I hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving with family & friends. The children were certainly excited to celebrate this holiday! Below is a preview of our 1st grade learning for the week:
Word Wall & Spelling: We will add six new words to our wall: make, came, way, him, we, & did The children should be able to read these words quickly in isolation. They should also be able to recognize these words when they see them in books. During spelling, we will work on reading and writing words with the long 'a' silent 'e' pattern. Ex: made, gave, cake, shake... Once children realize that 'sneaky, silent, Mrs. E' has a job, they will be able to read and write many other long a words too!
Reading: We will continue reading nonfiction books and discussing the text features in nonfiction: table of contents, glossary, close up pictures, labels, arrows, & diagrams. We will also work in guided reading groups again. We took a little break from reading groups while we were reading and learning all about Thanksgiving!
Writing: We will continue working on our 'all about' nonfiction books. The children are learning how to add labels, close up pictures, and facts to teach readers about their various topics. This week we will work on using first grade checklists to guide us in our writing.
Math: We are working on using what we know about double facts, friendly facts to ten, and addition facts to help us solve subtraction problems. When we know addition facts, it can help us to quickly solve related subtraction facts!
Social Studies: This month we will be learning about traditions and holidays all around the world! We will read many books, learn some songs, and make some projects to go along with our learning. Please talk with your children about some traditions that your family has. Ex: a special blanket that has been handed down in your family, a special meal that your family makes, a special trip that your family takes each year, something special that you do on birthdays... These are just some ideas to get you started. A letter will be sent home explaining the homework for this activity. The children love learning about families and traditions.
We are looking forward to getting back into our routine with a full week of learning in first grade! :)
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015
November 16th
I hope you had a terrific weekend! The next two weeks will be filled with reading and learning all about Thanksgiving and different kinds of families in our first grade classroom. Please return all Family Mobile Projects by Monday, November 16th. The children love sharing their projects with one another. Also, we welcome you to visit our classroom on Thursday, November 19th at 2 pm. We will sing some songs, read some facts about Thanksgiving, and play some math games. Please join us!
Below are some highlights regarding our learning for this week:
Reading: We are comparing fiction and nonfiction books as readers. This week we are spending time learning about some text features in nonfiction books~ table of contents, glossary, photo captions, and so much more!
Writing: We have begun a new writing unit ~ nonfiction 'all about' books! As writers, we are spending some time working on writing books that 'teach' the reader all about a certain topic. So far we have first grade informational books about bats, spiders, pumpkins, skateboarding, dogs, cats...! This is a different kind of writing compared to 'small moment' writing, but we are doing a great job so far! :)
Word Wall/ Spelling: Our six new words this week are mother, father, brother, sister, what, & this. We will also spend time reviewing short vowel sounds, blends, and digraphs...'sh', 'th', 'ch', 'wh'.
We will practice these skills in reading and writing this week and next week.
Math: This week we will begin topic #4 ~ all about adding and subtracting numbers to 12. We will focus on learning our doubles facts and 'near' doubles facts to help us solve problems quickly and accurately.
Book Fair: Eagle's Book Fair will take place this week! Please see the flyer that was sent home for more details. Your child may shop during the school day or you may shop with your child during one of the times listed after school.
We are looking forward to a fun week in first grade. I hope to see many of you on Thursday, November 19th at 2pm in our first grade classroom! :) As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne
Below are some highlights regarding our learning for this week:
Reading: We are comparing fiction and nonfiction books as readers. This week we are spending time learning about some text features in nonfiction books~ table of contents, glossary, photo captions, and so much more!
Writing: We have begun a new writing unit ~ nonfiction 'all about' books! As writers, we are spending some time working on writing books that 'teach' the reader all about a certain topic. So far we have first grade informational books about bats, spiders, pumpkins, skateboarding, dogs, cats...! This is a different kind of writing compared to 'small moment' writing, but we are doing a great job so far! :)
Word Wall/ Spelling: Our six new words this week are mother, father, brother, sister, what, & this. We will also spend time reviewing short vowel sounds, blends, and digraphs...'sh', 'th', 'ch', 'wh'.
We will practice these skills in reading and writing this week and next week.
Math: This week we will begin topic #4 ~ all about adding and subtracting numbers to 12. We will focus on learning our doubles facts and 'near' doubles facts to help us solve problems quickly and accurately.
Book Fair: Eagle's Book Fair will take place this week! Please see the flyer that was sent home for more details. Your child may shop during the school day or you may shop with your child during one of the times listed after school.
We are looking forward to a fun week in first grade. I hope to see many of you on Thursday, November 19th at 2pm in our first grade classroom! :) As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Welcome November!
I hope you all had a fun weekend! I wanted to take a minute to thank you for all of your support last week. We had so much fun building and decorating our Haunted Houses with all of the supplies and treats that were sent in. We also now have a wonderful gift basket FILLED with gift cards donated by first grade families for Eagle's Silent Auction. THANK YOU!!! Be sure to check out the Silent Auction Tuesday, November 3rd at our school. It is a terrific event with some great raffles and prizes.
Below is a peek at some of our first grade learning for this week ~
Word Wall & Spelling: Our six new words are: one, her, get, then, when, & look. We will also work on the short e sound in spelling. We will read and write words in many different short e word families: get, let, met, set... best, west, crest... etc.
Reading: We will be working on decoding strategies this week as readers. We will talk a lot about what to do when you're stuck on a word as a reader. Be sure to ask your child all about some skills that we use each day during independent reading, partner reading, and small group reading.
Writers: We are working on finishing up our stories that we are most proud of. We plan on reading our small moment stories to Mrs. Crawley's 2nd graders this week! We are super excited to share our work. We will write one more personal narrative this week before moving into our next writing unit.
Math: We will work on building numbers in Ten Frames this week. This is a rather quick unit that is mostly review of building parts to make numbers within a ten frame. We will continue to talk about whole = part + part.
Social Studies: During the months of November & December, we will read, write, and learn all about different types of families. We will discuss families of long ago and families of today. Please see the letter that your child will bring home this week regarding a Family Project. Work together, have fun, be creative, and return the projects as you complete them. The due date for all family projects is November 16th. This will allow us time to share our projects with one another. We will also invite families into our classroom on November 19th at 2:00 . Please see the letter for more details! :)
Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne
Below is a peek at some of our first grade learning for this week ~
Word Wall & Spelling: Our six new words are: one, her, get, then, when, & look. We will also work on the short e sound in spelling. We will read and write words in many different short e word families: get, let, met, set... best, west, crest... etc.
Reading: We will be working on decoding strategies this week as readers. We will talk a lot about what to do when you're stuck on a word as a reader. Be sure to ask your child all about some skills that we use each day during independent reading, partner reading, and small group reading.
Writers: We are working on finishing up our stories that we are most proud of. We plan on reading our small moment stories to Mrs. Crawley's 2nd graders this week! We are super excited to share our work. We will write one more personal narrative this week before moving into our next writing unit.
Math: We will work on building numbers in Ten Frames this week. This is a rather quick unit that is mostly review of building parts to make numbers within a ten frame. We will continue to talk about whole = part + part.
Social Studies: During the months of November & December, we will read, write, and learn all about different types of families. We will discuss families of long ago and families of today. Please see the letter that your child will bring home this week regarding a Family Project. Work together, have fun, be creative, and return the projects as you complete them. The due date for all family projects is November 16th. This will allow us time to share our projects with one another. We will also invite families into our classroom on November 19th at 2:00 . Please see the letter for more details! :)
Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Eileen Browne
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