It was such a fun week in first grade with all the snow. First graders had a blast getting out and playing in it. It was great hearing all about the fun adventures of winter break. The start of the new quarter, report cards, new areas of study in math and writing, a “Code Yellow” drill and of course Thursday’s continuous snowfall made for an exciting return!
- review super e by practicing words in the ate family.
- reviewed nouns and verbs.
- learned about adjectives by describing the crazy penguin Tacky.
- began informative writing by writing about what a penguin looks like.
- completed a graphic organizer on our winter breaks.
This week in first grade we will...
- continue working on adjectives by adding them to our writing.
- continue our informative writing about penguins including what they eat, where they live and fun facts about them.
- use our graphic organizers to write about winter break.
- Due to the short week we will not have a spelling pattern.
Please remember to read nightly and complete the assigned Math homework.
Report Cards
Report cards will be sent home in your child's binder on Monday. Be sure to look for it.
Please label your child's extra clothing items.
Math News From Miss Garcia
Math News From Miss Garcia
In math, the first grade students are working on measurement. There was a lot of discussion of shorter vs. longer. We compared our classmates and objects within the classroom using short, shorter, shortest as well as long, longer,longest for our math vocabulary. They also ordered 3 different objects by length. The students used both small and large paper clips, tiles, cubes, string and ribbon as various “non-standard” measuring tools.
Some examples of non-standard measuring tools.
Here is a saying we use in order to measure with accuracy. There are hand movements to go with it… “End to end, no gaps, no overlaps.” Have them say and show you! We will continue to practice next week.
“End to end… no gaps… no overlaps”
Week 20 Homework
January 17th - 19th
Monday
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No Homework - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Tuesday
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Worksheet - measure the length of the objects
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Wednesday
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Worksheet - measure the pencils using pennies
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Thursday
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Worksheet - measure the laces using pennies
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HAPPY TUESDAY!
Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia
