Dear Parents, February 29, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. Stopping to reread especially if there are words we have difficulty reading and making sure the sentence and the story make sense […]
Dear Parents, March 2, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts We are starting theme 7 in language arts – We Can Work It Out! Our reading strategy is summarizing and our comprehension skill that helps us with this is problem solving. In order to summarize a story, it is helpful […]
Dear Parents, February 15, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is predict/infer and the comprehension skill that will help with that strategy is predicting. Taking time to look through what we are going to read, to look at titles or pictures and predict what the […]
Dear Parents, February 8, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are continuing with theme 6 in our reading series this week – Animal Adventures. Our reading strategy this week is questioning. A good reader stops while reading and asks themselves questions about the story. The comprehension skill that helps […]
Dear Parents, January 31, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 6 in our reading series this week – Animal Adventures. Our reading strategy is summarizing and our comprehension skill is story structure. Knowing the setting, characters, problem, events in trying to solve the problem, and the […]
Dear Parents, January 25, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are finishing theme 5 in our reading series this week and will continue with the CVCe pattern. Our reading strategy is “monitor and clarify” and our comprehension skill is cause and effect. Cause and effect relationships can be difficult […]
Dear Parents, January 18, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be taking a quick break from our regular lessons this week to work on our sequencing skills. We will be completing a book report within class and doing a fun language art activity for our 100th day of school […]
Dear Parents, January 11, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing and paying attention […]
Dear Parents, January 4, 2016 Happy New Year! I hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be jumping right in with Theme 5 (Home Sweet Home)! Our reading strategy is questioning and the comprehension skill that […]
Dear Parents, December 14, 2015 It was wonderful to see all of you during parent-teacher conferences last week! Thank you for taking time from your schedule to meet with me. This week, we are in full Christmas mode! Language Arts: We are finishing our letter for our Secret Santa, filling out an elf application, and […]