The Week of Oct. 18

 Upcoming Dates

Early Release Day- Oct. 29th @ 11:30

Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 29th from 12:00-6:00

Book Order Info

Thank you to all of the families who have ordered books from Scholastic this year! Each time you order books for your student, our classroom earns points to buy new books. It looks like Scholastic is experiencing delays in their processing and delivery. As soon as books are delivered here to the school, I will send them home with your student. 

Even though we haven't received our books from the September order, you can order for October by clicking on the link below, or sending back the Scholastic flier and a check by Oct. 29th 

https://clubs.scholastic.com/ 

CLASS CODE

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Readers' Workshop

In reading we are learning lots of good reading habits and strategies, and learning to drop those bad habits too. Students are meeting in small reading groups daily, and have really shown excellent progress! In class we are working on: checking the picture, thinking about all of the sounds in the word, and checking for meaning. We often say, "does it look right, sound right and make sense?" On Fridays we have fun and mix up our independent reading time with flashlights. We call it "FLASHLIGHT FRIDAY"

 

Writers' Workshop

In writing, the first and second graders are beginning the revising and editing stage! We have finished up writing our small moments stories, and have chosen our favorite story to fix up for publishing! Last week, we read some of our favorite mentor texts and noticed our favorite beginnings and endings.  It is incredible to see the progress these students have made from the beginning of the year to now! We can't wait to share our published books with you at home.

My Father's Dragon Read Aloud

We just finished reading our first read aloud My Father's Dragon. This is a wonderful short chapter book with predictable patterns and classic story elements. To celebrate finishing up this book, we spent time outdoors imagining our own journey to the Island of Tangerina! 

First Grade Math

Working away at math stations! 

In math, we have begun a new routine on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Students are learning to use a "math menu". This menu, has skill practice, journal writing and games students can choose from. This approach to math, offers all students activities that will challenge them, and allow them to review and practice old skills. 

We are finishing up with our Number Corner activities for the month of October. Students have been working on counting forward and backward by tens and ones, and have done a great job exploring all the different ways to make ten. 

Math Menu Journal Page Example