More Than a School, It's a Community.
1B families,
This week we worked on tally’s and got used to doing our math groups. Everyone did great with this! In writing we are working on writing sentences independently in our writing journals, and learning basic sentence structure. We’ve continued to read fictional stories out of Wonders and have worked together on some comprehension pieces. The week of September 28 we will finally be ready to begin our reading groups.
Next week:
Math
Number sense
Literacy
Phonics- short i, spelling test on Friday!
Informational text on Ants
Science/Social Studies
Rules and citizenship
Health and teeth
Dates to Know:
September 22, Picture Day
October 5, Pumpkin Patch Field Trip (volunteer forms due Wednesday; permission forms coming soon)
October 9, No School
October 16, Dress Down Day
October 29, Conferences
October 29-30, No School
Have a great weekend!
1B families,
Thank you to everyone who attended back to school night last night! If you were unable to come, attached is the powerpoint and some handouts are in your child’s Friday Folder.
This week we completed the STAR early literacy test, along with other less formal assessments. We began our first unit in math, number sense, and practiced reading stories with a beginning, middle and end.
Next week:
Math
Number sense
Literacy
Phonics- finishing Kindergarten review
Sam I Can in Wonders curriculum
Science/Social Studies
Rules and citizenship
Germs
Dates to Know:
September 4, NO SCHOOL
September 7, NO SCHOOL
September 11, Dress Down Day
September 22, Picture Day
Have a great weekend!
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:
Math:
Science/Social Studies:
Social Emotional:
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:
It’s going to be a great year!
Maureen Williams
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!
My name is Maureen Williams, I'm looking forward to a great year of learning. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]
