Math: Explaining Our Work

My mathematicians solved an addition word problem independently.  After they drew a picture and wrote a number sentence students were invited up to the board to explain their work.  It is so interesting hearing their rational behind their thinking!

Daily 5

 

A big part of our "Language Arts time" is the Daily 5.  While small groups meet with Ms. Lahey for guided reading instruction, the rest of the class is partaking in Daily 5.  Students have the choice to read to self, read with a buddy, work on writing, word work (phonics practice) and listen to reading (when laptops come in)!  The children really love being able to choose what activity they will complete and where around the classroom they can work.  I enjoy seeing them actively engaged in their learning.

 



2015-2016 Friends!

Welcome to First Grade

Specials

Monday-P.E

Tuesday-Music

Wednesday-Art

Thursday-Library

Friday-P.E.

*Please wear sneakers on gym days.

*Please bring in a smock if you haven’t yet.

Upcoming Dates

Sept 7/Monday-No school

Sept 14/ Monday-No school

Sept 23/Wednesday-No school

Phonics

We are reviewing letters and sounds to prepare for blending words.  We are also practicing handwriting.

Reading

 

 

Our class has been working hard with different shared reading stories such as Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried, Hooray for Wodney Wabbit, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  Next week we will be starting unit 1: Exploring Elements of Fiction.  This unit concentrates on story elements, main idea and detail, and comparing/contrasting. 

We are also practicing and getting ready to begin daily 5.  Daily 5 will take up about an hour of our reading time.  Students will work with Ms. Lahey in small groups for guided reading.  Others will get to choose an activity: read to self, read to a partner, word work (phonics), writing, or listening to reading.  We are excited about the arrival of devices (laptops) coming at the end of October.  Students will be able to use them as a tool to access their daily 5 work.

Math

Students have been having a blast exploring math manipulatives.  Unit 1 math is: How many of each?  We will be adding subtracting and continuing their number sense.  So far we have been working hard at mastering numbers 1-20.

Others

Please check your child’s homework every night Monday-Thursday.  Behavior calendars in their purple folder should be initialed every night.

Please return all of that “beginning of the year paperwork” to Ms. Lahey soon!  Special thanks, I know it is a lotJ