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/ Awards Day

What’s Happening in BUILD:

***Continued from last week.

B (Buddy Games)- Practicing games with missing addends

U (Using Manipulatives)- Using tangrams to make different shapes

I (Indpendently Working)- Addition and Subtraction flash cards

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 /au/ and /aw/ sound.  We read some stories and highlighted these features.

Math:  We started a new concept this week.  We learned how to add three addends.  Students have been doing really well with this!! J

Science:  Our engineering unit is going well.  Students are learning about the importance of plant packaging to allow for air, water, and sun.

Notes:   

-All library books are due Monday, including Hawk books. 

-The last day I will log reading minutes will be Monday.  I will hand out our last set of reading awards next week.

-Next Friday will be my last newsletter.  The following week I will send home a note with suggestions to work on over the summer.

-Students will be provided a sack lunch on our field trip to the Nature Center.

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)- Practicing games with missing addends

U (Using Manipulatives)- Using tangrams to make different shapes

I (Indpendently Working)- Addition and Subtraction flash cards

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 spent time working on our end of year assessments.  We worked on writing our no excuse words, dictation, and journal writing.

Math:  This week we have been reviewing two digit addition problems.

Science:  Our engineering unit is going well.  Students are learning about the importance of plant packaging to allow for air, water, and sun.

Notes:   

-I spent Wednesday testing all first graders.  The tests that I did included: sight words, nonsense words, word segmenting, and reading passages.  An example of word segmenting would be if I say camp they say /c/ /a/ /m/ /p.  I am pleased with all our progress this year.  My class still has one test left to do on the computers.
-All library books are due May 12.  Our last day for Hawk books will be Friday, May 9. 

-Our field trip to the Nature Center on May 20 will be an all-day field trip. Sack lunches will be provided by the school.