Week Eight!

I continue to wonder where our days go! The saying, "time flies when you are having fun" has definitely been sticking out in my mind lately! We are continuing to grow as 1st graders each day!

Reading!
We spent another week building our list of strategies to use when we come to a tricky word in our reading. We learned that we can chunk the word into parts which we called "chunky monkey" or use a few strategies together to solve those tricky words! It is really making a difference in our reading when we can use these strategies!

Partner reading is going great too! The kids are helping each other and continuing to practice their storyteller's voice!

Writing!
We finished our first unit in writing this week! Each student chose one Small Moment Story to edit and fancy up to share with the class. We will have a chance to share with classmates on Monday! I will send home their special pieces once I have a chance to look more closely at them! Our next unit will focus on revising our writing. This will be a more challenging unit for 1st graders, but I am confident the students will do great and learn a lot!

Math!
We played a game called "One Minute Challenge" this week! We had to visit this lesson for two days to make sure we were understanding it. There were a lot of steps to follow, but we caught on more confidently the second time around. We had to make estimates, count and then record the data we collected!

Congratulations to River who had the closest estimation of gummy bears. There were a total of 47 gummy bears in the container and River guessed 44! We will try again this week with another set of gummy bears!

Nutrition in Action
Mrs. Lambert taught us about the vegetable and fruit portions of My Plate! Ask your child how many servings of fruits and veggies they should have each day! Here is a clue...your hand is a reminder! The kids tried Cucumber Sammies for their snack. I was very surprised how many kids were very hesitant to try the three foods together, but actually liked it once they tried it! We also got to get up and move like different animals!

We will not have Nutrition in Action next week since we have a half day on Friday with noon dismissal!

Blake was moving like a bear! 

Reminders!
We will be having our classroom Halloween party and costume parade on Friday, October 31st. Here is our schedule for those events!
          10:20-10:50 Classroom Party
          10:55-11:31 Gym (students only)
          11:30-12:00 School Costume Parade
Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend! I will ask that those that come to the party let the class go to gym alone!
Students should bring their costumes to school and will change into them before our party! Remember that weapons and fake blood are not allowed. I look forward to a fun time!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Have a fantastic last week of October!