Mr.

Masons
The more reflective you are, the more effective you
are. Hall and Simeral
Dear First Grade Families,
It was great seeing so many of you on Tuesday, and
discussing the learning your child will do this year.
One topic of discussion was reflecting on your childs
digital portfolio posts on the website with them.
Student reflection fosters a disposition toward
discovery and connection-making. Students learn that
they must do the detective work required to assess and
respond to each new possible situation--including
analyzing new learning, determining the relevance of
their prior knowledge, and modifying their learning
strategies as needed. Metacognition (thinking about
their thinking) is thus an essential habit of mind for
improving our learning skills and thinking. Please use
the comments section on each portfolio piece to scribe
a sentence or two about your childs reflection. Guiding
questions were posted on the blog last week if
necessary.

September 20th PTO Meeting 3pm

September 21st Early Dismissal
September 21st Peace Day Wear white clothes

Monday Math Masters page 27

Daily Reading on Kids A-Z
Throughout the Week
Portfolio reflections
IXL B.3, D.1, D.6, H.1

Mr. Mason

Week of September 18th

http://asagrade1.weebly.com
masonm@asamadagascar.org

Math:
Topics Covered: adding, subtracting, facts
to 10
How You Can Help: Give/show your child a
number below 10. Have them mentally
figure out how many more is required to
make 10
English Language Arts:
Topics Covered: main idea, details,
question words
How You Can Help: Have your child ask,
write, and answer simple questions
requiring question words (who, what,
which, where, when, why, how, is, etc.)
UOI: Life Cycles
Topics Covered: Living things, plants, parts
of a plant, how plants eat. drink, and
breath.
How You Can Help: When walking around
the neighbourhood, have your child
identify things that are living and nonliving, and discuss how they know.
If you have any seeds
that you would
like to donate,
send them
to school
and we will
see if we can
get them to
grow.