September 18, 2014
Hello Families!
Thank you to those who were able to attend Curriculum Night!
We had a great turnout. If you were unable to come, you can find the
information that was distributed in your child’s Thursday Backpack Folder.
Upcoming Events
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Friday,
September 19th – Dismissal at 11:45
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Monday,
September 22nd – Scholastic Book Orders Due
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Thursday,
September 25th – No School (Rosh Hashanah)
Classroom News
Our class has been busy these first few
weeks of first grade!
During the first week of school, we went on
a "people hunt" to learn more about our classmates. Students
had to find a different person to sign each box on their paper. We found out
that lots of children in our class play soccer, like the beach, and love to
read!
We have launched the first component of the
Daily 5: Read to Self. During this time children independently read the
pictures, read the words, or read both pictures and words of a just right book
at their level. We're practicing building our stamina in order to reach our
goal of reading independently for 20 minutes. Right now, we're up to reading
for twelve minutes straight!
The concepts of counting and addition have
been our focus in Math. Number writing, counting different items accurately, and playing dice and card games are some of the activities we've been doing to practice these skills.
ME Bags have been a huge hit! The children
have enjoyed sharing the items they brought from home and explaining why they
brought each object. This activity has been a great way to learn more about
each other!
Enjoy the weekend!
Ms. Little
Lily really enjoyed creating her ME Bag. A great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting all of the great photos. I love to see how engaged the kids are in your class!
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