You probably noticed them bringing home "gifts" from their students or even making their own 'gifts' for their classmates. It started with one student who was going to give a gift to only a few students which I gently urged it would not be so fair if only a few got one. So, this student, went home and made enough for the whole class! This sparked the other students making gifts for their classmates. I am blown away by the love and care that each of these students have for each other.
We had a wonderful week in 1st Grade. We finished up many Units and are ready to start learning lots of new things.
In Math - we learned how to count pennies and nickels, which is kind of like counting tally's, and it is a very important skill to know as we start to learn more American money. We also had a Math test on Thursday and everyone did very well!
In Reading - we have begun to practice a reading strategy called Read to Someone. We are building stamina as we help our friends become better readers and we also become better readers. We also learned what a character is this week. We learned that it could be a person, animal, or thing that is acting in the story.
In Bible - we finished learning about the story of Abraham. We learned that God always keeps His promises and that he made some very special promises to Abraham. We are excited to learn about Isaac next.
In Social Studies - we finished up a theme called Me on the Map. We studied our planet earth, our continent Asia, our country Japan, our prefecture Okinawa, and our school OCSI. The students really enjoyed Social Studies.
We sent home the annual Walkathon envelope today. Please read over everything and email me with any questions. I am so excited for the Walkathon this year and I hope everyone can come and participate. It will be held November 9th (Saturday).
October 2nd - Picture Day! Make sure to send in the money with the envelope if you would like to order pictures.
October 14th - No School (Teacher work day)
October 17th - 1st Quarter ends
October 18th - No School (Record's Day - teacher work day again...)
October 24th - PTF Meet and Greet. October 24th at both 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. we will have a "Meet and Greet" for parents to have a chance to meet some of the school's administration and get to know them a little bit personally. There will be fun and food!１０月２４日、２時～と６時半～の２回、スクールスタッフとご父兄の懇親会を致します。お顔を知るよい機会になります。
October 25 - Parent Teacher Conference - More information soon
Weekly Spelling Words: bed, fed, red, get, let, pet, men, yes, for, as
Bible Memory Verse: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14
Have a fantastic weekend!
