ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHENANIGANS
It was a great week back from Spring Break and it sounds like you all had a nice week off with family and friends. I loved hearing all about your fun break! We hit the ground running coming back! We started exploring subtraction a little deeper this week. We used our addition skills to help us relate to subtraction.
We also got to go and see the 5th grade balloon launch on Friday. The 5th graders make balloons and see how far their designs will float once launched. They also have a hot air balloon as well.
Of course we had a parent reader on Friday. Jade’s mom came and read to us. We love parent reader time!
Did you hear the news? We have 12 chicken eggs in our classroom that we are observing! We are very “egg-cited” about those eggs in our incubator! There is a lot to learn about how chicks grow!
FIELD TRIP ON MONDAY
To coincide with our Science learning, as well as our Spring Project Based Learning project, the first graders are heading to Callahan’s General Store on Monday, April 1st! We will learn how to care for our baby chicks once they hatch – everything from providing a living space to meeting their needs. This past week, we brainstormed a list of things that we will need to research. During our field trip, we will gather some very important information!
Thank you to everyone for getting the permission slips and money turned into me in a timely manner! We are looking forward to a fun time!
Please remember to read the field trip reminder note that came home on Friday. The directions are a little different than our first field trip. Lunch is much later than normal, so it is important that the children bring a healthy snack to eat in addition to their sack lunches. The snack will be eaten at school before we board the buses. We appreciate your help with this! Below is a picture of the note in case it did not make it home on Friday.
PARENT HELP NEEDED:
For our upcoming chick unit, we need parent help! Now that we’ve launched this project, we need a few parents willing to help cut wood and assemble our class brooder. Some of the wood cutting may need to happen before our build day at your house due to heaviness of tools. The building time will take place during school hours (from 8:00- 11:30ish) on Friday, April 12th. Email me if you are available to help out on this date. Thanks so much!
PARENT INPUT FORMS:
Parent Input forms for 2nd grade will be coming home soon. They are due back to the office by Monday, April 15th.
NIGHTLY HOMEWORK:
This is the start of our final quarter together in first grade. Spring is in the air and I know lots of students will be involved in many activities. Please remind your first grader that we still have lots of learning to do (as well as fun events planned) and our expectations will be raised as we work on our final preparations for Second Grade. I appreciate your continued support at home with nightly reading homework!
SUPERSTAR:
Our superstar for this week is Quinn! We are excited to learn more about Quinn and her family!
HERE’S A PEEK INTO OUR WEEK:
READING AND WRITING:
-Introduction to media literacy
-Understand how commercials convey a purpose (to entertain, inform, or persuade)
-Continue research about chicks
-Continue to develop our accuracy, fluency, and comprehension through the stories we read
MATH:
-Use objects and pictorial models to solve problems involving the separation of two numbers
-Subtraction strategies (number -0, number -itself, number -1, count back, count up, using a number line to count back & count up)
-Decide on most efficient subtraction strategy based on the numbers given
SCIENCE:
-Gather facts about chicks from Callahan’s General Store
-Plan and create a 3D chicken brooder using popsicle sticks & wood glue
-Create a list of supplies needed for a full-size brooder
-Record the life cycle of chicks as they develop inside the eggs
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK
1. Read 10-15 minutes every day. Record in the student planner about their favorite part of the story.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
April 1: First Grade Field Trip to Callahan’s General Store
April 5: Western Day (dress like a cowboy or cowgirl)
Parent Reader (Macy’s family)
April 29-May 3: Book Fair