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 […]
Dear Parents, December 7, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be taking our Theme 4 assessments throughout the early part of the week. Within the later part of the week, we will be taking some time to work on a Christmas language arts activity. Spelling: This week, we […]
Dear Parents, November 30, 2015 This week in first grade we are learning… Language Arts: We have a busy week ahead of us! Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. Our comprehension skill that can help us with the understanding of a story is the sequencing of events. Knowing what happened in the […]
Dear Parents, November 23, 2015 We have much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving week and at the top of my list is YOU! Thank you for all your support and for sharing your children with me. They make me smile everyday! Language Arts: This is a very short week and therefore we will […]
Dear Parents, November 16, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is “evaluate”. Our comprehension skill that can help us evaluate whether we enjoyed a book is “compare/contrast”. Comparing and contrasting or finding ways in which certain things are the same or different can help us […]