Week 29

Week 28: March 18-22

Pajama Party

This is it! The big 1st grade performance is THIS WEDNESDAY!

 

*Please plan to have your firstie at St. Joe high school by 4:45. The children have worked very hard on their performance. We are so proud of them!

*Students should wear pajamas to school on Wednesday and for the show that night. 

Animal Project

We have been working on researching and studying animals in class. Please ask your Firstie all about this. They should be able to tell you their animal’s name, details about its appearance, habitat, and family. It has been a bit tricky in some cases to find out if certain animals live in groups, what babies are called, how long they live with their mothers (if at all), and so forth. We would love for you to discuss this with your Firstie and maybe do some reading together at home. In class we will be writing an informational report.  As a way to demonstrate their learning, we ask each student to create a project at home.  

*Projects are due Monday, April 15. 

Please select one of the following to make together with your Firstie:

• Diorama

• Model

• Poster

Projects should:

• Include accurate details

• Show effort

• Demonstrate understanding of the animal and habitat 

Please use whatever materials you would like.  If supplies are an issue, please let your child’s teacher know and we will provide materials to create a poster.  Completed projects will be on display at school for about a week before being returned home. 

Sample Diorama Sample Poster Sample Model

 

Week 28

 Week 28: March 18-22

Mystery Readers

To celebrate March is Reading Month, please consider joining us as a MYSTERY READER. Shhhh…..! Don’t tell your Firstie! Sign up here for your slot to read!

Pajama Party

Reminder: our program is at 5pm on Wednesday, March 27. Please be sure your Firstie is practicing their lines. We find that most students need to be encouraged to speak more slowly than normal in order to be understood by the audience.

Animal Project

We have been working on researching and studying animals in class. Please ask your Firstie all about this. They should be able to tell you their animal’s name, details about its appearance, habitat, and family. It has been a bit tricky in some cases to find out if certain animals live in groups, what babies are called, how long they live with their mothers (if at all), and so forth. We would love for you to discuss this with your Firstie and maybe do some reading together at home. In class we will be writing an informational report.  As a way to demonstrate their learning, we ask each student to create a project at home.  

*Projects are due Monday, April 15. 

Please select one of the following to make together with your Firstie:

• Diorama

• Model

• Poster

Projects should:

• Include accurate details

• Show effort

• Demonstrate understanding of the animal and habitat 

Please use whatever materials you would like.  If supplies are an issue, please let your child’s teacher know and we will provide materials to create a poster.  Completed projects will be on display at school for about a week before being returned home. 

Sample Diorama Sample Poster Sample Model

 

Week 26 and 27

Week 27: March 11-15

Mystery Readers

To celebrate March is Reading Month, please consider joining us as a MYSTERY READER. Shhhh…..! Don’t tell your Firstie! Sign up here for your slot to read!

Pajama Party

Reminder: our program is at 5pm on Wednesday, March 27. Please be sure your Firstie is practicing their lines. We find that most students need to be encouraged to speak more slowly than normal in order to be understood by the audience.

Ask your Firstie

• What does it mean to add the ones and add the tens? Ask them to show you in problems like: 54 + 19 and 76 + 16

• Can you predict what will happen next?

• What is a glossary?

• What is an index?

• What is a table of contents?

• Can you name 4 different animal habitats?

• What is a trait?

• What are some ways to spell the /j/ sound?

• What does it mean to combine something?

• If Jack picked up 27 pieces of trash and Jess picked up 21 pieces of trash, who picked up more pieces? How many more pieces? Will we add or subtract to figure this out? 

• What do we call the answer in a subtraction equation?

• What do we call the answer in an additional equation?

• Can you name some 2 digit numbers that are even? Odd?

• In the number 45, what is the value of the 5? What is the value of the 4?

• What is something you appreciate? Why?

 Week 26: March 4-8

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Dress up Days this Week to kick off March is Reading Month

Monday: Wear red, white, and blue

Tuesday: Thing 1 and Thing 2/Twin Day

Wednesday: Wear Tie Dye or your favorite color to illustrate how 

books brighten our world

Thursday: Wear a shirt that you can read

Friday: Bear Wear!

Academic Updates

We are working on:

• Elements of nonfiction

• Habitats of the rainforest, arctic, grassland, and desert

• Making predictions in fictional text

• Sample math problems: 35 + 48, 16 + 55, 34 + 59. Ask your first to use numbers, drawings, and words to explain their thinking. Then ask if they can solve each problem a different way. 

• Learning about plant and animal superpowers in Mystery Science

Soon we will begin our big animal project. More information will be coming very soon, but there will be a component to complete at home.