October 13, 2005 Newsletter
What have we been learning in room 205?
Mrs. Powers’ First Grade
In Reading, we are:
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Working on sight word recognition.
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Learning “word attack” skills.
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Learning strategies to improve reading comprehension.
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Working in leveled groups on various word work
activities.
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Reading the Book of the Month, Edward and the
Pirates.
In Writing we are:
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Learning the 6+1 Traits of Writing.
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Writing daily and staying on topic.
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Learning how to end our stories with a
feeling, memory, decision, or wish.
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Learning about great beginnings that authors use like
onomatopoeia (Bam! Kerplunk! Splat!
Plop!).
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Focusing on conventions (capital letters, punctuation,
& spelling).
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Learning to present our published pieces with neat
handwriting and nice illustrations.
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Learning procedural writing using transitional words.
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Practicing how to use the writing process.
In Math we are learning:
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Addition and Subtraction.
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Skip Counting.
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Fact Families.
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Place Value (Tens, Ones).
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Calendar.
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Problem solving with Math Journals.
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Arithmetic Done Daily (ADD).
Book Fair
Our class will visit the Book Fair next Thursday to shop for books. We will go at 9:00-9:20 if you would like to
come and shop with your son or daughter.
Treasure Box Treat
A note to students!
If you can tell your mom or dad
all five of the classroom rules, you will get to pick a treat from the Treasure
Box! Just bring a note to school to
verify that you knew the five rules! J
Red Ribbon Week
October 17 – October 21
Monday – “A Sea of Red” Wear
red clothes
Tuesday
– “Tie Down Drugs” Wear a tie
Wednesday
– “Sock it to Drugs” Wear silly socks
Thursday
– “Give Drugs the Slip” Wear slippers
Friday
– “Team up Against Drugs” Wear your favorite sports team clothing
Conference Week
Parents have homework for
conference time! Please speak with your
child and find out their three favorite things about our class. Write it down and bring it with you when you
come. If you have misplaced your time,
e-mail me for a reminder. J DM 10/13/05