Dear Families,


Reminder: No School Monday, February 18th.
                   Math Festive Night is Tuesday, February 19th

Question:  Did anybody make a Scholastic book order?  I received a box full of fun books and not sure where they came from? Let me know if this might be you and I will send the books home with your child.
                 
Valentine's Day: Thank you to our Room Moms and awesome parents for the fun party and to all those that helped with donations and their time! We had a blast and appreciate all your efforts! I loved receiving all of my sweet Valentine's and gifts! 

New Word Wall Words:  why    their   only   into
The entire list of our first grade word wall words is listed to the left of this post. Printing the list, making flashcards and playing word games with them are just some of the ways to help your child memorize how to say and spell these high frequency words.

Reading: We will continue working in our non fiction unit enjoying many non fiction books and learning all about their text features. I hope you enjoy a trip to the public library soon to check out all the non fiction books there!

Math: We will continue working in Engage New York's Module 4: Place Value. Please review the math worksheets that your child brings home daily to see the skills he/she is learning. During our Number Corner Time, we will combine dimes, nickels and pennies as well as telling time to the hour and half hour. Using the Engage New York Homework Pages at home will help your child with his/her math skills.
Here is a digital link to the Engage New York Homework Pages.


Needs: Prize box items

Dear Families,

Happy February and happy 100 day of school. We had fun today making our 100 Day Book and doing activities the 100 Way!

Reminder: No School Monday, February 11th and Monday, February 18th.

Spirit Day: Wednesday, February 5th: Crazy Clothes Day

Reading: We are well underway with our new balanced literacy program, Reading Workshop and excited to start Unit 2, How To Get Super Smart About Non Fiction Topics!  We organized our class library pulling out all of our non fiction books and can't wait to use the good reading habits we learned from unit 1 as we dive into non fiction books!

Writing: In our writing program, Writing Workshop, we are immersed in non fiction as well. We will continue for about 6 weeks leaning how to write to share information. We will have lots of discussions about how we are experts on many things and can use this style of writing to share what we know. When writing in the genre, your child will learning how to write an interesting introduction, give 3 or more facts, add details, add pictures and offer a conclusion. They will also learn about the text features most non fictions book have. Reading lots of non fictions books at home and noting the text features will help your child greatly.

Math: We will continue for several weeks working in Engage New York's Module 4: Place Value. Please review all the math worksheets that your child brings home to see the skills he/she is learning. During our Number Corner Time, we will be combine dimes, nickels and pennies as well as telling time to the hour and half hour. Using the Engage New York Homework Pages at home will help your child with his/her math skills.
Here is a digital link to the Engage New York Homework Pages.

Needs: prize box items