Hello First Grade Families!
We had an exciting week in First Grade! As you know, we planted pumpkins, zucchini, squash and marigolds. The children had a great time learning how to plant. Mrs. Forrest explained to the children the importance of having plants such as pumpkins at least 5ft. apart when planting. They all had the opportunity to use gardening gloves and gardening tools to plant their very own plant or flower,exciting ! Now that Science is on our minds....we do have a few pupae in our Ladybug Land,hoping for ladybugs this week. If all goes well,we plan to release our ladybugs in The Hoover Garden. Thanks to all who continue to maintain the garden! A special thanks to Mrs. Fiore, she made our beautiful planting sign. Thanks for all your hard work and creativity!
Academically, we began our unit on Fractions. We learned about 1/2 and 1/4. We also made a few literature connections...we enjoyed reading Fraction Fun and Eating Fractions. We also connected our lessons with the Smartboard. This week we will make a hands on fraction model....a pizza! The childen will also write about his/her pizza.
Last week we brainstormed long o words and read nonfiction stories. We continue to focus on re-telling the stories (comprehension skills). Please continue to review @ home. We will read a Mystery this week and work on consonant c,age dge.
Exciting news....a SmartBoard will be mounted to our wall on Thursday,May 27th...Hooray!
Have a terrific week! Keep up the great parenting!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Hello First Grade Families!
I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day....A special hooray to all of you! We had a fantastic week! As you may have heard, our ladybugs are in the pupae stage .We are crossing our fingers that we observe a few adult ladybugs this week. The children have made a few observations and report what they have seen in their journals. We continue to make many literature and math connections to this unit. The Grouchy Ladybug helped us to review time. We loved The Ladybug Girl, as well as many other nonfiction Ladybug books.
This week we made story kites. In our classroom windows, you can see the kites. The writing is seen on the inside of our windows. Feel free to come and check them out! We focused on Story Title, Characters, Problem and Solution. Great writing Boys and Girls! As a class, we used our retelling cards to retell the stroy of We're Going on a Picnic. Wow! We had the opportunity to "blast off " into the reader's clubhouse of retelling, super job! Our comprehension skills are amazing.....keep up the great work @ home! Next week we will focus on asking questions when we read, as well as the ongoing review on beginning, middle, and end.
Money was on our minds in math this weelk (we will continue to review). The children did a super job learning about the coins through the smartboard, song, movement, and lots of visuals. We also had the opportunity to use our own coin collections to go shopping on Fun Friday. We loved the money boxes..thank you! This was very exciting! As you know, counting on with dimes, nickels and pennies is manageable. We did use the quarter too...the kids caught on quick. The best way to review @ home is with the coins. We will be introducing fractions next week.
On Thursday 5/20 the First Graders will be planting in the Hoover Garden (dress your child appropriately). We plan to plant pumpkins and squash. You never know, maybe when we return in the fall as second graders we will see our very own pumpkin patch? Thanks again to all the families who devoted their time and energy to this garden (Mrs. Jaggers, Mrs. Wozniak, Mrs. George & Mrs. Garnier). We are looking forward to planting!
A special thank you to ALL our First Grade Families for your generosity and kindness throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. The goodies, flowers, chocolate, cards, and more were incredible!
Also, A special HOORAY to one of our First Grade Superstars....MEGAN WOZNIAK. Megan completed the Mother's Day 5K with her Mom. She ran the race in 39minutes. WOW!!! We are very proud of The Wozniak Girls! I would also like to CONGRATULATE all our First Grade Superstars involved in dance recitals, baseball, karate, lacrosse and gymnastics. We are so proud of all of you for being part of a TEAM!! Good Luck with your season!
I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day....A special hooray to all of you! We had a fantastic week! As you may have heard, our ladybugs are in the pupae stage .We are crossing our fingers that we observe a few adult ladybugs this week. The children have made a few observations and report what they have seen in their journals. We continue to make many literature and math connections to this unit. The Grouchy Ladybug helped us to review time. We loved The Ladybug Girl, as well as many other nonfiction Ladybug books.
This week we made story kites. In our classroom windows, you can see the kites. The writing is seen on the inside of our windows. Feel free to come and check them out! We focused on Story Title, Characters, Problem and Solution. Great writing Boys and Girls! As a class, we used our retelling cards to retell the stroy of We're Going on a Picnic. Wow! We had the opportunity to "blast off " into the reader's clubhouse of retelling, super job! Our comprehension skills are amazing.....keep up the great work @ home! Next week we will focus on asking questions when we read, as well as the ongoing review on beginning, middle, and end.
Money was on our minds in math this weelk (we will continue to review). The children did a super job learning about the coins through the smartboard, song, movement, and lots of visuals. We also had the opportunity to use our own coin collections to go shopping on Fun Friday. We loved the money boxes..thank you! This was very exciting! As you know, counting on with dimes, nickels and pennies is manageable. We did use the quarter too...the kids caught on quick. The best way to review @ home is with the coins. We will be introducing fractions next week.
On Thursday 5/20 the First Graders will be planting in the Hoover Garden (dress your child appropriately). We plan to plant pumpkins and squash. You never know, maybe when we return in the fall as second graders we will see our very own pumpkin patch? Thanks again to all the families who devoted their time and energy to this garden (Mrs. Jaggers, Mrs. Wozniak, Mrs. George & Mrs. Garnier). We are looking forward to planting!
A special thank you to ALL our First Grade Families for your generosity and kindness throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. The goodies, flowers, chocolate, cards, and more were incredible!
Also, A special HOORAY to one of our First Grade Superstars....MEGAN WOZNIAK. Megan completed the Mother's Day 5K with her Mom. She ran the race in 39minutes. WOW!!! We are very proud of The Wozniak Girls! I would also like to CONGRATULATE all our First Grade Superstars involved in dance recitals, baseball, karate, lacrosse and gymnastics. We are so proud of all of you for being part of a TEAM!! Good Luck with your season!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Hello First Grade Families!
It was great to see you all at Open House on Tuesday! The children had a great time sharing their work with you. We hope you enjoyed their animal projects, as well as the slide show. It is amazing to see their growth both physically and academically! Great job First Graders! I will be sending home their animal projects next week....enjoy!
We had a busy few weeks finishing up our projects, as well as beginning our end of the year activities. Can you believe the year is coming to an end? It has been a pleasure working alongside your child this year..thank you! We began our reading assessments this week.Your children are excellent readers! Please continue to read over the summer. Talking about books your children are interested in and asking questions is very helpful. Who are the characters in the story? Where did the story take place? What was the problem (if any) in the story? etc. Have Fun! The children had a great time reading plays....Flake, The Missing Hamster was a favorite. We will be reading more fantasy next week and talking about problem and solution.
Mathematically, the children did a great job with telling time to the hour and half hour. We did a few activities on the smartboard telling time both ways...digital and analog. Please practice @ home. We will continue to review time next week, especially the hour and minute hand. We will also be introduced to coins. If you have an altoid cannister hanging around, please feel free to send it in. We will be using coins to make change etc. This concept can be very challenging for our young minds, but we are ready to explore with as many hands on activities as we can. Let the counting coins begin! We will be making many literature connections to money as well.
Ladybugs,ladybugs! We are learning so much about these insects! Did you know ladybugs hibernate in the bark of a tree? I am sure your child can label a few parts of a ladybug. The facts we brainstormed were great! We made two observations this week. Right now, our ladybugs are in the larvae stage. We may have two pupae.?They are growing! In about a week or so we should have adult ladybugs.....fingers crossed. Like all scientists, we know this is an experiment!
HAPPY MOTHER' S DAY!!
Reminder...Friday, May 14th, 2010 is Class Picture Day!!
Thank you for your continued support!
Jennifer Flynn
It was great to see you all at Open House on Tuesday! The children had a great time sharing their work with you. We hope you enjoyed their animal projects, as well as the slide show. It is amazing to see their growth both physically and academically! Great job First Graders! I will be sending home their animal projects next week....enjoy!
We had a busy few weeks finishing up our projects, as well as beginning our end of the year activities. Can you believe the year is coming to an end? It has been a pleasure working alongside your child this year..thank you! We began our reading assessments this week.Your children are excellent readers! Please continue to read over the summer. Talking about books your children are interested in and asking questions is very helpful. Who are the characters in the story? Where did the story take place? What was the problem (if any) in the story? etc. Have Fun! The children had a great time reading plays....Flake, The Missing Hamster was a favorite. We will be reading more fantasy next week and talking about problem and solution.
Mathematically, the children did a great job with telling time to the hour and half hour. We did a few activities on the smartboard telling time both ways...digital and analog. Please practice @ home. We will continue to review time next week, especially the hour and minute hand. We will also be introduced to coins. If you have an altoid cannister hanging around, please feel free to send it in. We will be using coins to make change etc. This concept can be very challenging for our young minds, but we are ready to explore with as many hands on activities as we can. Let the counting coins begin! We will be making many literature connections to money as well.
Ladybugs,ladybugs! We are learning so much about these insects! Did you know ladybugs hibernate in the bark of a tree? I am sure your child can label a few parts of a ladybug. The facts we brainstormed were great! We made two observations this week. Right now, our ladybugs are in the larvae stage. We may have two pupae.?They are growing! In about a week or so we should have adult ladybugs.....fingers crossed. Like all scientists, we know this is an experiment!
HAPPY MOTHER' S DAY!!
Reminder...Friday, May 14th, 2010 is Class Picture Day!!
Thank you for your continued support!
Jennifer Flynn
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