Lots of Updates and Pictures!

WOW! That's the first word that comes to mind when I think about what these First Graders have been up to lately! We've been VERY busy in Room 11 so I apologize for the amount of time since the last blog update.

Last week our Animal Projects were due and all I have to say is AWESOME! Every single student did a FANTASTIC job and went ABOVE AND BEYOND with their research. A big thank you to each and every parent for working with your child to complete the project. Home involvement is a CRUCIAL factor in your child's learning so it is amazing to see so many dedicated parents. We took time to present our Animal Projects to the class so check out the pictures below!

In preparation for the MAP test in April, Concord is practicing two MAP words each week - a literacy MAP word and a math MAP word. Even though we won't be taking the MAP quite yet, it is still important for First Graders to know and understand these words. Last Wednesday we met with our buddies in Miss Rauschenbach's class who taught us about the Math MAP word - congruent. We learned that congruent means SAME SIZE, SAME SHAPE. We practiced drawing examples of congruent shapes and incongruent shapes. Check out the pictures below!

THANK YOU to everyone who sent in Valentine's Day treats last Thursday for our celebration in Room 11 - it was a great time!

We've transitioned into Geometry in Math. We are working with plane shapes and solid figures, and learning about sides, vertices, and faces. We know that shapes have DEFINING ATTRIBUTES and NON-DEFINING ATTRIBUTES. Defining attributes are IMPORTANT things about shapes such as number of sides, line size, number of vertices, straight or curvy lines, and if it is a closed or open shape. Non-defining attributes are UNIMPORTANT things about shapes such as size, color, slides, flips, and turns.

I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week - stay warm!