The Week of Sept. 12th

 Upcoming Events

Grandparents' Lunch 

Please join us for a celebration of Grandparents! If you don’t have a grandparent who can attend, parents and family members are always welcome! Our school will perform a special song for our audience, and then we will sit down for a delicious feast! Families are welcome to stay for recess until 12:30.

Sept. 23  @ 11:00-12:30

Book Orders Due Sept. 25th 

Use the catalogs sent home in your student's home folder or shop at https://www.scholastic.com/home   Mrs. Marcelino's Class 

CLASS CODE:    LDRGD

Early Release Day/ Teacher in-service day 

Sept. 28 @ 11:30

Lock Down Drill Practice

On Friday, we practiced a lock down drill together. Students practiced finding a quiet hiding spot in the classroom. This is a challenging task for everyone. We had time to process and ask questions after the lock down. 

Next week, we will read the book I'm not Scared... I'm prepared! by Julia Cook. It is a gentle and light way to talk about a topic that often scares students. We will learn to play Sheep, Shepherd and Wolf, a game which teaches  kids to listen and follow directions during important times. We will have more school wide drills throughout the year. Please don't hesitate to call me here at school if you have any questions or concerns.

Readers' Workshop

In reading, the first and second graders are learning to book shop. We are learning to pick a healthy balance of books.  Books can be hard, just right and/or easy. Students will have a mix of books in their book bags. We are reading independently for 10 minutes each day. Next week, we will learn to read with our reading partners! 

Reading Pillows

The first and second graders have really enjoyed reading at their new reading spots around the room! Please help your child find a small pillow to bring to school to use during Readers’ Workshop. Reading pillows will be stored in your student’s cubby, and will not be shared with others. I will have  pillows  for any student who needs one.

Please send  a Reading Pillow to school on Monday, September 19th 

Spelling/Fundations

In first and second grade, we use a combination of spelling programs to meet the needs of various spelling stages. All students will take a spelling assessment which will help me to learn more about each child's strengths and needs.  During the week, your student will have a warm -up whole group lesson, and then will work in small groups to practice specific skills.  Here are a few examples of activities your student will do at school:

Fundations Magnetic Board

This helps with letter id/ sound and word building. 

Word Sort

Words sorts are a way we practice reading/writing various spelling patterns.

First Grade Math 

In math, we built our own number racks! This is a tool we will use all year long as we learn about adding and subtracting strategies and patterns.  We are also learning to add onto 10, and create teen number equations. We sang a fun money song to help us learn the names and attributes of different coins, and played a fun guessing game where students had to use their sense of touch to identify different coins. 

Math Menu

 This week, we learned to do problem solvers. Here is an example of one of our "Which one Doesn't Belong" problems. Students shared their thinking about which item doesn't belong with the others. Students are learning to share their thinking in writing.