September 10th, 11th, 19th: No school
September 18th 8:30 AM-1:00 PM Walking Tour of Davidson: I just sent out the Sign Up Genius for parents chaperones. We would love to have as many parent walkers as possible to make this a fun and safe field trip. We will leave CSD at 8:30 AM to walk to Davidson and will return around 12:30-1:00. Please make sure your child wears comfortable clothes on this day.
October 18th CSD Kickball Festival: This event is for the whole family! Be sure to mark your calendars. We still need a parent volunteer from our classroom to help plan the first grade booth. 😁
October 19th Fairy Tale Ball 8:30-10:30 AM: You can now start thinking about your child's costume for the ball! They can dress up as any fairy tale character. Please no weapons of any kind (guns, swords, knives, etc.) We will send out a Sign Up Genius as we get closer for parent volunteers. The students have started learning their salsa dance in Spanish class that they will perform at 8:30 AM for us all.
Love and Logic Parent Classes with Marianne:
https://www.signupgenius.com/
https://www.signupgenius.com/
Math:
Our math lessons last week revolved around the activity "Start With, Get To" and the skills that were required to complete this game. I am sure you saw this sheet come home in your child's folder and maybe they explained to you how to play. This game works on many different math skills and was challenging for all students. Student played the game with one partner and it started out by one student picking a number of out a bag. They worked as a team to create a tower with that many cubes. Then the second student picked another number out of the bag and they had to change their tower to now represent the new number. This required them to add or subtract to reach the new number. The last step was them recording whether they added, subtracted, or there was no change. We will continue to play this game this week and will add it to our math tubs!
Literacy:
All of the students did GREAT on our first week of word study! They were very excited to get started and to get their spelling words. 😊 Thank you for having them do their "best" handwriting column at home and for encouraging them to practice their words. There is always a strong, positive correlation when students practice their words doing the week and take their spell check on Friday. Always make it fun for them! Refer to the "handouts" section in your child's binder for ideas. No word study this week since it's a short week. The students also did great on their third week of guided reading groups and were excited to bring home their books to read to you. We also introduced our third portion of Daily 5 which is "Listen to Reading." I taught the students how to use the CD player and I called over pairs of students to pick out and listen to a story together. We haven't gotten through all partner groups yet but we will the rest of this week.
Thematic:
Last week we finished up Little Red Riding Hood during our thematic study time. The basket weaving was definitely a hit! Students learned how to use construction paper strips to weave a basket like Little Red's that she carried. These are hanging in the classroom and you can come see them on the day of the Fairy Tale Ball. Students also got an opportunity to work on the cardinal directions by creating a map of the setting in Little Red Riding Hood. This week we will begin studying Jack and the Beanstalk and will read different versions and begin new centers!Have a wonderful day!
Love,
Mrs. James
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