Happy Friday!
We had a rocking week in first grade!
Reading: We learned about Characters this week! Every story has a character. On Friday, we picked a book we have been reading and found the character in the story. This week we continued to ask questions while we read.
Writing: This week we learned about good opening phrases for writing. We want our stories to be exciting to read so instead of “One day,” we learned to start our stories with, “One exciting day” “One scary day” “One cold day.” The students did great in thinking of good opening phrases.
Math: We learned all about patterns! There are patterns all over the world! We looked at patterns in numbers especially even and odd numbers. We also looked at patterns on a number grid and found the patterns for 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s.
Bible: We have finished the crazy story of Jacob! After all of his tricking, he also got tricked into marrying Leah and Rachel, and how God continued to protect him and guide him because of the promise God made to Abraham. Next week we will start the fun story of Joseph.
Chapel: This week, 8 students from 1.1 helped Mrs. Godoy with puppets for chapel. They did a great job doing puppets to a song about the Wise and Foolish Builders.
Fun Friday coloring:
Fun Friday coloring:
Art Class photos:
Next Week:
Spelling Words: (review) cat man had has God hop not mom bed get let yes sun cut bug us did big him fix
Bible Verse: “Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth; worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him with joyful songs. ” Psalm 100:1-3
NO SCHOOL Monday October 12th
Upcoming Events:
October 9 - End of 1st Quarter
October 12 - NO SCHOOL
October 23 - Parent Teacher Conference - We sent home a form today. See if you are able to come and sign and return. If you are unable, we can reschedule for a different time or day.
October 30th - Sweet Potato Digging - more information next week.
November 14 - Walkathon - information sent out this week.
Change of behavior management system:
For 1st Quarter, to get students used to and comfortable with school I used the sticker calendar system in their Home-to-school notebooks. Now that students are used to school life, start in second quarter, we will be switching to a bead system.
Everyday, the students are able to earn beads by following the rules. Students will also loose beads by not following the rules. At the end of the week on Friday, we will do a Fun Friday. Depending on how many beads they have they will get first choice on the Fun Friday activity. The less beads they have, the less choice they have, or may have less time off of Fun Friday. This system will help the students take more ownership of their own behavior. Let me know if you have any questions about this!
Thanks always for your support!
-Ms. Turner
