Reading and Writing
We continue to work on learning about nonfiction features and how they help us learn about new things.  We are all becoming "Super Smart" about many new topics.  

We love Science!
We have been working hard learning about how sound is produced the last couple of weeks.  We used what we learned to construct our own instruments.  Next the children will work with their band mates and create a song.  We will be performing these songs February 7 at 2:15 in room 31.  I will be sending home invitations at the end of this week.  The children are super excited!

Happy New Year!

We have had a great start to the new year.  We started a new reading unit, writing unit, and our first PBL science unit.  We continue to work hard in math and will be finishing up another math unit around number sense.

                                             

Reading 

We have started our new study of nonfiction.  We started our study by focusing on the differences between fiction and nonfiction.  We will move into the features of nonfiction (photographs, diagrams, captions, mat) and how they help us understand the information in the text.                                                               

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Science

We started our first PBL (Project Based Learning) of the year.  A PBL is an integrated unit that requires planning, inquiry, collaboration, and communication.  The children have been doing a great job learning about the concepts of sound.  We were able to see Ms. Poland and two fifth graders play their instruments and how they produce sound.  We listened  and wrote down the different sounds we heard in the classroom.  Then we went for a walk and sat and listened to sounds we heard in different parts of the school.  Finally, we explored with different materials to see if they make sound, how they make sound, and what they sounded like.  

 

Dates to Remember

• January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- NO SCHOOL
• February 12-Half Day 12:15 dismissal; activities available with prior sign-up
• February 14- Valentines Day Celebration
• February 24-March 3- Winter Break- NO SCHOOL

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Some fun first grade memories of 2019

                                                               Halloween Treats and Fun

 

Fun spider web greeting with Ms. Eliza

Real Bones!

                                                            Pancake Sight Word Game

                                                              Science Fair
                                          St. Michael's college came and put on a science fair for the                                                                  students.  They had a blast!

 

 

 

                                                                          Math
                                                                      Fact Power

   

Partner Reading

Dates to Remember

January 8 - Half Day 12:15 dismissal; activities available with prior sign-up

January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL

February 12 - Half Day 12:15 dismissal; activities available with prior sign-up

Looking forward to many more adventures and learning with your children in the new year!

Happy New Year!