Classroom News
We had so much
fun during Jump Rope for Heart! We
really exercised our hearts and learned how important it is to treat our bodies
well and give them the things they need to be healthy. We are going to practice making good
healthy choices!
Reading: We learned about two of our country’s great presidents! George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
are two famous presidents who did great things to make our country a better
place. We learned that Abraham
Lincoln helped to win the Civil War and that Illinois is nicknamed, “The Land
of Lincoln”. We found out that
George Washington was our country’s first president. He was good at math, but not at spelling! We made mini books that talked about
how important President’s Day is and why we recognize our presidents.
Math: This week students learned how to use models to add ones or tens to a
two digit number, they learned to make a ten to add a two-digit number and a
one-digit number, they practiced how to use place value to add, and learned to
problem solve with addition word problems. We are doing great with two-digit addition and subtraction!
Next week is Parent Teacher Conferences! If you do not remember your conference
time please reach out to your child’s classroom teacher. We look forward to meeting with all of
you!
What We’re Learning Next
Week:
Reading: This upcoming week we are
continuing to learn even more about our country’s great presidents! We are going to compare and contrast
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
They have many similarities and many differences! We are going to create another
mini-book on these two great presidents.
When we finish we will bring them home to share! We are also making a great President’s
Day craft! We can’t wait for you
to view it during conferences!
Math: Next week we will be wrapping up chapter 8. We will be having our math test on Friday. Look for our Chapter 8 Review to go
home on Tuesday.
Writing: Students are continuing to work on their “Teaching Stories”. We are working hard on editing and revising. These are two very difficult things for
us to do in first grade. We have
been applying so many different skills and writing so much about what we know! We love to be teachers!
Phonemic Awareness:
Students will be learning about digraph i.e. and ight with the sound of long
i.
Example: pie, tight
Please practice at home using spellingcity.com
Important Information
Fluency
Poems!
Next week
your child will have the same fluency poem. We did not get a chance to test students due to the crazy
morning with Jump Rope for Heart!
Continue to
practice and we look forward to hearing your child read their poem fluently
next week!
