We are down to the last 4 days of school before Winter Break! We can see and feel all of the “hustle and bustle” of the holidays! This week we will be finishing up assessments so report cards will be sent home shortly after we return from Christmas break.
December 22
Our last day of school before break will be Thursday, December 22. All first and second graders will be participating in Christmas Around the World activities on this day. The first and second grade teachers have been busy planning fun learning and craft activities for this fun day. Also on this day students DO NOT have to wear their uniforms to school. Instead they can wear holiday related clothing.
Last Week in First Grade We...
- continued learning about sound, vibrations, and pitch. Students made cup-a-phones and wrote about how they worked and watched and listened to glasses filled with water made different sounds.
- reviewed nonfiction text features.
- reviewed identifying nouns and verbs in sentences.
- began writing appreciations for individual students for Christmas gifts to each other.
This Week in First Grade We Will...
- review nonfiction text features and begin assessing who can find and use the table of contents, index, and glossary of a book.
- continue our Science project on Sound and Light and learn about pitch and how light is illuminated.
- not have spelling words this week. Instead we will begin completing report card assessments.
- Due to assessments students will not have a regular reading book to read each night. Please have your child read a book of their choice and complete the reading log.
Thank you to all the families that came to enjoy our drama play. The first graders worked hard on this play and did a wonderful job. Here are a few pictures of this fun event.
News from Miss Garcia
Last week the 1st grades student completed an assessment on shapes and their defining attributes. Both classes did a fantastic job overall, I am very proud of you! Our classes focused on place value and comparing 2 - two-digit numbers last week. Students worked hard telling how many “tens” and “ones” are used to make a 2 digit number, while also drawing a pictorial model to match. They completed a mini - assessment Thursday on these two objectives. This week we review gathering data in order to create tally charts, bar graphs and pictographs. We will also work on problem solving; What information we need to know? Do we add or subtract? How can we restate the question? This week is also the last 4 days of the 2nd quarter. Part of our week will be spent completing report card assessments. The second quarter report cards will go home in January, after the students have returned to school.
Week 18 Homework
Dec. 19th- 20th
Monday
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O.1 Record data with tally charts, picture graphs and tables
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Tuesday
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O.2 Interpret data with tally charts, picture graphs and tables
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Wednesday
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E.12 Add 3 numbers - word problems
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Thursday
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No Homework - Merry Christmas!
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Enjoy the Christmas Season and Winter Break with your families. Miss Garcia and I look forward to seeing all of you on Monday, January 9th 2017!
Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia
