What we've been up to...

News from Mrs. Carli’s 1^st Grade Class

April 14, 2016

Upcoming Events

·      Thursday, April 14^th – Open House (6:30-7:30pm)

·      Friday, April 15^th  - Scholastic Book Orders due

·      April 18^th – April 22^nd – 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 14^th 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 14^th 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

What we've been up to...

News from Mrs. Carli’s 1^st Grade Class

March 24, 2016

Upcoming Events

·      Friday, March 25^th – No School (Good Friday)

·      Thursday, April 7^th – Dismissal at 11:45 (conferences)

·      Friday, April 8^th – Dismissal at 11:45 (conferences)

·      Friday, April 15^th  - Scholastic Book Orders due

·      April 18^th – April 22^nd – No School (April vacation)

Hello Families!

In Writer’s Workshop, we are wrapping up our Kevin Henkes author study. We are still working on using his strategies in our own writing and hope to publish our stories soon.  Last week, we voted for our favorite story.  Julius, the Baby of the World was the most popular!  Next, we plan to write letters to Kevin Henkes to tell him how much we enjoy his books.

In Science, we are continuing to observe our amaryllis plant. It has four tall leaves but no flowers yet.  We are also noticing that the bulbs we planted in the courtyard last fall are beginning to sprout.  We have been taking our science notebooks outside to record our observations and are wondering what they are going to look like when they bloom.

In Phonics, we are working on reading and writing words with consonant blends. Blends can be found in words with two consonants together such as slip, lamp, or frog.  We are also continuing to practice our trick words daily.  Last week, we all tried to read the whole rainbow of trick words in order to reach the pot of gold. 

Our class is continuing to work on social skills with Mrs. Boardman.  We have been working on being “in the group” during whole class learning activities. When you’re “in the group” you are sitting calmly and safely, doing whole body listening (eyes on the speaker, thinking about what they’re saying, hands in lap), one person is talking at a time, you are following directions as they are being given, and you’re staying on the same topic of conversation. Our class completed a drawing activity where each person decided on one item to add to the picture. In order to have a similar picture at the end of the activity, each person must have been “in the group” the whole time.

Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Carli