Math: we will work on ten frames, doubles, and near doubles
Language Arts: this week we will work on long a (a_e), s with a c, and j with a g. We will continue sequencing events and using time order words (first, next, then, last/finally).
Science: we will finish working on rocks, soil, and water and begin studying weather and patterns
PYP: We will prepare for the Student Led Conferences scheduled for Wednesday, November 16th and work on Where We Are in Place and Time
Week of Nov. 7th
Math: we continue working on numbers using ten frames
Language Arts: this week we will work on digraphs sh, th and vowel sound in ball. We will work on sequencing events and using the proper language (first, next, then, last/finally).
Science: we continue working on rocks, soil, and water and how they help to make useful products
PYP: We will begin our new planner Where We Are in Place and Time and prepare for the Student Led Conferences scheduled for Wednesday, November 16th.
This week we reviewed Emphasis and also learned about masks from various parts of the world. The kids then created their own versions, integrating pattern into their designs.
Presenting the sculptures and listening as classmates determine the materials used by the artist
Language Arts: this week we will work on digraphs sh, th and vowel sound in ball. We will work on sequencing events and using the proper language (first, next, then, last/finally).
Science: we continue working on rocks, soil, and water and how they help to make useful products
PYP: We will begin our new planner Where We Are in Place and Time and prepare for the Student Led Conferences scheduled for Wednesday, November 16th.
This week we reviewed Emphasis and also learned about masks from various parts of the world. The kids then created their own versions, integrating pattern into their designs.
The sculpture museum!
Week of Oct. 31st
No Homework on Monday! The packet will be sent home as usual but we scaled down the amount so that you can enjoy Trick or Treating!!!
Math: we will work on numbers using ten frames
Language Arts: this week we will work on short u and final consonant blends. We will identify cause and effect; the genre this week is literary nonfiction (tells about real-life people, animals, or events & the setting is real). All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password.
Science: we will work on rocks, soil, and water and how they help to make useful products
PYP: We are wrapping up How We Express Ourselves, we identified warm & cool colors and the feelings they evoke, landscapes, emphasis, & patterns in art.
Creating art using only warm colors, then only cool colors
The kids learned about landscapes then painted their own versions.
Math: we will work on numbers using ten frames
Language Arts: this week we will work on short u and final consonant blends. We will identify cause and effect; the genre this week is literary nonfiction (tells about real-life people, animals, or events & the setting is real). All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password.
Science: we will work on rocks, soil, and water and how they help to make useful products
PYP: We are wrapping up How We Express Ourselves, we identified warm & cool colors and the feelings they evoke, landscapes, emphasis, & patterns in art.
Creating art using only warm colors, then only cool colors
Week of Oct. 24th
We had an election this past week and came up with our class name .... NATHAN'S NINJAS!!!! Ask your child about the election steps they learned about. See pictures below too.
Math: we continue working on subtraction, subtraction number sentences, comparing, and problem solving
Language Arts: this week we will work on short e and initial consonant blends. We continue to work on identifying the main idea and details; the genre this week is realistic fiction. All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password.
Social Studies: we will work on identifying characteristics of a good citizen
PYP: We continue working on How We Express Ourselves, we studied a piece of art and discussed the colors and shapes that the artist painted, the feelings evoked by the painting, questions about the piece, and the materials used by the artist. Next, we will ask an expert to help us derive answers to the questions.
Creating art inspired by Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
Working on the "part I know" and determining the "missing part"
Early in the week we held a 'primary' to come up with a class name. On Friday, we held an election. Here, the voters are waiting to cast their vote.
The kids marked their choice on a ballot.
Then they placed the ballot in the "ballot basket."
Hmm, I can't decide which one to vote for.
The kids were treated to a special Art a la Carte lesson by some parents. They learned about Matisse and his use of positive and negative to create his later works.
The children created their own pieces of art!
Math: we continue working on subtraction, subtraction number sentences, comparing, and problem solving
Language Arts: this week we will work on short e and initial consonant blends. We continue to work on identifying the main idea and details; the genre this week is realistic fiction. All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password.
Social Studies: we will work on identifying characteristics of a good citizen
PYP: We continue working on How We Express Ourselves, we studied a piece of art and discussed the colors and shapes that the artist painted, the feelings evoked by the painting, questions about the piece, and the materials used by the artist. Next, we will ask an expert to help us derive answers to the questions.
Creating art inspired by Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
Week of October 17th
Individual pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th.
Math: subtraction, finding missing parts of 6-9, and subtraction number sentences
Language Arts: this week we will work on inflected endings -s and -ing. We will also be working on identifying the main idea and details; the genre this week is literary nonfiction. All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password, which was sent home last Tuesday.
Science/Social Studies: we will be learning about light, sound, and heat energy
PYP: We continue working on How We Express Ourselves, this past week we discussed how colors can express our feelings and wrote a poem
Enjoy the slideshow below, it includes pictures from the class party, the field trip and classwork.
Math: subtraction, finding missing parts of 6-9, and subtraction number sentences
Language Arts: this week we will work on inflected endings -s and -ing. We will also be working on identifying the main idea and details; the genre this week is literary nonfiction. All the material is available online through Pearson, accessible with your child's username & password, which was sent home last Tuesday.
Science/Social Studies: we will be learning about light, sound, and heat energy
PYP: We continue working on How We Express Ourselves, this past week we discussed how colors can express our feelings and wrote a poem
Enjoy the slideshow below, it includes pictures from the class party, the field trip and classwork.
Week of October 3rd
Class Party: our class party is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 7th, from 5:30-7:00. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there. Thanks Ms. Brown for coordinating it!
LDC: this will be the second week of our rotation to LDC (Literary Development Center). Our time with Ms. Diaz is from 1:05-1:50. The kids are working on Peace poems.
Language Arts: we will work on the short o sound, plural -s, and high frequency words. The Spelling list consists of 10 words: 8 words that follow the rule(s) for the week and 2 HFWs. Spelling tests are given each Friday morning.
Math: we will work on making numbers this week, along with number sentences.
Social Studies: our focus will be state and national symbols.
PYP: We began the How we Express Ourselves planner this past week. We looked at a piece of art and talked about the things we saw such as shapes, colors, objects, etc. We continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
Ms. Patin announced Ellie as the winner of the yearbook cover contest.
Angel presenting her timeline.
Writing farewell cards to a classmate moving out of state.
Cleve treated everyone to cupcakes and drinks.
Josh loving that frosting!
Oops! Ellie got it all over her.
Oh no! Zariyah's mouth is bleeding...red frosting :0
Goodbye Cleve!
First grade photographers in the making.
Working on an observation, the kids chose to observe a Ritz cracker, Wheat Thins, or graham crackers. After they finished their work, they got to eat it and use another one of their senses!
LDC: this will be the second week of our rotation to LDC (Literary Development Center). Our time with Ms. Diaz is from 1:05-1:50. The kids are working on Peace poems.
Language Arts: we will work on the short o sound, plural -s, and high frequency words. The Spelling list consists of 10 words: 8 words that follow the rule(s) for the week and 2 HFWs. Spelling tests are given each Friday morning.
Math: we will work on making numbers this week, along with number sentences.
Social Studies: our focus will be state and national symbols.
PYP: We began the How we Express Ourselves planner this past week. We looked at a piece of art and talked about the things we saw such as shapes, colors, objects, etc. We continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
Ms. Patin announced Ellie as the winner of the yearbook cover contest.
Week of September 26th
I would like to congratulate Ellie Marosis on her commitment by submitting drawings for the the Spooky Spaghetti T-shirt contest and the yearbook cover. They announced the winners of the T-shirt contest on Friday morning and sadly she was not one of them. However ... she is the winner of the yearbook cover contest! How awesome!!! Please take the time to congratulate her when you see her.
Thank you to all who have signed up to volunteer in the classroom or spearhead a school project/task! The kids really like to see your involvement in the classroom/school. We still need more volunteers to help during Journal in the morning. Please look for an email with more details.
LDC: this week we begin our first rotation to LDC (Literary Development Center), our magnet program. We will be with Ms. Diaz from 1:05-1:50 for the next two weeks. Our mornings remain unchanged, but the afternoon will be compressed.
Language Arts: we will work on the short i sound, final -x, and high frequency words. The Spelling list consists of 10 words: 8 words that follow the rule(s) for the week and 2 HFWs. There will also be 2 optional Bonus Words (no points are deducted if mis-spelled, +1 per word). Spelling tests will be given each Friday morning.
Math: we will work on numbers to 20 and on the hundreds chart
Science: this week we will focus on sorting objects by their attributes. For example, sorting by color, size, shape, topic, texture, etc.
PYP: We will begin the How we Express Ourselves planner this week. We continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
We worked as a class to create a timeline of our day together. It started with the Journal activity and ended with Dismissal; some kids added Extended Day to personalize the timeline.
Two completed versions of a timeline of our class' day!
Thank you to all who have signed up to volunteer in the classroom or spearhead a school project/task! The kids really like to see your involvement in the classroom/school. We still need more volunteers to help during Journal in the morning. Please look for an email with more details.
LDC: this week we begin our first rotation to LDC (Literary Development Center), our magnet program. We will be with Ms. Diaz from 1:05-1:50 for the next two weeks. Our mornings remain unchanged, but the afternoon will be compressed.
Language Arts: we will work on the short i sound, final -x, and high frequency words. The Spelling list consists of 10 words: 8 words that follow the rule(s) for the week and 2 HFWs. There will also be 2 optional Bonus Words (no points are deducted if mis-spelled, +1 per word). Spelling tests will be given each Friday morning.
Math: we will work on numbers to 20 and on the hundreds chart
Science: this week we will focus on sorting objects by their attributes. For example, sorting by color, size, shape, topic, texture, etc.
PYP: We will begin the How we Express Ourselves planner this week. We continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
We worked as a class to create a timeline of our day together. It started with the Journal activity and ended with Dismissal; some kids added Extended Day to personalize the timeline.
Week of September 19th
Language Arts: we will work on the short a sound, final -ck, and high frequency words. The Spelling list from now on will consist of 1o words: 8 words that follow the rule(s) for the week and 2 HFWs. There will also be 2 optional Bonus Words. Spelling tests will be given each Friday morning.
Math: we will work on numbers to 20 and on the hundreds chart
Social Studies: this week we will focus on sequencing and on past/present/future; look for a fun homework assignment on Monday.
PYP: We are wrapping up the Who We Are planner. We will continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
Da-In and Jeffrey working on patterns.
Angel is completing the pattern that Ethan created.
Practicing Word Work: making short e words on the SmartBoard.
We started workstations this week; here the kids are at Computer, working on the online components of the reading program.
Our buckets are getting 'full!'
Toby and Zariyah using their senses to learn by observing a rock.
Ellie really liked the rock she observed!
Kayla and Nathaniel work on recording their observations.
Math: we will work on numbers to 20 and on the hundreds chart
Social Studies: this week we will focus on sequencing and on past/present/future; look for a fun homework assignment on Monday.
PYP: We are wrapping up the Who We Are planner. We will continue reviewing the PYP profile and attitudes and the Choose-Act-Reflect cycle.
Da-In and Jeffrey working on patterns.
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