1st Grade 2022/23

  Week 9: October 31-November 4 Academic Updates We are learning about:: R blends  Sequence of events Nouns, verbs, and adjectives Space, planets, the moon Change to more/less problems Identifying the question in story problems Developing strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems Reading fluency Ask Your Firstie… What play did you read in a small group this week? What part did you play? What do you know about spiders? Can you name some words that begin with an L blend? I stopped at 5 houses to trick-or-treat on State Street and more houses on Langley Avenue. Altogether I stopped at 9 houses.  How many houses did I stop at on Langley? On Halloween two superheroes came to my house. Later, three ghosts and a dragon came over.  How many visitors came to my house on Halloween? Halloween Please click the link here if you’d like to help in any way with our parties.  Please send any supplies to school Monday morning rather than waiting until right before...

  Week 8: October 24-28 Academic Updates We are working on: L Blends Constructing and deconstructing numbers Informational writing Recess behavior Learning all about spiders Fact families Ask Your Firstie Who was your favorite character in the Three Billy Goats Gruff? What did you learn about goats? What are some good choices you can make at recess? What are some things you aren’t supposed to do during recess? Behavior With the beginning of the year behind us, we are noticing an increase in behavioral choices that negatively impact the school day.  Please offer reminders to your Firsties to consider how their actions (talking during instruction, rough play, etc.) affect others. We find it really helpful when students know that all the adults are working together.  Halloween Please click the link here if you’d like to help in any way with our parties.  Can’t attend the party? No problem.  Join us for the parade at 3:15.

  Week 7:October 17-21 Academic Updates We are working on: Digraph: ck Finishing up our small moment stories Reading “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and analyzing the characters Creating a bridge to use in retelling the billy goats story Non-fiction read alouds about goats Non-fiction writing Creating a scarecrow and writing about it Comparison story problems Adding to and taking from story problems Solving for the unknown Ask Your Firstie What sound does ck make? Does ck come at the beginning or ending of words? What is something you did lately that is creative? Can you solve this? You invite Stan over for dinner and he brings friends.  All together you have 4 guests for dinner.  How many friends did Stan bring to dinner? Thank you! Laps for Lincoln was amazing!  Thank you for all of your support! Halloween Please click the link here if you’d like to help in any way with our parties.  Can’t attend the party? No problem.  Join us for the parade at 3:15. Stud...

  Week 6: October 10-14 Academic Updates We are working on: Digraph: ph Continuing to work on our small moment stories Math word problems with numbers to 20 Telling 10 more and 10 less than a given number Understanding fictional characters and character traits Writing about characters Learning about nouns Ask Your Firstie What sounds do wh and th make? What is a noun? Can you give an example of an equation? What do you think your purpose is? Why are you important? Pie Pumpkins We are planning an activity for the children that requires one pie pumpkin for each student.  If you are willing to purchase some and bring them in on October 30th that would be great!  Please sign up here . Next week we will have information about our Halloween parties. Amazon wishlists Mrs. Confer Mrs. Fiesbeck Ms. Gould

  Week 5: October 3-7 Academic Updates We are working on: Digraphs th/wh Writing a small moment story Graphing with M&Ms Understanding fictional characters and character traits More with our Spinning Sky unit Reading Kevin Henkes’ books Ask your Firstie W hat are digraphs? W hat sound does ch make? W hat sound does sh make? W hat habitats did you learn about? What are some of the details you learned? H ow is recess this year?  W hat are some ways we can display data?  W hat are some of the rules you’re expected to follow at recess?  D o you line up as soon as a teacher blows the whistle? National Noodle Day We could use noodle donations for some STEM creations on Thursday.  If you’re willing to send some in please sign up here . Amazon wishlists Mrs. Confer Mrs. Fiesbeck Ms. Gould