It was another jam-packed week here in first grade! We worked with place value, adding the hundreds place to our repertoire! On Tuesday, we read an interesting Scholastic News about the pilgrims at the time of the first Thanksgiving. We've also worked hard on editing and revising our writing! We're bringing several pieces home today after selecting two pieces to keep working on at school. The pieces coming home are in various stages in the writing process-some may be nearly complete, while others might have been stories we lost interest in/didn't enjoy writing/just didn't have time to finish. In reviewing them, be sure to talk with your child about the sounds they are writing (are they including beginning, middle, and ending consonants? Which vowel sounds are they remembering to add to their words?) :)
Monday's assembly at the High School with sound designer Brent Daniels was really fun! Some of us got to go up on the stage as volunteers in his presentation. :)
We enjoyed our Pajama Day today for earning another 25 Caught-You-Being-Good tickets in the hallway/cafeteria! Please look later in the blog for a repeat message from last week's blog about a special day in December-please try to help me keep it a surprise as long as possible-I love their excitement when they see the fun things we will do and how our classroom is transformed for them on that special day! They're only this age once :)
Some info from last week...
On Tuesday, November 21st, we'll have a class Turkey Trot on the track before it closes for the winter! Please make sure we have appropriate shoes for walking and running that afternoon. :)
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FOR PARENTS ONLY
Looking ahead (but I know the days will evaporate!)...on Thursday, December 21st, we'll have Polar Express Day! Your first grader may wear pajamas and bring a special pillow or blanket to be comfy during our class viewing of the book and movie, and some related activities! I will have a little gift for each of them as well. :) Please be prepared to send a baggie or package of (already popped) popcorn for your child.
**Shhh! Don't tell yet-I want this day to be a surprise! ;) **
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Here are some images of our week together!
Base 10 Blocks!!
Brent Daniels
Everyone online
Place value pros! (enjoying our new projector for the SmartBoard-!)
STEM with fuzzy stems-how tall can you make YOUR structure? :)
Have a wonderful weekend! I'm going to check out the Coastal Botanical Gardens' Gardens Aglow and rehearse for "A Christmas Carol"...hope you get to enjoy some fun family time too! Check out last week's post for links to some fun, seasonal local events!
Becca
