Word Mapping, Sunny Skiing, and Nonfiction Writing!

 

Learning highlights from the week:

 Math- First graders have been working on True/False problems. Next week they will start to solve missing addend problems.  Example:  Sam had 6 marbles in a jar.  Sally gave him some more and now Sam has 11 marbles.  How many marbles did Sally give him?  Students have talked about how to set up this type of problem in an equation ( 6 + _ = 11) and next week we’ll discuss how this can be turned into a subtraction equation. 

Second graders Second graders have been working with numbers over 100 adding and subtracting multiples of 10.  They are getting very good at it!

Reading-  We will be wrapping up our non-fiction reading unit in the next 2 weeks.  We also continue to work on our decoding strategies including consonant blends, long vowel teams.  Some students are enjoying nonfiction book clubs with National Geographic Readers, others are reading nonfiction decodable texts. 

Writing-  We will finish up our information books soon and can’t wait to share them with our families!

Mindfulness-  Our theme for the month of February is Kindness.  Kindness to self and kindness to others.  Today during our all school morning meeting we were given wonderful painted hearts from the kindergarteners and we used them to make a bulletin board.  It was a wonderful way to start a Friday!

 

Skiing at Cochran's, Pixel Art and More!

 

 

Learning highlights from the week:

Math- The first graders are working on missing addend problems.  Here  is a great game you can play at home to work on this skill. Second graders will be finishing up their math unit next week.  The big ideas  covered in the next unit are to fluently add & subtract within 100 using place value, combinations of 100 and decomposing using place value.

Students will also be working using the powers of 10 to add and subtract.

Reading-  The work on nonfiction will continue through February break.  We are reading a variety of nonfiction titles and learning about our world, animals, dinosaurs, etc.  

Writing-  Students are  continuing to work on their animal research books. I am so impressed with the time and effort everyone has put into their writing.

Mindfulness-  Our theme for the month of February is Kindness.  

UVM Basketball Adventure and More!

Learning highlights from the week:

 Math- The first graders are still continuing their focus on place value and its use in adding and subtracting within 20.   I am linking some fun games you can play at home to help.  All you need is a deck of cards (Face cards and 10’s removed) Partners to 10 are ( 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, etc).  

Second graders are finishing up a unit assessment and beginning work on place value over 100.  This includes adding and subtracting 10’s from any hundreds number.

 Reading-  The work on nonfiction continues.  We are reading a variety of nonfiction titles and learning about our world, animals, dinosaurs, etc.  Along with this study of nonfiction, we continue our work on phonics and comprehension. 

Writing-  Students are working on their animal research books. This week we started the chapter on the body of their animal.  Everyone is so proud of their work. I can’t wait to share it all with you. We will be having families in to share our work before February vacation. I will have more details on this soon.    

Mindfulness-  We are continuing our work on self-regulation. Students are practicing strategies to maintain focus and reduce impulsive behaviors. We are working on keeping things in our “think bubble” instead of blurting them out.

 

Writing Share and Nordic Skiing Adventures

 

 

Learning highlights from the week:

Math- The Focus for first graders continues to be number sense and computation. We are working on solving missing addend problems.

Second graders have been practicing using number lines to solve addition and subtraction problems while continuing to build their fluency with place value. They are working to select the most efficient strategy to solve the problem. 

Reading- Each group received a new phonics skill this week. Some groups are working on the long O patterns, oa, oe, ow, o_e.  Other groups added the ck digraph to the others ch, sh, wh, th, they have been working on. In addition, students are working in nonfiction book clubs. 

Writing- Students selected their animal that they will research and write a book on. Monday, students will begin their research and learn how to jot down facts in their own words.