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 […]
Dear Parents, September 15, 2014 Here is what we are learning in First Grade this week!! Language Arts: We are beginning our final week in Theme 1! Woo-hoo! Our reading strategy this week is evaluation and our comprehension skill that will help with evaluating a story is cause and effect. Paying attention to […]
Dear Parents, September 8, 2014 I hope all enjoyed their weekend! This letter is a long one (sorry!) but please read all of it as there is a lot of important information all the way through. In language arts this week, we will work on the consonants […]
Dear Parents, September 2, 2014 I hope that you enjoyed the wonderful Labor Day weekend! This week in language arts we kick off our first theme! We will work on the consonants m, s, c, t, and the short sound of /a/. We will also begin […]