Sorry that this post is late again! I was feeling a little sick on Thursday and Friday but I’m much better now!
This week:
Reading: This week we looked at our Cafe Menu board and thought about the reading strategies we have learned so far. We reviewed strategies such as Check for Understanding and Use Beginning and Ending Sounds. We put them up on the board so the students can refer to it while they are reading to help deepen their reading ability.
Playing a spelling game
Writing: We started a new unit on procedural writing. We will think through “How to… (do something).” The students will need to think through the steps and draw pictures that go with their steps. This week we thought through, “How to go to recess” and wrote it together.
Math: We are moving through subtraction. We learned how to subtract from 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 this week! I hope these facts will be engrained into the students minds so they can be so quick to do subtraction problems!
Bible: We started the exciting story of Joseph this week! Some crazy things happened to Joseph including being sold as a slave to Egypt and being thrown in prison when he didn’t do anything bad! But the whole time, God was with Joseph and has an amazing plan through Joseph’s life.
Science - This week we learned all about a life cycle of a pumpkin. We read some books, drew the lifecycle, and even watched a video on a time-lapse of a pumpkin growing.
Since this week was the beginning of 2nd quarter, we changed up the seating arrangement and initiated a new behavior management system. Everyday, the students may earn beads for good behavior and following directions. On Friday, we count up our beads and the students who have the most beads get to choose the Fun Friday activity first. The students this week earned a lot of beads and were good to follow directions.
Next Week:
Spelling Words: end hand sent went fast must jump lamp they one
Bible Memory Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Upcoming Events:
- 11/12: Walkathon - It’s still not too late to sign up! If you’d like to join us on a fun day of walking and raising money for the school, send in ¥7000 and the blue permission slip. Remember, 1st graders have to walk with an adult!
- 11/14: School holiday
- 11/19: PTF Holiday Market - Picture
11/23: Professional Development Day - no school for students- 11/24-25: Thanksgiving vacation
- 11/30: Progress Reports
- 12/2: OCSI Christmas Program (12:30 dismissal for students)
