News from Mrs. Carli’s 1st
Grade Class
April 14, 2016
Upcoming Events
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Thursday,
April 14th – Open House (6:30-7:30pm)
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Friday,
April 15th - Scholastic
Book Orders due
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April 18th
– April 22nd – No
School (April vacation)
Hello Families!
In Math, we are working on place value. Using manipulatives
such as unifix cubes and place value blocks, we have been breaking down numbers
into tens and ones. For example, 36 can be thought of as 3 tens and 6 ones, or
30 + 6. We created pictures of different
types of buildings and then counted by tens and ones to see how much our
buildings were worth.
In Science, we are continuing our study of different types
of plants. We were curious to see what would
happen if we “planted” green bean seeds in plastic bags with a wet paper towel
and taped them to our window. So far, we have been able to see the roots
emerging from the seeds. We have been recording our observations and we’re
excited to see what happens next!
Our class has been learning all about maps in Social
Studies. We read a story called Where Do
I Live? Afterwards, we talked about
our place in the world, and how maps and globes can show you where different
places are, as well as how to help you navigate to a certain location. Then we
discussed the location of Green Meadow and the bigger picture of where our
school is located in relation to Tiger Drive, the town of Maynard, the state of
Massachusetts, the country of the United States, the continent of North
America, and the planet Earth!
Open House &
Classroom Supplies
Open House will be on Thursday, April 14th from
6:30-7:30pm! Students will be in charge of guiding their families through our
learning space and “showing off” their work that is displayed in and around our
classroom. The Book Fair will also be open the evening of April 14th
from 6:00-8:00pm.
Thank you to families who have sent in
shared classroom supplies throughout the school year! We are running low on tissues
and disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the April Vacation!
Mrs. Carli
