Dec. 18-19, 2017

Specials

Monday - 6

Tuesday - 1

Wednesday - NO SCHOOL

Thursday - NO SCHOOL

Friday - NO SCHOOL

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
December 18 - Holiday World Market in First Grade
December 19 - Movie/PJ/Book Exchange Day!
Your first grader may wear his/her pajamas to school today while we enjoy our movie! 
This is also the date that your first grader should bring a book if he/she plans to participate in the book exchange.
December 20-January 2 - Winter Break - No school

Weekly Standards
I can read, write, and identify words with long u. 
I can correctly use helping verbs.
I can write to tell how to do something.
I can describe two digit numbers using place value.
I can make connections between two topics.

Spelling Words
NONE!

Sight Words
review words from within this unit :)

Week in Review
We had another fun week learning about holidays with Globetrot Scott!
At the beginning of the week, he visited France...

He sent us YULE LOGS!

The kids were only a little bit excited :)


We also learned that many people in China are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year! One of the ways kids celebrate is by receiving golden coins in red envelopes. These coins are said to bring good luck. We made our own gold coins and wrote notes to our friends on them. The kids had a blast sneaking around to deliver their notes to their classmates.




When Mr. Scott made his way to Russia, he sent us our very own Matryoshka doll (nesting doll) and the materials to make our very own sets! The kids were so creative in designing their own dolls! :)

















The last country we learned about was India! Your first grader learned about Diwali, the Festival of Lights, that many people celebrate in India! Mr. Globetrot Scott sent us materials to make our own lanterns to celebrate this beautiful holiday!







When we weren't learning about other countries or working away in math, your sweet first graders were loving sitting by our digital fireplace (I just look up fireplaces on YouTube and project them on the screen - the sounds are so dreamy!). The picture below was taken after your sweet kiddos laid on the carpet and begged for me to read book after book! I just love this time of year and their absolute love of reading :)

Dec. 11-15, 2017

Specials

Monday - 1

Tuesday - 2

Wednesday -3

Thursday - 4

Friday - 5

*Reference the brochure you received on Welcome to Wellington Night to know what each day is for specials!*

Upcoming Events & Reminders
December 4 - MAP testing window opens (I will share our dates with you in January)
December 20-January 2 - Winter Break - No school


*THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO WERE ABLE TO DONATE SUPPLIES TO OUR HOLIDAY UNIT!*

Weekly Standards
I can read, write, and identify words with long u. 
I can correctly use the helping verbs 'is' and 'are.'
I can write to tell how to do something.
I can tell 10 more and 10 less of a number.
I can compare two digit numbers by using "greater" and "less than."
I can identify the cause and effect of actions in the plot of a story.

Spelling Words
cube
cute
huge
tune
prune
flute

Sight Words
review words from within this unit :)

Week in Review
Because I was having some issues with pictures last week, there will be pictures from the past 2 weeks on this blog post! Enjoy!

We've been working away on How To writing this month. Part of that means we have talked about how to ZOOM IN on a topic. It's a lot more difficult to write about how to BE a chef than it is to teach someone how to use the stove. 
To help us practice this concept, we worked in teams to list the things that different professions could teach us to do!

 

We were able to take this idea to help us zoom in on our own topics for our published writing pieces!

In phonics, we like to make sure we can apply our skill to writing AND reading. 
We practiced finding some of our skills in our books for the week!
 

(These kiddos were looking in the Wonders version of The Mitten)

We also spent time talking about Cause and Effect. We used a hilarious book called Sneezy the Snowman:

We listed as many causes as we could think of for the one, common effect.

We had a blast making our own melted snowmen, too!

 

 

 

 

In Math, we have worked HARD on place value. Our goal in first grade is to understand that two digit numbers are a group of tens and ones. To get us started, we worked on expanded form.These kiddos are using some of my favorite manipulatives: arrow cards. When you create the number correctly and pull it apart, it will reveal the number as tens and ones. For example, 49=40+9 when expanded.

 

We also made some place value snakes!

The kids have had so much fun learning about Globetrot Scott this week! Our friend has sent us packages from all over the globe to teach us about the ways in which people celebrate the Holidays. 

So far, the kids have received packages from:
Italy
Germany
Sweden

We learned about La Befana from Italy!

Can you believe they have a witch who visits them?!

In Germany, they are visited by Christkind - a beautiful angel! We also learned the tradition of tinsel and Christmas trees started in Germany!

Finally, in Sweden, we learned about the sneaky little Tomten who travels around.

I wasn't able to be at school for their craft, but I hear that Globetrot Scott even sent them supplies to make their very own Tomten!

I can't wait to see what new goodies Globetrot Scott sends us this week! :)