No School: Wednesday, Nov. 11
Early Release Day @ 11:30- Friday, Nov. 20
Teacher Professional Development
No School- Thanksgiving Break- Nov. 25-27
Hopes and Dreams: Class Promise
This week we revisited our Hopes and Dreams for the year. We had a class meeting focused on ways we can support each other each day so that we can achieve our Hopes and Dreams. As one students put it, "this is our school family and we need to be kind to each other." We have all signed our promise and hung it up for everyone to see!
This week in math we worked on our number racks. Students worked to subitize collections on my number rack and write the number they saw. We learned a new station called Measure with Popsicle Sticks. Students practice estimation skills and measuring. In number corner we are working on telling time on analog and digital clocks. Our calendar this month exposes students to the fractions half and fourth .
Readers' Workshop/Fundations
The first and second graders are getting into a great rhythm and routine. This week, we worked on smoothing out our voices and rereading pages, lines and books for fluency. I worked with small groups of students to practice specific skills. In Fundations, we are finishing up our letter sound and handwriting review. Next week, we will begin work on CVC words and learn a new set of trick words.
Writers' Workshop
In writing we read a new mentor text and continued work on being brave while writing. We are working on building up our independent writing stamina. This week, we worked for 9 minutes all on our own!
Habits of Mind
We learned about a new Habit of Mind this week! The first and second graders learned about managing their impulses... a very important habit in life! We watched a video, read a book and learned about the "stop light". Lastly, we ate Hershey's kisses and practiced managing our impulses!
R.A.S Mind Up
This week, we learned about the Reticular Activating System and our 5 senses. Students practiced zooming in on the important tasks they needed to focus on while identifying all of the distractions around them to help strengthen our Reticular Activating System.
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