I hope you all had a terrific break with family and friends! I had a wonderful time catching up with family and friends, but I'm happy to be back into a routine with my first grade friends :) Below are some sneak peeks at our learning.
Word Wall & Spelling: Our new words for this week are: could, every, got, home, see, & some. During spelling we will work on 'long o' 'silent e' spelling patterns. We can see the sneaky e, but we can't hear it make any sounds! We have many different spelling words in our classroom, but most of our words all have the long o silent e pattern.
Reading: This week while the children are rotating through different Daily Five Stations, I am working with children individually. We are working on reading 'just right' books and showing what we know about our 'heart' word lists. I am hoping to pick up with our guided reading groups again next week.
Writing: We are working on adding great beginnings, endings, diagrams, pictures, and table of contents to our nonfiction stories. Using nonfiction mentor texts in our classroom is a great way for us to get some good ideas. We are spending a lot of time studying nonfiction books and the different strategies the authors use to teach readers about a topic. Try reading some nonfiction books at home or at the library too. National Geographic for Kids have great stories!
Math: We are adding doubles, doubles + 1, and doubles +2! We learned that knowing our doubles facts helps us to solve 'near doubles' addition problems quickly. Continue to practice math facts at home. :)
Science: We are just beginning a new science unit ~ All About Weather! We will read many books, create some fun experiments and projects, and track the weather each day. So far we have learned that meteorologists are not 'always' right with their predictions.
Reminders: February Conferences will take place Friday, Feb. 5th & Thursday, Feb. 12th. These days have early dismissal at 11:45. More information will be sent home soon!
Thank you for your support & Happy New Year!
Eileen Browne
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