We made it through our first week of school and Open House! Thank you so much for your support as we kick off a new school year together.
Reading: This week we will be reading some books by Kevin Henkes, one of my favorite authors. We will spend some time talking about the different characters and the 'big ideas' or messages within some of his stories. We will look for comparisons and differences too! As readers, we will also begin 'read to self' in our classroom. We will review the different ways to read a book (pictures, words, retell) as we remember what reading looks and sounds like in our classroom. Our expectations will be a bit different as first graders because many of us can read for longer periods of time now!
Writing: The children have been asking me if they will work in writing folders again this year. The answer is..."Yes!" We will begin our 'small moments' or personal narrative writing unit this week! This will be our first writing unit of the school year and I'm so excited to get started. Each child will have his/her own writing folder to organize and keep track of their different stories that are being worked on each day.
Math: We will work on part + part = whole. The children will play games, draw pictures, act out stories, and use hands on materials to add numbers together during our first math unit as first graders! The math pages that come home will give you an idea of some of our lessons this week.
Word Work: We will add six words to our Word Wall this week! During the first part of the school year, we will review and practice words from our kindergarten word wall. We will gradually add words to our classroom Word Wall each week throughout First Grade. Be sure to ask your child about our new words each week! This weeks words are: I, a, the, me, can, & go Please practice reading these words at home.
During the month of September we will read and learn all about seeds. We will begin with apple seeds, but will move on to learning about many other seeds too! There are so many different seeds for us to identify. Fall is the perfect time for us to explore!
I am looking forward to a great week of First Grade learning. We are certainly off to a fantastic start!
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne :)
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