We are having a blast! Your children are wonderful!
We jumped right into our Language Arts centers this week. We have started with the writing center and the word work center. They have been busy reviewing rhyming words, proofreading sentences for the correct beginning and end, writing the word wall, listening to Brand New Books, Brand New Pencils with headphones, and completing short A activities for review just to name a few. Eventually, we will add the reading center and your child will visit each center weekly. Take a look at the pictures below:
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| Cut and paste short a activity.... |
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| ABC Write 123 apptivity! |
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| Proofreading sentences.... |
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| Rhyming words! |
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| Listening to a story.... |
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| Writing the word wall.... |
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| An introduction to our journals.... |
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| Word family slides.... |
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| Mrs. Waller gives a mini-lesson on rhyming with a BIG BOOK! |
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| Working hard proofreading his sentences.... |
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| Partner reading... |
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| SMART BOARD! Matching the rhyming words..... |
In math this week we have been busy with number corner, which the kids love! We use the date (ie: 21st) to review many concepts such as odd/even, tallies, equations, etc. They are math whizzes. We have also been reviewing repeating patterns and have introduced growing patterns. Thursday we read Tally O'Malley by Stuart J. Murphy and we tallied many items around the room.
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| Using literature to help review patterns..... |
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| Creating a growing pattern..... |
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| A repeating pattern..... |
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| We've got this down! |
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| Using pasta to create patterns on our own.... |
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| NUMBER CORNER |
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| Creating more growing patterns for a review..... |
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| Our tally scavenger hunt! |
We have started social studies as well. On Monday we read the Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. We talked bout ourselves and what is important about each and every one of us! Each student has filled out an important list and we will compile these into a classroom book. We are excited to share this with you. We continue our Myself, Others and a Caring Community unit over the next several weeks.
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| Back To School Jingo! |
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| SCHOOL RULES with Scholastic News |
In TNT (Try New Things) on Wednesday, we started our ALL ABOUT ME backpacks. We are learning so much about your children. They are all so unique and it is so fun to hear all about each and every one of them.
In computer lab Mrs. Waller and Ms. Lorfing took the children up to the computer lab on the third floor. This was a first for many of them. They learned how to log on using their username and password. Then they created their own repeating and growing patterns through KIDSPIRATION software.
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| Anxiously awaiting the final results... |
In Hands-On Science Friday, Miss Fate and Mrs. Wiedeman led the students as the made ALKA-Rockets! Don't worry, no one was hurt. The students had a blast and experienced their first FIRST GRADE chemical reaction. Check it out below:
REMINDERS:
Summer Reading logs will be presented by Mrs. Watt during chapel next week to recognize those students that brought thier reading logs back. You can still bring it back to us by Monday morning.
August 31st--Spirit Day!
LOWER SCHOOL CURRICULUM NIGHT is Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. We will begin promptly at 6 pm and last until approximately 7:30pm with Q & A and announcements. Please arrive early enough to park and join friends in the commons before the classroom opens at 6 pm.
We are having a great time getting to know your children. Have a safe weekend. See you on Monday!
Mrs. Waller and Miss Fate
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