November 8, 2014

First Grade News

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Highlights
Weekly



Our first trimester
flew by!


The 60th day
of school

was on October 31st.
Social Studies
Over the last two weeks,
students have learned
about maps and globes.
We discussed the

purposes and differences

between maps and
globes, as well as types
of maps, directions and

Reading/Writing

The focus of students

reading and writing jobs
was writing a how to and
sequencing the events in a
story. Additionally, they
identified story elements
such as the main character
and setting.
Students also recounted
and wrote details about
Pumpkin Math.
Over the last two weeks,
students word work
included short vowel review
as well as brainstorming,
reading, and writing words
with short /i/ and /e/.

the compass rose. Over

the next week, students
will work on a
culminating project that
demonstrates their

Math Corner
Our number sense unit
is well underway! Students
practiced the following

understanding of bodies

skills: accurately counting

of water, landforms, and

forwards and backwards,

map features.

and representing (in

Please note:
- Thank you Pumpkin
Math volunteers! The
kids had a great time.
- In observance of
Veterans Day, there is
no school on Tuesday,
November 11.
- Thursday is a fulllength school day (8a3p).
- Fall Break is
November 26-28th.
- If an effort to further
support reading and
vocabulary
development, some
students have started a
technology-based
reading program
called Imagine
Learning. If you have
any questions about
your student using this
program, please let me
know!

pictures and

In addition, students

manipulatives) and

compared numbers using

ordering numbers from

the < and > symbols.

least to greatest.