Dear Parents, November 12, 2013 I hope that all enjoyed the 3-day weekend! 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 […]
Dear Parents, November 4, 2013 The students did a fantastic job in the Saints Parade! To all those who attended, thank you for your support! 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 […]
Dear Parents, October 28, 2013 This week, our reading strategy is “predict/infer”. Before reading a story, we look at the cover, the title and the pictures and make educated guesses (or predictions) on what the story will be about. While reading, we use information learned to conclude (or infer) if our prediction is correct or […]
Dear Parents, October 21, 2013 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 and why. The comprehension skill that will help us with this […]
Dear Parents, October 13, 2013 This week, 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 […]
Dear Parents, October 6, 2013 I hope everyone enjoys Monday with “No School!” 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 […]
Dear Parents, September 30, 2013 My goodness, time flies when you are having fun! I cannot believe it is just about October! The first graders are making their way through the year with great progress and wonderful energy! -We have completed theme 1 in our reading series. We start theme 2 – “Surprise!” this week. […]
Dear Parents, September 23, 2013 A BIG “Thank You!” to the parents that volunteered in our classroom on Friday for Primary Centers! The students had a wonderful time! Our reading strategy this week is evaluation and our comprehension skill that will help with evaluating a story is cause and […]
Dear Parents, September 16, 2013 In language arts this week, we will work on the consonants n, f, p, and we will keep working on short /a/. Since we are still working on short /a/ there will not be any new spelling […]
Dear Parents, September 9, 2013 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 reading in our reading series and start our […]