Welcome to our blog Fantastic First Grade Families! We hope you enjoy reading about what we're up to in Room 21. Make sure you check back often, we're always learning new and exciting things in First Grade!
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Fun Day, Dunk Tank, and End of the Year Party!
Thank you to Mr. Schulz for taking some AWESOME pictures at fun Day, the dunk tank, and our End of the Year Party! I hope you enjoy them!
From A to Z!
WOW! We have learned A LOT in First Grade! Today we are taking some time to reflect on our year with a partner. We are using the alphabet to make a list of different things we have learned and done throughout the year.
P.S. Stay tuned for LOTS of pictures from Fun Day and our End of The Year Party! They are coming soon!
P.S. Stay tuned for LOTS of pictures from Fun Day and our End of The Year Party! They are coming soon!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Characters, Setting, Problem, Resolution! Oh My!
OOPS! This was never posted due to technical difficulties. It's a little late, but still great! :)
We know that the setting is when and where the story takes place, the characters are the people in the story, most stories have a problem, and the resolution is how the problem gets "fixed." Today we are working together to find these four components in a "Just Right Book."
We know that the setting is when and where the story takes place, the characters are the people in the story, most stories have a problem, and the resolution is how the problem gets "fixed." Today we are working together to find these four components in a "Just Right Book."
Monday, May 6, 2013
Happy Monday!
Happy Monday Fantastic First Grade Families! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, despite the cold and rain!
It's hard to believe we are getting so close to the end of the year! It seems like just yesterday it was August and we were getting to know each others names. Now we are well on our way to becoming SECOND GRADERS!
We will be wrapping up our Money Unit in math this week and taking our test on Friday, May 10. After we take our test we will spend the remainder of the year reviewing various concepts such as place value, telling time, and graphing.
For the next two weeks our spelling will switch back to a whole class approach. We will spend the next two weeks completely mastering First Grade Sight Words. Your child's spelling list will be longer than usual, but they will already know many of the words on the list so it shouldn't be overwhelming. We call these long lists MONSTER SPELLING! Many students have already mastered the list of First Grade Sight Words, so they will be working on MONSTER CHALLENGE WORDS! These are also high frequency words, but are a little bit tougher. They have proven they are up for the challenge! Every student received their list of words today and will take their test on Friday.
Important upcoming dates:
Friday, May 17 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 20 - FUN DAY
Tuesday, May 21 - END OF THE YEAR PARTY
Wednesday, May 22 - FLY UP DAY
Thursday, May 23 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - HALF DAY
It's hard to believe we are getting so close to the end of the year! It seems like just yesterday it was August and we were getting to know each others names. Now we are well on our way to becoming SECOND GRADERS!
We will be wrapping up our Money Unit in math this week and taking our test on Friday, May 10. After we take our test we will spend the remainder of the year reviewing various concepts such as place value, telling time, and graphing.
For the next two weeks our spelling will switch back to a whole class approach. We will spend the next two weeks completely mastering First Grade Sight Words. Your child's spelling list will be longer than usual, but they will already know many of the words on the list so it shouldn't be overwhelming. We call these long lists MONSTER SPELLING! Many students have already mastered the list of First Grade Sight Words, so they will be working on MONSTER CHALLENGE WORDS! These are also high frequency words, but are a little bit tougher. They have proven they are up for the challenge! Every student received their list of words today and will take their test on Friday.
Important upcoming dates:
Friday, May 17 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 20 - FUN DAY
Tuesday, May 21 - END OF THE YEAR PARTY
Wednesday, May 22 - FLY UP DAY
Thursday, May 23 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - HALF DAY
Friday, May 3, 2013
Same amount, different coins!
Part of our money unit includes learning how to show the same amount in different ways. For example: two dimes and one penny is 21 cents AND four nickels and one penny is 21 cents. We discovered this while counting groups of coins. Today we are working with a partner to show three different ways to make 43 cents, 29 cents, 88 cents, and 51 cents.
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