News from Mrs. Straw

Events:

-May 9 Track and Field Day

-May 14 No School

-May 20 First Grade Field Trip to Nature Center

-May 23 Last Day

What’s Happening in BUILD:

B (Buddy Games)- Matching coin amounts to specified amount

U (Using Manipulatives)- Playing nickel, penny, dime exchange.  Students roll a die and collect the specified amount of pennies.  When they have 5 pennies they can trade for a nickel.  When they have two nickels they can trade for a dime.

I (Indpendently Working)- Counting money

L (Learning with Numbers)- Completing unfinished problem solving papers from our math folders

D-(Doing Math)- Scootpad on the computers

Week in Review:

Reading: This week we learned about the /oo/ sound. We played a smartboard game and highlighted words with this sound in a book.

Math:  We have finished our study on two-digit addition.  Students took the test on Thursday with the sub and she praised them for how hard they worked.  To celebrate their hard work on Friday we had some math centers.  We worked with geoboards, straws and twist ties to make shapes, drew objects with shape templates, and used pattern blocks.

Science:  In science we have started our new unit about engineering.  We learned the definition of an engineer and technology.  We are learning about how to engineer a package to hold our plants so that they can continue growing.

Notes:   

- I will have a sub on Wednesday, April 30 while I am testing all first graders in the building.