Dear Parents, October 11, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy is “summarize”. After we have finished reading a story we should be able to retell the story in just a few sentences. The comprehension skill that will help us with the reading strategy is story structure. Knowing […]
Dear Parents, October 5, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. If we have difficulty understanding the story as we read, we stop and go back to reread the sections that were confusing. We also use key words or the pictures to help […]
Dear Parents, September 28, 2015 A BIG “Thank You!” to the parents that volunteered in our classroom on Friday for Primary Centers! The students had a wonderful time! This week First Graders are learning… Language Arts: We have completed theme 1 in our reading series so we will be starting theme 2 – “Surprise!” this […]
Dear Parents, September 21, 2015 The first day of fall is this Wednesday! Hopefully this means that cooler weather is on its way! Here’s what we are doing in First Grade… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is evaluation and our comprehension skill that will […]
Dear Parents, September 14, 2015 We have a lot going on in first grade this week! Take a look… Language Arts: We will work on the consonants n, f, p, and we will keep working on short /a/. Our reading strategy this week is summarizing […]
Dear Parents, September 7, 2015 I hope all enjoyed the long weekend! Language Arts: Last week, we were unable to begin our Language Art lessons, as we were completing STAR testing. Therefore, we will kick off our first theme this week! We will work on the consonants m, s, c, t, and […]
Dear Parents, August 31, 2015 Take a look at what we are doing in first grade this week! Language Arts: This week in language arts we kick off our first theme! We will work on the consonants m, s, c, t, and the short sound […]
Dear Parents, August 24, 2015 It was wonderful seeing many of you at Back-to-School Night! Thank you for your constant support of SHS! To those whose schedules prevented you from attending, if you have any questions please be sure to […]
Dear Parents, August 16, 2015 Happy first full week of school! Our “normal” school day begins Monday! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are reviewing our letters and the sounds associated with each letter. We will practice printing them and […]
Dear Parents, June 8, 2015 Our last week in First Grade! I can hardly believe it! Thank you for a wonderful year. I enjoyed being with your children every day. They have an incredible energy and desire to learn – I hope these qualities remain with them throughout their education. We have a busy fun-filled […]