Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Week 25

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a fun and relaxing 4 day weekend!  
Get ready to tell time!  Practice reading both analog and digital clocks.  The first graders will be telling time to the hour and ½ hour using both types of clocks.  

Digital  Clock Analog Clock
Week 25 Homework
February 21st - 23rd

Monday
President’s Day - No Homework
Tuesday
IXL - U.1 Match Digital clocks and times
Wednesday
IXL - U.2 Match Analog clocks and times
Thursday
IXL - U.3 Match Analog and digital clocks
Hello First Grade Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and didn't get too soggy with all of the rain!  We had a busy week in first grade last week and had a short but fun Valentine's Day party on Tuesday.  Look below at some fun pictures from our party.

I am sure you have been hearing all about the animal that your child is researching in class.  If your child is not sharing what they have learned about their animal please ask them.  The kids are having such a fun time working with a partner to research their animal and are now typing information using Google Slides on the Chromebook.  Each student is responsible for typing information that they have learned about their animal onto slides for a Powerpoint.  Students take turns typing and while the other student typing they are reading the information that they wrote and telling them what letters to type next.  They are having to work well together with their partner and they are surprising me at how capable they all are.  Mrs. Loop and I will be letting all first grade parents know when our classes are ready to present their slideshows to families.

REMINDER:  
Yearbooks need to be ordered by March 17th.  
Book Order is due this Friday, February, 24th.

LAST WEEK WE...

  • began expanding sentences by using conjunctions (and, so, but).
  • continued writing "friend notes" to classmates.
  • continued working with a partner to research assigned animal to make a powerpoint using Google Slides on the Chromebooks.
  • began adding pictures to powerpoint of assigned animal.
  • learned about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
THIS WEEK WE WILL...

  • see the Oasis High School FFA animal projects in the afternoon on Tuesday.
  • learn about pronouns and be able to identify them in a sentence.
  • practice sorting words into categories of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
  • continue working with a partner to research assigned animal to make a powerpoint.
  • continue adding pictures to powerpoint of assigned animal.
  • learn how to add movement and animation to slides and pictures of powerpoint.
  • begin making a diorama of assigned animal.
  • continue expanding sentences by using conjunctions (and, so, but).