Hello grade one families!!

It was a great start to the week in our classrooms. We are continuing to work on our writing skills using finger spaces, capitalization, and punctuation. We are also focusing on our letter sounds for our best inventive "kid spelling." Ask me what I chose to write about today!

In math, we represented the number 14 in many ways, reviewed our knowledge on patterns and we started building teen numbers using a program on the SmartBoard. We really enjoyed doing that and will be building teen numbers throughout the week using manipulatives and technology. 

In science, we observed our pumpkin seeds. So far we have seen the pumpkin seed, the root, the stem and most recently the sprout! Our seeds are almost ready to be planted in soil. We also talked more about animals, and what different animals do to prepare for the winter! Ask me to tell you about hibernation and migration.

We started reading a beautiful book about Peace written by Vladimir Radunsky and children just like us! Our students shared so many thoughtful ideas about what peace is, including: 

  • "peace brings harmony"
  • "peace is no war"
  • "peace is actually love"
  • "peace is calm"
If any families are interested, you can check out the Scholastic Books digital flyer. There are many wonderful books for great deals and you can use our classroom code to help us earn books and other resources for our classroom!

 
Our classroom code is: 

RC500024

We are really looking forward to another wonderful week of learning and to see families at conferences on Thursday and Friday.

Reminder no school for students on Friday, November 25th.

Love Mrs. Woolnough and Mr. Graham




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