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.