Mr.

Masons

Week of November 20th

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masonm@asamadagascar.org

Dear First Grade Families,

I dont remember much about my elementary school
experience. But I do remember our class field trips.
Field trips are more than a vacation from school.
Coupled with meaningful and relevant lesson
objectives, a field experience can engage students in
learning and leave a lasting imprint. I hope this is what
happened on our trip last Friday.
I believe our experience was successful because it
engaged most of Gardners multiple intelligences,
including the naturalist, bodily-kinesthetic,
interpersonal, verbal-linguistic, intrapersonal, visualspatial and logical-mathematical. Teachers who
routinely integrate the multiple intelligences into their
lessons and assessments will engage the different types
of learners, making the learning process successful for
all.
There is no question that every field trip or
experience requires time and coordination. But the
benefits far outweigh the challenges. Students gain
meaningful, hands-on experiences directly tied to
course objectives and content standards. The best part
of a well-organized field experience is that students will
long remember the what and why even after the
class has ended. I look forward to many more trips
together this year.

November 24th/25th No School Happy Thanksgiving

Throughout the Week

Portfolio reflections Everyday Math Online
Games
Nightly reading

Mr. Mason

Math:
Topics Covered: Addition and subtraction
strategies
How You Can Help: Make and use flash
cards to practice quickly solving addition
and subtraction questions within 10
English Language Arts:
Topics Covered: Writers Workshop:
Adjectives, synonyms, temporal words,
writing strong endings, personal narratives
How You Can Help: Talk about important
moments with your child (the first time
they did something, a time they were
excited, sad, scared, etc.). Have your child
retell you the story using their words,
breaking the story into a beginning,
middle, and end, including details about
what was said, and how they felt.
UOI: Life Cycles
Topics Covered: The life cycle of a bee
How You Can Help: watch videos about
bees, talk about
the different
parts of a bee.
Have
your child
explain how
pollination works
at the end of
the week.