My apologies for the lack of news last week! We were very busy doing lots of tests and assessments. This week, however, we are back to learning new things! Today we began a new unit in Social Studies on Families. We will be learning how families are the same and different, as well as the different roles and responsibilities that family members have.
Tomorrow all the Grade Ones are walking to Luther Place to sing a couple of songs for the residents. (Perhaps you have heard your child singing "Tony Chestnut"?? I can't seem to get the tune out of my head either!)
In Math we are working on numbers from eleven to twenty. Today we worked on showing these larger numbers in 2 groups on our two-part mats. We also practiced counting on from the larger number. For example, 15 can be 8 and 7. We say "8", then count on by touching each counter in the other group: 9, 10, 11, 12, etc. Future lessons include describing the "teen" numbers as ten and _______. (17 is ten and 7).
Our new reading strategy is "Asking Questions". Today we started talking about how good readers ask questions before, during and after listening or reading a story. It is great to see Grade One students making connections and wondering about what they are reading. Read the yellow note that was sent home today about how you can help at home with this strategy.
In Writing we are focussing on choosing topics for our stories and using good details to tell about our topic. It is amazing to see how students' writing has improved in the last two months.
I look forward to sharing samples of your child's work with you next week during tri-conferences.
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