First grade students
had a great transition back to school after our winter break. We are right back
in the swing of things beginning with a new science unit study on Sound. We
will be exploring different concepts about sound through a variety of
experiments and observations. This unit ties in perfectly with our new literacy
focus on non-fiction text. Students are becoming familiar with types of
non-fiction text as well as text features. We are learning how to read to
answer a question, and also to think about our question as we read. Students
will learn practical ways to navigate informational text to locate information
that answers their questions.
Our Math focus continues
to be on measurement as we measure and compare length through problem solving
and also develop accurate measurement techniques.
Our exciting news is
that we just received a letter back from the author Jan Brett. We wrote letters
to her just before vacation as we finished our second author study. We received
a beautiful packet of her illustrations and information about many of her
books. She also wrote us a letter thanking us for our notes to her. Our next
author study is Eric Carle.
We are currently on
our 7th class chapter book! This is a wonderful time of day where
students listen to a class book they voted on to read. Our current book is The
BFG by Roald Dahl. We have so many interesting conversations based on
character, setting, problem and resolution as we share these wonderful story
adventures together.
A few
reminders:
·
Don’t
forget to sign up for parent-teacher conferences by using the link on our
website www.tbps.org
·
Monday
is the Bolton Trip- please make sure your child is ready for their fun day at
Bolton!
·
Mark
your calendar! Our first/second grade performance is on March 29th
at 6:00 pm
·
Friday,
March 16th is a non-student day.
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