Happy Friday!
We had another great week in 1st grade!
We finally took a whole group photo! Look at this lovely class!
This Week:
Reading: This week we focused on “Characters.” We learned that characters are the people, animals, and things in a story that think, feel, and act in a story. We read some fun Curious George stories to point out the characters. We also started full on Daily 5 sessions this week. The students practiced Word Work, Read to Someone, Book Shopping, and Listen to Reading. Next week they will get to choose which of the 4 activities they will get to do and they will rotate throughout the week to improve their reading skills while I will be meeting in small groups with students.
Writing: This week we talked about letting the reader know who is talking in a story. We learned about how to add dialogue into our story which was so fun! We also learned how to tell our stories in Itsy Bitsy Steps kind of like the Itsy Bitsy Spider! We sang the song and tried to think of little steps that we could write about in our story. Next week the students will pick a story to start to revise and publish.
Math: We started SUBTRACTION this week. It was a little tricky to switch our brains into taking away instead of adding, but all the students got it pretty quick. We are learning some new vocabulary that goes with subtraction and soon we will learn the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Bible: We followed Jacob as he ran away from home because his brother, Esau, was angry at him. Jacob ran away to his mother Rebekah’s hometown. On his way he had a dream where he saw some angels and God promised that he would take care of him. Later he married two sister, Rachel and Leah, and had many sons. God blessed him and increased his family and wealth. Later he wanted to return home but his uncle Laban wouldn’t let him. So he escaped in the night with his family. Laban caught up to him and instead of hurting Jacob, blessed him because God told him not to hurt Jacob. After that Jacob wrestled with God himself! Jacob went and reunited with his brother Esau. God has some great things in store for Jacob’s story through the Bible!
Science - This week we started a brand new science unit about animals. Each lesson was paired with a picture book that we read together. The students did some activities to search for what kind of body parts animals have and how it helps them live. Is that body part needed to live? or does it just make their life easier?
Here's some pictures from the Computer Lab today!
For Fun Friday we played outside today!
Next Week:
Spelling Words: add puff egg well will doll kiss miss you live
Bible Memory Verse: “Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God.” Psalm 100:1-2
Thursday is our field trip! Please make sure your child packs a home lunch for that day. Please let me know if you need any more information!
Church Halloween Events:
Coming up there are some fun Halloween alternative at churches!
Harvest Carnival is tomorrow
Trunk or Treat at Keystone
Upcoming Events:
10/25 - Field Trip to Kurashiki Dam
11/1 - evening Parent Teacher Conferences
11/2: Parent-Teacher Conferences - no classes -
11/20 - Harvest Festival for 1st and 2nd grade AND Pie Day!
11/21-25 Thanksgiving Break, no school!
11/30 - Half day - school dismissed at 12:30 Christmas Program that evening from 6-7pm in Uruma
