Wow this week students really stepped it up in challenging themselves! I saw numerous students work on their language binders, adding to ten, words their way, reading challenging books, and working on the 100 board. Many first graders even finished their work plans! We’ve been working on having a focused, quite, and engaging worktime. Students have done such a great job at this, next week we will be welcoming some fish to our room as our class pets! Ask your child what their favorite work was this week?
Readers Workshop
This Week in Readers Workshop Students have been learning to mark new information they learned. We used sticky notes to mark an L for new learning. After each book students went back and re-told all the new information they learned. We also learned about how to mark a question mark for things I’m wondering about. Once they marked their question, they went back to try to answer their questions. Try these strategies at home when your reading your next non-fiction book!
Writers Workshop
This week as writers students worked on adding diagrams and labels to their How To’s. We also worked on elaborating are How To’s by adding to the pictures and words. We tried to add as many details as possible for the audience.
Geography
This week students read a Japanese Folk tale about Tusnami’s, The Magic Fan. We also learned about Japanese culture, landforms, transportation, and food! Ask your child what they learned about Japan? Next week we will be making sushi!
Roots of Empathy!!!
This week was our last lesson on emotions: Some of the things students learned were:
To recognize feelings sad, angry/mad, happy and scared.
To talk about times they have felt these feelings.
To think about ways to help others who are feeling sad or mad.
To emphasize that everyone has these feelings, and it is good to talk about them.
To recognize what bullying is and to understand how it makes people feel.
To see themselves as being able to respond to acts of meanness as an observer and bystander.
To connect to one another and the baby.
To understand how a baby develops and learns (neuroscience.)
Homework Books:
Starting on Monday I will be sending books home that are at your child’s just right reading level. Please use these books to practice reading every night. These are books your child should be able to read independently. A great strategy is to read them together the first couple of times and by the end of the week, they should be reading the books fluently back to you. PLEASE RETURN THE BOOKS EVERY MONDAY FOR NEW BOOKS!
Star Student
Charlie really challenged himself as a student this week. He finished his work plan and choose challenging works! He pushed himself as a writing, elaborating with more details to his pictures and his words! Charlie has been helping out others and helping to keep our classroom environment ready to learn. Way to go Charlie!
Important Dates:
Jan 29th Open House 5:30-7:30
Jan 30th NO-SCHOOl day between semesters
Reminders:
Aladdin practice: For those of you who turned in your forms, script reading will be next week.
Please look for your child’s practice time that was sent home.
Open House:
Please Join our Open House 1/29
5:30-6:00-Potluck
6:00-6:20- Welcoming in Lunchroom
6:30-7:30- Please join your child in the classroom.
Your Child will show you:
works they’ve learned
books they can read
writing they’ve been working on
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