What we've been up to...

News from Ms. Little’s 1^st Grade Class

November 6, 2014

Upcoming Events

·      Tuesday, November 11^th – Veterans Day (no school)

·      Friday, November 14^th – Dismissal at 11:45

·      Friday, November 21^st – Scholastic Book Orders due

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Hello Families!

In Math, we have been exploring subtraction.  We learned/reviewed new vocabulary such as difference, more, fewer, compare, take apart, and less than. We have been using counters and snap cubes to find the missing part or the rest of a whole set, playing dice and card games to practice comparing and subtracting, and drawing pictures to show subtraction. We have also spent time reinforcing our math skills online at starfall.com.

Pages from your child’s math workbook will be sent home as we finish each chapter. Some of the pages may be completed and some may not.  You will find the workbook pages from our first chapter (addition) in your child’s Thursday Backpack Folder today. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

                        

We have been learning about the life cycles of apples and pumpkins in Science. After reading several nonfiction books, we created our own life cycle of a pumpkin drawings.  Next, we will compare/contrast how the life cycles of each fruit are the same and how they are different.

Classroom supplies

Thank you to families who sent in shared classroom supplies at the beginning of the school year. We are currently running low on disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend! 

Ms. Little

What we've been up to...

News from Ms. Little’s 1^st Grade Class

October 23, 2014

Upcoming Events

·      Friday, October 24^th – Dismissal at 11:45

·      Friday, October 31^st – Monster March at 8:45

Hello Families!

Each day during Literacy, we read to self, listen to reading, work on writing, and do word work. We recently added in the last part of our Daily Five: Read to Someone.  During this time, students choose a partner to read with, sit elbow to elbow, knee to knee (EEKK) and hold the book in the middle so they both can see. It’s a great opportunity for each child to practice reading fluently and to help their partner if they get stuck on a word.

We have launched Writer’s Workshop!  After talking about how the best stories come from the heart, we each created a heart map with pictures and words about people and experiences that are important to us.  We will keep our heart maps in our writing folder so we’ll be able to refer to them when thinking of story ideas.

Each Writer's Workshop session begins with a mini lesson. Then, children think about what they'd like to write about, tell their partner the story, draw the picture, and write words to go along with their picture. At the end of each session there is an opportunity to share what they've written with the class. 

Earlier this month, we visited with our third grade buddies to watch a video about the plant life cycle of a pumpkin patch. After the video, we decorated pumpkins together.

Enjoy the weekend!

Ms. Little