Only 15 more days left till Christmas! The first graders are looking forward to the upcoming holiday, the first day of winter and vacation. The snowfall last week and today was very exciting and they are anxious for a good amount to fall so they can get out and play!
No pictures this week?
Nope! We are hard at work with a top secret project and I can't give you a preview! You will be surprised on December 20th when your child brings their project home. If your child will not be in school on the 20th, please let me know so your child can bring their project home early.
New skills
Students have been introduced to two big math concepts this week: telling time to the half hour and counting/trading dimes. They have worked hard and have picked these concepts up fairly quickly. First graders are doing a fantastic job solving a variety of types of number stories and showing their work with pictures, a number model and a number line.
In reading, we have been learning about main idea and details for the past two weeks- this can be challenging for the kids. They are able to orally share and write about a main idea and details (some need a little more support than others) and we are working on identifying these elements in our reading. We will be doing lots of practice with this skill!
In phonics, we have moved on from 'glued' sounds (-am, -am, -all) and are learning about adding the suffix -s to basewords. This week, we have focused on nouns as the baseword and how it changes the meaning. Next week, we will focus on verbs.
Parent Conferences
Parent conferences will be held this Thursday and Friday. I have sent a notice confirming your time in your child's folder. Conferences are 15 minutes long and we will be talking about your child's academic and social progress. If we need a longer amount of time, we can schedule an additional meeting. Please be on time and be mindful of the 15 minute block of time as many conferences are scheduled back to back. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you!
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