February 15, 2015

First Grade News

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Highlights
Weekly



We continued
to


discuss the importance
of celebrating the

Reading/Writing
The focus of
students literacy jobs was
determining the authors
purpose for writing a text

diversity and explored

(was the purpose to

the themes of friendship

persuade, entertain, or

and kindness. Through

inform?). Students were

literature, discussion, and

drawing upon their own
experiences, students

their determination with

evidence from the text.
Students listened
and responded to The

importance of both life

Sandwich Swap and You

week with a celebration

Will Be My Friend!
Students word work
shifted from blends (a

of friendship and love

combination of two

with Valentines Day

consonants that make a

Centers and Snacks!

predicable sound

Thank you to volunteers

and parents that
contributed to this fun
celebration.

- Spring Chinese
Festival: Friday,
February 20 from 6:007:30
- Rodeo Break: February
26 & 27

also required to support

discovered the

skills. We concluded the

Please note:

together) to digraphs. This

week, students
brainstormed, read, and
wrote words with the
digraph /sh/.

Math Corner
Students have been
working on determining the
appropriate function to use when
solving a word problem, then
solving it strategically showing
their thinking/justifying their
answer using drawings with
number labels and an equation.
They are also working on
showing a number (eg. 10) in
many ways through number
sentences (5+5=10, 6+4=10,
3+7=10, etc.)
Students thoroughly enjoyed our
Valentines Day math centers,
which focused on using a number
line to solve equations, word
problems, and hundreds chart
practice.