Classroom News
Reading: The Olympics have come to an end in first
grade. The kids had a wonderful
time learning about the numerous events, the history of each event, and how
athletes compete. Please view our
Olympic book at your leisure. We
did our best trying to note the importance of the events.
Math: We
learned how to regroup this week.
However, GO Math teaches the students this concept a bit
differently. The kids are
encouraged to draw their tens and ones, circle a group of ten ones, and then
exchange the ones for a ten. There
will be a Chapter 8 Test on Tuesday.
The practice test was sent home today (Friday 2/28) and is due on Monday
(3/3). This assignment will help
your child prepare for the test on Tuesday.
Grammar: We continued with verbs that
tell about now (am, is, are) and verbs that tell about the past (was, were).
What We’re Learning Next
Week:
Reading: Our much anticipated Abraham
Lincoln unit will begin. We fell
behind as we devoted so much of our time and energy to the Olympics. When studying Abe, students will read
fiction and nonfiction books.
Next, students will be asked if our selected books are full of facts or
written for story telling. We will use a kid friendly graphic organizer to help
us explain in words and also with pictures why a book is considered one versus
the other.
Math: Chapter 9 Measurement
Students will begin learning about
measurement. To do so we will use
yarn, cubes, paper clips, and classroom supplies to order objects from shortest
to longest. We will make a
nonstandard measuring tool out of paper clips. This chapter will also encompass telling time to the hour
and half hour.
Grammar: Contractions with not
are + not=aren’t has+
not= hasn’t
did+ not= didn’t is+
not= isn’t
do+ not= don’t was+
not= wasn’t
does+ not=doesn’t were+
not= weren’t
