Dear Parents, November 23, 2014 This week is a short week in first grade! Take a look at what we will be doing these next few days… Language Arts: We will be using the strategies we have learned in Language Arts so far and apply it through poetry, writing, and reading. We will […]
Dear Parents, November 17, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 4 in our reading series this week. The theme is “Family & Friends”. Our reading strategy is “summarizing”. After reading a story, we should be able to retell the important parts of the story. While reading, […]
Dear Parents, November 10, 2014 I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend! This week in first grade, we will be learning… Language Arts: We will be taking what little time we have for Language Arts this week to build our background of colonial life. We will discuss a number of aspects of colonial life […]
Dear Parents, November 3, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be taking our theme assessments for Theme 3 this week. We will also spend some time in review of all that we have learned thus far in first […]
Dear Parents, October 27, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be finishing up theme 3 in our reading series this week. Our reading strategy is “questioning”. Before reading a story, we look at the cover, the title and the pictures and make a prediction about what the story […]
Dear Parents, October 20, 2014 This week in first grade we will be welcoming a new student! Welcome to First Grade Hailey R. We are now a class of 28! Woo-hoo!! We are learning… Language Arts: This week, our reading strategy is “predict/infer”. Before reading a story, we look at the cover, the title and […]
Dear Parents, October 13, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: This week, we begin Theme 3! Our reading strategy is “evaluate”. After reading a story, we think back on what we read and learned to decide if we like or dislike the story […]
Dear Parents, October 6, 2014 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, September 29, 2014 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 […]
Dear Parents, September 22, 2014 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 taking our Theme 1 Assessments on […]