Spring Picture Day

PTA Meeting!

We have a PTA meeting on Thursday! At our meeting 1st grade students will be singing so I hope to see everyone on Thursday!

Questions to ask during Reading!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Winter Break! While I hope that you get lots of rest, I also hope that you read as many books as you can.

How you can help your child during the break is by reading? Not only is reading important, but it is also important that you ask questions about their reading.

Questions to ask Before Reading:
- What do you think this story/article is about?
- What do you think will happen in this book?
- Do you think there will be a problem in the story? What will it be?
- What type of story do you think this is?
- Why did you choose this book?
- Do you think this story will be like anything that has happened to you?

During Reading:
- What do you predict will happen next?
- How do you think the story will end?
- What is happening in the story so far? (use words like first, next, then, and finally)
- If you were the main character would you do the same thing or something different?
- What are you think about as you read the story/article?
- Do you have any questions about what you are reading? Anything you don't understand?

After Reading:
- Was the title of the story appropriate? Why or why not?
- Would you change the title? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved? How did the characters solve it?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the central message?
- Who is telling the story?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make?
- What was your favorite part? Why?
- Please retell the story using sequence words, you may use your book to go back and help you remember.

 
                                     

Learning Commons

We had a great time going to the Learning Commons. We are learning how to work together.

We learned how to use Osmo and Dot the Robot. They used osmo to build using pattern blocks and they wrote code that brought Dot the Robot to life.

We are looking forward to getting to return soon!

Week of January 22 - 28

Week of January 22- 28

This week we are comparing and contrasting characters and books. We will be working with The Thre Little Pigs, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Click Clask Moo, Cows That Type, Duck on a Bike, and Piggie and Elephant: My Friend is Sad.

For writing we are working Opinion writing this 9 weeks. A way that you can help at home is by having your child share their opinion about the books they read with you and even discussing their favorite character.

In math we are starting to work on adding and subtracting with two digit numbers. This week we are working with adding and subtracting a single digit and a double digit number together with out regrouping.

Thank you for all the hard work you put in at home.

Where do we live?

We have been working on learning he 7 continents. One way that we do this is by singing the Continent Song by Dr. Jean. (You can find the song on YouTube.) 

While we are working on meeting this standard at school. Please be working with your child on what city, state, and country they live in. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Beginning Quarter 3

We have had a wonderful first have of the year!  I am looking forward to see what the second half of this year will hold for all my students. We still have so much to learn!!! 

As we begin the 3rd quarter I want to encourage parents to be reading and talking with your students each night. This will help your children grow in their reading abilities. There are lots of questions that you can ask your first grader before, during, and after reading books. (ex. What do you think this story will be about? Who is the main character of the story? Where does the story take place? What is the problem in the story and how do you think it will be solved? What is the main idea of the story?) These questions will really help the children to begin thinking about what they are reading. 

Also... don't forget to visit your local library with your child! This way they will have lots of books to choose from each night to read

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