Wow, how time flies! Students have worked so hard this quarter and have certainly learned a LOT! Some of the highlights include watching the kids solve conflict with puppets, making clay beads, creating a "Pete the Cat" class book, and taking a trip to the fire station. I have enjoyed seeing the kids make friendships and work together to solve problems. I have also seen students grow in leadership and responsibility. Students have settled into the daily routine and rise to expectations all day long! In reading we have been focusing on main idea, key details, and asking and answering questions about a text. During writing time, students are learning to use temporal words to help tell stories. In math, students have been learning to solve addition and subtraction equations using multiple strategies (counting on, make a ten, think addition, number line, etc.) Students have been exploring and experimenting with earth materials during science time and have been rotating through the first grade teachers for a new lesson every day. In our morning meeting we have been learning to say "hello" in different languages - you should ask them which ways they remember! I can't wait to see how much more students will grow this year!
We are two weeks into our exciting school year and really starting to get into the routine of things! Students are practicing and learning all of our classroom procedures as well as new and engaging concepts in all of our subject areas. Reading groups will be starting up as soon as m-Class testing is finished and students are leveled. They will soon begin to bring home "baggy books" that they will have read in class and get the chance to read again and build fluency. Students have learned how to choose a "good fit book" and are starting to pick their own books from the classroom library. In math, we are starting addition by using the "counting on" method this coming week. Students will get homework to practice this new concept. For writing, students have been learning a process of writing (Think, quick sketch plan, write) and writing personal narratives. In social studies, we have been learning how to resolve conflicts using our own student-created person puppets to act out skits in front of the class. This proved to be very entertaining! Now these will hang on the wall in the classroom until the end of the year to remind students that they know how to solve problems all by themselves! I'm excited for another great week!
What a wonderful first day of school we had! There were so many opportunities for your children to get to know each other and to learn about how our class works. During Literacy time, students learned how to read to themselves during "read to self time" and started building stamina that they will use all year long! They also learned the three ways to read a book (read the pictures, the words, and retell the story) and practiced doing so during independent reading time. During our math lesson today, students got to count how many letters are in their names and create a class chart representing our data. In our social studies time, students got to start creating our very own class rules that we will be following all year long! Students also learned how to line up, walk in the hallway, turn and talk to a partner, and many other procedures we will be doing this year. The end of the day was definitely the craziest, as our school is implementing a new bus/carpool system, and there are still a few kinks to work out. I am so sorry if there was a mix-up with your student getting home today! We are certainly trying to make sure none of these happen again. Thank you for being involved in your student's life and education by staying up-to-date on what they do at school!
Mrs. LaPiana I am a first-time blogger this year, but hope this blog helps update my awesome families with what is going on in class throughout the year. I will be taking pictures to post here along with descriptions of activities taking place. Once you have read and seen what we are doing, ask your first grader about it! This will help you be as involved as possible in their learning and encourage conversations at home. Talking about the activities done during the week will keep your student thinking and learning. Maybe you could even try one of the fun activities at home! Together, we can make sure our students are understanding material, and staying interested in their learning. We are going to have a blast this year!
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October 2015
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