Dear Parents,                          October 3, 2016 Here’s what we are learning in first grade this week! Language Arts: We are continuing on with Readers and Writers Workshop. In reading, we will be challenging ourselves as we read with a partner. In writing, we will be focusing on editing our writing by using capitals and end […]

Dear Parents,                          September 26, 2016 This week in First Grade we are learning…. Language Arts: In Readers Workshop we will be checking our sounds as we read- especially our vowels, practice introducing books to partners, and practice helping partners figure out tricky words. In Writers Workshop we will be looking at how to write […]

Dear Parents,                          September 19, 2016 This week in First Grade we are learning…. Language Arts: In Readers Workshop we will be looking at all parts of a word when we read, use meaning to help us figure out words, double check our reading and continue to build our stamina by not giving up when […]

Dear Parents,                          September 12, 2016 Here’s what we are learning in first grade this week! Language Arts: Our Readers Workshop has us focusing on building our “good habits” in reading by using picture clues to determine difficult words and making sure to look at all parts of our words. In Writers Workshop we are […]

Dear Parents,                          September 6, 2016 Here’s what we are learning in first grade this week! Language Arts: We are continuing on with Readers and Writers Workshop. In addition, we will also be focusing on specific phonetic skills. This week, we will be highlighting the sounds associated with the letters m (monkey), s (sat), c […]

Dear Parents,                          August 29, 2016 Here’s what we are learning in first grade this week! Language Arts: We will be taking this week to do a bit of phonetic review. During this week we will be doing a number of hands on activities that will solidify our knowledge of letter names and their sounds. […]

Dear Parents,                          August 22, 2016 Welcome Back to School…and to First Grade! I am beyond excited to start the school year with your students. And what an accomplishment we have already! We made it through the first full day! We are getting used to a lot of routines in first grade but we are […]

Dear Parents,                                            June 6, 2016 The last week of school! I can hardly believe the year is just about over. I had a wonderful time with your children. They are very special and I enjoyed our days together. I would also like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year. This week we […]

Dear Parents,                     May 31, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are spending a great deal of time working on our Zoo Reports! We are using all that we have learned about informative writing. Math: We are wrapping up our review of our math unit 10. Yay! Religion: We will […]

Dear Parents,                     May 23, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are still wrapping up Theme 10! Just as a reminder from last week, our reading strategy is monitoring and clarifying, the comprehension skill that helps us with this is cause and effect, our phonics focus has been adding –er […]