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 […]

Dear Parents,                     May 16, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are wrapping up Theme 10 with week 3!   Our reading strategy this week is monitor/clarify. Part of becoming a good reader is realizing that if the story we are reading is unclear we must stop and clarify the story […]

Dear Parents,                     May 9, 2016 I hope all had a wonderful Mother’s Day and that you enjoyed your gift! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are continuing on with Theme 10. Our reading strategy this week is summarizing. The comprehension skill that will help us with this is sequence of […]

Dear Parents,                     May 2, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We have concluded theme 9 and are moving right into our last theme- Theme 10! Our reading strategy this week is predict/infer. The comprehension skill that will help us with this is predicting -using the text, pictures, and our own […]

Dear Parents,                                                   April 25, 2016 What an exciting week we have ahead of us! Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is questioning. Reading the title, looking at the pictures and stopping to ask oneself questions, are strategies good readers use. The comprehension skill that will help us with understanding a story is compare and […]