The Week of May 13

Upcoming Events


Here is a Trillium we found on our walk on Friday! A sure sign of spring!

Field Trip to Hazen's Notch 

May 23, 2019

On Thursday, we will meet up with our pen-pals from Eden Central School and visit Hazen's Notch. We will hike, visit the beaver pond and have lunch together.  We will be spending most of the day outdoors so please dress your child accordingly! Students will also need  a snack and cold lunch. 

Memorial Day/No School

May 27, 2019 

Readers' Workshop

In reading we are continuing our work with book clubs and character study! Students are  becoming experts on giving summaries, noticing commonalities between books in a series, and asking questions when they don't understand. In the coming weeks I will begin my spring reading assessments. I am so proud of all the growth these students have made!

Writers' Workshop

In writing we have continued our work with opinion writing. Students have written many letters to express their opinions! This week we worked on adding more details to our reasons and using appropriate transition words. 

Science 

This week we continued our inquiry into how wind and water can change our earth. Students modeled how sand is created. On Friday, we spent the afternoon outdoors looking for examples of how water had changed the earth around us. We found trees down in the river, sand, river rocks and examples of soil erosion on the river banks. 

Big Buddies

On Thursday we spent time with our Big Buddies from Ms. Vargo's 4-5 classroom! We all enjoyed a spring time art project! We drew and painted a rainy spring day together! Be sure to check them out!

Math 

The first graders are really becoming experts on solving tricky math word problems. This week we worked on reading, and solving number stories. Students worked to show their thinking with numbers words and equations. We added lots of details to make sure others could understand our thinking and how we solved the problem.