Next Week's Agenda

Good afternoon!  We were so happy to see the sun today.  How about you?  Hopefully Punxsutawney Phil will predict an early spring.  Here is what we have planned for next week.


In math, we are learning how to write two digit numbers in expanded form.  We will be on course to take our Topic 8 test next week too.  In Topic 9 we will be working on  finding one more, one less, ten more, and ten less and comparing numbers using >, <, and =.


We are going to start a unit on continents next week during social studies.  And in reading we will be using our prior knowledge to understand a story. 


Wednesday, Feb. 4th is an early dismissal day.  That means the students will be leaving at 1:30! It is also the 100th day of school.  First grade is joining forces with kindergarten to celebrate this monumental day. 


Have a great weekend!

Happy Friday!

Days in school:  92      Days until summer break:  88


Whew. . . what a week!  First grade has been busy assessing our skills in reading, math, and writing.  We still have Topic 7 test in math to take on Monday, but the big stuff is D-O-N-E done!  Now that testing is over, our conference window will be opening up soon.  Be watching for more details!


As you may have heard from your child, we had a switch-a-roo in our room.  We are now doing reading in the morning and math in the afternoon.  The kids seem to like it better and so do I. 


Looking ahead, here are some things on our schedule:

• Tuesday, Jan. 27th -- Mrs. Scott will be here to do an ACE lesson with the class.  ACE is part of the gifted program.  Mrs. Scott will do a whole group activity using some high order thinking skills.  The kids always enjoy her visits. 
• Wednesday, Jan. 28th -- Early Dismissal (1:30 pm)
• Next week, we will start Topic 8 in math.  Topic 8 focuses on place value (tens and ones)

Have a great weekend! 

Important Info for You!

Homework:  We do not have traditional homework in first grade.  Some schools do, but it was our decision to go homework free this year (well almost homework free). From time to time we will post some activities you can do with your child that will help with their math and reading. Once in awhile, we will have the students write HOMEWORK on their math foldable.  Our goal is for you to work with your child on the problems in the foldable and review the lesson of the day.  We also do not have spelling words to study. Earlier in the year we sent home some "rainbow" words (sight words) for your child to work on at home. Sight words do not follow any spelling pattern usually, so we just work on recognizing them so when we see them in our book we can read them. Reading with your child every night for at least 20 minutes will help with your child's reading skills. As always, please feel free to email me if you have any questions!

Welcome!

Hello Parents!  I am excited to share my new blog with you .  In the spirit of going paperless, I will be publishing our newsletters here along with any fun things we've done in class.  Please give me some feedback as to how I can make this better.  I am a newbie blogger and learning as I go, so go easy on me!!  

Thanks for your patience!

Mrs. Russell