Welcome Back!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful break with family and friends! I got to spend some time with family and took a trip to sunny San Diego. I am back at work today prepping for a great last semester of first grade! I look forward to seeing all the smiling faces tomorrow! 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

Math: Students will be introduced to fraction concepts (fair shares) by creating and analyzing examples and non-examples of halves and fourths. Students will describe fractional parts using language (one half, one fourth).

Science: Students will continue learning about and recording weather information, including weather temperature, such as hot or cold, clear or cloudy, calm or windy, and rainy or icy.  Students will also observe and record ways that wind is moving air.

Reading: Students will learn to visualize and create mental images in their mind while reading to help them better comprehend a story.

Writing:  Students will learn how to write friendly letters that include the five main parts: Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, and Signature.

Balanced Literacy:  In Social Studies, we will be learning about maps, cardinal directions, and relative location. In Phonics, we will be working on changing beginning sounds to make new words.

Important Dates:

·         Jan. 8 Students return to school

·         Jan. 21 No School/Holiday

·         Jan. 23 Thinkery Field trip

·         Jan. 25 Schlitterbahn’s Waves of Pages Reading Logs due

·         Feb. 15 Six Flags Read To Succeed Reading Logs due

·         Feb. 18-19 No School for students

Please remember to bring library books to school tomorrow!

I have updated RAZ kids to reflect your child's new reading level. They will not have a reading assignment this week, I will assign new books this Friday.