Happy October! We are in the full swing of all things first grade. This is also a very exciting time as we had our first field trip this month and are beginning to enter into the holiday season! This month we will be working on:

Literacy:

• Final s, l, t and r blends
• nouns
• asking and answering key details in stories
• writing sentences with detail

Math:

• addition and subtraction
• math facts
• addition using story problems

Science/Social Studies:

• Sun, Moon and Stars
• Elections

Social Emotional:

• setting goals
• working through challenges
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We have been busy in 1B! The past few weeks we have been preparing for math, reading and writing small groups. Aside from learning the routines and procedures for our classroom, we have also been making new friendships and having fun!

There will be a lot coming up in September:

• Literacy:
  • short vowels
  • reading realistic fiction stories
  • ordering stories from beginning, middle and end
  • Author’s purpose
• Math:
  • Number Sense
  • Using number lines to add
  • Tally’s
• Writing
  • basics of writing
  • retelling events using beginning, middle and end
  • All About Me writing piece
• Science/Social Studies
  • Health unit
  • Citizenship/rules and laws
• Social Emotional
  • making new friends
  • following routines
  • completing work to do our best

It’s going to be a great year!

Maureen Williams

1B has been having so much fun in small groups, working together, and using our curiosity to learn! This past month we laid the foundation for successful small group rotations, Writers’ Workshop, transitioning in the hallways, and how to use free time in 1st grade when an assignment is complete.

In the coming weeks, we will be working on:

Math- addition and subtraction

Literacy- short vowels, informational texts, writing first, next, then, and last to retell stories

Science- health and space

Social Studies- how to be a good citizen

Writers’ Workshop- capitalization, punctuation, commas, and illustrating stories

We can’t wait for October!

1B has been getting in the groove of meeting new friends, getting comfortable in the classroom and putting our learning to work! The highlight of this week was practicing our math rotations for small groups- they are ready!

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!