​ First Grade News  

 

ISSUE 13 DECEMBER 7, 2018 

Reading  
Reading Math  
Math
This week in Readers Workshop, first  This week in math, first graders 
graders earned their Word Detective  learned about the parts of a clock 
badges! Each day, they used their  and practiced telling time to the 
expert word detective skills to read  hour. Throughout the week, they 
snap words quickly and accurately.  used their knowledge to try to tell 
First graders used snap words around  the time on our classroom clocks. 
challenging words as clues to solve.  First graders learned the 
We also solved mystery words by  difference between analog and 
thinking of similar snap words (i.e. if I  digital clocks and shared the types of clocks they have 
know “and,” I can read “stand”).  at home! First graders also began learning about and 
  investigated with pennies. First graders learned that 
Fundations  
Fundations Abraham Lincoln is on the head of the penny, the 
Abraham Lincoln Memorial is on the tail, and it is 
This week in Unit 6 of Fundations,  worth 1 cent. We had fun practicing our counting skills 
first graders learned about adding 
by playing various math games! 
suffix -s to a noun to make it plural. 
Students learned how the -s at the   
end of a word means more than  Holidays of Lights 
Lights 
one. They also learned how suffix 
We continued our study of the 
-s can make two sounds: /s/ or /z/ 
(i.e. hats vs. bugs). First graders  holidays this week, learning about 
practiced marking up these words  Hanukkah and Las Posadas. First 
by underlining the baseword and  graders learned how Hanukkah 
circling the suffix -s. We also learned and practiced  lasts for eight nights and one 
the trick words are​
​are​ and were​
​were​ this week!  candle is lit on the menorah each 
  night. Many first graders had fun 
Writing  
Writing sharing how they sometimes play with dreidels or eat 
In writing, first graders continued  latkes to celebrate the holiday in their family. For Las 
publishing their small moment  Posadas, first graders learned how families dress up 
stories and engaged in the  and walk in a parade from house to house, holding 
revision process. First graders  candles and flowers. At the end of the parade, they 
checked that they told their story  have a party with a pinata and go to church. First 
in itsy-bitsy steps and added  graders are learning so much about holiday traditions 
moving, talking, feeling, and  and can’t wait to learn about more traditions next 
thinking details. They also  week! 
checked their work for capitals, 
periods, finger spaces, and  Save the Date  
spelling. First graders are excited to publish their   
stories and show all of their hard work and learning.  December 12th​
12th​: Delayed Opening (10:20am start) 
  December 21st​
21st​: Classroom Winter Celebrations 
December 24th - January 1st​
1st​: Winter Recess 
  

​ First Grade News