Wednesday, January 21, 2015

January 19-23, 2015

We had another fantastic week in first grade.  Thank you for sending the signed report card envelopes back promptly! I have almost received all envelopes. Here is what we will be doing next week:
READING
This week we will learn how to do research to find about information that we are interested in.
 Researches choose a topic they are interested in and they think about what specific information they want to know about their topic.  Researches look at different books to find information and they record important information in an organized way.

WRITING
In writing, we will continue writing expository texts. We will think about topics that we are expert at and write factual information about our topics.
 Our main purpose is to teach others.  So we will make sure to include any details that we know about our topics.
MATH
This week we will start geometry.  We will identify two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares as special rectangles, rhombuses, and hexagons, and describe their attributes/characteristics.  We will create two-dimensional shapes with different manipulatives and also compose shapes by joining two, three, or four, figures to produce a target shape in more than one way.

SCIENCES
In science we will continue to work on different seasons, different weather in each season including relative temperature, such as hot or cold, clear or cloudy, calm or windy, rainy or icy.
 We will discuss types of weather information and ways  that scientists gather and record weather data.

HABIT #7:  SHARPEN THE SAW:  I take care of myself.  I spend time with family and friends.  I find meaningful ways to help others. 
THANK YOU!
Thank you for remembering to send your children to school with warm clothes and coats.  Sometimes, even on cold days, we will still go outside and run around just for 10 minutes.  The kiddos do well with inside recess most of the time, but there are days that they need to get outside and run out some of that energy!

REMINDERS:
*Specials- A Group:  PE on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
                   B Group:  PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
**Wear tennis shoes for sure on these days!!!!
*Library- Tuesday 11-11:30
*Send orange folders and homework bags back every day.
*Send a healthy snack with your child every day.
 We will eat snack at 10:30

DATES to REMEMBER:
January 21:  Science Fair
January 29:  International Festival
February 3:  1st Grade PE Program
February 4:  Early Release @ 12:45
February 16:  President’s Day
February 27:  Jump Rope for Heart
March 7:  Family Dinner Night
March 11:  Early Release @ 12:45
March 16-20:  Spring Break
April 2:  Science Night
April 3:  No School

April 10:  Family Fun Night

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