April 9, 2016

Important Dates and Reminders:

Tuesday: Library 

Week of April 18: vacation



I enjoyed meeting with all of your for parent/teacher conferences. Thanks so much for all your support. If you were unable to come to your appointment, please feel free to reschedule. I look forward to sharing all the hard work your child has been doing.

Literacy:
We joined up with Mrs. Moulton's second grade class on Friday. The second graders partnered up with the first grader and read books with each other. Everyone did a great job and it was fun to see some of my old students back in the classroom. The second graders modeled great reading and were good listeners when the first graders were reading to them. I can't wait for the next first grade/second grade get together.

Math:
Our new core math idea is:

 How do mathematicians break apart numbers? 

rekenrek

 

This core math idea brought us into understanding place value. For example, the number 23 is 2 tens and 3 ones or 10+10+3 or 20+3. A better understanding of place value makes us more flexible mathematicians. We have a variety of math tools to build this concept: rekenreks, tens frames, and base ten blocks.

Classroom Fun:

On Friday, we had time to play the sight word game, POP, before dismissal. We had a good time and I loved how the kids cheered each other on. Super job team!