October 10-14, 2016

Specials
(Refer to your flipbook for a reference of what each day is)

Monday - 2

Tuesday - 3

Wednesday - 4

Thursday - 5

Friday - NON ROTATION

Upcoming Events & Reminders
Homework needs to come back in the blue folder every day.
October 13 - PTA Meeting 6:30 PM
October 24 - 28 - Red Ribbon Week
October 28 - Report Cards go home
November 3 - PTA Family Night @ Sky Zone
November 8 - NO SCHOOL
November 9 - All Pro Dad's Breakfast
November 10 - PTA Meeting 6:30PM
November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
December 2nd - PTA Winter Dance 6-8pm
December 3 - PTA 5K

Spelling List

whip

when

what

quit

quiz

Kid-Friendly Objectives
I can write to tell my opinion.
I can write a reason to support my opinion.
I can read, write, and identify words with the wh digraph.
I can read, write, and identify words with the qu spelling pattern.
I can use common spelling patterns to help me read and write.
I can retell a familiar text with key details.
I can solve missing addend number sentences.
I can solve missing addend word problems.

Week in Review
This was our first week moving away from personal narratives and into opinion writing. EVERY first grader has their own opinion (as I am sure you are well aware) and we loved sharing them with our friends.
To start, we practiced explaining the difference between a fact and an opinion.

We learned some simple ways to begin telling our opinion.

 We also practiced telling our opinion (and understanding that our friends might not share the same opinion as us!) We needed to practice some of our conversational skills again so we did some fun Would You Rather questions with Quiz, Quiz, Trade.

By Wednesday, we were ready to start giving some reasons for our opinions.

We taste tested 3 different types of candy and reviewed adjectives by describing each piece of candy.

 After we tasted all of them, we chose our favorite and used the adjectives as our reasons for liking that type of candy best! Our friends had some silly conversations about their favorites.

We love adjectives so we had a blast continuing to practice describing with them this week.
The week started out with us reading about our five senses as a way to experience and describe the world around us. Here are some of the ways we described big, fluffy marshmallows!

 Next, we described all sorts of wacky pumpkins!

 Then it was finally time for our Pumpkin Investigation!
Everyone knows investigators have to carry around important files. So, we made our very own pumpkin files.

 We explored the outside and inside of our class pumpkin.

(gotta love tying in those adjectives!)

We visited different stations to explore our pumpkins circumference, height..

We decorated our pumpkins!

 We tested its ability to sink or float!

 We sorted our pumpkin seed into groups of ten for better counting technique. We had fun making predictions about how many were inside...here's a hint: our mat held 240 and we STILL had more seeds to count! Regardless...check out that hands-on teamwork below!

Hope you were able to rest up over Fall Break! 

Here's to another great week :)

Nov. 16-20

Specials

Monday - 2

Tuesday - 3

Wednesday - 4

Thursday - 5

Friday - 6

Upcoming Events
Nov. 17 - 1st Grade's Thanksgiving Luncheon
Nov. 19 - Other grades' Thanksgiving Luncheon (We will be eating in our classroom this day. Please remember to send your child's lunch if you signed up to do so).
Nov. 19 - ELL Thanksgiving Dinner 6pm
Nov. 23 - Field Trip Permission Slips due
Nov. 24 - Non-Rotation Day (Global Arts and Cultures Day)
Nov. 25-27 - No School

Kid-Friendly Objectives

I can write to tell my opinion.
I can correctly read, write, and identify words with silent e.
I can read, write, and identify possessive nouns.
I can read to find the main idea in a text.
I can correctly use the equals sign.
I can explain subtraction problems as part, part, whole number bonds.
I can compare the lengths of objects.

Spelling List

List A (Purple Cats, Green Frogs, Blue Dogs)

kite
cane
robe
hate
ride
tape
cube

List B (Yellow Ducks)

quite
bathe
spine
plane
grade
Jane
slate

Wish List
Paper Towels
Post-Its

Week in Review!
Last week, we refreshed our brains about telling the difference between facts and opinions. We reminded ourselves that facts can be proven and opinions cannot be proven. 

Next, we went to our seats to brainstorm a few facts and opinions independently. When we got back to the carpet, we had to put our post-it on our heart if it was an opinion and our brain if it was a fact!

Finally, we read our Post-Its aloud and placed them in the appropriate spot on our poster!

We added the "FLSZ" rule to our spelling brains this week. Our phonics dance helps us to remember it by rapping!
"When you floss a word, you do 3 things: clap it, hear it, double its ending! Ff, ll, ss, zz! Ff, ll, ss, zz!"
This rap helps us to remember that you double the consonants F, L, S, and Z if your word has 1 syllable (clap it) and a short vowel (hear it). If you do both of those things, then you double the ending.
It is so fun to let your first graders take over and teach...especially when we use our fun poems!

 Sometimes we even go on Write the Room Hunts to practice our new skills!

We wrapped up our Subtraction Unit in Math last week, too! (We crushed that test, by the way :) ). 

Your first grader worked so hard to master their fact families. You've probably heard your first grader talk about the "Big Daddy, the Momma, and the tiny little baby." These are some of the phrases we've been using to help us remember where to place things in our number bonds, our addition sentences, and their matching subtraction sentences! 

At the end of the week, we celebrated our hard work with the awards ceremony! 

Seriously, these kiddos could not be as successful as they are without parents like you who work tirelessly to support them at home. You're life savers and so appreciated!

Here's to another great week :)