Friday, March 29, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
The Week of March 11th
Upcoming Events
Parent/Teacher Conferences, Early Release Day @ 11:30
March 21, 2019
Please contact Debbie in the office to set up a time. If you are unable to come on 3/21 I am happy to set up an alternative time to talk. Please email or call me to set this up.
Teacher In-Service, Early Release Day @11:30
March 22, 2019
First Day of Spring...we can't wait!!!
March 20, 2019
Leprechaun Trap Building
This week we planned, built and tried out our traps in hopes to catch Jolly the leprechaun! Students worked on using their plan to build their traps, and eagerly shared how their traps work with their friends and teachers. Thank you to all the families who sent in the wonderful recycled materials and much, much more!!
Readers' Workshop
In reading, students worked with their "same book partners" to keep track of their books. In our reading groups, students picked books from a series to read. Students were given a special EMERGENCY TOOLKIT to help them keep track of their books and what has happened. Students invented their own strategies and shared them with the class! We just finished a great read aloud called Minnie and Moo, which we used to practice all of these skills! Students should have their tool kits in their reading bags each night, so be sure to check them out!
Writers' Workshop
In writing, we began using google docs! Students were really excited and loved learning to insert google images into their documents. We used these images to elaborate further on our topics. We will work on revising and editing our pieces before publishing them using google docs next week.
Math
The first graders are working hard to use a number-line! We have been playing some really fun games in class to help us learn to count by 1s, 5s and 10s on the number-line, and have been using these skills to add double digit numbers. We have also been using our computers to access our Seesaw accounts. The first graders have LOVED working on the computers and sharing their thinking! I hope to share their on-line journals with you at parent/teacher conferences!
First Day of Spring...we can't wait!!!
March 20, 2019
Leprechaun Trap Building
This week we planned, built and tried out our traps in hopes to catch Jolly the leprechaun! Students worked on using their plan to build their traps, and eagerly shared how their traps work with their friends and teachers. Thank you to all the families who sent in the wonderful recycled materials and much, much more!!
Readers' Workshop
In reading, students worked with their "same book partners" to keep track of their books. In our reading groups, students picked books from a series to read. Students were given a special EMERGENCY TOOLKIT to help them keep track of their books and what has happened. Students invented their own strategies and shared them with the class! We just finished a great read aloud called Minnie and Moo, which we used to practice all of these skills! Students should have their tool kits in their reading bags each night, so be sure to check them out!
Writers' Workshop
In writing, we began using google docs! Students were really excited and loved learning to insert google images into their documents. We used these images to elaborate further on our topics. We will work on revising and editing our pieces before publishing them using google docs next week.
Math
The first graders are working hard to use a number-line! We have been playing some really fun games in class to help us learn to count by 1s, 5s and 10s on the number-line, and have been using these skills to add double digit numbers. We have also been using our computers to access our Seesaw accounts. The first graders have LOVED working on the computers and sharing their thinking! I hope to share their on-line journals with you at parent/teacher conferences!
Monday, March 11, 2019
The Week of March 6
Upcoming Events
Leprechaun Trap Building Project
3-15-19
SUPPLIES NEEDED!!
We are building traps to catch the leprechaun that keeps messing up our classroom! Please help by sending in...
cotton balls
soup cans
string
straws
tooth picks
small cardboard boxes
plastic bottle caps
toilet paper/paper towel rolls, or any other recycled items you think would work! Thank you all so much for your help!!
Parent/Teacher Conferences, Early Release Day @ 11:30
March 21, 2019
Please contact Debbie in the office to set up a time. If you are unable to come on 3/21 I am happy to set up an alternative time to talk. Please email or call me to set this up.
Teacher In-Service, Early Release Day @11:30
March 22, 2019
Lucy Rogers Visits W.E.S.
On Friday, Lucy Rogers came to our community meeting! She talked about her job and shared a bit about her background. The students asked good questions and were really excited to meet her!
Simple Machines Leprechaun Trap Building
On Thursday we arrived at school to find our classroom turned upside down, and a note from Jolly the Leprechaun! The mess caused such a disturbance that we decided to make some traps to catch him! Students used our computers to research different kinds of traps and types of simple machines that we could use to trap that little rapscallion!
Readers' Workshop
In reading we worked with our new reading partners called "same book" partners. Children are matched with partners who are reading at around the same level. Together they selected books and began some great reading conversations... we learned to stop and ask questions like: what's happened so far, what is this section mostly about and how is the character changing. We are learning to use sticky notes to keep track of what is happening too.
Writers' Workshop
We are still plugging away and working on our informational books. This week, students told facts using numbers i.e. how much something weighs, how many times they do something, or the height of something... Many students have written several informational books. Up next, we will choose a page from our favorite book to revise, edit and publish...
Math
In math, the first graders have been working more with the number line. We have been skip counting by 5s and 10s. We also began using an awesome new app called Seesaw! The first graders are learning to log on to the computer and do math activities to help with counting by 10s, adding multiples of ten and more. In number corner, we are reviewing analog and digital clocks and telling time to the hour and half hour.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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